We performed a comparison between Rapid7 MDR and Sophos MDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The best part about Binary Defense MDR is that it runs on everything, and they keep an eye on things 24/7."
"The most valuable part of Binary Defense is its team of cybersecurity analysts. Their analysts filter out the noise and only forward the critical threats that require a response instead of false positives."
"The biggest aspect for us is that they are able to conform to our environment and utilize our tools. That way, we still maintain ownership of all the data and access to the applications, and we never lose control of the ability to run the solution ourselves if we need to."
"With Binary Defense, we don't just get an alert, but also a detailed rundown of why they're alerting us on it. They tell us what was executed, or the username, script, or IP. That way, we're not wasting time investigating."
"The customization has been the most valuable aspect and was really the reason we ended up selecting Binary Defense. They worked with us to provide exactly the level of support, features, response, and collaboration we needed."
"The most valuable feature is reviewing tickets and the notes added by technicians."
"One of the main benefits of Binary Defense MDR is the ability to easily meet with their support team to discuss any issues we encounter."
"The speed at which their services are reactive is valuable. Nowadays, when a threat hits an endpoint, you've got minutes, not hours or days. Their average response time is about four minutes on an alert. For anything that needs to be sent to us, it's about fourteen minutes, which is pretty good. They're the third SOC that I've used in fifteen years. By far, they are the quickest ones to act. When you're looking at prevention, that's a key factor."
"We've filled in crucial gaps we had with our previous solution. This was a key factor in choosing Rapid7 during the selection process. The ROI is already starting to show, too."
"The product allows us to customize our alerts."
"The user doesn't need a technician; it offers 24/7 support to identify and manage your infrastructure and take complete care of any technological incidents."
"The most valuable feature of the Sophos Managed Threat Response is the central management capabilities and monitoring."
"There is a feature called XDR Central. With this, Sophos can connect to third-party security solutions."
"The product gives us good visibility into what is happening inside the company."
"It is stable and scalable. It has good technical support."
"The product’s most valuable features are integration and endpoint protection."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"I like Sophos MDR's inbuilt feature for DLP (Data Loss Prevention)."
"We found that an earlier version of the agent had high memory usage and that was a bit concerning, but we raised the concern with their support team and they immediately replied that they had noticed the same thing and had a candidate fix already available... it totally fixed the issue."
"It's sometimes difficult to know when to engage Binary Defense or TrustedSec, their sister company. TrustedSec is more focused on offensive security, as opposed to the defensive security that the MDR solution provides. It would be awesome if there were a better bridge between that relationship for when we need to get more proactive services or when we need to do a penetration test."
"The only area I see for improvement with Binary Defense is their service portal. It could benefit from some enhancements."
"I would like to get more reports from Binary Defense about what they're blocking."
"It's hard to think of anything that they need to improve on, but just to point out something, I would like to see them provide advanced XDR."
"We should be able to isolate devices faster. They should shorten the time between clicking on a device to contain it and carrying out the action. That would be a welcome improvement."
"Binary Defense MDR could be even better with additional features, like automatic scans and file quarantine."
"I don't find any downside to them, but if I have to put one, it would be consistent manpower or staffing. The only area where the solution can be improved is going to be with people. As they grow, they are struggling with the same thing that every other company is, which is getting talent and getting that talent to stay, but they've just revised their tiering system to go from a flat analyst and manager to a three-tier solution where it goes through two or three before it gets elevated. That seems to have worked out well, so if one level misses it, the next one picks it up, and it works out fine."
"The product should provide full transparency in security operations."
"There are potential improvements in reports and dashboards."
"The product's pricing could be less expensive."
"It could be more secure."
"Threat intelligence is an area for improvement for MDR."
"Multitenancy features of Sophos Managed Threat Response should be improved. You cannot use the solution for multiple clients."
"The technical team for Sophos MDR is not so good since they take a long time, like a week, to provide a solution to a simple case or problem we face in our company."
"They should improve XDR and threat protection capabilities for zero-day attacks."
"Once in a great while, an update fails."
"The integration with third-party solutions as an area for slight improvement"
Rapid7 MDR is ranked 16th in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with 2 reviews while Sophos MDR is ranked 5th in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with 22 reviews. Rapid7 MDR is rated 8.6, while Sophos MDR is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Rapid7 MDR writes "Offers good integrations , very scalable and flexible and we can send as many logs as we want". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos MDR writes "Proactive protection, scalability, and cloud-based efficiency". Rapid7 MDR is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR, Red Canary, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Blackpoint Cyber MDR, whereas Sophos MDR is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, SentinelOne Vigilance, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Trend Micro Managed XDR and Blackpoint Cyber MDR. See our Rapid7 MDR vs. Sophos MDR report.
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