Pearl Software vs. Websense

Pearl Echo

 

Cybersecurity Product Comparison

	Pearl ECHO	Websense
License	Own	Subscription (pay or disable)
URL Database	Yes	Yes
Real-time Threat Scan	Yes	Yes
Real-time Updates & Overrides	Yes	No
Crypto.View	Yes	No
Safe Search Enforcement	Yes	Yes
Integrated Remote Monitor	Yes	No
Real-time Monitor	Yes	Yes
E-mail and IM Content Restore	Yes	No
Requires Traffic through Appliance	No	Yes
Scalable Architecture	Yes	No
Secured Endpoint	Yes	No
Comprehensive Reporting	Yes	Yes
Total Cost of Ownership	Low	High

How it Works

Pearl Echo’s patented cybersecurity technology is based on an independent agent-server architecture. The Echo agent monitors and controls all Internet traffic based on rules created at the Echo server. Pearl Echo does its job regardless of which Internet application is being used. Echo is not reliant on proxies or firewalls and is not affected by high traffic volumes, how users access the ‘Net or where they are physically located.

 

Pearl Echo benefits over Websense

Ease of Administration and Installation

• Software was initially developed for Technical Administrators with little or no network experience.
• Demonstration installation up and running in ten to fifteen minutes.
• Not a plug-in solution so has no negative parasitic effect on network performance or your ability to evolve your network.
• Centralized administration of workstation agent deployment.

Strong Software-Only Approach

• Easy to install and evaluate product without any cost or network configuration change.
• No requirement to purchase and maintain an appliance.
• No rerouting of Internet traffic through an appliance or series of sniffers.
• Full visibility into encrypted traffic.
• Goes beyond Web filtering and monitors and controls popular Internet protocols, bandwidth and applications.
• No modification of existing network architecture.
• No bottleneck considerations on client or server. Network traffic continues to flow on the path that you designed.
• No single point of failure that kills connectivity.
• No ongoing maintenance – product is self updating.
• Simple to add new modules and new users by changing serial number and adding software agent to new endpoints.

Pricing

• Meet or Beat (based on three year comparable configuration).
• Buy and own the software. No required ongoing subscription costs.
• Maintenance is optional - has strong benefits but products will continue to function if not purchased or renewed if budget does not permit.
• Web category filtering module is optional based on filtering requirements and is optionally renewable subsequent years for only $1.20 per license per year.
• Purchase the amount of licenses needed, not an arbitrary block or quantity.
• Add on licenses via simple change of serial number.

Design Architecture

• Product natively manages mobile users, Citrix and Terminal Server environments, multiple locations and remote offices. No shims or cumbersome workarounds required.
• Highly secure and, unlike competition, cannot be easily circumvented by going off-network.
• Easy full deployment roll-out with no-touch automated installation procedures.
• Highly scalable agent-server architecture.

 

Evaluation Download

Download and test a two hundred fifty(250) user license of Pearl Echo.Suite: