Netsweeper Reviews & Product Details

Netsweeper is a leading provider of application and internet content classification and filtering solutions for businesses, educational institutions, government organizations, service providers, carriers, and OEM partners worldwide. The Netsweeper platform provides the web security tools necessary to optimize network usage while providing users with a positive, productive, and safe internet experience. To keep pace with the constant and massive growth of harmful online content, we use artificial intelligence technology to automatically scan and assign content to categories in real-time, without human intervention. Founded in 1999, Netsweeper is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, with offices in the UK, Dubai, India, and the Netherlands, plus additional distributors in Australia, the United States, Middle East and South America.

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Verified User

ICT Network Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/24/2025

3/5

Netsweeper offers strong content filtering capabilities, making it suitable for educational institutions and organizations. The initial configuration can be overwhelming for less experienced IT staff.

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Verified User in Telecommunications

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/7/2025

"Senior Network and Security Engineer"

5/5

What do you like best about Netsweeper?

Their support is fast and determinate to get the issue sorted out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netsweeper?

Nothing, all are ok no complaints so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ryan B.

IT Support Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/4/2022

"Mixed Feelings"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Netsweeper?

With the ability to roll out the software via MSI, we can easily get the software onto all laptops required with minimal slowdown, the users barely know it's there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netsweeper?

There are sometimes bad updates released and we have had numerous faults with the software causing issues with our devices, such as speed issues, however they are keen to rectify. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Netsweeper:

Check the versions are compatible before rolling out to all devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Netsweeper solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a reliable filtering solution where we can have several "groups" of people that are filtered separately. We also needed a system that would work onsite as well as offsite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/3/2022

"Good software, with some setbacks."

3.5/5

What do you like best about Netsweeper?

Easy to use, lightweight application, manageable from the cloud. This means simple filtering wherever our users are, and we're able to administer from anywhere too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Netsweeper?

Support can be slow as everything has to be done via a teams meetings, where at times a simple email could have answered your question. No ability to "completely bypass" URLs, if using Netsweepers hosted version, which in some cases is needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.