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Pros
"It's just a huge improvement compared to where we came from. I can get in, configure, identify, and reconfigure, and I don't have to troubleshoot anything. It's all very easy and flows really well.""Astound is adequate, sufficient, and gives us room to grow."

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"The Managed Detection and Response (MDR) feature was really good and most valuable. We were handling very sensitive data, and we needed a quick response in real-time, which eSentire provided. It was also cost-effective, and their SOC team was very responsive.""The managed detection response (MDR) product was the most valuable."

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Cons
"As a church, we don't employ a typical IT person, so it would help if they could set up a more user-friendly layman's type of profile and settings, where everything is simplified into layman's terms. For example, it could say, "Turn internet speed up for guest use," or "Turn it down," or "Turn it off," or "Reset it."""As a new customer opening our first worship center, I would have liked for Astound to provide examples of products other churches use."

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"From my standpoint, their MSP program, in general, needed to be worked on. It should be made much more simple. It's too convoluted in its process. I know it was in the process of being revamped, and as of the end of January, it was not finished.""Its GUI can be a lot better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Financially, it was a big jump. We went from just shy of a couple of hundred bucks a month to close to $1,200. It's an expense that, although it's significantly higher than what we were paying, is worth it."
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  • "It was cost-effective and not very expensive. Licensing was on a yearly basis. There were no additional costs to the standard licensing fee."
  • "The MSP model we were in needed some work. It was not MSP-friendly, which means that an MSP is going to say that I have five thousand endpoints that I will eventually get to you, but for now, we're gonna start moving and let me purchase a thousand. So, you buy a thousand licenses, and you ramp up to that thousand. When you're ready to move on, you buy the next how many. That's the way an MSP likes to work, whereas it was a little bit different with eSentire. You had to purchase specific amounts for specific customers. It wasn't very friendly when it came to pricing for MSPs."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's just a huge improvement compared to where we came from. I can get in, configure, identify, and reconfigure, and I don't have to troubleshoot anything. It's all very easy and flows really well.
    Top Answer:I shared what our needs were with my sales agent. He then provided multiple solutions with a direct fiber line or business shared line and products to support that. He essentially designed a package… more »
    Top Answer:If, to use a less-than-desirable vernacular, there were an "idiot-proof" mode, that would be helpful. It might be something like "the paperclip guy" in Microsoft Word. When you don't know how to do… more »
    Top Answer:The managed detection response (MDR) product was the most valuable.
    Top Answer:The MSP model we were in needed some work. It was not MSP-friendly, which means that an MSP is going to say that I have five thousand endpoints that I will eventually get to you, but for now, we're… more »
    Top Answer:Their MSP program should be made much more simple. It's too convoluted in its process. They have two different kinds of people that sell their product. They have resellers and MSPs. A reseller would… more »
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    Overview

    Our solutions are delivered along our secure network infrastructure.

    We take a consultative approach by first understanding your distinctive needs and deliver a unique solution designed especially for you.

    24/7 U.S.-based support.

    eSentire is the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service provider, keeping organizations safe from constantly evolving cyber-attacks that technology alone cannot prevent. Its 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC), staffed by elite security analysts, hunts, investigates, and responds in real-time to known and unknown threats before they become business disrupting events.

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    Melissa & Doug, Mavenir System, COMMONFUND
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Non Profit6%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    Astound Managed SD-WAN is ranked 9th in Managed Security Services with 2 reviews while eSentire is ranked 24th in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with 2 reviews. Astound Managed SD-WAN is rated 10.0, while eSentire is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Astound Managed SD-WAN writes "Helps us increase network performance, provides speed for streaming audio and video, and gives us room to grow". On the other hand, the top reviewer of eSentire writes "A solid product for security, but the MSP program should be simpler". Astound Managed SD-WAN is most compared with Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR, whereas eSentire is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR, Red Canary MDR and Huntress.

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