We compared ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on our users reviews in five parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Based on the reviews, the comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint reveals distinct differences. Users find the setup process for ESET to be simple and uncomplicated, unlike VMware Carbon Black, which can be difficult for unfamiliar users. ESET is recognized for its extensive range of features and user-friendliness, whereas Carbon Black stands out in terms of consistent log checking and policy enhancements. Areas where ESET could improve include mobile device coverage and customization, while Carbon Black could enhance node management and GUI. Pricing for ESET is varied, while Carbon Black is generally more expensive. The customer support for both products has received mixed feedback.
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"It is stable and scalable."
"In terms of the current global landscape, it is a great solution."
"The administration is its most valuable feature as I can see all versions in one place."
"The tools and the features available with this solution are very competitive. It is always updated to prevent upcoming attacks."
"I find the main valuable feature to be the antivirus, it is very effective with removing viruses."
"Installing and integrating ESET Endpoint Antivirus was easy. It prevents worms, malware, and Trojans."
"The software and hardware inventory that you can create by using the console is valuable. It is also very light on hardware resources."
"The solution is very lightweight and does not consume that much processor in terms of CPU utilization. The centralized management system is very good."
"The performance of the solution is very good it does not impact my hardware and is user-friendly."
"Carbon Black Cb Defense has a nice component called Alert Triage. It contains full details of the process execution "kill chain" and "go live" for immediate remediation."
"The triage feature that shows you the whole chain of the malware is useful."
"I feel that the initial setup was straightforward and not complex."
"Carbon Black has very good market strategies."
"The most valuable feature is that it detects and stops malicious executables."
"Carbon Black CB Defense has helped improve my organization by allowing us to have better data so that we can do correlation and get visibility into the alerts."
"The whole purpose of the product, like application control, is very good, and also if you need to update some policies, it works well and instantly."
"We can access computers remotely if we need to."
"The solution is not stable."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"Detections could be improved."
"We'd like the solution to be a next generation antivirus with some sort of artificial intelligence or machine learning angle."
"We have experienced some problems with the actualization of some endpoints. We then have to manually reinstall the version on these endpoints."
"It would be great to have VIP functions added to the solution in a future release."
"The user interface of ESET Endpoint Security could be more user-friendly and more features could be added."
"ESET Endpoint Security should offer more integration with multi-attack frameworks."
"They should focus more on the offline market as well. Everybody is connected nowadays, and they want to do everything via cloud or fast internet connections, however, that's still not possible in many situations."
"The product should provide a one-click option to renew the licenses."
"I would like them to use AI features to do preventative virus protection."
"CB Defense could be more compatible with Linux, and its cloud provision could be improved."
"The GUI and reporting should be addressed and the product's administration features need fine tuning."
"Right now, Carbon Black CB Defense doesn't support cloud computing and Kubernetes."
"It is difficult to extract reports for ongoing scans"
"This solution works well but needs lots of tuning and optimization."
"The solution has to mature on container security and a lot of cloud environment security."
"The tech support communicates, but it's just not with movement."
"With the on-prem one, the bug has been reported by the community in early January or February, something like that, at the beginning of the year, and it's still not addressed. They have released two versions since then, and yet neither of them addresses this specific issue."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 11th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 61 reviews. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint writes "Centralization via the cloud allows us to protect and control people working from home". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Check Point Harmony Endpoint, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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