Learn in what details the feature sets of cloud-hosted and on-premises-hosted Safetica differ.
Article last updated: August 2024.
Safetica offers two hosting options: on-premises and in the cloud. They offer very similar feature sets, but differ in the following details:
- Data classification
- Data loss prevention
- Insider risk management
- Cloud protection
- Alerts and reports
- Maintenance
- Data retention
- Integrations
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Data classification
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Safetica Unified Classification – combines content, context, file types, and the option to use existing 3rd-party data classification |
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Data-in-use and data-in-motion classification |
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Data discovery: data-at-rest classification |
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Predefined out-of-the-box data classifications |
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File content analysis |
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Context-aware detection |
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File type detection |
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Support for 3rd party classifications |
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OCR text detection in image files |
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Data loss prevention
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Data-in-use and data-in-motion visibility |
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Data discovery: data-at-rest visibility |
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Configurable data incident mitigation |
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Company data destination management |
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Shadow copy for security incidents |
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Insider risk management
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Risk assessment and visibility |
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Admin center |
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User activity visibility across applications, websites, and external devices |
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Email traffic visibility |
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Application policies to control app usage |
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Website policies to control web visits |
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External device policies to control the use of external devices |
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Basic app and website categorization |
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Advanced app and website categorization (bulk management, custom categories, etc.) |
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Cloud protection
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Visibility of Exchange Online email communication (with and without attachments) | ![]() |
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Control of Exchange Online email communication |
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Visibility of Microsoft 365 file operations and file sharing |
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Control of Microsoft 365 file sharing | ![]() |
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Microsoft 365 file operations and file sharing done on mobile and BYOD devices | ![]() |
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Alerts and reports
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Alerts about policy violations |
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Alerts about risky operations |
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Maintenance-related service alerts |
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Summarizing informative alerts |
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Basic scheduled reports |
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Advanced scheduled reports with customized layout |
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Security Audit Report |
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Record exporting |
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Maintenance
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Companion Safetica Maintenance Console for advanced maintenance use cases | ![]() |
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Safetica server update |
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Safetica server settings |
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Access rights and permissions |
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Basic Safetica Client deactivation |
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Advanced Safetica Client deactivation for individual components |
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Advanced Safetica Client management (process and folder hiding, user notification controls, record sending controls, etc.) |
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Basic troubleshooting log collection |
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Advanced troubleshooting log collection |
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View and edit license details |
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Change language and date/time format displayed in Safetica console |
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Advanced integration settings (Application and system integration, trusted servers, network certificate validation, external device exceptions, etc.) |
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Data retention
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Attaching and managing database archives |
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Creating and managing new database archives |
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Data record retention on cloud |
Depends on server and database specifications |
6-18 months depending on license |
Integrations
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) integration |
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Active Directory integration |
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SIEM integration |
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Extended reporting: Data analysis tools integration (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) |
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