We performed a comparison between Check Point Harmony Endpoint and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a sophisticated defense against ransomware and phishing attacks. The solution is praised for its forensic analysis and VPN connectivity. Users say Check Point could improve its endpoint vulnerability management and threat-hunting features. Carbon Black Endpoint is appreciated for its transparency, robust security measures, continuous monitoring, and utilization of cloud technology. Carbon Black could enhance its reporting capabilities, endpoint query tools, and compatibility with other systems. Users also suggest improvements in the solution’s forensic tools.
Service and Support: While several users lauded Check Point support for its problem-solving skills, others said there is room for improvement. Carbon Black Endpoint customer service earned mixed reviews, with some users reporting delayed responses or unsatisfactory issue resolution.
Ease of Deployment: Setting up Check Point Harmony Endpoint is uncomplicated, and one admin is usually enough for the job. It may take time to configure the solution due to the wide range of available blades. Users say the deployment process for VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is relatively straightforward. The initial setup can be completed in a few minutes or hours, but the total deployment may take anywhere from a few days to several months.
Pricing: Users generally find the price of Check Point Harmony Endpoint to be reasonable and competitive. They perceive it as more cost-effective than other solutions, though some said it could be lower. Carbon Black Endpoint charges a fixed licensing fee per node. Some users noted that there are cheaper alternatives.
ROI: Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a comprehensive and economical solution, and customers say the product has helped them grow. While some said the ROI of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint was hard to quantify, other users reported successful defenses against malware attacks.
Comparison Results: Our users prefer Check Point Harmony Endpoint over VMware Carbon Black Endpoint. Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a robust defense against ransomware and phishing attacks. While CrowdStrike Falcon receives praise for its lightweight design, user reviews indicate that Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers a more comprehensive and effective solution for endpoint security.
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"This is stable and scalable."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"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 product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"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."
"Deploying new versions of the endpoint are easy."
"The most valuable feature is forensics."
"SandBlast Agent is always working in the background collecting sensitive data, forensics, and notifying users whenever there is a chance of a brute-force attack into our systems. Otherwise, it has been protecting our data at various geographies along with the endpoints that we set up on the cloud. They have been able to filter out or thwart any attacks from the very word, "Go," and make our work very safe and smooth."
"Cost-wise it's cheaper than other options."
"With the prevention blade, Harmony scales higher than many other solutions."
"Harmony Endpoint is a complete endpoint security solution built to protect the remote workforce from today's complex threat landscape."
"They have a great knowledge base that you can leverage as a user."
"When sending emails to my colleagues, it detects any virus and blocks any spam that may be shared."
"The threat analysis functionality is good."
"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."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution."
"The EDR and reports were helpful in improving our organization."
"It is stable and easy to set up."
"It is a stable solution...The initial setup of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint was easy."
"Technical support is excellent."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"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 is not stable."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"Check Point Harmony Endpoint could improve by allowing it to work on older systems by reducing the system requirements. Since our systems are dated we can only use the antivirus module features."
"The solution can be made lightweight in order to keep the systems more effective during the background operations of the scanning and security checks."
"I have a few issues when attempting to install Harmony on some of the machines."
"Unfortunately, the web (cloud) management system and log search performance are quite bad."
"They could be focused on the analysis of USB devices."
"I still don't have a clear opinion of the possible improvements that the tool may need. There are still functionalities that I have not been able to try completely and I would like to spend more time using the tool before offering an opinion to the IT Central community on this point."
"They should also add new functions such as threat hunting."
"Check Point offers solutions with only a few features for our company's customers' sites."
"Based on all the security roles and the release privilege, it could take time for an application to be whitelisted and approved for use."
"The device control feature could also be compatible with the user’s profile as well."
"Adding an application and a device control feature would be a great help for this solution."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"The UI interface needs improvement. The management needs further work in future versions."
"Right now, Carbon Black CB Defense doesn't support cloud computing and Kubernetes."
"The solution has to mature on container security and a lot of cloud environment security."
"Sensor deployment requires extensive fine-tuning, and creating deployment packages is time-consuming."
Check Point Harmony Endpoint is ranked 8th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 17th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 61 reviews. Check Point Harmony Endpoint is rated 8.8, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Endpoint writes "Excellent anti-ransomware protection, zero-day phishing protection, and web browsing filtering". 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". Check Point Harmony Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and SentinelOne Singularity Complete, 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 Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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