# Data loss prevention: what AI models recommend, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "data loss prevention platform" and as "DLP tool", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/data-loss-prevention/

**Standing:** Microsoft Purview DLP leads with 39% of first choices; verdict contested. 49 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Purview DLP | 39% | 11% | 56 |
| 2 | CurrentWare | 18% | 0% | 24 |
| 3 | Safetica | 16% | 3% | 33 |
| 4 | Nightfall AI | 8% | 0% | 24 |
| 5 | Cyberhaven | 4% | 0% | 15 |
| 6 | Forcepoint DLP | 4% | 31% | 49 |
| 7 | miniOrange | 4% | 0% | 10 |
| 8 | Netskope DLP | 2% | 5% | 22 |
| 9 | Proofpoint Enterprise DLP | 0% | 11% | 19 |
| 10 | Zscaler | 0% | 6% | 18 |
| 11 | Netwrix Endpoint Protector | 0% | 12% | 16 |
| 12 | Strac | 0% | 0% | 10 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Safetica; alternatives Fortra DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP
- GPT-5.4 mini: Microsoft Purview DLP; alternatives Forcepoint DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector, Nightfall AI, Proofpoint Enterprise DLP
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Cyberhaven, Nightfall AI; alternatives Coro, Safetica
- Perplexity Sonar: Safetica; alternatives CurrentWare, Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector
- Grok 4.1 Fast: Safetica; alternatives CurrentWare, Microsoft Purview DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector
- Mistral Small: CurrentWare; alternatives Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP; alternatives Nightfall AI, Safetica
- Llama 4 Maverick: Microsoft Purview DLP
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Microsoft Purview DLP; alternatives Digital Guardian, Digitale, Netskope DLP, Zscaler
- Kimi K2: Nightfall AI; alternatives Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP, Netskope DLP, Teramind
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: CurrentWare, Microsoft Purview DLP; alternatives Forcepoint DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector, Proofpoint Enterprise DLP, Safetica
- MiniMax M2.5: CurrentWare, Safetica; alternatives GTB Technologies DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP

## Sources the answers cite

62 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- gartner.com: 41 answers, 57 citations
- currentware.com: 32 answers, 35 citations
- miniorange.com: 30 answers, 30 citations
- learn.g2.com: 29 answers, 29 citations
- strac.io: 23 answers, 38 citations
- forcepoint.com: 22 answers, 28 citations
- underdefense.com: 18 answers, 18 citations
- safetica.com: 17 answers, 23 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/data-loss-prevention (40 answers)
- https://currentware.com/blog/best-data-loss-prevention-software (31 answers)
- https://miniorange.com/blog/top-data-loss-prevention-tools (30 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-data-loss-prevention-software (29 answers)
- https://forcepoint.com/blog/insights/best-dlp-software (19 answers)
- https://underdefense.com/blog/dlp-solutions (18 answers)
- https://consilien.com/news/best-dlp-solutions-2026 (17 answers)
- https://safetica.com/resources/blogs/top-data-loss-prevention-software-in-2024 (13 answers)
- https://strac.io/blog/top-7-data-loss-prevention-solutions-comparison-and-dlp-evaluation-checklist (11 answers)
- https://strac.io/blog/top-data-loss-prevention-dlp-tools (11 answers)

## Warned against

- Symantec Data Loss Prevention: 25 of 35 labels negative. "They may be "avoid" choices for organizations lacking dedicated, senior security staff.... frequently cited for high false-positive rates and complex policy management" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- Forcepoint DLP: 15 of 49 labels negative. "Legacy enterprise DLP platforms (such as Broadcom/Symantec, Forcepoint, or Trellix) are often a poor fit for the mid-market." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt)
- Microsoft Purview DLP: 6 of 56 labels negative. "Avoid if you have mixed environments or significant non-Microsoft workloads." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- OpenDLP: 6 of 9 labels negative. "OpenDLP and MyDLP: both are described as outdated in the comparison table, which is a red flag" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.