Automox vs Sophos EPP Suite comparison

Automox and Sophos are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Automox is ranked #61, while Sophos is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.2. Automox holds a 0.3% mindshare in EPP, compared to Sophos’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Automox users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Sophos users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Sophos EPP Suite and Automox are competing solutions in endpoint protection and management. Based on user reviews, Sophos has the upper hand in support and pricing, while Automox excels in its feature set, making it worth its higher price.

Features: Sophos EPP Suite is known for advanced threat detection, ease of use, and rich reporting features. Automox is recognized for automated patch management, cross-platform support, and streamlined workflows.

Room for Improvement: Sophos should focus on reducing system performance impact and improving mobile device management. Automox users recommend enhancing scalability and expanding third-party integrations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sophos EPP Suite deployment is straightforward but time-consuming, with reliable customer service. Automox offers quick deployment and high marks for support.

Pricing and ROI: Sophos EPP Suite is competitively priced, offering a satisfactory ROI for smaller businesses. Automox is pricier but provides excellent ROI through automation and time savings.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Automox

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

61st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (50th), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (18th), Patch Management (17th)

Sophos EPP Suite

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

24th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Automox is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos EPP Suite is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

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Jack Leung

EMEA Senior Systems Engineer at Quaker Chemical Corporation

Easy to use and deploy agents but needs more stability

We just need to deploy the agent to the endpoints. We don't need to set up anything. For a single agent, it takes one or two minutes. However, we deployed globally, and you need to take into consideration the time it will take to deploy across each endpoint. It's very simple to deploy. We had three or four engineers take care of the implementation.

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Sherwin De Claro

Sr. Manager - Infosec at PAGCOR

The solution provides endpoint detection and response with a nice-looking dashboard

The solution is easily scalable because it's in the cloud and we can push the agents using our Cafea solution. We can even deploy the applications to our remote branches easily. We currently have four people using the solution and if the number of computers increases we can scale up by increasing the number of licenses.

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

Pros

"They've been adding some new features lately, which I'm not nearly as familiar with, but the ability to just deploy patches and exempt certain machines from certain patches is helpful. For instance, for our servers, we may not want to roll out zero-day patches. We are able to exempt those and make sure that they don't get those policies. We've got certain servers that have to run a particular version of Java, and being able to exempt those servers from receiving Java updates is pretty fantastic."

"Previously, we would run a report, scan it, and compare it. We were spending 15 to 30 minutes a month on each machine on this stuff because you would find stuff that wasn't up to date, then you had to fix it. This solution takes that time down to minutes. Automox saves us easily many hours a month."

"It's super easy to use and we haven't found anything easier."

"Coming from prior solutions that were a lot more effort, Automox's patch management abilities are transformational. When I took over patching at my company, they were using on-premise architecture to patch. As the workforce shifted from being in the office into their home offices, I was able to lift and shift with no effort other than deploying the new agent out into the environment."

"The biggest improvement to our organization involves the reduction in its man hours... We've probably saved hundreds of hours."

"Among the most valuable features are its ease of use and the Worklets. Both of them are time-savers. Worklets enable us to customize things for a given environment. It's something like when Apple lets other people create applications. Other peoples' Worklets can be used in our environment and in our customers' environments. That saves a lot of time, and it's really cool."

"Its flexibility is most valuable."

"The fact that it's just one product that can patch multiple operating systems is really great."

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"It's very light on the endpoints."

"The solution efficiently protects the servers for our customers."

"This product is quite stable and there are no problems with it."

"The most valuable feature is the central administration and management."

"It is a scalable platform."

"It's a pretty good product. It's on level with other products in the market."

"The product is stable and has a user-friendly dashboard. It has good security features."

"The central management of the anti-virus features for our end user is a very valuable aspect of the solutions."

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Cons

"The stability has come a long way from what it was like when it started and now it's really good."

"It should have integrated workstation access. So, there should be a remote desktop feature."

"They need to improve the automation features."

"There should be better inventory capabilities. Right now, they only allow you to have insight into software out-of-the-box. It would be nice to also extend that into custom inventory that can be modified and managed by the practitioner."

"When we bring on a new client, we need to go into that client and manually set up my account, my chief engineer's account, three technicians' accounts, and a billing person's account all over again, which is annoying. We have probably up to 15 or 16 of our clients on Automox now. For every single one of those, we have had to go in and set this up. Then, if anything changes, we have to remember to go to Automox and change it 15 or 16 times. So, we just want inheritable permissions, and that is it. We have talked to them about this, and they are like, "Yeah, we hear a lot of complaints about it." I am thinking, "Guys, I have been complaining about this for a year and a half. When are you going to do it?" It must be some tricky thing or not an easy fix, because I can only assume if it were easy, then they would have done it by now."

"Asset management would be a great feature to add to Automox. We would run easier scripts or more out of the box scripts that would help us in audits. \"

"As concerns the patching concepts, there's a bit of a learning curve in terms of working out how Automox wants you to work within the console, not only splitting up everything into groups, but then having the various policies assigned."

"The only thing that we've ever truly wanted is an onsite repository. Currently, all updates are provided directly from the internet. So, if you have 1,000 devices, all 1,000 devices go directly out to the internet. We would love the option of being able to put the updates on local storage so that we're not consuming as much bandwidth. That is literally the only thing that we've ever wanted."

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"In the next release, I would like to see the phishing attached included in the firewall."

"The update part is a bit tricky in the solution...The support is not that good."

"There could be an equipment inventory feature for the solution."

"We use cloud services quite a bit. Therefore, I would like to see integration with other security tools besides endpoint so that I'm not managing different tools separately. I would prefer to have a single security solution for my laptop and for managing other security things like passwords."

"Sophos EPP Suite could improve by decreasing the number of resources it uses. There are other solutions that use one-fifth of the resources."

"The product's filtering and stability can be better."

"The encryption features are not as good as McAfee's."

"The solution has a strange technical support process where you need to move through all of these tiers before you can get to someone who can help you. They should streamline the process and make it easier to speak to the correct level of support from the outset."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no additional costs in addition to the extended licensing fees with Automox. You get your support and your per endpoint license with what you purchased."

"We are on the premium licensing, which is the one that has the API capability that we use."

"The cost is very reasonable compared to the competition."

"Automox just charges us a set amount per user, per month, for using the product. That is very important to us. Because it's a cloud-native solution, you're saving on the cost of hosting an on-premises solution on your servers."

"The product is a great value."

"Its licensing for a year was nine grand. There was no additional fee."

"The pricing and licensing costs have been great for us... My advice to others who are evaluating or thinking of implementing Automox is to give it a shot. If a free trial is still available, definitely use it, because it makes life a lot easier."

"We're doing it annually directly through Automox. It is per endpoint. It is $2 and some change per endpoint, but I believe the cost is right around $28,000. Everything is covered in this fee."

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"There are licenses to use this solution and we are on a three-year license."

"The solution is expensive."

"Willing to discount when you are switching from another product. Upgrading services will end up costing more, as expected."

"From my perspective, it is not the most expensive, it is aligned with the market."

"The price of Sophos EPP Suite is reasonable."

"The license cost for Sophos EPP Suite depends on the features you want to use. For example, if you want to use advanced features, such as web application firewalling, the cost may be higher. In general, I believe the licensing cost is reasonable."

"I rate the price of Sophos EPP Suite a four out of five."

"If you compare this to other solutions from a pricing perspective, the enterprise version of Sophos turns out to be cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Automox?

It's easy to deploy agents to endpoints.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Automox?

We do pay a monthly licensing fee. I'd rate the pricing as average. It's not cheap yet not too expensive. You can also pay for more support if you require them to provide consultancy services.

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What needs improvement with Automox?

They need to improve the automation features. It could be more stable.

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What do you like most about Sophos EPP Suite?

Sophos EPP Suite is a powerful antivirus.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos EPP Suite?

For the Indian market, we feel it is slightly expensive.

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What needs improvement with Sophos EPP Suite?

The automation side of the setup is a pain. I have to run the installers manually. The enterprise integration is very poor, requiring a lot of manual work. I need an on-premises Active Directory th...

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Overview

Facing growing threats and a rapidly expanding attack surface, understaffed and alert-fatigued organizations need more efficient ways to eliminate their exposure to vulnerabilities. Automox is a modern cyber hygiene platform that closes the aperture of attack by more than 80% with just half the effort of traditional solutions.

Cloud-based and globally available, Automox enforces OS & third-party patch management, security configurations, and custom scripting across Windows, Mac, and Linux from a single intuitive console. IT and SecOps can quickly gain control and share visibility of on-prem, remote and virtual endpoints without the need to deploy costly infrastructure.

Automox dramatically reduces corporate risk while raising operational efficiency to deliver best-in-class security outcomes, faster and with fewer resources.

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