Compare Cisco AMP for Endpoints vs. Sophos Intercept X
Cisco AMP for Endpoints is ranked 14th in Endpoint Protection for Business with 8 reviews while Sophos Intercept X is ranked 17th in Endpoint Protection for Business with 10 reviews. Cisco AMP for Endpoints is rated 8.8, while Sophos Intercept X is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco AMP for Endpoints writes "Offers a good scope and a good ability to shut attacks down then go back and see what happened". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Intercept X writes "Provides dependable, intelligent attack defenses and is easy to manage and work with". Cisco AMP for Endpoints is most compared with CrowdStrike, McAfee Complete Data Protection and Microsoft Windows Defender, whereas Sophos Intercept X is most compared with SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and Bitdefender GravityZone. See our Cisco AMP for Endpoints vs. Sophos Intercept X report.
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I am really satisfied with the technical support. The stability of the solution is perfect. I believe it's the most stable solution on the market right now. The simplicity of use is its most valuable feature. You can very clearly see things. The most valuable features of this solution are the IPS and the integration with ISE. For the initial first level of support, we provide it from our side. If there's escalation required, we use Cisco tech for the AMP. And again, they are perfect. I mean, one of the best, compared to any other vendors. I am told that we get over 100 million emails a month. This filters them down and allows only somewhere about three million emails, which is a great help. Its most valuable features are its scalability and advanced threat protection for customers. Real-time threat prevention using sandboxing, file trajectory, and retrospective security. | The forensics within the solution are quite good. The ransomware mitigation is also impressive. The most valuable features are the range and restriction. After that, the client switched to Sophos to get the protection they lacked. It either works or it doesn’t and Sophos works. All of the features are very important for anyone who is supporting a large number of computers. It is a practically maintenance free intelligent system that independently protects environments from malicious attacks. A valuable feature offered by Sophos is called Naked Security, and it entails the control managed by the firewall on the site regarding the desktop client interfacing with our cloud client. The most valuable feature is the supervisory side of it where we can watch the throughputs, and even the loading of the device, to see how much traffic is happening. We most value the price and interface quality with Sophos Intercept X. We focus on solution quality. |
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I would like more seamless integration. The reporting and analytics areas of the solution need to be improved. The initial setup is a bit complex because you need to execute existing antiviruses or security software that you have on your device. In the next release, I would for it to have back up abilities. I would like the ability to go back to a point in time to when my PC was uninfected and to the moment of when the infection happened. In the next version of this solution, I would like to see the addition of local authentication. The solution needs more in-depth analytics. I would like them to add whatever makes filtering more advanced in scanning and blocking for malware in emails. We would like to have an API integration with a SIEM solution, because as far as I know, it currently hasn't yet been released. | To be a perfect product, the price would have to be a bit better. They might want to offer an MSP model for licensing, to offer the solution as a software as a service. The price of this solution can be improved. The product defends very well on its own but could possibly use enhancement in giving users more controls. The initial setup was not very user-friendly. In terms of the site-to-site VPN elements, they tend to concentrate. It's quite simple when there are Meraki devices at both ends of the VPN but if there is another user at one end, on another device, it can be a bit tricky. So they could really simplify that process a bit. Sophos needs to create a YouTube channel with educational material for technicians or engineers. They should work on the logs and events. Sophos Intercept X needs to increase the interface test so that it can export to a live event. |
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The price is very good. The costs of 50 licenses of AMP for three years is around $9,360. Pricing can be more expensive than similar software that does less functionality, but not recognized by customers. | The price is pretty good. We renew the license for one year at $10,000. |
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Overview | |
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) is subscription-based, managed through a web-based management console, and deployed on a variety of platforms that protects endpoints, network, email and web Traffic. AMP key features include the following: Global threat intelligence to proactively defend against known and emerging threats, Advanced sandboxing that performs automated static and dynamic analysis of files against more than 700 behavioral indicators, Point-in-time malware detection and blocking in real time and Continuous analysis and retrospective security regardless of the file's disposition and Continuous analysis and retrospective security. | Sophos Intercept X stops the widest range of attacks with a unique combination of deep learning malware detection, exploit prevention, anti-ransomware, and more. |
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Learn more about Cisco AMP for Endpoints | Learn more about Sophos Intercept X |
Sample Customers | |
| Heritage Bank, Mobile County Schools, NHL University, Thunder Bay Regional, Yokogawa Electric, Sam Houston State University, First Financial Bank | Flexible Systems |
Top Industries | |
Healthcare Company25% Government25% Comms Service Provider13% University13% Software R&D Company26% Comms Service Provider14% Government12% Construction Company6% | Software R&D Company27% Comms Service Provider10% Manufacturing Company8% Media Company7% |
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