# Forcepoint alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 247 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Forcepoint 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/forcepoint/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Purview: 39
- Cyera: 29
- Wiz: 19
- BigID: 16
- Varonis Data Security Platform: 15
- Sentra: 8

## Data security posture management

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Forcepoint.

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 23 of those 82
- Wiz: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Cyera: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Amazon Macie: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Microsoft Purview DSPM: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Nightfall AI: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Google DLP API: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Safetica: first choice in 3 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Forcepoint (Forcepoint is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Sentra: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Cyera: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Wiz: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Varonis Data Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Bedrock Data Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 82
- BigID: first choice in 2 of those 82
- IBM Guardium: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Forcepoint.

- Cyera: first choice in 15 of those 83
- BigID: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Varonis Data Security Platform: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Microsoft Purview: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Wiz: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Forcepoint DSPM: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Securiti: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Securiti.ai: first choice in 2 of those 83

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