We performed a comparison between Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Trellix Endpoint Security based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is commended for its extensive cross-platform protection, user-friendly interface, and compatibility with third-party software. Trellix Endpoint Security is highly valued for its easy administration options and reliability. Kaspersky users requested improvements in security and stability. They also want better documentation, faster malware scanning, enhanced encryption, and improved remote management. Reviews suggest that Trellix could reduce resource consumption and improve user-friendliness.
Service and Support: Users say that Kaspersky’s support is helpful and responsive, whether it comes from resellers, partners, or the vendor. Some users have found the support for Trellix Endpoint Security helpful and reliable, while others have encountered ineffective assistance and communication problems.
Ease of Deployment: Some reported that Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is straightforward to setup, while others find it more complex and time-consuming. The setup process for Trellix Endpoint Security varies in difficulty, depending on the user's experience with McAfee and general technical expertise.
Pricing: Users gave mixed feedback on the price of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. Some found it reasonable while others thought it was expensive. Some find Trellix’s price reasonable and competitive, while others believe it could be lowered.
ROI: Our reviewers said that Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business has proven to be a solid investment. Trellix Endpoint Security provides significant time savings.
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"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."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The stability is very good."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"It is very efficient. I like its simplicity."
"We swtiched to Kaspersky Endpoint Security because we found our previous solution did not meet our requirements."
"Setting up Kaspersky is easy, but it requires two or three core members from our team, including admins and managers if necessary. And that is because of the administration that I mentioned."
"Endpoint Security is efficient and easy to use. It doesn't slow the performance of your personal computer."
"The security and vulnerability assessment features are valuable."
"The advice I would give someone implementing this solution is that the management of the solution is very easy. You don't need a lot of people to manage the solution."
"The price per endpoint is excellent."
"The solution has been quite stable."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of Trellix Endpoint Security is containment, which takes less than a minute."
"It provides a robust defense against cybersecurity threats while offering user-friendly features like notifications and approval prompts."
"Anyone can use it, the protection is good, and they have all of the features."
"The most valuable features are the adaptive tech on McAfee."
"Tech support is responsive. They're good, the very best."
"We receive good protection with this solution."
"Initially, the DLP was very valuable for disabling access to USB drives."
"Detections could be improved."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"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."
"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 EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"The solution is not stable."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"There are times when Microsoft Windows's antivirus called Defender interferes with the functionality of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. There should be better integration with Windows."
"The support must provide quick responses."
"It is hard to maintain the software and upgrade."
"A big improvement would be allowing us to reconfigure the agents and change what to whitelist for a specific user. If the user is not happy with the configuration and is being blocked from certain sites, we should be able to reconfigure the monitoring mechanics to make it more flexible."
"Currently, it doesn't have a cloud option. This is something that they should look into going forward."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business could improve the flexibility of use."
"This product could be improved by integration with Linux. The one limitation this product has is that it's not compatible with and doesn't offer protection for Linux servers. It could also be easier to configure."
"The stability could be better."
"It didn't work well for some of the use cases. We have different use cases for each entity. Their support is also not good and needs improvement."
"One of the drawbacks is that it is not 100% secure."
"They can improve its resource consumption, such as memory, and maybe provide better or smaller updates. It always takes a lot of resources, but it has been getting better. I have been using McAfee products for the last 20 years or so, and I know it is getting better."
"We know that McAfee isn't the best antivirus and it can't protect us 100%, although we are okay with the level of protection that it gives us."
"Currently, Trellix Endpoint Security can't find the running mutexes, while other open-source products can do it."
"We’re facing remote installation issues sometimes:"
"The platform needs improvement in terms of handling heavy databases."
"The product could do more to keep administration alerted to detected threats on endpoints."
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Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is ranked 12th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 111 reviews while Trellix Endpoint Security is ranked 10th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 94 reviews. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is rated 8.0, while Trellix Endpoint Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business writes "Easy to setup, stable and good security use cases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trellix Endpoint Security writes "Good user behavioral analysis and helpful patching but needs better support services". Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Fortinet FortiClient, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Trend Micro Apex One, whereas Trellix Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS), CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Secure Endpoint. See our Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business vs. Trellix Endpoint Security report.
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