We performed a comparison between Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and ESET Endpoint Security based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Although both solutions received high marks from users, Cortex XDR reviewers feel that it is an expensive product. ESET Endpoint Security is the winner in this comparison since its reviewers feel that it is a cost-effective solution.
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"The stability is very good."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The user interface of the solution is sophisticated and straightforward."
"I've found the solution to be highly scalable for enterprises."
"WildFire AI is the best option for this product."
"The solution allows control over the user and his machine through Cortex XDR security policies."
"It has pretty much everything we need and works well within the Palo Alto ecosystem."
"It'll not slow down your system when compared to others."
"Cortex XDR lets us manage several clients from the same console, and its endpoint defense is more advanced than traditional antivirus."
"I have found ESET Endpoint Antivirus is light on system resources compared with other antivirus solutions that tend to be very heavy on the computers system resources. Additionally, the solution is very secure."
"It is absolutely invisible once running."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"The solution provides good accessibility and is not heavy on resources when there are updates or when it is in operation."
"This solution has a traditional antivirus, I believe that signature-based detection is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of ESET Endpoint Security performance."
"The overall security capability of the product is pretty reliable."
"ESET provides good protection."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"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."
"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."
"They've been having some issues with updating their endpoint agents, and it has been quite frustrating."
"Previously, the endpoint would leave the environment, not being on our VPN, essentially unable to interact with the server to upload files. It was unable to retrieve new file verdicts. It was using a thing called "local analysis" to determine if something was a malicious file or not. There was no dynamic analysis."
"It should support more mobile operating systems. That is one of the cons of their infrastructure right now."
"The solution lacks real-time, on-demand antivirus."
"Limited remote connection."
"It is an enterprise-level solution. Its price could be less expensive."
"It's very time-consuming to log support issues and the people that answer the tickets aren't very knowledgeable."
"In the next release, I would like to see more UI improvements. Their UI is a bit basic. When we are speaking about Palo Alto Networks they are the big company, so they can improve the UI a little bit. The UI, the reports, the log system can all be improved."
"There are other features you can add on to help make the security stronger, however, they should offer better security even on a basic level."
"ESET Endpoint Security should offer more integration with multi-attack frameworks."
"The interface is good. However, it could always be better. It could be more user-friendly."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The problem was that it didn't support Windows 7."
"The proactive feature is excellent, but I do not believe ESET will make any changes to this feature in the future."
"The solution could have a more user-friendly interface."
"The solution lacks the automation I need."
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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 4th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 80 reviews while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 11th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews. Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.4, while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks writes "Perfect correlation and XDR capabilities for network traffic plus endpoint security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Darktrace, Symantec Endpoint Security and Cybereason Endpoint Detection & Response, whereas ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cynet. See our Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform report.
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