We performed a comparison between VMware Carbon Black App Control and WatchGuard Application Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The visibility, reporting, and the ability to stop or prevent malicious or undesired applications from being installed are the most valuable features."
"All the functions within VMware Carbon Black App Control are valuable."
"The effectiveness of application whitelisting is very good."
"We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access."
"If any malicious activity, like VAT viruses, anything RNE, ZOD malware, or something similar, comes in we know that unless we approve it, it's going to be blocked."
"The visibility is valuable."
"I use the console to check for threats and I find it to be very user-friendly."
"The API integration is good."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is traffic management."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."
"I found several features valuable in WatchGuard Application Control such as the HTTP Proxy, DNSWatch, VPN, and HTTPS Content Inspection."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"The most valuable feature is the category control."
"Its setup is very complex, and it requires guidance from the support team, but it is well worth the effort."
"The solution should have overhead in keeping lists of applications that you want don't want to run."
"I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability."
"Carbon Black does not use the database for identifying the file, the fields, or malware."
"I would like to see the addition of some more features that are in other, similar solutions."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex."
"Another issue is that even sometimes if you approve, for example, Adobe as a publisher, you say any product or anything that's from Adobe has to run. It generally runs, but especially in a large environment and with a lot of users, sometimes, due to some certification validation issues or some other issue, it might stop the process from running. Genuine processes like Adobe and Chrome can get blocked. so that needs to be improved."
"The reporting is not good and needs to be improved."
"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying for Linux users."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."
"There should be more reports available on different subjects."
"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."
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VMware Carbon Black App Control is ranked 1st in Application Control with 8 reviews while WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews. VMware Carbon Black App Control is rated 9.2, while WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of VMware Carbon Black App Control writes "We can isolate problem machines and limit their access". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". VMware Carbon Black App Control is most compared with McAfee Application Control, ThreatLocker Elevation Control, Ivanti Application Control, Check Point Application Control and Zscaler CASB, whereas WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with Check Point Application Control. See our VMware Carbon Black App Control vs. WatchGuard Application Control report.
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