We performed a comparison between Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Smart Protection based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Users feel Trend Micro Apex One is a solid choice. It is very user friendly and easy to implement. Endpoint security with zero-day vulnerability is extremely valuable. Users feel Trend Micro Smart Protection is lacking in monitoring capabilities to stop threats before they break into the network and damage it, making it a less desirable choice.
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"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."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"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."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The monitoring is very good."
"We really like the ability to have different policies to keep servers and endpoints unique to their own policy."
"Its scalability and the central point of XDR so that all items are centrally reporting to one solution are the most valuable features."
"One of the advantages for me is that it is very easy to use."
"Along with the anti-malware, it has a built-in device control and DLP."
"Web reputation and behavior monitoring are valuable features, as they allow us to control which websites users can visit and download from, and to protect against ransomware."
"I think this is the best solution in the category of endpoint protection, it's really excellent. It's better than McAfee."
"The most valuable aspect is achieving zero attacks and zero data compromise."
"We do get notifications, which are helpful."
"The solution gives users peace of mind that, form an endpoint perspective, they are protected once it is installed."
"The solution is easy to use, flexible, and secure."
"The tool offers centralized security management. The tool's deployment is flexible."
"It is their most comprehensive endpoint protection solution. It includes DLP and Office 365. It also includes device control and the rest of the little bells and whistles that the traditional AV vendors have."
"Trend Micro has consistently been recognized as a leader for endpoint security on Gartner, which has been our top priority. Based on my personal experience, we encountered fewer ransomware attacks for Trend Micro customers in Sri Lanka."
"Smart Protection is great for monitoring traffic, particularly email, and protecting the endpoints. Both are valuable."
"The most valuable features of Trend Micro Smart Protection are the email gateway and R & D which have contributed to their additional capability and development."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"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."
"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."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The support could be more customer-friendly, although my experience with them has been okay."
"I am expecting an Apple featured IDLP solution with OfficeScan, where we have only IDLP. Also, the ADR functionality in our Office Scan solution would be a nice addition. Genrally, the ADR solutions are the only failed ends of the solutions we have found with Trend Micro."
"We cover many things, but there is something called ATP, advanced threat prevention. I think they need to invest in this technology."
"The price is the main concern of the clients."
"In the next release, I would like to see IBS included in OfficeScan."
"It would be great it can support endpoint encryption."
"It has good signature-based capabilities, but features like “shape detection” can be improved upon."
"The role-based access control needs improvement."
"I cannot recall noticing any missing features."
"There are no data loss prevention features."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection could improve automatic scanning because sometimes it pops up when I am doing my work. It would be helpful to have a feature to have it only automatically scan when the system is on standby mode. I would be able to be more efficient with my work. Additionally, security could improve."
"This product would be improved if it had more monitoring capabilities so that it could stop threats before they break into the network and damage it."
"Smart Protection could be more compatible with older operating systems like Windows XP and Windows 2000. Some of our clients have requested that."
"There are certain concerns with the product's stability, so it is an area where improvements are required."
"This product is not very simple and in fact, kind of hard for some people to understand."
"Some functionalities within the DLP can be improved."
Trend Micro Apex One is ranked 6th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 125 reviews while Trend Micro Smart Protection is ranked 31st in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 40 reviews. Trend Micro Apex One is rated 8.2, while Trend Micro Smart Protection is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Trend Micro Apex One writes "We can get consolidated logs of suspicious objects and malware attacks in a single console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Smart Protection writes "Offers strong, all-around cybersecurity but is expensive". Trend Micro Apex One is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Falcon and Trend Vision One, whereas Trend Micro Smart Protection is most compared with Check Point Harmony Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Symantec Endpoint Security and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Trend Micro Apex One vs. Trend Micro Smart Protection report.
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