PGP desktop vs FileAssurity Open PGP


		Low cost, simple alternative to PGP FileAssurity OpenPGP provides the strong protection of PGP yet is much easier to use and costs nearly a third of the price! FileAssurity OpenPGP has a simple to use interface and supports the encryption/signing, decryption/verification of PGP protected files and the generation, import and export of PGP keys (version 5.0+ compatible). Share confidential files with companies using PGP & any other OpenPGP compliant software.

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PGP Desktop vs FileAssurity OpenPGP

COST OF OWNERSHIP - Single Copy Comparison

FileAssurity OpenPGP costs nearly a third less than PGP Desktop Professional.

Product	Price	Support
FileAssurity OpenPGP (perpetual license)	$90	$50 per year (unlimited requests)
PGP Desktop Professional 9.0 (perpetual license)	$260	$57 per incident
FileAssurity OpenPGP Lite (perpetual license)	$65	$50 per year (unlimited requests)
PGP Desktop Home 9.0 (perpetual license)	$130	$57 per incident

FEATURE COMPARISON TABLE - FileAssurity OpenPGP vs PGP Desktop Professional

Feature	FileAssurity OpenPGP	PGP Desktop Professional
Secure file and folder encryption
Secure archives (.zip files)
Strong AES 256 bit encryption (FIPS pub 197)
Secure file deletion (US Gov DOD standards)
Secure email attachments and message text Support all email clients - MAPI (Lotus, Outlook, Outlook Express, Novell, Eudora, etc. and web based email
Secure text editor
Trusted Authorities - no need to import root certificates in order to verify keys signed by a Certificate Authority
Digital signing of files - RSA 2048 bit
Cross platform file protection support
Supports industry standard certificate formats x.509, .cer, .p7b, .pem, .p12, .pfx, .asc, .pgp, .gpg		.p7b and .cer not supported
Supports industry standard file formats .asc, .pgp, .gpg, .zip
Key Manager - import, export, generate, backup and restore keys, change keystore password
Certificate / key generation - OpenPGP and X.509
Group support (can allocate users into groups for easy selection)		via active directory & Exchange integration
Full Disk Encryption / volume encryption		Windows XP only
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP		Win 95, 98, ME, NT not supported
Free Reader (decryption / verification of files)		non commercial use only

WHAT THE ANALYSTS SAY

FileAssurity OpenPGP

pgp and PKI encryption

"A competent file encryption system that supports PKI in an open and easy-to-use manner"

Five star rating for features and value for money

SC Magazine [Nov 2003] - Group Test Encryption Recommend Award

"FileAssurity OpenPGP is a step in the right direction putting simplified PKI into the hands of end-users" - Mike Bobbitt, Information Security Magazine [Sept 2003]

"FileAssurity is a powerful and easy-to-use program for encrypting and protecting your data - perfect for offices that need to keep important documents secure" - Bruce Stewart, CNET / ZDNET [Nov 2002]

PGP

"PGP is complicated and difficult to use" - Bruce Stewart, CNET / ZDNET [Jan 2003]

"PGP's learning curve is steep, and you're left wondering whether encryption has to be this confusing!" - Kyle MacRae, Computeractive [Oct 2001]

NOTE: PGP is the registered trademark of the PGP Corporation Inc.

PGP Desktop vs FileAssurity Open PGP - PGP compatible file and email encryption software