We performed a comparison between Cynet and ESET Endpoint Security based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Cynet offers strong ransomware protection and an intuitive interface. ESET Endpoint Security is highly regarded for its encryption capabilities, effortless automatic updates, and intuitive interface. Cynet needs to expand device support and add customization options. Users suggest improving network monitoring and strengthening integration with other tools. ESET Endpoint Security has room for improvement in terms of faster threat alerts, automation, and ransomware protection.
Service and Support: Cynet's customer service is consistently lauded for its excellence. They have a dedicated support team that is available round the clock, and they also have a contingency plan for urgent incidents. ESET's customer service is praised for its helpfulness and quick response.
Ease of Deployment: Cynet’s setup is highly efficient, with the ability to configure thousands of devices quickly. The setup process for ESET Endpoint Security is generally regarded as effortless.
Pricing: Customers generally think Cynet is affordable and a good value for its features. ESET Endpoint Security is considered to be reasonably priced with various licensing options.
ROI: Cynet yields an excellent ROI by preventing cyberattacks and safeguarding sensitive data. Some reported a high ROI from ESET Endpoint Security due to cost savings, while others find it difficult to measure its effectiveness.
"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."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is the monitored support behind it."
"The interface is exceptionally clear and easy to understand."
"The initial setup is very fast and very easy."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the reality graphical user interface."
"I like that it is possible to use the solution to check more information about the users' devices."
"If some unusual activity happens on the network, such as I open administrator sessions in a short duration of an hour on many computers in the lab, it sends me an alert about my network saying that one user opened three, four, or five sessions in one hour. Similarly, if I try to play with the disk size on a computer, it will send me an alert, and it will also stop the operation."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is that the configuration and the usage of the product are not so complicated. For people responsible for using this infrastructure for the first line of workstation monitoring, it's quite easy to use."
"A reliable security system that automatically quarantines anything suspicious."
"It effectively catches unwanted stuff. It has saved our bacon over many years."
"ESET Endpoint Security is stable, I did not have any issues with it."
"I feel the solution to be beneficial in respect of features that I cannot find with SSTM's."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"The pricing is good."
"It is pretty easy to deploy. Its update definition file is small, so it can dispatch very quickly within the enterprise. The product itself is very lightweight, so it won't delay your endpoint. You also don't have to do any difficult configuration because it comes with a very good default setting. So, you just install it and forget it."
"It's light. I almost don't know that I am using it."
"ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"They have some things in the pipeline, we understand, and they're going to be able to support Android and all these other devices soon. The key is the devices - which is an aspect that is lacking right now. Every company has that problem, not just Cynet."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the usability of this product for new threats. Meaning, not everything which is new is properly seen by the product and not all the required actions are taken."
"I'd like to see more data loss prevention within the product."
"Management of the console could be simplified and made more user-friendly because right now it's not very easy to use."
"I think the technical support could be better."
"There could be more customization options and detailed information provided in the reports."
"Automation could be improved, and orchestration could be added to the features."
"Linux servers are not supported."
"The update process can be improved, and there could be an automatic update process when a new version comes out. For system updates or program updates, there could be more automation."
"ESET Endpoint Security lacks some advanced functionalities and features which would be useful to be interconnected with the solutions we use, such as Microsoft 365."
"While the pricing is good, they could always lower it a bit."
"They should have better support for different languages and auto-upgrading."
"ESET Endpoint Antivirus could improve the mobile device experience by having more coverage."
"The adware module could be improved."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The detection could be better in ESET Endpoint Security. Sometimes it takes time to detect threats and might be because it's not holding all the memory. There are some features that have to mature. More features might be available in the higher-end product."
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Cynet is ranked 14th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 35 reviews while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 9th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 96 reviews. Cynet is rated 8.6, while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cynet writes "Provides memory protection, device control, and vulnerability management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". Cynet is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Darktrace and Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, whereas ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, CrowdStrike Falcon and Trellix Endpoint Security. See our Cynet vs. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform report.
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