We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and WatchGuard EPDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and others in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)."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."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"It is stable and scalable."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"The stability is very good."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"ESET has regular updates, and it gives me good feedback. It's not too onerous like some of the products I've used in the past."
"The product does not slow down the machine."
"If it detects ransomware or something, it can isolate that computer."
"This solution does not slow down your systems. It is very light."
"The most valuable feature in ESET Endpoint Security is the game mode to restrict notifications."
"The solution offers impressive advanced protection."
"In terms of the current global landscape, it is a great solution."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The product's most valuable features are the zero-trust application service and its capability to detect threats and attacks."
"We've had a lot of false positives; things incorrectly flagged that require manual configuration to allow. Even worse, after we allow a legitimate program, it sometimes gets flagged again after an update. This has caused a lot of extra work for my team."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"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."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"If I were in an environment that required a large-scale deployment then I would choose another solution over ESET."
"We are looking to move towards an EDR solution rather than EPP. EDR is a solution that can dynamically detect threats based on the process behavior. It would be better if this solution was an EDR and an EPP solution, this would increase security protection."
"We do get false positives."
"They can improve ransomware protection, and there should be cloud sandboxing for Mac."
"I am a MAC user and my asset cybersecurity is continuously displaying warnings that I am not using their firewall."
"I've had a few other instances where the program stops running, and then you have to restore and reset it."
"We'd like the solution to be a next generation antivirus with some sort of artificial intelligence or machine learning angle."
"There are some new antivirus technologies that rely on AI, artificial intelligence. ESET does not have this technology right now."
"The product is available at a very high price, making it an area where improvements are required."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 11th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 97 reviews while WatchGuard EPDR is ranked 40th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 1 review. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while WatchGuard EPDR is rated 10.0. 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 WatchGuard EPDR writes "Offers URL filtering and protection against phishing". 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 WatchGuard EPDR is most compared with Panda Adaptive Defense 360, Microsoft Defender XDR, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and Microsoft Defender for Business.
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