We performed a comparison between Cynet and Wazuh based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We are connected to Microsoft and have every laptop enrolled. This acts as an endpoint. The tool helps me check security and compliance. I can also check what a device is doing."
"It's a very scalable tool that can be used in a very small environment or in a very large environment. Everything can be managed from a simple dashboard and can be scaled up or down depending on the customer's environment."
"The product integrates security into one tool instead of having third-party security tools."
"Scanning, vulnerability reporting, and the dashboard are the most valuable features."
"The visibility into threats is also very impressive because Microsoft helps you predict things and provides analytics to help you really improve your security. And all of this technology works across the domain, so it is pretty helpful in terms of threat analytics."
"A crucial aspect for our team is the inclusion of identity and access management tools from the vendor."
"The Endpoint Manager is incredible; it has a very straightforward interface and is exceedingly easy to use. Pulling out and deploying different tags or resources is a simple task across various departments with different levels of security. The notifications are also simple and satisfying; it's great to see the bubble informing us which devices are compliant and which are waiting to update."
"The most valuable feature depends on the scenario. For compliance, I like Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention. Sentinel is the most helpful feature for security. 365 Defender helps us prioritize threats across an enterprise. It's a crucial feature for the managed services team."
"I have found the continued support and pretty much all the features to be valuable. They all stand out as being positive. It continues to detect unusual activity when it's supposed to, and so far we haven't had any issues."
"I like the Cynet Correlator™ feature."
"It can be deployed in autonomous mode, and then it automatically blocks malware threats."
"The product has valuable front-end features."
"If some unusual activity happens on the network, such as I open administrator sessions in a short duration of an hour on many computers in the lab, it sends me an alert about my network saying that one user opened three, four, or five sessions in one hour. Similarly, if I try to play with the disk size on a computer, it will send me an alert, and it will also stop the operation."
"The interface is exceptionally clear and easy to understand."
"The product is very easy to use. Customers really appreciate that."
"We are using almost all of the features and we find it quite good overall."
"Wazuh offers an enhanced HDR version that outperforms its competitors."
"Good for monitoring, active response, and for vulnerabilities."
"My company implemented Wazuh because it was relatively inexpensive. They could quickly get their hands on it to check a box for some audit and compliance."
"Wazuh's most beneficial features for our security needs are flexibility, built-in rules, integration capabilities, and documentation."
"Some of the strengths of Wazuh that stand out for us include its scalability when deployed on Azure, its open-source nature, which allows for customization based on our needs, and its compatibility with various security solutions like threat intelligence platforms."
"I like that the solution is on top of the Kubernetes stack."
"Integrates with various open-source and paid products, allowing for flexibility in customization based on use cases."
"I find the PCI DSS feature the most valuable, along with the feature that monitors the compliance of Windows and the CIS benchmarks on other devices like Unix or Linux systems."
"Support is hit or miss. Microsoft wants you to buy premium support contracts. Though they call themselves professional support, it's almost like throwing questions into a black hole. You get an answer, but it's never helpful."
"This solution could be improved if it included features such as those offered by Malwarebytes."
"In the beginning, it's difficult to navigate the system because it is quite large. Just trying to find your way and understand how the system works can be hard. After spending quite a lot of time searching it's a lot easier, but I wish it were a bit more user-friendly when you're trying to find things."
"The dashboard should be easier to use. There is also improvement needed in the reporting when it comes to exporting or scheduling reports."
"In the future, it would be beneficial for Microsoft to consider making the product more user-friendly or simplified for those who are interested in using it. Currently, it requires a high level of technical expertise, making it challenging for beginners or less experienced individuals."
"Customers say they want absolutely seamless integration between other Microsoft solutions and Defender XDR, including the ability to change device settings within the Defender portal. They need to contact the IT team responsible for the device management tools to change some settings. They would prefer that those changes be initiated directly from the Defender portal or applied from Intune without involving the IT operations team."
"We should be able to use the product on devices like Apple, Linux, etc."
"The solution could improve by having better machine learning and AI. Additionally, the interface, documentation, and integration could be better."
"The command line interface could be improved."
"In future releases, I would like to see cloud security aspects included."
"They have some things in the pipeline, we understand, and they're going to be able to support Android and all these other devices soon. The key is the devices - which is an aspect that is lacking right now. Every company has that problem, not just Cynet."
"The inability to add contact information inside the Cynet is also an issue because it makes things more complicated. I would like to have a simple feature to enter a contact name and number for the person taking care of that unit or that server."
"There could be more customization options and detailed information provided in the reports."
"It is an endpoint agent, but they don't have a probe for checking the network traffic. They could improve from this point of view."
"I think the technical support could be better."
"An administration feature will be useful for Cynet."
"Alerts should be specific rather than repeatedly triggered by integrating multiple factors. This issue needs improvement to create a more efficient alert system."
"Some features, like alerting, are complex with Wazuh."
"We would like to see more improvements on the cloud."
"The support team could be more responsive and provide quicker replies during our working hours in Indonesia, which would be a significant improvement."
"Integration with Vyara could be better."
"A more structured approach, perhaps with modular UI components, to facilitate easier integration and navigation within the Wazuh platform for custom integrations would be beneficial."
"Since it's an open-source tool, scalability is the main issue."
"Scalability is a challenge because it is distributed architecture and it uses Elastic DB. Their Elastic DB doesn't allow open source waste application."
Cynet is ranked 9th in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with 35 reviews while Wazuh is ranked 3rd in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with 38 reviews. Cynet is rated 8.8, while Wazuh is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Cynet writes "Provides memory protection, device control, and vulnerability management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wazuh writes "It integrates seamlessly with AWS cloud-native services". Cynet is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, whereas Wazuh is most compared with Elastic Security, Security Onion, AlienVault OSSIM, Splunk Enterprise Security and SentinelOne Singularity Complete. See our Cynet vs. Wazuh report.
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