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BigFix vs Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

BigFix
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (5th), Patch Management (2nd), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (4th)
Kaspersky Endpoint Security...
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Compliance (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of BigFix is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is 3.8%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Bella Yakoby - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers third-party patching feature, good scalability, and enhance endpoint management capabilities
From the perspective of the team that's handling the environment, it's not so user-friendly compared to other solutions, the competitors. We hire new teams from time to time, and they are complaining, look, although BigFix is very robust and cross-platform, it's not so fun to work with. The user interface for the technical teams is not so advanced. It's not so intuitive compared to SCCM, compared to ManageEngine. And this is the fact that they have, with the teams, because they have the rejection. The look and feel of the system are old-fashioned. For new employees, it's less easy to find someone I don't need to educate on how to work with BigFix. Although it's easy, it's not as intuitive as the other solutions, and the functionality of the other solutions is less advanced. Let's summarize: The user interface has to be changed from the perspective of the teams that are managing the product. It's old school.
Karim Mostafa - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to setup, stable and good security use cases
I primarily use this solution for security.  I appreciate the good control it offers, which simplifies management. So, I feel confident using this solution. We need a more complete Mobile Device Management (MDM) system. I have been using Kaspersky for eight years. I use the latest version.  I…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Between the user groups, the community, the AVP support, the direct access via technical route and the PMR support, half the time I don't even need to do a formal PMR because the solutions from the community resolve whatever issues we're having. It's the best community and support based system I've ever used."
"The most valuable point is when you deploy an application, you have to make sure that the application has been deployed to all computers and that is working perfectly. This solution works well at deployments."
"What I like most is that it is a powerful solution."
"It is user-friendly."
"The solution has many useful features. Its main advantage is simplicity - you can do everything from one console, regardless of the task. It supports many operating systems and is scalable to up to 250,000 clients."
"Servers are patched more consistently than they have been previously."
"The use of fast query has been extremely valuable providing insight in real time of the endpoints."
"DOWNLOADING-PATCHES; It has also helped to reduce network traffic when it comes to downloading patches. By only having to download the patch once to the central location and then utilizing the relay structure to then download the patch to a specific site and then everything gathering at local, it greatly reduces the bandwidth of multiple endpoints."
"We swtiched to Kaspersky Endpoint Security because we found our previous solution did not meet our requirements."
"It has helped our company protect the confidential data of our customers."
"The user interface is easy to maintain once it is setup."
"We found the installation to be very straightforward and the deployment process to be very fast."
"The hardware hardware detection is the most valuable feature. The feature where you can block and unblock mobile devices is also good."
"I like that Kaspersky isn't heavy."
"I have found the most useful features to be protected against viruses, mail threats, encryption of the devices, and MDM. There are a lot of features."
"The reporting feature is good. Also, the device control is good."
 

Cons

"I would like to see for it to be a little easier for new users to be able to learn and create relevant statements. In my opinion, that's the hardest part for bringing on new people that haven't had BigFix experience. Being able to have easier ways to build relevance in ActionScript would be the biggest improvement I'd like to see."
"The stability is generally pretty good. The one thing that we came across is the battle between load on endpoints and load on our servers and relays versus how quickly, effectively and reliably actions can be taken. I'd like to not have to take an action on a system while I'm working with someone and then have to say whether something will happen between five seconds or thirty minutes from that point."
"The product should become cloud-based. Also, the peer nesting ability of the product is a little backward."
"The scalability of the web UI product doesn't scale to the size that we need for our implementation so it needs to expand. I would also like to see the capability to develop on the back of the web UI capability. There are lots of web features and integrations that we could do with web UI that it would be nice to be able to put on top of what's already there, rather than waiting for IBM to develop what we need."
"The solution should have some kind of a local caching methodology, where the patches can be taken locally into a localized relay server, and from there, the patch can be applied, so that there is not much usage of the network required."
"Relay selection and availability needs improvement as an incorrect relay selected can cause network chokes."
"They don't have a proper mobile device management capability. They're working on it, however, that's the one thing that needs improvement so that you can have full unified endpoint management."
"The only thing that I don't like about BigFix is that it does not support other devices such as printer firmware, router firmware, and things like that. I will be happy if I can control everything and get everything else in there, even if it is just a line item. They can do some enhancements to the Web UI. I am trying to get customers to be able to manage their environment by using Web UI, and it would be good if we can delete endpoints by using Web UI. We should also be able to generate Excel content or data tables from the Web UI without having to go to the console. It is small stuff, and it drives me crazy that I have to go to another console to do these things."
"It's does not have the architecture or structure to scale up."
"We need a more complete Mobile Device Management (MDM) system."
"The threat intelligence features are not up to date."
"I rate the pricing five out of ten."
"I would like to see integration to many different systems easier."
"The solution could improve by having some integration with other vendors."
"Data loss prevention (DLP) in email security."
"Some threats were able to bypass the solution's detection."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When purchasing, buying with other IBM tools provided us with a very good discount in pricing."
"Its price is very reasonable."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing one out of ten."
"The cost is slightly high."
"You get what we call the Platform Edition, which you get for free. The patch service is maybe $0.50 per workstation per month. Then there's the basic server cost, which is about $1.50 per server per month. You also get into Lifecycle which does power management, OSD remote control, and those types of things, and that might be about 10 times the price - which works out to about $13 per server and, maybe $5 per workstation per month."
"I can estimate the reduced cost of servers maintenance to approximatively $500,000."
"We have a subscription-based contract with BigFix."
"The price of BigFix could be lower. However, I am always seeking a lower price."
"We purchase the product's yearly license. I rate the pricing five out of ten."
"It's a little more expensive compared to other competitors like Symantec."
"I've heard from my manager that the solution is expensive."
"There is an annual license required to use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business."
"The cost of the solution is approximately $31,000 for three years."
"The licensing is affordable. We bought a three-year license. There are no additional costs in addition to the standard license fees."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is an expensive solution."
"We have approximately 700 licenses for this solution and we pay annually."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
49%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
Educational Organization
60%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BigFix?
The most valuable features of the solution are Windows patching and the hardware and software inventory.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BigFix?
The pricing is competitive, but not the most competitive.
What needs improvement with BigFix?
BigFix could improve its asset management capabilities to discover assets, including hardware. More improvements could be made in asset management.
What needs improvement with Kaspersky Endpoint Security?
Kaspersky used to have a feature for data recovery or data backup. Initially, their documentation mentioned this capability, allowing users to recover or back up their data within their systems. Ho...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business?
Pricing is very reasonable for a small companies. It cost around 64 dollars.
 

Also Known As

Tivoli Endpoint Manager
Kaspersky Work Space Security, Kaspersky Endpoint Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

US Foods, Penn State, St Vincent's Health US Foods, Sabadell Bank, SunTrust, Australia Sydney, Stemac, Capgemini, WNS Global Services, Jebsen & Jessen, CenterBeam, Strauss, Christian Hospital Centre, Brit Insurance, Career Education Corporation
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