Endpoint Protector vs Google Workspace DLP
A side-by-side comparison on deployment model, data residency, licensing basis and security coverage. Structural facts are verifiable against vendor documentation; the scored dimensions are our assessment.
Endpoint Protector
Netwrix (CoSoSys)
7.8
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Licensing
- Per endpoint
- Time to value
- Fast
- Segment
- SMB / mid-market
- G2
- 4.5 (162)
Google Workspace DLP
6.9
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- SaaS only
- Licensing
- Workspace Enterprise tier
- Time to value
- Fast
- Segment
- SMB / mid-market / enterprise
- G2
- —
Score by dimension
| Dimension | EP | GW |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency control | 9 | 2.5 |
| Pricing value | 7.5 | 8 |
| Detection accuracy | 7.5 | 7 |
| Response speed | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Ease of setup | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Management UX | 8 | 8 |
| Integration depth | 7 | 7 |
| Security coverage | 7.5 | 6.5 |
What the comparison says
Endpoint Protector is self-hosted and Google Workspace DLP is SaaS only. Where your obligations dictate residency, that difference tends to settle the choice before any score is read.
Endpoint Protector licenses on per endpoint, Google Workspace DLP on workspace Enterprise tier. Neither bills on data volume, so the comparison is about what each licence includes rather than how much you send it.
Endpoint Protector leads on residency and channel coverage, and Google Workspace DLP does not lead by a clear margin anywhere in this set.
Endpoint Protector
- +Deploys as a virtual appliance you run yourself, so you keep genuine residency control.
- +Cross-platform agents for Windows, macOS and Linux, which is unusual in this category.
- +Among the fastest platforms here to get to a working policy.
- −Content classification is less sophisticated than the enterprise engines.
- −Cloud and SaaS channel coverage is limited compared with the SASE vendors.
Best for SMB and mid-market needing self-hosted device control and endpoint DLP.
Watch out Strong on device control, lighter on deep content inspection. Match that to your risk.
Google Workspace DLP
- +Included with Workspace Enterprise tiers at no additional licence cost.
- +Native coverage of Gmail, Drive and Chat with nothing to deploy.
- +Straightforward rules that a generalist administrator can manage.
- −Covers only Google Workspace. No endpoint, network or third-party SaaS coverage.
- −Inspection happens in Google's cloud with no residency alternative.
Best for Organisations whose sensitive data lives entirely inside Google Workspace.
Watch out Scope is the limitation, not the quality. Anything outside Workspace is invisible.
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Data last verified 2026-10-06. nPro publishes this comparison. Where nPro appears as one of the platforms listed, its card is marked and its scores are our own assessment. Third-party review scores are sourced from public vendor profiles. Structural facts are verifiable against each vendor's documentation: deployment model, licensing basis and residency.