We compared Trend Micro Deep Security and VMware NSX based on our users' reviews in six parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Trend Micro Deep Security is commended for its extensive range of security features and effective data center solutions. However, users have expressed concerns regarding its complexity, limited integration, pricing, and technical support. On the other hand, VMware NSX is highly valued for its control over virtual switches, micro-segmentation, and user-friendly management platform. However, there are areas for improvement, such as licensing clarity, hypervisor support, and support for implementation.
"This product offers good protection against many types of malware."
"It is stable and we have not faced any challenges during the rolled out"
"Their support is good. They are responsive, which is nice."
"Very user-friendly interface, easy to understand."
"Very straightforward and very easy to implement."
"There are compliance issues for legacy applications and after applying OS security patches. The product's HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System) modules do the job for you automatically, without any downtime."
"There is a degree of set it and forget it in regards to the actual endpoints and what you can do with the console, which is nice."
"We find that their technical support team is always accessible and willing to assist."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"Overall, for me, it's a good solution and has been working well."
"I am impressed with the tool's protection."
"The initial setup was straightforward. You just have to click it and follow the manuals."
"The product has valuable features for security and network extension."
"It has reduced the number of people on the network team along with the system engineer involved in the security process. So, it is valuable."
"The Distributed firewall is simple to add to the network and rules are easy to implement."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It follows a certain structure and you won't miss a step. It's all on the same level, step by step."
"If I had more reporting, the product would be an A plus."
"The price could be reduced."
"The default reports provided don't provide much insight."
"The updates for legacy systems are not rolled out frequently."
"Trend Micro is not government certified or federal complaint. If they could become compliant/certified, this would make it easier for us to use it for our government projects."
"The cost is very high."
"In the solution, servers often go offline for various reasons, requiring us to manually check the cause or issue, such as connectivity issues, and to find out why the agent went offline."
"f it had the capability of generating retroactive alerts it would be helpful."
"We've have had good and bad experiences with them. We don't always find them to be so impactful. Sometimes the support guy isn't so on top of resolving the issue and it can take a while to sort out."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"A room for improvement in VMware NSX is that it has some security vulnerabilities, which means my company has to apply the patches every once in a while."
"It needs to be cheaper."
"The first time setting it up was difficult."
"They have some limitations in the firewall features as compared to the on-prem or dedicated hardware appliance. They can add more features, such as IPS and IDS, to the cloud firewall."
"It was stable for one year, there was no impact. In the last two months, we had two big incidents."
"I would rate this product an eight because it's a good product but it needs more work. They should fix some of the bugs."
Trend Micro Deep Security is ranked 6th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 81 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 94 reviews. Trend Micro Deep Security is rated 8.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Trend Micro Deep Security writes "High availability, effective VPM, and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Trend Micro Deep Security is most compared with Trend Vision One Endpoint Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Symantec Endpoint Security and CylancePROTECT, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Fortinet FortiDDoS. See our Trend Micro Deep Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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