We performed a comparison between Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra and Sophos Intercept X based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: GravityZone Ultra is the winner in this comparison. It is a secure and powerful solution and received higher marks than Sophos in both the deployment and pricing categories. In addition, it has a proven ROI.
"I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"I have found Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra to be highly scalable."
"It is easy to scale and it is suitable for organizations from small businesses to enterprise."
"The most valuable features are the solution's thorough detection and ease of use."
"Sandbox Analyzer, HyperDetect, and EDR are valuable to our customers."
"The setup was easy."
"The best feature for our customers is the ransomware feature. It is very fresh and powerful. Bitdefender also has a feature called Ransomware Vaccine. With this feature, when a file from the ransomware is encrypted Bitdefender can revert it back to the original file. It automatically decrypts the file and puts the ransom in quarantine."
"I haven't had a problem with its stability yet. Since we deployed it, we haven't had one computer instance where we had to reimage the computer due to the virus."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"Intercept X's smart prevention it's very good as so are its machine learning capabilities for troubleshooting channels and files."
"We most value the price and interface quality with Sophos Intercept X. We focus on solution quality."
"We use Sophos Intercept X for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) in our organization."
"Synchronization with the firewall is most valuable."
"The base product and the anti-malware feature are most valuable."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"This solution is easy to configure."
"This is really good because it's applicable to zero-day threats."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"The support needs improvement."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The outreach from support was a bit bad according to their plan, but we've got two people here that manage and support GravityZone and interact with them and they manage it very well."
"Bitfender could improve their modules on the server. For example, Bitdefender doesn't have content filters or firewall modules on the server. It would be great if it had a networking module and a content filter module at the workstations."
"What's happening now in this field is artificial intelligence, the behavior part. That is now the trend in many products, including Bitdefender, and this is where the product needs improvement."
"There is a need to work on the deployment, when it comes to deploying to Windows machines with regards to downloading the size of the package."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra should include more advanced features than their competitors in the market for the auto-detection of viruses and threats within the environment."
"The on-premises setup for Bitdefender sometimes faces issues with connectivity. Management of Windows Defender is a bit easier compared to Bitdefender."
"Areas for improvement would be performance and pricing."
"I would like to see a remote desktop for installed endpoints so administrators can see what is on a user's screen or what a user is doing."
"I would like to see better support for virtual and desktop infrastructures."
"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."
"The Data Loss Prevention module can be better. It should also have threat hunting capabilities."
"The technical support is the lone sore-point when dealing with this product."
"Stability-wise, we had issues with some clients which had to be dealt with manually. The issue was with that installation part."
"Sophos has a lot of different features. Some of them are tied to different clients, which may mean that different prices or licenses have to be added on. It can be a little bit confusing if you're not familiar with the logic of how they work. They can make it a little bit clearer."
"The graphical interface could improve. Additionally, adding less expensive mobile device support would be helpful. Other solutions have this feature."
"The EDR could be improved, and perhaps the User Interface."
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is ranked 14th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 56 reviews while Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 4th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 101 reviews. Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is rated 8.6, while Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Bitdefender GravityZone EDR writes "High-quality threat intelligence, including encryption and mobile device protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Intercept X Endpoint writes "A standard offering with good threat analysis but reduces machine performance". Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Check Point Harmony Endpoint, whereas Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Symantec Endpoint Security. See our Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs. Intercept X Endpoint report.
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