Learn in what details the feature sets of cloud-hosted and on-premises-hosted Safetica differ.
Article last updated: February 2025.
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
If you have any feature requests, please let us know at: feedback@safetica.com
Data classification
Features are the same for both cloud-hosted Safetica and Safetica hosted on-premises.
Data loss prevention
Features are the same for both cloud-hosted Safetica and Safetica hosted on-premises.
Insider risk management
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Risk assessment and visibility |
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Insights |
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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
Features are the same for both cloud-hosted Safetica and Safetica hosted on-premises.
Alerts and reports
Feature | On-premises | Cloud |
Alerts about policy violations |
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Alerts related to insights |
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Maintenance-related service alerts |
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Summarizing informative alerts |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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