We compared Intercept X Endpoint 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: Sophos Intercept X Endpoint is highly regarded for its versatile functionality, effective threat protection, and dependable performance. However, it could benefit from improvements in installation speed, software size, and resource consumption. On the other hand, VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is highly valued for its MDR feature, integration capabilities, and stability. However, it could improve in areas such as node management, GUI, and AI capabilities. Pricing-wise, opinions on Intercept X Endpoint vary, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is considered costly. Customer support for both products receives mixed reactions.
"The setup is pretty simple."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"This is stable and scalable."
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"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."
"The key factor that attracted me to Sophos Intercept X was the multi-platform. I have multiple clients that have mixed environments of Mac and Windows. I am able to deliver a standard solution, regardless of the platform."
"The most valuable features are the range and restriction."
"There do not seem to be any limitations to the scalability of this product."
"Sophos Intercept X has a host of valuable features, including its anti-malware feature, which we considered key."
"The stability on offer is fine."
"This product integrates well with Sophos firewalls and should be seriously considered by Sophos Firewall clients."
"The most valuable feature of Sophos Intercept X is a web filtering and URL sanity checks. Overall the solution is well balanced with all its features."
"The security on offer is pretty good. We are happy with it."
"The portal is easy to use and manage."
"Some of the valuable features I have found are the online documentation of the solution is well organized and thorough. I like the simplicity of bypass and the visualization of the active components."
"Carbon Black Defense has a higher detection ratio because it's cloud-based and it also does a lookup to virus total."
"It gives you all of the information in a short and sweet fashion."
"For Carbon Black Endpoint, the possibility of integration with different other software's log servers is the important thing. Having just one point of view is more interesting so you don't need to go to different places to see all the information."
"The offline networking is the most important feature. Some of our users are engineers that work offsite, and they can still be on the solution, which is also great."
"Provides visibility into the chain of attack and threats that use valid operating system processes to execute attacks."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup was straightforward."
"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."
"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."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"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."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"The initial setup was not very user-friendly."
"The price of this solution can be improved."
"Technical support is too slow to schedule meetings."
"Should include additional integration."
"Sophos needs to create a YouTube channel with educational material for technicians or engineers."
"We are considering switching from this solution as a result of the closer integration needed between the firewall systems and the EDR."
"It's a bit heavy on the computers. So once you install it, the computer slows down. It is a resource-intensive solution."
"The solution's pricing could be better."
"I would personally give the tech support a rating of seven out of ten."
"The solution needs better overall compatibility with other products."
"But here, we hardly can take any kind of a report out of Carbon Black, so I think that should be something that should be more user-friendly."
"The application control can be improved. It should also have an automatic update of the agents."
"Based on all the security roles and the release privilege, it could take time for an application to be whitelisted and approved for use."
"This product should be cheaper."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"I am not sure whether Carbon Black CB Defense can be considered as a stable solution or not."
Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 7th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 62 reviews. Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Intercept X Endpoint writes "A standard offering with good threat analysis but reduces machine performance". 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". Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Trend Vision One Endpoint Security, 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 Intercept X Endpoint vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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