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Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs Trend Micro Smart Protection comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Harmony Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
112
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (8th)
Trend Micro Smart Protection
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
31st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is 2.6%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Smart Protection is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer4572384 - PeerSpot reviewer
Excellent anti-ransomware protection, zero-day phishing protection, and web browsing filtering
We used to use other security solutions (Windows Defender and Kaspersky), however, we had security incidents that affected us (viruses and ransomware) and they were very difficult to identify or when we did identify them it was already a long time after the incident occurred and we did not know the cause and therefore affected the operability of our company considerably. Since we made the decision to move to Check Point Harmony we have had greater visibility of everything that happens on our devices and take a preventive approach rather than a reactive strategy, in addition to being more confident that we have Check Point protecting us.
ManelAlvarez - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers strong, all-around cybersecurity but is expensive
Installing Trend Micro Smart Protection is typically easy, but it can be tricky if you have another antivirus that must be removed first. A cloud solution is a better option as it simplifies the process by only requiring an endpoint connection to the console, ensuring safety and ease of deployment. Deploying Trend Micro Smart Protection usually takes just a few minutes. It involves preparing an SQL table, checking the environment for optimal performance, and ensuring no conflicting antivirus solutions exist. Once that is done, deploying it is as simple as running a script. We have a team of eight engineers who maintain the solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The graphical interface is very easy to use and intuitive, which greatly facilitates the work and greatly facilitates the work and the location of threats on the users' computers."
"The insight and visibility of the detection is good."
"With the prevention blade, Harmony scales higher than many other solutions."
"This software incorporates security AI features and effectively manages bandwidth with its DRS capabilities."
"It is integrated with a cloud platform that takes advantage of many emulation features in real-time filtering of malicious attacks."
"The product improved the overall security of our organization with the features like sandboxing and phishing prevention."
"In terms of network usage, it actually reduced the amount of malicious attacks that we had. Before, we really didn't have a secure network. Each endpoint had to protect itself and probably most of them were not actually protected. Now, it's an entire process in which we've been able to cut down significantly the amount of malicious attacks by 60 percent that we get in the organization. It helps us to adequately monitor what has been going on with our network traffic and stopping individual attacks from accessing certain sites where we want to have restrictions or limitations."
"One of the most valuable features is the Threat Emulation and Threat Extraction. These features are able to scan email attachments before the user is able to access the file and then provide a safe copy of the attachment. Malicious files never get to the users machine. This is a very valuable feature of this solution."
"It is a stable solution."
"The tool offers centralized security management. The tool's deployment is flexible."
"The scalability works well."
"The configuration is easy."
"The product maintenance is relatively easy."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection has good features like malware analysis, C-to-C connection and detection, workbench, auto security play with features, and lots of DDI features."
"What I like the most is the customer pricing because it's a great value."
"As a Japanese company, it doesn't have any restrictions on usage in our country."
 

Cons

"The endpoint might consume excessive resources from the machine, which can impact its performance."
"The product updates are a manual process for my administrator and can take several hours out of his day."
"Compared to other brands, we would like a dedicated anti-spam to be included in order to close the full circle."
"Tech Support must be better."
"For the future, I would like to see maybe a content-filtering emulation feature in Harmony Endpoint."
"A little change in the product's user interface is required since it is one of the areas where the product has certain shortcomings."
"Improvements are required in two key areas: notifications and setup simplification."
"We cannot integrate this product with other solutions, which is something that should be improved."
"Smart Protection could be more compatible with older operating systems like Windows XP and Windows 2000. Some of our clients have requested that."
"Recently our end users are feeling that their system resources are too occupied and slowed because of the Trend Micro agent - that the agent is doing lots and lots of background activities which include that Application Control, Advanced Threat Protection. We raised the complaint with them and are waiting for their technical support. The support could be faster for all the Trend Micro solutions."
"Documentation-wise, they are a disaster. If you want to know something about Trend Micro, you will not find anything useful from Trend Micro themselves. You have to basically dig some blog, or you need to seek some expert to help you understand what they are offering. I have never seen such a good product with such disastrous documentation. Feature-wise, almost all vendors are providing the same features, but it is all about the integration. For example, Trend Micro is promoting their endpoint protection suite, but they never mention about the integration that they are offering with their EDR solution. They are treating each product as a separate island, and you don't know much about their integration. It would be good if they can focus on integration."
"The only drawback to this solution is that it needs different products for different types of clients, and it would be better to have a single agent for all of the products."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection needs to improve its compliance features to cover more domains, such as BCIDSS rules. Enhancements in this area would enable quicker and more comprehensive compliance reporting."
"We found an issue on the server-side. Sometimes, it slows down the servers if you install it on the SQL."
"I've not explored all of the features up to now. I still need to see all of the features implemented first to be able to see if anything is missing. However, as of right now, it's working very well for us."
"The threat response could be a bit better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing comes free in that first year or is included in the base package. From a commercial point of view, it really just is the renewal cost, rather than a one-time fixed cost or buy-in."
"The price is good."
"There are three different licensing models including basic, advanced, and complete, and it needs to be selected according to the endpoint."
"Initial monies replacing all AVs with a single product is about £10k."
"The licensing cost for Check Point is $3 USD or $4 USD per end-user."
"We pay on an annual basis. There are no additional fees, they mostly tell us what we have to pay. We have budgeted for it."
"Check Point Harmony Endpoint's pricing is more competitive than any other vendor."
"In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is a cost for support."
"If I'm not mistaken, for three years, for 400 licenses, we paid nearly 15,000 euros. We don't have any additional costs that we have to pay on top of that."
"This solution provides good value for the price."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection is more costly than competitor solutions"
"The licensing is on a yearly basis and I believe our organization paid about $2,000/year. However, it's been a while since I looked at the pricing and we no longer use the solution."
"Our organization has paid licensing for three years, which averaged about $4.00 USD per user. We've been satisfied with the licensing. It's quite reasonable."
"The cost seems competitive."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"Instead of going for monthly or yearly licensing models, it is better to go ahead with three-year or five-year licensing models as it can be cheaper."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Endpoint?
The platform's most valuable features are the ability to build API, which meets our business requirements, and the VPN client, which provides VPN access from a single client.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Endpoint?
Pricing is a bit expensive but justified by the product’s features, capabilities, and scalability. It is suitable for enterprises but can be challenging to position for small to medium customers.
What needs improvement with Check Point Harmony Endpoint?
Support needs improvement. Currently, support is primarily via email, which leads to longer response times. Fine-tuning for applications and better support from Harmony would be helpful, especially...
What do you like most about Trend Micro Smart Protection?
The tool offers centralized security management. The tool's deployment is flexible.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Smart Protection?
The product pricing for PCs is reasonable, but server security can be expensive.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Smart Protection?
Smart Protection works well within our network, but we face limitations when PCs operate outside our network. Enhanced capability to detect and protect against various malicious programs would be b...
 

Also Known As

Check Point Endpoint Security, Endpoint Security, Check Point SandBlast Agent
Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Boston Properties, Independence Care System, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Courtagen Life Sciences, Carmel Partners
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Blekinge County Council, Bulgarian American Credit Bank, Cancer Research UK, Delacour, Evalueserve, Gulftainer, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Mazda Motor Logistics Europe, MEDHOST, Nikigolf, Ochsner Health System, SIAX Computing Solutions, Tegen
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