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Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (21st), Security Incident Response (1st), Ransomware Protection (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is 2.7%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 1.9%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

AMBARISH PATKAR - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized control effectively manages devices while updates require powered-on systems
I use Bitdefender GravityZone EDR for the grooming industry. It is primarily utilized for the office environment The features I find most effective for threat detection include centralized control policy distribution and the control of independent devices, such as printers, laptops, and desktops…
Nikunj Kamboj - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates well with our existing SIEM tool and helps in identifying suspicious activities
The solution's integration with our existing security infrastructure is good. Whenever we have any alert in VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, we can easily that alert in our SIEM tool and check logs from the SIEM tool itself. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is just a secondary security tool for us, and we are just monitoring the alerts from it. The solution's behavioral analytics feature helps in identifying suspicious activities pretty well. Whenever we have even a small thing, we get an alert. The solution is deployed on the cloud in our organization. Performance-wise, the solution is doing great in terms of connecting to the host directly. Performing a malware scan usually takes a lot of time, more than 24 hours. A malware scan is something that we do only on Carbon Black for the old endpoint devices and servers. It used to take sometimes three days to perform. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Bitdefender GravityZone EDR needs to be more stable."
"You can analyze any incident or malicious behavior. You can take action from within the EDR, and it can assist you in understanding how the attack was initiated or any malicious behavior in your environment."
"Great protection against malware, ransomware, and any other forms of malicious software."
"The advantage of the solution is that it has a console on the cloud and you can update the clients."
"The most valuable feature of Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra is the ETX and ETM endpoint protection."
"After deploying Bitdefender, it provides detailed logs about any threats encountered and quarantines the threat. It synchronizes this information, and you can see which PC or device faced the threat when you log into the console."
"The tool alerts about lateral internet movements."
"The most valuable features are the anti-malware and firewall policies. The runtime scans and execution have been beneficial to our business."
"The tool is pretty stable."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"You can deploy it through the cloud so that even if your stuff is outside of your controlled environment, you are still under control, based on the policies you create. The policies are controlled through the cloud. For example, if I don't allow anyone to do a certain activity or to install a particular app, and a consultant or a partner who is not part of our environment is doing so, it will stop them as well."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"It significantly speeds up incident response times by alerting analysts immediately upon detecting potential issues."
"VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution."
"For Carbon Black Endpoint, the possibility of integration with different other software's log servers is the important thing. Having just one point of view is more interesting so you don't need to go to different places to see all the information."
"The solution is stable."
 

Cons

"They need to improve the dashboard by adding a dedicated executive view. This view should provide executives with a clear overview of what's happening."
"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."
"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."
"Policy customization and deployment need a little bit of improvement. The push policies, the first line, and all those things."
"The stability must be improved."
"Using this product requires quite a bit of training, which is hard to get."
"The on-premises setup for Bitdefender sometimes faces issues with connectivity. Management of Windows Defender is a bit easier compared to Bitdefender."
"The graphical user interface for EDR could be improved."
"This solution works well but needs lots of tuning and optimization."
"There is room for improvement in the support and service team."
"The tech support communicates, but it's just not with movement."
"Certain settings have limitations. For example, I cannot manually block some malware activities."
"I would personally give the tech support a rating of seven out of ten."
"CB Defense could be more compatible with Linux, and its cloud provision could be improved."
"In the next release, it would help if we can get better control over containers."
"Performing a malware scan usually takes a lot of time, more than 24 hours."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We need to pay for a yearly license for the solution."
"The product has a reasonable price."
"There are some differences. It's more cost-effective, yet it provides the same functionalities as Defender. That's why I've been exploring the comparisons. We pay for it annually, and it's a per-seat payment."
"Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is cheaper than Kaspersky. There are no additional costs apart from licensing ones."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra's pricing is competitive in the market."
"I rate the product's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"We take the subscription. Only we're taking that GravityZone and protection of the environment and the system. We didn't subscribe to the detection response."
"The licensing cost has been manageable for our small team."
"It is more expensive, but it's worth it. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"The product is quite reasonable."
"This is a really expensive product and we pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."
"The cost is a considerable factor, but the benefit factor is the most important. When you compare it with other products, the price is high. Carbon Black will negotiate the price."
"I am not really involved in the pricing of this product. But, from my understanding, it is OK for us."
"The price for the solution is completely at government level, meaning one which is very high."
"The product is expensive. There are some additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution."
"Carbon Black provides competitive pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra?
The cost is reasonable, with the license costing approximately six to eight dollars per user.
What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra?
When patching devices for updates, if a device is not switched on, it does not provide information dynamically.
What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?
I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...
What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?
Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...
What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Defense?
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution.
 

Also Known As

Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra, Bitdefender GravityZone
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Mentor Graphics, Rudersdal Kommune
Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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