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Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is 2.2%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 1.2%, 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 (%)
Check Point Harmony Endpoint	2.2%
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	1.2%
Other	93.2%

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Gerardo Rojas

Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees

Remote Access Security Reinforced with Real-Time Device Protection

Dashboard customization is needed for improvements. While the centralized management is strong, the dashboard could offer more flexibility. It would be helpful to tailor views for different roles, such as IT or security support. Regarding needed improvements, custom report building could be enhanced. Current reports are informative, and a drag-and-drop builder would allow teams to create tailored views for compliance, executive summaries, or operational metrics. For further improvements, enhancing threat simulation and testing would be valuable. Building a threat simulation tool and adding native capabilities to simulate phishing, malware, or ransomware scenarios will help teams validate protection and train users without relying on third-party tools.

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reviewer2584380

vCIO At Grove Networks Inc. at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Improving threat detection is critical for enhanced protection

We use Webroot Business Endpoint Protection as a NextGen antivirus solution for our clients. It's included in the contract we have with our clients as a cost-effective option for antivirus protection Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is cost-effective for rolling it out to all of our clients,…

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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 one feature of Palo Alto Networks Traps that our organization finds most valuable is the App ID service."

"This software helps us understand any issues that may arise when someone is not at work."

"It's a nice product that's stable and scalable."

"The product has an intuitive dashboard."

"Monitoring is most valuable."

"Cortex is the best tool for endpoint detection, and I have used it to verify hashes or domains to identify malicious activity, trigger playbooks that automate and gather endpoint logs, block malicious processes, and update incident tickets, showcasing end-to-end processes with automation in investigation and reducing the analysis workflow."

"Cortex covers everything I need. It's a perfect solution. Cortex provides a different level of visibility because it's an extended EDR, allowing you to grab logs from the network and firewalls. Palo Alto invented the concept of the extended EDR or XDR."

"It blocks malicious files. It prevents attacks. It doesn't require many updates, it's a very light application."

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"The most useful feature so far has been having a functioning and up-to-date anti-malware scanner."

"The application runs very fast and does not affect the performance speed of the device where it is installed."

"The tool comes with an in-built AI feature, which makes file management easier. It also secures the network from viruses, malware, and phishing attacks."

"This software incorporates security AI features and effectively manages bandwidth with its DRS capabilities."

"Check Point Antivirus is capable of scanning files uploaded from the internet or running through the network via Check Point gateways/clusters."

"The level of security and visibility they provide is great and it is very easy to configure and maintain."

"They have pretty much everything you can ask for as far as features are concerned. That is because they know their market. They are focused on what they do and they do only that."

"I have found the Zero phishing and IPS features the most useful in Check Point Harmony Endpoint. Additionally, threat emulation sandboxing is effective."

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"The initial setup was straightforward. It took five minutes. I installed the solution myself."

"The ease of use of the centralized admin console is its best asset."

"Auto-Remediation"

"It monitors traffic and keeps us from getting ransomware or other viruses."

"It is excellent endpoint protection for mobiles that does everything it says it will."

"Probably, compared to other antivirus programs, what we like about it is it is lightweight."

"Speed"

"The Webroot cloud console is very powerful."

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Cons

"While using Cortex, I noticed some aspects that could be improved, such as increasing the synchronization speed between XDR and Xnor."

"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."

"The product's pricing needs improvement. They could provide more discounts. Additionally, the dashboard and control panel could be enhanced."

"It tends to do 99.9% of things. The only thing I'd like is single sign-on authentication into their cloud platform so that my users can be properly authenticated against it."

"There's room for improvement with Mac device installations, which can be challenging."

"In the next release, I would like to see more UI improvements. Their UI is a bit basic. When we are speaking about Palo Alto Networks they are the big company, so they can improve the UI a little bit. The UI, the reports, the log system can all be improved."

"Previously, the endpoint would leave the environment, not being on our VPN, essentially unable to interact with the server to upload files. It was unable to retrieve new file verdicts. It was using a thing called "local analysis" to determine if something was a malicious file or not. There was no dynamic analysis."

"It's not an ideal choice for smaller businesses, as you need a minimum of 200 endpoints to even use the solution at all."

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"We would like to have the ability to stop and restart the service remotely, which is something that we can do easily with Symantec but have a hard time with when using Check Point."

"Compared to other brands, we would like a dedicated anti-spam to be included in order to close the full circle."

"I think some work needs to be done to improve the integration with other third-party products, namely SIEM solutions."

"The next release should consider a strong threat detection mechanism that can categorize various levels of attacks for faster analysis."

"We did have some early compatibility issues, which I hope Check Point has since resolved."

"Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be improved in a few small areas, such as making the initial setup and onboarding more intuitive for new teams, providing more flexible custom reporting options, and reducing the performance impact on older devices."

"Infinity Portal sometimes requires more performance."

"What's missing in Check Point Antivirus is the EDL feature."

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"We need more control over when upgrades to the app are rolled out."

"Its detection capability for certain attacks should be improved. It should have better and wider detection for certain malware attacks. It could also have some sort of RMN."

"There should be a Webroot Business Endpoint Protection mobile app."

"Reporting system could be improved."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to improve its ability to detect threats."

"An updated UI would be nice, but is not hardly used."

"The console spins up relatively slowly, and some of the configuration items are obscure (e.g., reporting back one time per day is a default setting) and need to be tweaked."

"It would be nice if it had a feature for automatically generating reports on the client end for device status, security status and backup information."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the product is not very economical."

"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."

"It is cost-effective compared to similar solutions. It fits for the small businesses through to the big businesses."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."

"In terms of the cost Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is very expensive because we are a Mexican company and when you translate dollars to pesos the cost is very high. The solution is very expensive for Mexican companies. I understand that they have international prices, but I do not think it offsets the price enough for many companies in countries, such as Mexico. The amount it is reduced is not a massive percentage."

"The solution has one subscription for endpoint protection and one subscription for detection and response. The two licenses combined give you the BRO version."

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"In terms of licensing, have a buffer zone around your projects in terms of the amount of endpoints that you want to have. You can always have more, but it is best to leave room for a little increase or growth."

"The price is good."

"One of the key factors that made us go with this solution was the pricing. On the licensing part, there was an initial complementary set of licenses offered in the initial onboarding package, either 15 or 20. Then, we had some complementary licenses in the initial purchase of the package. That was pretty useful."

"Check Point Harmony Endpoint is an expensive solution. My company's clients pay INR 1,000 for each user of the product, while Check Point also provides an option to pay INR 2,300 for three years."

"Check Point Antivirus is an expensive solution, especially for clients that don't have as many endpoints. Check Point Antivirus has a free trial for one month, and within the trial period, there's no limit to the number of endpoints it can support, but when the trial expires, you'll have to buy the license, which covers one year. You can't buy a license for the solution without being a Check Point partner first."

"The price of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is comparable to SonicWall. The price could be a bit lower."

"The pricing is very expensive. You need to buy the appliance and subscription as well."

"The licensing cost for Check Point is $3 USD or $4 USD per end-user."

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"I can't recall the exact pricing, but I believe there is a monthly fee of $20-30 per user."

"With Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, I can select a yearly billing cycle."

"We are on an annual subscription for the use of Webroot Business Endpoint Protection."

"Webroot is less expensive than SentinelOne."

"The pricing is high."

"It is relatively cheap."

"The solution is pretty cheap, actually. At our level, which is at 2,500 endpoints, we're paying 87 cents an agent per month."

"We evaluate other options using multiple choices, best value, management and functionality."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

10%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	133
Midsize Enterprise	70
Large Enterprise	75

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Check Point Endpoint Security, Endpoint Security, Check Point SandBlast Agent, Check Point Antivirus

Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides advanced threat prevention with centralized management and seamless integration, safeguarding networks through robust security features and real-time threat detection. It excels at ransomware prevention, encryption protection, and detailed threat analysis.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is renowned for its comprehensive security features, including anti-ransomware capabilities and centralized management. It integrates seamlessly with existing systems, enhancing network protection through features like SandBlast Agent and threat emulation. Organizations benefit from significant incident reductions, utilizing its powerful threat detection, forensics, VPN capabilities, and robust encryption measures. Centralized management during remote work setups and enhanced security through URL filtering and rollback mechanisms further solidify its efficiency. Despite its high resource consumption and configuration challenges, it remains a preferred choice among enterprises aiming to enhance cybersecurity measures.

What Key Features Does Check Point Harmony Endpoint Offer?

Advanced Threat Prevention: Protects against the latest threats with proactive mechanisms.
Anti-Ransomware Capabilities: Prevents and mitigates ransomware attacks efficiently.
SandBlast Agent: Provides seamless firewall integration for enhanced security.
Threat Emulation: Offers an additional layer of security by identifying threats pre-execution.
Real-Time Threat Detection: Enables rapid response through continuous monitoring.

What Benefits Can Users Expect?

Centralized Management: Simplifies control across all endpoints from a single platform.
Enhanced Incident Response: Reduces response time with effective forensic capabilities.
Integration with Existing Systems: Fits well within existing infrastructures for optimum protection.
Improved Ransomware and Malware Defense: Significantly lowers incidents of ransomware attacks.

In sectors such as finance and healthcare, Check Point Harmony Endpoint is crucial for maintaining data security and regulatory compliance. Its features cater to endpoint protection requirements across industries, providing reliable solutions for encryption and cybersecurity challenges. The tool's deployment across diverse environments secures endpoint systems effectively, ensuring uninterrupted operations amid evolving threats.

Check Point Software Technologies

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers cloud-managed endpoint security with AI integration, providing real-time protection and lightweight performance. It ensures low system impact, seamless cloud integration, and cost-effective security solutions for various devices.

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is a comprehensive endpoint security platform utilized by managed-service providers for antivirus and firewall functionality across servers, workstations, and mobile devices. It employs AI for robust threat detection, integrating with cloud applications for real-time updates. Multi-layered security features include malware protection, network defense, and DNS protection. Although connectivity and threat reporting need improvement, this platform extensively supports remote device management and integrates efficiently with Active Directory policies.

What are the key features of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Cloud Management: Centralized admin console for easy oversight
AI Integration: Enhanced threat detection capabilities
Lightweight Performance: Minimal impact on system resources
Real-time Threat Database: Constant updates for effective protection
Web Control Interface: Monitors and controls web traffic

What benefits are associated with OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Ease of Setup and Maintenance: Facilitates quick deployment and upkeep
Seamless Cloud Integration: Simplifies scalability and operation
Cost-Effectiveness: Affordable pricing with comprehensive features
Mobile Security Capabilities: Supports remote device management

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection finds application in industries requiring stringent data protection and peace of mind over device security. Managed-service providers implement this for comprehensive antivirus and firewall features, safeguarding multi-device networks. It is particularly useful for DNS protection and integrating with Active Directory policies, enabling secure yet flexible operations across sectors.

OpenText

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Boston Properties, Independence Care System, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Courtagen Life Sciences, Carmel Partners

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