We compared ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on our users reviews in five parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Based on the reviews, the comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint reveals distinct differences. Users find the setup process for ESET to be simple and uncomplicated, unlike VMware Carbon Black, which can be difficult for unfamiliar users. ESET is recognized for its extensive range of features and user-friendliness, whereas Carbon Black stands out in terms of consistent log checking and policy enhancements. Areas where ESET could improve include mobile device coverage and customization, while Carbon Black could enhance node management and GUI. Pricing for ESET is varied, while Carbon Black is generally more expensive. The customer support for both products has received mixed feedback.
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"It is pretty easy to deploy. Its update definition file is small, so it can dispatch very quickly within the enterprise. The product itself is very lightweight, so it won't delay your endpoint. You also don't have to do any difficult configuration because it comes with a very good default setting. So, you just install it and forget it."
"The potential threat protection feature is the most valuable. In the event that one of my computers is not on the network and gets a virus, ESET Endpoint Security quickly detects the malware, and in most cases, it removes the virus. It also has the ability to remotely shut down the computer. I like the remote control part the most."
"The tool offers great detection. You need time only to setup the environment. After that, it is just plug-and-play to get the solution up and running. We can also control the PC remotely from the cloud and get all the information in one place."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the management."
"The stability is great."
"ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console."
"The most valuable features for me in ESET Endpoint Security are the antivirus feature and detection."
"The feature I found most valuable in Carbon Black CB Defense is the ongoing monitoring feature that works by emailing updates about any detections found."
"The triage feature that shows you the whole chain of the malware is useful."
"Carbon Black CB Defense has helped improve my organization by allowing us to have better data so that we can do correlation and get visibility into the alerts."
"We have another piece of that infrastructure that does what they call threat emulation. It's like sandboxing where it takes files that it doesn't know about, puts them in a VM-type environment, and it kicks them off to see if there's any malware or tendencies that might look like malware, that kind of thing."
"The best feature of this solution is that we have a live response, which is really tailored to our needs."
"The product is pretty strong in terms of security and their features are very good in that respect."
"It actually does some heuristics, and some behavioral analysis."
"It gives you all of the information in a short and sweet fashion."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"The solution is not stable."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"Detections could be improved."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"The solution can improve the modules, and it is lacking centralized management and visibility of the endpoints."
"The interface is good. However, it could always be better. It could be more user-friendly."
"It would be great to have VIP functions added to the solution in a future release."
"Sometimes, ESET sends alerts within my own network that cause confusion. That is, it might warn about contamination, or that the VM has crashed, but it doesn't go further than that. It just shows me the alert and sometimes I am not sure what to do about it."
"High-end hardware requirements across workstations"
"Its initial setup process could be more straightforward."
"A few times, we have had problems with downloading an agent. We had to try multiple times and multiple uploads."
"They could be more aggressive with malware."
"At this point, we're test-bedding several other providers right now to see if there's anything that does equally or better and that comes at a better price point."
"Integration is difficult, but CB Defense is more powerful than others. It is difficult to implement but easy to pick up many detections."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"The node management could be much better. The one thing that they cannot do very easily is change the tenant from a backend."
"Carbon Black has limited capability to integrate with Rapid7."
"A search bar in the investigation page and some AI-related tasks like outgoing alerts, or recent tactics that are being used in the market, must be embedded in the tool so that it's easier to find alerts."
"This solution works well but needs lots of tuning and optimization."
"I am not sure whether Carbon Black CB Defense can be considered as a stable solution or not."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 11th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 99 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 62 reviews. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint writes "Centralization via the cloud allows us to protect and control people working from home". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Check Point Harmony Endpoint, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Trend Micro Deep Security and Cisco Secure Endpoint. See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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