We performed a comparison between Check Point Harmony Endpoint and ESET Endpoint Security based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a sophisticated defense against ransomware and phishing attacks. The solution is praised for its forensic analysis and VPN connectivity. ESET Endpoint Security is highly regarded for its encryption capabilities, effortless automatic updates, and intuitive interface. Users say Check Point could improve its endpoint vulnerability management and threat-hunting features. ESET Endpoint Security has room for improvement in terms of faster threat alerts, automation, and ransomware protection.
Service and Support: While several users lauded Check Point support for its problem-solving skills, others said there is room for improvement. ESET's customer service is praised for its helpfulness and quick response.
Ease of Deployment: Setting up Check Point Harmony Endpoint is uncomplicated, and one admin is usually enough for the job. It may take time to configure the solution due to the wide range of available blades. The setup process for ESET Endpoint Security is generally regarded as effortless.
Pricing: Users generally find the price of Check Point Harmony Endpoint to be reasonable and competitive. They perceive it as more cost-effective than other solutions, though some said it could be lower. ESET Endpoint Security is considered to be reasonably priced with various licensing options.
ROI: Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a comprehensive and economical solution, and customers say the product has helped them grow. Some reported a high ROI from ESET Endpoint Security due to cost savings, while others find it difficult to measure its effectiveness.
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"The end-user facilities for managing the tool are good."
"They have a great knowledge base that you can leverage as a user."
"The most valuable features of the solution are web protection and threat prevention."
"It has extended OS support to ensure your legacy endpoints also have zero-day protection."
"It's great for securing our endpoints from any external attacks."
"SandBlast Agent is always working in the background collecting sensitive data, forensics, and notifying users whenever there is a chance of a brute-force attack into our systems. Otherwise, it has been protecting our data at various geographies along with the endpoints that we set up on the cloud. They have been able to filter out or thwart any attacks from the very word, "Go," and make our work very safe and smooth."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The platform's most valuable features are the ability to build API, which meets our business requirements, and the VPN client, which provides VPN access from a single client."
"I like the integration; it lets you see the product installed on a particular computer."
"I rate ESET Endpoint Security eight out of 10 for ease of setup. Setting up ESET can be straightforward or complicated depending on the customer's environment. The deployment time varies, but it's typically around five days. We have a team of four or five people involved in the deployment. Only one person is needed for maintenance. The only maintenance is adjusting the configuration of the dashboard."
"Technical support has been very good. They are helpful and responsive."
"This solution does not slow down your systems. It is very light."
"It hasn't crashed a single time, so it is stable in that sense."
"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."
"A feature we like is setting the GUI of ESET Endpoint Security/ESET File Security to silent mode because some servers and clients can have performance issues."
"The solution is very lightweight and does not consume that much processor in terms of CPU utilization. The centralized management system is very good."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The support needs improvement."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"The management in Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be improved."
"Technical support needs to be improved, along with the response time."
"It would also be great to include DLP capabilities for the endpoint so that we do not have to deploy additional agents on servers or PCs or use additional products."
"Compared to other brands, we would like a dedicated anti-spam to be included in order to close the full circle."
"The price of the product could be more friendly."
"There are a number of features behind paywalls which can be frustrating when you are already paying a premium."
"I would like to see is this same solution being able to link with the services of different corporate networks as if they were a remote access VPN extension and thus not require additional licenses."
"We would like to make the documentation for more modern solutions like the Harmony family easier to find."
"The solution’s console management and scalability should be improved."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The migration between on-prem and cloud has room for improvement."
"Its initial setup process could be more straightforward."
"The update process can be improved, and there could be an automatic update process when a new version comes out. For system updates or program updates, there could be more automation."
"If I were in an environment that required a large-scale deployment then I would choose another solution over ESET."
"The interface is good. However, it could always be better. It could be more user-friendly."
"The scalability could be better."
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Check Point Harmony Endpoint is ranked 8th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 9th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews. Check Point Harmony Endpoint is rated 8.8, while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Endpoint writes "Excellent anti-ransomware protection, zero-day phishing protection, and web browsing filtering". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". Check Point Harmony Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and SentinelOne Singularity Complete, whereas ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Fortinet FortiClient. See our Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform report.
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