We performed a comparison between Sophos EPP Suite and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"In terms of the Firewall, the EAP assist, the simple interface and the reporting features are quite good for clients. It's very easy to understand and to navigate the Dashboard."
"The product is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard. It has good security features."
"Great cloud management."
"The web control and the application control are two good features."
"Synchronized security is a great feature. My firewall knows exactly what is happening in my endpoint."
"It is a scalable platform."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos EPP Suite is the accounting and reporting services are good and professional. The business features of the solution are very useful, such as the reporting page for clients. It provides a clear understanding of usage, including how much traffic has been used and how much is remaining. Additionally, it's user-friendly and easy to understand. Overall, the solution is good, useful, and has a helpful user interface."
"The solution efficiently protects the servers for our customers."
"There's lots of very useful documentation online to help troubleshoot and learn about the product."
"The tool is pretty stable."
"The EDR and reports were helpful in improving our organization."
"I found it very valuable as a whole. It is good at detecting anything and has kept us very safe. It is also very easy to use."
"The triage feature that shows you the whole chain of the malware is useful."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The whole purpose of the product, like application control, is very good, and also if you need to update some policies, it works well and instantly."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup was straightforward."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"Configuring notifications is lagging a bit behind the curve as the product should be able to direct exactly where any notification type is sent."
"In terms of improvement, the main challenge is setting up VPN connections."
"The solution lacks technical support."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"We have to use additional third-party solutions to fill the gaps in the capabilities of Sophos EPP Suite, such as using a mobility scanner. It would be helpful to add this feature."
"The solution’s performance could be improved for the end-users."
"Sometimes there are issues with the antivirus back logs."
"Sophos EPP Suite could improve the way it can be installed. They used to have one installer and now they have two, one for the server and one for the client. I don't know the difference, it brings confusion."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"The tech support communicates, but it's just not with movement."
"Carbon Black has limited capability to integrate with Rapid7."
"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."
"In my company, we face issues sometimes when there is a need to write custom rules or we want to write for some rules that are different from the standard rules provided by the solution."
"Needs improvement in the area of infrastructure for on-premise installation."
"Integration is difficult, but CB Defense is more powerful than others. It is difficult to implement but easy to pick up many detections."
"There could be more knowledge. I think they made a mistake when they took away the Check Point integration, because it provides more automation and also more threat intelligence."
Sophos EPP Suite is ranked 26th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 52 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 17th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 61 reviews. Sophos EPP Suite is rated 8.0, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Sophos EPP Suite writes "The solution provides endpoint detection and response with a nice-looking dashboard". 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". Sophos EPP Suite is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Seqrite Endpoint Security, Trellix Endpoint Security and Coro, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Sophos EPP Suite vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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