# Digital Guardian alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 241 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Digital Guardian holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/digital-guardian/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Purview DLP: 86
- Safetica: 20
- CurrentWare: 19
- Forcepoint DLP: 14
- Nightfall AI: 7
- Symantec Data Loss Prevention: 6

## Data loss prevention

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Digital Guardian.

- Microsoft Purview DLP: first choice in 24 of those 84
- CurrentWare: first choice in 18 of those 84
- Safetica: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Nightfall AI: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Google Workspace DLP: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Coro: first choice in 2 of those 84
- miniOrange DLP: first choice in 2 of those 84
- ManageEngine Endpoint DLP Plus: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Digital Guardian (Digital Guardian is #12 of 15 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview DLP: first choice in 29 of those 78
- Safetica: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Forcepoint DLP: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Netskope DLP: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Coro: first choice in 1 of those 78
- CurrentWare: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Kickidler DLP: first choice in 1 of those 78
- ManageEngine Device Control Plus: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Digital Guardian (Digital Guardian is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview DLP: first choice in 33 of those 79
- Forcepoint DLP: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Symantec Data Loss Prevention: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Cyberhaven: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Proofpoint Enterprise DLP: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Netskope DLP: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Trellix DLP: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Digital Guardian DLP: first choice in 1 of those 79

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