OpenText Connected MX vs Sophos SafeGuard comparison

OpenText and Sophos are both solutions in the Mobile Data Protection category. OpenText is ranked #9, while Sophos is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.7. OpenText holds a 2.9% mindshare in MDP, compared to Sophos’s 10.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Sophos users who would recommend it.

OpenText Connected MX

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100% willing to recommend

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between OpenText Connected MX and Sophos SafeGuard based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Connected MX

Ranking in Mobile Data Protection

9th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sophos SafeGuard

Ranking in Mobile Data Protection

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Encryption (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Mobile Data Protection category, the mindshare of OpenText Connected MX is 2.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos SafeGuard is 10.5%, down from 16.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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CEO at Remote Data Backups, Inc.

Jul 19, 2016

The primary function of it is to back it up off-site so that if you ever have any kind of data corruption, data loss, that you can easily recover that data.

They have done some drastic improvements just in the last year that have really met a lot of our needs. Being able to sync between computers was a big one; the ability to administer it through a web portal, that was a big thing; and it's all in Connected MX now. At the moment, I don't have anything that I would ask the product manager to add to it, because he's done a really good job of getting it to where it's at right now. Nonetheless, one thing they could do better on is knowledge and education about it. Nobody knows about it, and I feel that everybody needs it, they just don't know it.

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ManelAlvarez

Director of Cybersecurity at Devoteam Management Consulting

Jul 8, 2024

Protects user data and offers data control and has an easy deployment

We use the solution to protect the user data The solution offers data control. One of the key functions is backup and recovery. The most valuable feature is encryption control. If you have a laptop, it guarantees that the data is not missing or lost. It’s easy to deploy and has a central console…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The integration features are the most valuable. The integration is specific to each solution. It works well with SQL and Oracle databases and so on."

"The user experience and the quality of the features are good."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the GUI is easy to use."

"SafeGuard's best feature is its stability."

"What I love most about Sophos SafeGuard is its user-friendly interface. My company has another software with a complex user interface versus Sophos SafeGuard, which is extremely easy to use."

"The most valuable feature is the synchronized security. It's a unique feature on the market at this time only offered by Sophos. As a reseller, we often win bids and get clients because of this unique trademark feature."

"The intrusion detection system."

"It's easy to use. You have to pay extra for additional, but the basic product is fantastic. It will be a good solution for you, depending on your requirements."

"I like the support most of all."

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Cons

"On the exchange server, you do not have the best options for adjusting your mailbox. This feature is not included. Also, disaster recovery backups can be improved. Some other solutions, such as HP Data Protector, have more features."

"The recovery process could be improved."

"The lack of need for the patch for an extra password is a shortcoming. It will be a great improvement if the patch requires an extra password so that they can find out how to synchronize your Windows password with the same password for Sophos SafeGuard."

"If it's possible, they should make all the features available because it's got a lot of features on offer, but you have to buy the license in order to add those features to the normal Endpoint. If they could make all those features available and/or offer a bundling option it would be better."

"Having a DLP integrated with the encryption engine would be very good."

"It would be ideal if the solution had different features within one agent."

"The solution is not using other features like booting encryption, because it causes very heavy processing of the workstation. If they could find some way to handle the encryption and decryption to be lighter on the workstation it would be better."

"It just needs a little bit more on the reporting side. Its reporting can be improved a little bit in terms of being able to know that things are in the right status. I should be able to pull a report to make sure that everything is all right. It could also have cloud integration. At the time I was using it, it wasn't a cloud product."

"It's a good product, but some are not happy with the boot BCN, and the point-to-point VPN requires the best protection."

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"Regarding pricing, it's a middle-priced solution. We typically use Sophos SafeGuard with the Sophos firewall, which includes VPN connections. The cost depends on the number of users, with some customers requiring hundreds of connections and others needing around a thousand."

"I rate Sophos SafeGuard's pricing a five out of ten."

"The pricing is good and now they offer three year and five year plans. After that if one lokes the service they can choose the lifetime service."

"There is a need to make annual payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product."

"It would be great if the price of the solution was lower than the current price. If we are to sell this particular solution to smaller businesses and not just enterprise businesses it needs to be lower."

"The licensing costs depend on the series. For example, XG 85 can be around $200. If you go to ACC or to a four or five-year enterprise solution, you will find these devices can cost $10,000. It depends on the series."

"Pricing for Sophos SafeGuard could be improved because it could reach a thousand dollars depending on the product, edition, and software key purchased."

"The platform is reasonably priced considering its functionality and adaptability. It is subscription-based."

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What do you like most about Sophos SafeGuard?

The product is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos SafeGuard?

The product is expensive. I rate the product’s pricing an eight out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.

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What needs improvement with Sophos SafeGuard?

The recovery process could be improved.

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Connected MX, HPE Connected MX

SafeGuard, SafeGuard Encryption

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Overview

OpenText Connected MX is a Policy-based endpoint protection that enable each user to protect, view, and manage information on all the endpoint devices they own and the sync folder with a single user account with rule-based file sync and sharing which Unifies backup, sync, and sharing capabilities in a single platform, delivering complete protection of mobile information while improving mobile workforce productivity. It provides Information visibility and accessibility that Enables information accessibility on any device by authorized users with support for Windows, Apple, Android, iOS, and Web browsers. And it Delivers secure mobile information protection and access through encryption, granular data privileges, and federated authentication.

Protect your confidential information and comply with regulatory mandates safely and securely with SafeGuard Enterprise, Utimaco's comprehensive modular information protection platform. SafeGuard Enterprise is a modular information protection control platform that enforces policy-based security for PCs and mobile devices across mixed environments. SafeGuard Enterprise offers full transparency to end-users and is easy to administer from a single central console.

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