BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity vs ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform comparison

BlackBerry and ThreatLocker are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. BlackBerry is ranked #30 with an average rating of 8.3, while ThreatLocker is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.2. BlackBerry holds a 1.1% mindshare in EPP, compared to ThreatLocker’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of BlackBerry users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of ThreatLocker users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 5, 2025

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity and ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform both compete in the cybersecurity endpoint protection category. ThreatLocker seems to have the upper hand with its recognized zero-trust approach and superior customer service.

Features: BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity includes proactive AI-based malware detection, low CPU usage for minimal system impact, and centralized management via a dashboard. ThreatLocker provides application control, ring-fencing, and a zero-trust strategy to block unauthorized access, along with a comprehensive reporting and training system. ThreatLocker also offers a valuable learning mode to better understand the environment.

Room for Improvement: BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity needs improvement in reducing false positives, modernizing its user interface, and enhancing integration with industrial solutions and mobile platforms. ThreatLocker could improve by refining reporting, optimizing bandwidth during updates, and enhancing user training and workflow management. Both products should improve user interfaces and address false positives more effectively.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity supports various deployment models including public, private, hybrid cloud, and on-premises setups, though its support is often cited as less responsive, especially for smaller customers. ThreatLocker also supports diverse deployment models and is highly praised for excellent customer service and responsive technical support, maintaining strong partnerships with managed providers.

Pricing and ROI: BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity has a variable pricing model perceived as expensive, yet some users justify the cost for its advanced protection and good ROI through reduced labor hours. ThreatLocker, with its fair and competitive pricing, offers a remarkable ROI, thanks to its effective zero-trust features, pricing flexibility, and seamless integration with existing security measures. ThreatLocker's pricing is often seen as more favorable compared to BlackBerry's higher pricing.

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Categories and Ranking

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersec...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

30th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ThreatLocker Zero Trust End...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

7th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Access Control (NAC) (5th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (6th), Application Control (1st), ZTNA (4th), Ransomware Protection (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity is 1.1%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform	0.9%
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity	1.1%
Other	98.0%

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Featured Reviews

Sooraj Makkancherrry

Security Operations Manager at Philips

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.

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Johnathan Bodily

Technical Engineer at Cloud 1 Solutions

Ensures ransomware protection and reduces phishing chaos

The application control has been great so far, and while I am still exploring the network access controls, I unfortunately don't have access to one module I would love to have due to licensing restrictions. It's easy to use in regard to reducing attack surfaces. For me, it's a piece of cake. We can have something approved within 30 seconds, thanks to the mobile app. We haven't eliminated security solutions. We just add to it, and ThreatLocker has been a great addition. We also have Kaseya and ThreatLocker as a supplement to that. It's useful. They have overlap, and we look at the overlap as a good thing. It's helped your organization save on operational costs or expenses by ensuring that many fewer hours are spent dealing with ransomware nonsense. I cannot count the amount of hours that I personally have not had to put in to recovering an environment from a ransomware event. The last big one took us about three weeks to completely recover from. Since we've grouped ThreatLocker in, the management of that whole setup has gone down to just daily help desk tasks and general server maintenance instead of having the whole system on fire. There are probably thousands of hours of saved time between our teams. It's been great so far. ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform's ability to block access to unauthorized applications is great. It's my biggest protection, the blocked applications. In a lot of cases, you go to install something yourself that you need for management, and it comes in and says, nope. And then I have to log into the portal and approve it. I get our other guys saying, hey, why are you trying to approve something? Any of the tools that I'm using on a day-to-day basis that haven't been in the environment during the whole learning mode initially, I could go through and set extensions and all that. So, while it's a headache on that end, the amount of saved time I can't even count. It is a little frustrating on my end since I like to go as quickly as I possibly can, and it slows me down. However, that's a really good thing. Depending on the site, it can save a lot of time and cut down headaches. It's likely saved a week's worth of time. It's cut down the amount of sever help desk tickets. Those have become minimal.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of CylancePROTECT is the support."

"Endpoints are protected in real-time without the need of a centralized server."

"You can manage all the threats and everything from a centralized dashboard."

"The solution runs in the background, and I do not need to care about it."

"It secures different entry points into the network."

"Even if an endpoint loses connection to the Internet, I know that endpoint is protected against 99.99% of the threats in the wild today."

"I find the actual overall endpoint malware protection the most valuable feature of CylancePROTECT."

"The most valuable features of CylancePROTECT are its powerful machine-learning capabilities and predictive intelligence."

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"Allowlisting, in general, is valuable because it allows us to have a lot more granular control over what is executed on a desktop. We are also able to ringfence known vectors of attack through Office applications, email, browsers, etc."

"The customer service is excellent, ten out of ten."

"Blocking is done comprehensively."

"ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform has helped us protect our environments and have more meaningful requests for access as well as meaningful logging for response."

"The application control is a key feature of ThreatLocker."

"Unified Audit is excellent for identifying our denies and using those to dynamically create rules, as opposed to manually observing the logs and creating them. It saves so much time."

"ThreatLocker provides visibility into user activity and application usage, empowering organizations to define acceptable applications and web browsers."

"ThreatLocker saves me a couple of hours per day dealing with threats and encrypting efforts elsewhere."

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Cons

"I would like to see a better UI in terms of sifting through more specific data and providing analytics. A little bit more would be nice."

"The process of whitelisting a script that you want to be able to run can be a little bit difficult, or awkward."

"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."

"We would like to see secure integration and multi-factor authentication to be able to access the administration dashboard."

"While you are working, you are finding these things that were supposed to be waived have come back to being blocked. That's frustrating."

"The price for this EPP platform is expensive and could be improved."

"Having worked with SentinelOne, Cylance is good, however, it probably needs to add a feature similar to SentinelOne's rollback functionality. With this feature, if you get infected, with a click, you can go back to the pre-infection state. If Cylance could add this functionality to their offering as well, that would be ideal."

"The initial deployment was quite complicated."

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"It is not easy to use. I am still learning."

"I find that the learning mode is too accessible. Technicians sometimes default to it instead of manually building policy controls."

"The reporting could be improved."

"It's very annoying to uninstall. You have to go into the online control panel and disable tampering for a device before it'll let you uninstall it without complaining really loudly."

"From a reporting perspective, enhancing the ability to customize reports would be beneficial."

"Initially, the learning curve was slightly high for me, however, that has been resolved now."

"The support could be quicker. There are times when there is a delay in getting a response. This is problematic when immediate attention is needed."

"The snapshots used in the ThreatLocker University portal are outdated snippets and have not been updated in conjunction with the portal itself."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing is around the same as most EDRs but slightly behind some of the major ones."

"CylancePROTECT's pricing is reasonable, at about €18 per user, per year."

"The price is reasonable for us at the moment. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten."

"We pay our license on a yearly basis and have just renewed for two years."

"We would just add more if there are new users, but right now you just need one license for per user."

"The product cost is about $5, per user, per month."

"CylancePROTECT is an affordable solution."

"This cost of the license is approximately $5 USD monthly per user."

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"Considering what this product does, ThreatLocker is very well-priced, if not too nicely priced for the customer."

"Although the pricing seems good, there have been inconsistencies in contract negotiations."

"I find ThreatLocker's pricing to be reasonable for the services it provides."

"The price is very reasonable, and we have been able to integrate ThreatLocker with all of our clients."

"I do not know about the licensing and price as it comes bundled from our MSP. However, it seems fairly reasonable for us, which is why we chose it."

"Its price is fair. They have added some additional things to it beyond allowlisting. They are up-charging for them, but in terms of the value we get and the way it impacts us, we get a bang for our buck with ThreatLocker than a lot of our other security tools."

"The price of ThreatLocker Allowlisting is reasonable in the market, but it is not fantastic."

"I do not deal with pricing, but I assume it is cost-effective for us. We choose a solution based on functionality and affordability."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

28%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	3

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.

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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.

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What needs improvement with Blackberry Protect?

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What do you like most about ThreatLocker Allowlisting?

The interface is clean and well-organized, making it simple to navigate and find what we need.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatLocker Allowlisting?

Pricing, setup costs, and licensing have been pretty accessible and manageable. It was not too expensive to get started, especially at a small scale for a smaller MSP. It is very accessible, easy t...

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What needs improvement with ThreatLocker Allowlisting?

For the space that it's in, it's already there. I don't know of another product that compares to its level. Even recently, with the addition of the detect module is a very nice add-on to the packet...

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Also Known As

Blackberry Protect

Protect, Allowlisting, Network Control, Ringfencing

Overview

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity leverages AI and machine learning for efficient malware detection and zero-day threat protection, offering robust endpoint security with high detection accuracy and low false positive rates.

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity delivers advanced threat protection with AI-driven algorithms and machine learning. Its lightweight design ensures low system resource usage, making it both efficient and effective. It's recognized for centralized management, easy deployment, and a clean interface, providing comprehensive endpoint protection against diverse threats. The integration of features like CylanceOPTICS and behavioral monitoring enhances security insights. While the system excels in malware detection, enhancements are needed in areas like user interface design, reporting, deeper threat analysis, and integration with third-party systems. Support and pricing improvements could also increase competitiveness.

What are the key features of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity?

AI and Machine Learning: Utilizes cutting-edge technology for malware and threat detection.
Zero-Day Protection: Safeguards against emerging threats without the need for constant updates.
Centralized Management: Simplifies deployment and management across devices.
CylanceOPTICS: Provides advanced security insights and behavioral monitoring.
Low Resource Usage: Ensures efficient operation with minimal system impact.

What benefits should users expect from BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity?

High Detection Accuracy: Reduces risk with minimal false positives.
Efficient Resource Management: Enhances performance with its lightweight design.
Proactive Threat Defense: Protects against a wide range of threats with centralized management.
Advanced Insights: Offers unique features for detailed security analysis.

Organizations deploy BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity for threat analytics, log management, and endpoint protection. As an antivirus replacement, it protects against zero-day malware, ransomware, and various threats. Its AI algorithms detect anomalies, minimizing risks in both internet-connected and isolated environments. Many businesses incorporate it into wider security strategies, appreciating its centralized management and proactive defense capabilities.

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ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform offers robust endpoint security through application control and allowlisting, safeguarding servers and workstations from unauthorized software execution.

ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform provides extensive application control with features like ring-fencing and selective elevation, ensuring meticulous execution management. Offering learning mode and extensive support, it integrates threat detection and activity monitoring to enhance compliance, reduce costs, and bolster cybersecurity through alerts and approvals. Despite its strengths, there are areas for improvement in training flexibility, policy updates, and interface enhancements, along with challenges in handling non-digitally signed software. Deployed across environments, it works well with existing cybersecurity instruments for real-time threat prevention.

What are the top features of ThreatLocker?

Intuitive Interface: User-friendly design simplifies endpoint protection management.
Application Blocking: Prevents unauthorized applications from running.
Selective Elevation: Grants control over application permissions.
Ring-Fencing: Isolates applications to limit interactions.
Allowlisting: Ensures only trusted software can execute.
Learning Mode: Facilitates configuration by observing user behavior.
Real-Time Support: Access to assistance and training resources.

What benefits should reviewers seek?

Compliance: Meets regulatory standards.
Operational Cost Reduction: Consolidated alerts and approvals.
Enhanced Cybersecurity: Prevention of unauthorized applications.
Regulatory Alignment: Helps ensure adherence to legal requirements.

ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform is widely implemented to safeguard IT infrastructures against unauthorized access and application use. In sectors where data security is paramount, this platform enables users to prevent unauthorized software installations and control device applications, ensuring real-time threat prevention and compliance with industry regulations.

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Sample Customers

Panasonic, Noble Energy, Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Rovi Corporation, Toyota, Kiewit

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