# Digital Guardian: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 2 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/digital-guardian

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data loss prevention](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/data-loss-prevention/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 38% | 13 |
| [Insider risk management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/insider-risk-management/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Strong analytics, good compliance posture, flexible deployment (managed service option) | Complexity" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, DLP)
- "consider platforms like Microsoft Purview DLP, Cyberhaven, or Digital Guardian" (Mistral Small, DLP)
- "Digital Guardian or Broadcom provide superior deep-system visibility." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DLP)
- "endpoint-forensics-heavy environments from Digital Guardian" (Claude Haiku 4.5, DLP)

## And against it

- "Some users report complex deployment and configuration - Customer support has received mixed reviews - Higher total cost of ownership than expected" (MiniMax M2.5, DLP)
- "Resource-intensive agents, complex policy creation, CPU performance impact, false positives" (Kimi K2, DLP)
- "Opaque pricing is a recurring knock; older reviews mention rigidity and high overhead." (Grok 4.20, DLP)
- "High cost, requires dedicated administrators to tune. Often overkill for 500 users" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DLP)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Digital Guardian, from 15 of the 30 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- strac.io: 12
- aimultiple.com: 5
- checkpoint.com: 5
- cyera.com: 5
- fortra.com: 5
- static.fortra.com: 5
- cybersecuritynews.com: 4
- forcepoint.com: 4
- gartner.com: 4
- peerspot.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://aimultiple.com/dlp-software: 5
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/threat-prevention/what-is-data-loss-prevention/top-6-data-loss-prevention: 5
- https://static.fortra.com/corporate/pdfs/other/fta-corp-radicati-data-loss-prevention-market-quadrant-report-2024.pdf: 5
- https://cyera.com/blog/21-best-data-loss-prevention-software-for-2026: 4
- https://strac.io/blog/top-7-data-loss-prevention-solutions-comparison-and-dlp-evaluation-checklist: 4
- https://techradar.com/best/best-data-loss-prevention: 4
- https://concentric.ai/data-loss-prevention-dlp-software-tools-top-vendors-compared-in-2026: 3
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-data-loss-prevention-software: 3

## In its own words

What Digital Guardian's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The most comprehensive DLP, from endpoint to cloud (https://digitalguardian.com/)
- For: CISO (https://digitalguardian.com/)
- Price stated: predictable pricing (https://digitalguardian.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page digitalguardian.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 5282 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2245 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 85 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 371 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 40 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 142 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 368 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.