Compare McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection vs. Sophos Intercept X
McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection is ranked 8th in Endpoint Protection for Business with 14 reviews while Sophos Intercept X is ranked 17th in Endpoint Protection for Business with 10 reviews. McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection is rated 7.8, while Sophos Intercept X is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection writes "Enterprise endpoint security offerings are centrally managed and defend against the full threat spectrum from zero-day exploits to advanced targeted attacks". 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". McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), CrowdStrike and Cylance, whereas Sophos Intercept X is most compared with SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and Bitdefender GravityZone. See our McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection vs. Sophos Intercept X report.
 |
Most Helpful Review | |||||
|
| ||||
 Find out what your peers are saying about McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection vs. Sophos Intercept X and other solutions. Updated: November 2019. 382,547 professionals have used our research since 2012. | |||||
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros | |
The solution is broken down into different components from the portals. Web filtering, which is an added feature has been great for us. When Intel acquired McAfee they worked on the protocol so that all vendors can work on the same platform. It's a very big improvement in McAfee. All McAfee products talk to each other. Other vendor's products can join this platform as well so it makes it more powerful on the enterprise side for McAfee. The initial setup is straightforward, not complex. The new central console is better than the earlier one. It has a very simple like multi-tenancy option and scalability is outstanding. McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection is stable. We don't have any bugs being reported. The most valuable features are the adaptive tech on McAfee. Anyone can use it, the protection is good, and they have all of the features. | 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. |
Cons | |
On the next release, they should build an easier way to see a repair option within the McAfee icon on your system tray. If there was an issue, you should be able to contact the user or just right-click on "repair". That would be a very good feature to add. That could be a place of improvement, just adding that button, or customizing it. The initial setup is complex. It is a very complex product. You must have experience with it. The solution could use better updates and fewer bugs. Sometimes, while installing the ePO, we were getting so many errors and I don't know why it happened. Support-wise they need to be better. When it runs in the background of the endpoint, the devices get slowed down for some applications. McAfee Endpoint Protection could improve the word control feature. Its pricing needs to be improved. | 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. |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
It's fairly priced compared to other products on the market. This product is costly. The pricing is comparable to other solutions on the market. No comment. | The price is pretty good. We renew the license for one year at $10,000. |
 Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Endpoint Protection for Business solutions are best for your needs. 382,547 professionals have used our research since 2012. | |
Ranking  | |
Views 14,677 Comparisons 12,577 Reviews 11 Average Words per Review 409 Avg. Rating 7.7 | Views 2,296 Comparisons 1,860 Reviews 9 Average Words per Review 421 Avg. Rating 8.4 |
Top Comparisons | |
 Compared 25% of the time.  Compared 9% of the time.  Compared 8% of the time. |  Compared 16% of the time. Compared 13% of the time.  Compared 12% of the time. |
Also Known As | |
| McAfee Endpoint Protection, Total Protection for Endpoint, Intel Security Total Protection for Endpoint, MCAFEE Complete Endpoint Protection | Intercept X |
Learn | |
| McAfee | Sophos |
Overview | |
McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection allows you to protect all of your devices with intelligent, collaborative security, in one easy-to-manage, integrated solution. Our integrated endpoint security framework helps remove redundancies, enables fast, proven performance and offers an architecture to align both current and future security investments. With a flexible choice of cloud-based or a local management console, security administrators also get true centralized management that simplifies ongoing tasks, deployment and monitoring. | Sophos Intercept X stops the widest range of attacks with a unique combination of deep learning malware detection, exploit prevention, anti-ransomware, and more. |
Offer | |
Learn more about McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection | Learn more about Sophos Intercept X |
Sample Customers | |
| inHouseIT, Seagate Technology | Flexible Systems |
Top Industries | |
Financial Services Firm18% Healthcare Company18% Government18% Retailer12% Software R&D Company33% Comms Service Provider12% Manufacturing Company10% Media Company7% | Software R&D Company27% Comms Service Provider10% Manufacturing Company8% Media Company7% |
Find out what your peers are saying about McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection vs. Sophos Intercept X and other solutions. Updated: November 2019.
382,547 professionals have used our research since 2012.
See also McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection Reviews, Sophos Intercept X Reviews, and our list of Best Endpoint Protection for Business Companies.
We monitor all Endpoint Protection for Business reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post
reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference
with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
Sign in to see all reviews and comparisons. It's free!
By clicking Sign in with LinkedIn™ you agree to let IT Central Station use your LinkedIn profile
and email address in accordance with our Privacy Policy and agree to the Terms of Service.
- Unlimited access to 31000+ reviews from real users
- Your own page to promote your professional skills
- Join a community of experts to call upon for support
Already a member? Sign in.
By registering, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
- Unlimited access to 31000+ reviews from real users
- Your own page to promote your professional skills
- Join a community of experts to call upon for support
Already a member? Sign In.