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BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity vs Elastic Security comparison

 

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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

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersec...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (30th)
Elastic Security
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (11th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (5th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (17th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (7th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity and Elastic Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity is designed for Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.3% compared to last year.
Elastic Security, on the other hand, focuses on Log Management, holds 2.9% mindshare, down 5.0% since last year.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity1.1%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint9.9%
CrowdStrike Falcon7.9%
Other81.1%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
Log Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Elastic Security2.9%
Wazuh12.2%
Grafana Loki7.9%
Other77.0%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Sooraj Makkancherrry - PeerSpot reviewer
Doesn't have daily updates, which is important for healthcare IT
I face challenges with the exclusion policy - it still scans folders we told it not to, causing issues. When we contact support, they tell us to update the latest agent, but we can't do that immediately due to medical device protocols and validation testing. I wish support would try to understand our issues better instead of giving this standard response. The machine learning feature they use often tells us to upgrade the agent or add things to the exclusion list, which isn't unacceptable. It's a very good and new technology as a tool and antivirus. But sometimes, it doesn't work properly with our medical devices and products, quarantining files it shouldn't even after we add them to exclusions. This is tricky for us.
SyedAli17 - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized monitoring improves security posture through rapid data processing
The processing part of Elastic Security is very interesting for us since we handle almost 7,000 to 8,000 alerts per minute. We require rapid processing speed for alerts and event data, and Elastic Security is very efficient at handling this level of data. Additionally, Elastic Security helps improve the security posture of Pakistan through centralized visibility and real-time processing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The CylancePROTECT agent is very low on CPU usage, so it has virtually no adverse impact on my servers, desktops, or workstations."
"I find the actual overall endpoint malware protection the most valuable feature of CylancePROTECT."
"We are quite security-focused. Blackberry Protect as an endpoint solution for our service really delivers what we are expecting."
"A user can continue to add endpoints and the solution will continue to perform well."
"CylancePROTECT is a fairly decent antivirus."
"We chose the solution because it doesn't have daily updates, which is important for us in healthcare IT, where network usage and connectivity to hospitals matter."
"I like the AI and mathematical components that they use."
"The solution is very quick at easily changing the levels of protection for each computer and the server."
"The solution is quite stable. The performance has been good."
"The solution's most valuable features are anomaly detection and connectivity reporting."
"Enables monitoring of application performance and the ability to predict behaviors."
"The tool's functionality is good for overall security and incident response times."
"It's very customizable, which is quite helpful."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it is more flexible than AlienVault."
"We like Elastic Security because it's a REST API-based solution. That's the primary reason we use it."
"Elastic Security helps improve the security posture of Pakistan through centralized visibility and real-time processing."
 

Cons

"Making the dashboards a bit modern to make them easier to search would also be helpful."
"CylancePROTECT's dashboard could be more user-friendly."
"Enhancing the product's detection rates and streamlining the user interface for easier management in daily operations would be beneficial improvements."
"I would say one thing that they might need to bring in is protection for mobile devices."
"They could improve on the false positives, reporting and whitelisting features."
"The AI of CylancePROTECT has room for improvement. I'm on a trial license of SentinelOne, and its AI is much better than what's on CylancePROTECT."
"If they can add more features on top of their Persona feature that would be ideal."
"The solution’s technical support could be improved."
"Better integration with third-party APMs would be really good."
"We are paying dearly for the guy who is working on the ELK Stack. That knowledge is quite rare and hard to come by. For difficulty and availability of resources, I would rate it a five out of 10."
"The solution should generate an automatic product that integrates with ELK Stack to use artificial intelligence."
"Installation is a little bit overwhelming, so improvements on the installation site could make it easier."
"Elastic Security consumes a lot of resources, requiring a substantial deployment setup."
"This type of monitoring is not very mature just yet. We need more real-time information in a way that's easier to manage."
"Authentication is not a default in Kibana. We need to have another tool to have authentication and authorization. These two should be part of Kibana."
"Continuous upgrades can be quite inconvenient. My security testing team continuously reports vulnerabilities, and we have to fix and update the versions frequently."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"CylancePROTECT's pricing is reasonable, at about €18 per user, per year."
"The tool is not that expensive."
"Review closely how many endpoints you actually need before buying into a pricing level. Deal and deal with the VAR of your choice."
"The solution's pricing is around the same as most EDRs but slightly behind some of the major ones."
"The solution provides me with competitive pricing."
"The licensing part of the product is too expensive compared to other solutions in the market."
"The price is reasonable for us at the moment. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"There is no charge for using the open-source version."
"The pricing is in the middle. I think it is not an expensive experience if we compare it with big names, for example, QRadar, and also Oxide. I think Elastic Security is quite cheap. I would rate the pricing of this solution a five out of ten."
"The tool's pricing is flexible and comes at unit cost. You don't have to pay for everything."
"Compared to other tools, Elastic Security is a cheaper solution."
"The licensing cost of Elastic Security is based on the daily ingestion rate. I can't recall the exact figure, but for 10GB of log action daily, it would cost around $20,000."
"Affordable but with additional costs"
"Its price is fine. Its licensing works on a yearly basis. We have to renew the license every year. I also have a good experience with Darktrace. When we buy Darktrace, we get training free of cost, which is not there in Elastic. We have to pay extra for training. There is certainly room for improvement."
"We are using the free, open-source version of this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Blackberry Protect?
It is a good endpoint solution. It is very easy to manage and detect the threat immediately. It will take the necessary actions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blackberry Protect?
The price is reasonable for us at the moment. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Blackberry Protect?
I face challenges with the exclusion policy - it still scans folders we told it not to, causing issues. When we contact support, they tell us to update the latest agent, but we can't do that immedi...
Datadog vs ELK: which one is good in terms of performance, cost and efficiency?
With Datadog, we have near-live visibility across our entire platform. We have seen APM metrics impacted several times lately using the dashboards we have created with Datadog; they are very good c...
What do you like most about Elastic Security?
Elastic provides the capability to index quickly due to the reverse indexes it offers. This data is crucial as it contains critical information. The reverse index allows fast data indexing because ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?
I am satisfied with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing cost. It is a pure 10.
 

Also Known As

Blackberry Protect
Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Panasonic, Noble Energy, Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Rovi Corporation, Toyota, Kiewit
Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
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