Sophos Cloud Optix vs XM Cyber comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Sophos Cloud Optix
Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
26th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
XM Cyber
Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (26th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (6th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the market share of Sophos Cloud Optix is 0.6% and it increased by 2.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of XM Cyber is 0.8% and it increased by 25.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Vulnerability Management
2.8%
Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)
9.1%
 

Featured Reviews

QB
May 24, 2023
A secure and stable endpoint scanner that needs to provide its users a better customer training
I guess that customer training is an area that needs improvement. What I've noticed is that we are not best trained for the software we might purchase, where you might discover later, "you could do that" after buying tools or software to do the same thing you could do with just one tool or software. The major issue that I would notice and know is that we are not always as best possibly trained for the software that we may purchase. So, after a while and after some digging, you may find out that software or tools could actually do something else. Then, you may end up buying two pieces of software to do the same thing that one could do. It's not a problem with Sophos but an issue across other pieces of software, including Veeam, which I would say is a rudimentary backup that you just use as a backup for virtual machines. You have alternative backups where you would only be backing up versions of what may have been updated, accounting for faster and more precise backups. In the future, I would like to see email integration to deal with phishing and spam.
HolgerHeimann - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 6, 2022
Reliable with no false-positives and helpful support
There's a lot of improvement possible, however, most of it is in the details. I personally like the concept, as it's pretty straightforward and the product is not trying to overload functionality. It's a clean and straightforward approach. You know what you get. Most of the improvements are detail improvements. They're pretty open to future requests as well, so we send them a lot of suggestions. For example, at the moment, they have something called Battleground. That's a visualization of the network, and it's a visualization of the attack paths that are possible. The program uses so-called scenarios, and we say, "Okay, I'm watching traffic for maybe 24 hours," and then you get a result for that scenario, what happens in that time with what the attack paths are, et cetera. The result of the same scenario yesterday or tomorrow may be different as something might change. In that, one of the things I'm currently missing, which is on the list to be added, is some kind of diff visualization. For example, showing a two-screen split of activity. On the left side of the screen, that's how it was yesterday; on the right side, that's how it is today; and here are the differences. We'd like to see a cheaper price.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Sophos Cloud Optix is the simple way to manage my devices on the network. Additionally, it is easy to navigate and has a user-friendly interface."
"The most valuable feature for me would be the solution's endpoint protection."
"DLP is a valuable feature that we use a lot for info audits."
"The platform's most valuable feature is attack simulation."
"What I personally like very much, from my experience, is that it is very reliable."
 

Cons

"There are times when the devices are at maximum capacity, and it takes a while before the device is updated. For example, if the device has a virus, and it's not aligned to connect to the network, even after you've scanned the device, and cleaned out the virus, once the management clears the system to allow it back on the network it takes some time. It can be frustrating when you have your line manager or in management affected trying to access the network."
"The setup was a little bit complex."
"The dashboard and the process for applying policies could be more intuitive. Cloud Optix isn't that difficult once you get the hang of it, but the IT folks managing this want it to be more user-friendly."
"We'd like to see a cheaper price."
"XM Cyber could identify all areas of vulnerability. They could expand the identification span for different areas."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Regarding the pricing for Sophos Cloud Optix, I would say that it was a very good price."
"We have to pay standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Government
12%
Wholesaler/Distributor
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sophos Cloud Optix?
The most valuable feature for me would be the solution's endpoint protection.
What needs improvement with Sophos Cloud Optix?
I guess that customer training is an area that needs improvement. What I've noticed is that we are not best trained for the software we might purchase, where you might discover later, "you could do...
What is your primary use case for Sophos Cloud Optix?
Sophos Cloud Optix is the endpoint scanner for the workstations at my company, and they control the firewall and the servers. So it provides endpoint protection with Sophos Firewall Manager.
What do you like most about XM Cyber?
The platform's most valuable feature is attack simulation.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for XM Cyber?
We have to pay standard licensing fees. There are no additional costs. It is an expensive product. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with XM Cyber?
XM Cyber could identify all areas of vulnerability. They could expand the identification span for different areas.
 

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