Cyber Security Lead at Delaware North
Real User
We use it for endpoint protection but it needs a consolidated manager
Pros and Cons
  • "Stability is okay."
  • "​It needs a consolidated manager as there are too many parts to currently manage it.​"

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is endpoint protection. It has been performing okay.

What needs improvement?

It needs a consolidated manager as there are too many parts to currently manage it. The ability to manage the solution needs improvement because it just does not seem like it is quite everything we need it to be.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is okay.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the technical support.

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Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used Sophos, which is a much better product with centralized management (in my opinion).

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved in the initial setup.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated McAfee and Sophos.

  • McAfee: They have a SIM that we already had in place.
  • Sophos: It definitely had the ability to be flexible and integrate with the rest of our equipment.

What other advice do I have?

Do not believe the marketing hype. Talk with implementers of the product. Replace the solution with Sophos.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: functionality, price, and skill.

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Head of Business Development at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
Good endpoint protection and helpful support but i not user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "The nano protection and device control are great."
  • "The product can be a bit heavy."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for our endpoint protection. It is integrated for endpoint protection. It's a good product. Some of our clients also use the solution. 

What is most valuable?

Trend Micro Apex One is good for endpoint protection. They're a Gartner leader for it, so that's why customers like it. 

Their patch management is unique compared to other endpoint protection solutions. It is a good feature. 

The nano protection and device control are great. We were monitoring predictive machine learning. All features are available in the Apex One feature.

It's scalable.

It is stable.

Technical support is helpful.

What needs improvement?

It is not user-friendly. If they improve this side and make it more user-friendly, then it'll be helpful for IT admins in terms of operating the solution. It's just a bit complex to learn and use at this point, compared to other endpoints. 

Sometimes the solution cannot support legacy PCs.

The product can be a bit heavy.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been dealing with the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The platform is good. The product offer is good and the customer experience is good. The only limitation is it's not easy to operate. That said, it is reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. That's not a problem.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support isn't too bad. I've been satisfied with the level of support I can get. They are pretty responsive. Their level of knowledge is good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've also used Symantec, which is easier to set up. It's also lighter. However, Symantec's support is not good at all. 

How was the initial setup?

The solution has a moderate level of difficulty. It's not too easy and also not overly complex. For example, compared to Symantec, Trend Micro is more complex.

I'd rate the setup process a two out of five in terms of the ease of setup. You need to have prior knowledge. 

What other advice do I have?

We use the solution in-house. We also resell it and are integrators. 

We're using the latest version of the solution.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Integrator / Reseller
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IT Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
It offers high visibility on the agent side
Pros and Cons
  • "Apex One is flexible and offers a lot of visibility on the agent."
  • "Apex One has some room for improvement on the agent side. I want to get more from the logs and those kinds of things. I want to see whether the agent has the proper updates or any issues with the machine itself."

What is our primary use case?

I use Apex One for endpoint security. 

What is most valuable?

Apex One is flexible and offers a lot of visibility on the agent.

What needs improvement?

Apex One has some room for improvement on the agent side. I want to get more from the logs and those kinds of things. I want to see whether the agent has the proper updates or any issues with the machine itself. Also, if Trend Micro could add some more tools that I can use in my daily troubleshooting in the future, I think that would be good.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Apex One for maybe five or six years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't had any issues with Apex One so far. It hasn't given me any problems.

How are customer service and support?

Support is Trend Micro's only downside. Their response time is slow. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I think SAP's endpoint solution has more features available in its interface compared to Apex One.

How was the initial setup?

Installing and configuring Apex One is simple. It took maybe an hour. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It varies. It can be cheaper, and the other one is more expensive or the other way around. It depends on the reseller and the salespeople unless I'm buying directly from the company. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Apex One eight out of 10. I would recommend it for home-based users. My only real issue with Apex One is the response time from support. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT Operations Section Head at Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation
Real User
Effective behavior monitoring, highly reliable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most favorable features have been behavior monitoring and zero-day threat protection."
  • "The integration could improve in this solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for protection against ransomware, viruses, and spyware. Additionally, we have the policy for integration with the cloud.

What is most valuable?

The most favorable features have been behavior monitoring and zero-day threat protection.

What needs improvement?

The integration could improve in this solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In the two years that we have been using the solution we have not had an issue with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. We have approximately 2,500 licenses.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is easy and took approximately 10 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation ourselves and we have an automatic installer for our clients.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution was expensive in the first year we had it because we were purchasing it locally. This year we have a global discount for the license. There is an additional cost if you want maintenance support.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Trend Micro Apex One a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Presale consaltant at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Helps with antivirus and malware control
Pros and Cons
  • "I am impressed with the product's antivirus and malware application control."
  • "The tool needs to improve its dashboard so that all the products can be managed from a single console."

What is most valuable?

I am impressed with the product's antivirus and malware application control. 

What needs improvement?

The tool needs to improve its dashboard so that all the products can be managed from a single console. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten. 

How are customer service and support?

The tech support is fast and helpful. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup is simple. We use the SaaS-based version of the product. You need to dedicate one person for the tool's maintenance. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Provides good protection, is simple to use, has a user-friendly interface, and is reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the better features, in my opinion, is that it also makes use of a web reputation. For example, if someone accidentally clicks on a link in an email that leads to a malicious website, they will block it."
  • "The only thing that I would like to see changed or improved in the next release is when it reports C&C callbacks, to make it easier to trace, to see what's doing that, whether it's a program checking for updates or a malicious program."

What is our primary use case?

Trend Micro Apex One was an upgrade for a desktop virus scanner, web reputation, and a firewall.

What is most valuable?

It is very easy to use.

One of the better features, in my opinion, is that it also makes use of a web reputation. For example, if someone accidentally clicks on a link in an email that leads to a malicious website, they will block it.

The interface is good.

It's an excellent product for a desktop.

What needs improvement?

The only improvement I can see is that it occasionally warns us about callbacks, and there's almost no way to trace it back other than a Windows service, making it difficult to completely eliminate it, or know what program is creating the callback.

The only thing that I would like to see changed or improved in the next release is when it reports C&C callbacks, to make it easier to trace, to see what's doing that, whether it's a program checking for updates or a malicious program. At this time, all it says is that it's a C&C callback and then traces back to a Windows Service.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Trend Micro Apex One for approximately 20 years.

We upgraded to Apex One, between four and six months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Trend Micro Apex One is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Trend Micro Apex One is very scalable.

It's on everyone's desktop on their computers.

We don't have any plans to increase our usage.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we used the OfficeScan version.

We are currently using Carbon Black as well.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

We gradually upgraded everyone from the previous version to the new version. If I add up all of the time we spent getting everything done, it probably took us a couple of weeks.

There are two of us that manage this solution as well as Carbon Black.

What about the implementation team?

We completed the installation in-house.

What was our ROI?

We have never calculated the ROI. It may be difficult to calculate, but all it has to do is keep you safe once or twice and it has paid for itself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is good.

Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis. 

If I remember correctly, the cost is approximately four and a half thousand per year.

There are no additional fees.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Trend Micro Apex One a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Network Security Engineer at S&T Bulgaria
Real User
Good technical support with a great complexity and the capability to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "We've found the technical support to be very helpful overall."
  • "The solution should adjust its pricing for the smaller market we are in."

What is our primary use case?

Next month, we will implement the solution as our own primary endpoint solution. Currently, we have clients that are using it for the same purpose.

What is most valuable?

We've just started the distribution of Trend Micro Products. We're at the start of the process. However, it's my understanding that it is a very complete solution.

With the DLP addition, it's quite a good product.

The complexity of the product is very good. It has a lot of features. It covers many items and different parts of intrusions.

The solution can scale quite well.

We've found the technical support to be very helpful overall.

What needs improvement?

We're still in the early stages of using the solution. We need more time to do some installations and work with the product to really be able to evaluate it completely. 

We had some challenges with the initial setup.

The solution should adjust its pricing for the smaller market we are in.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've only been using the solution for about six months - or half a year. We haven't used the solution for that long just yet.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very easy to scale and quite flexible. If a company needs to scale, it can do so with ease.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have our own global distributor, a local provider, and they have some technical personnel that covers the lower level of support queries. For a big issue, we contact the Trend Micro team directly. 

It's very easy to contact both. They are very quick and responsive, They are quite knowledgeable and helpful. We're very satisfied with the level of service we are provided with.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be difficult. We had some issues, however, we worked with a local provider here in Bulgaria, and successfully performed this type of installation previously.

What about the implementation team?

We had the assistance of a local provider that was well trained in implementation. They sorted out any problems we had and helped us set everything up. We were very satisfied with the results.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have a small market in Bulgaria and the price is always the leading issue and the leading decision point. Trend Micro is a big vendor, one of the best vendors, in my opinion. For a couple of years they've been in the top three and top five as an antivirus solution. Therefore, the quality comes at a price. I try to explain to our customers and our clients that they are paying for quality. That said, due to the fact that Bulgaria is such a small market, the pricing doesn't match the expectations. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I am currently comparing this solution with ESET.

What other advice do I have?

We are both a distributor of this product as well as a customer.

I'd recommend the solution to other companies. We don't just offer it to clients. We use it ourselves. We believe in the solution. We see the value in it.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. Although there are some improvements to be made, it's a very complete product with good flexibility and a good level of flexibility.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Distributor
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System Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Good technical support with the capability to scale and offers real-time scanning
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution offers good community support."
  • "It would be ideal if the solution could be simplified a bit."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is an endpoint antivirus. We primarily use it for endpoint security and protection.

Most of the customer requirements are just to have endpoint security - and something that is not just pattern-based or signature-based. They want to have protection with zero-day attacks and suspicious malware alerts. 

What is most valuable?

Their real-time scan feature is excellent. It's proactively scanning every movement within the machine or the workstation. It's a very nice security feature.

The solution is largely stable.

The initial setup can be pretty straightforward.

The technical support is good. They have local techs that can assist. We don't have to worry about time zones, et cetera.

The solution offers good community support.

What needs improvement?

Trend Micro's reporting is lacking in a lot of ways. Right now, I have some customers that want the report to be customized, and we're having trouble with the customization of the reports in general. They need to make the features more flexible to meet the needs of clients. It's far too difficult to customize right now.

It would be ideal if the solution could be simplified a bit.

The product needs to execute faster. It's an aspect that can be improved upon in future releases.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with the solution over the last 12 months at least.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability, for the most part, is very good. There are a few bigs and fixes here and there, however, that is typical of most software. It's not something that stops it from being reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We largely handle enterprise implementations.

How are customer service and technical support?

I'm satisfied with the level of support we get. Their support is good since they have local support here in the Philippines. They are knowledgeable and responsive, and it's nice to have local help.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward, as long as the setup of the customer is also straightforward. There could be some complexities involved. It depends on the current setup or network set up of the customers.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't have the visibility in terms of pricing. It's not an aspect of the solution I concern with. I can't speak to the licensing costs or how often the company needs to pay.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

It actually competes with McAfee and Symantec. They are our direct competitors.

What other advice do I have?

We are resellers of Trend Micro.

We're using the latest version of the solution. I'm not sure of the exact version number.

We use various deployment models, including on-premises and cloud.

In general, I would rate the solution nine out of ten. Our customers, for the most part, have been quite happy with the solution and its level of security.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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