We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Security and Sophos Intercept X based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Of the two products, ESET Endpoint Security has more favorable reviews. The solution has very effective threat protection, is reasonably priced, and has great service and support.
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"This is stable and scalable."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"ESET is the fastest solution on the market. It's also highly reliable. On top of the base configuration, you can set it to respond to events such as ransomware detection with network isolation and other automatic tasks. Our customers prefer ESET because it's reliable, fast, and light on system resources."
"The features seem to be alright."
"The solution has very useful MDM features."
"I have found ESET Endpoint Antivirus is light on system resources compared with other antivirus solutions that tend to be very heavy on the computers system resources. Additionally, the solution is very secure."
"The most valuable thing for me is that when I'm using the internet and I reach some site that isn't so secure, or isn't recommended because they don't have a good reputation, ESET will notify me."
"It is absolutely invisible once running."
"It's a very user-friendly product."
"The solution is easy to install and configure."
"The thing that I like about it is the synchronized security. You can tie endpoint protection and firewalls and a whole range of other services and products. You can get your servers taken in under this."
"There do not seem to be any limitations to the scalability of this product."
"It is an intelligent tool."
"The stability on offer is fine."
"The most valuable features are the anti-ransomware engine, deep learning, web filtering, and the cloud manageability."
"Sophos Intercept X is easy to install and has a lower price than similar solutions."
"Ransomware protection is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"We most value the price and interface quality with Sophos Intercept X. We focus on solution quality."
"The solution is not stable."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"Detections could be improved."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"They could be more aggressive with malware."
"I've had a few other instances where the program stops running, and then you have to restore and reset it."
"The solution’s console management and scalability should be improved."
"The scalability could be better."
"The console or GUI of ESET Endpoint Antivirus should improve. Additionally, they should provide an addon feature for HyperV and VMware."
"Online security could still be improved in ESET Endpoint Antivirus because security is threatened by phishing."
"We have experienced some problems with the actualization of some endpoints. We then have to manually reinstall the version on these endpoints."
"While we see dangers within our security system, it would help if there were popups that could immediately alert us or the user of the endpoint that something was detected."
"Intercept X could enhance its support services, particularly in terms of response time and resource allocation."
"The initial setup can be a bit challenging."
"They should work on the logs and events. Sophos Intercept X needs to increase the interface test so that it can export to a live event."
"Intercept X Endpoint is a very heavy solution that consumes a lot of RAM and should be made lighter."
"The initial setup can be difficult if you don't come in with at least some knowledge about the product."
"Needs more flexible reporting, particularly for medium to large size companies."
"Technical support can be improved. There could be shared support, i.e. where someone in Egypt can respond."
"Should include additional integration."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 11th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews while Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 7th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4. 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 Intercept X Endpoint writes "A standard offering with good threat analysis but reduces machine performance". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Panda Adaptive Defense 360, whereas Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Seqrite Endpoint Security. See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. Intercept X Endpoint report.
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