Cisco Secure Endpoint vs Tanium comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Tanium and Cisco Secure Endpoint are prominent contenders in the endpoint security market. Cisco Secure Endpoint's comprehensive features make it a preferred choice for many users.

Features: Tanium is known for its scalability, real-time data collection to enhance visibility and control, and robust endpoint management capabilities. Cisco Secure Endpoint features advanced threat detection, seamless integration with Cisco’s security ecosystem, and a user-friendly experience.

Room for Improvement: Tanium users often mention the steep learning curve, need for better third-party tool integration, and usability challenges. Cisco Secure Endpoint users suggest improvements in reporting features, system performance, and customization options for alerts.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Tanium requires a more elaborate setup process, which may be time-consuming for large-scale deployments. Cisco Secure Endpoint offers a quicker, straightforward deployment experience, often praised for its efficiency. Both products receive positive feedback on customer support, with Cisco Secure Endpoint’s support highlighted as more responsive.

Pricing and ROI: Tanium’s pricing model is on the higher end, impacting smaller organizations, but delivering significant ROI with its robust functionalities. Cisco Secure Endpoint is seen as reasonably priced, offering balanced value in terms of cost and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Secure Endpoint vs. Tanium Report (Updated: February 2025).

Cisco Secure Endpoint vs. Tanium

February 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Secure Endpoint

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

13th

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cisco Security Portfolio (5th)

Tanium

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

37th

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

27th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (9th), Vulnerability Management (24th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cisco Secure Endpoint is 1.5%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tanium is 2.5%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

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Mark Broughton

Level 2 tech at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Tighter integration with Umbrella and Firepower gave us eye-opening information

We were using a third-party help desk. One of the ways that they were fixing problems was to delete the client and then add the client back if there was an issue where the client had stopped communicating. Any improvement in the client communicating back to the server would be good, particularly for machines that are offline for a couple of weeks. A lot of our guys were working on a rotation where the machine might be offline for that long. They were also terrible about rebooting their machines, so those network connections didn't necessarily get refreshed. So, anything that could improve that communication would be good. Also, an easier way to do deduplication of machines, or be alerted to the fact that there's more than one instance of a machine, would be useful. If you could say, "Okay, we've got these two machines. This one says it's not reporting and this one says it's been reporting. Obviously, somebody did a reinstall," it would help. That way you could get a more accurate device count, so you're not having an inflated number. Not that Cisco was going to come down on you and say, "Oh, you're using too many licenses," right away. But to have a much more accurate license usage count by being able to better dedupe the records would be good. I also sent over a couple of other ideas to our technical rep. A lot of that had to do with the reporting options. It would be really nice to be able to do a lot more in the reporting. You can't really drill down into the reports that are there. The reporting and the need for the documentation to be updated and current would be my two biggest areas of complaint. Also, there was one section when I was playing with the automation where it was asking for the endpoint type rather than the machine name. If I could have just put in the machine name, that would have been great. So there are some opportunities, when it comes to searching, to have more options. If I wanted to search, for example, by a Mac address because, for some reason, I thought there was a duplication and I didn't have the machine name, how could I pull it up with the Mac address? When you're getting to that level, you're really starting to get into the ticky tacky. I would definitely put the reporting and documentation way ahead of that.

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Mo Vermeiren

Cybersecurity Business & Technology Consultant at Capgemini

Is able to make several campaigns work in parallel, but the user interface needs improvement

It's mainly used by the cybersecurity team for Windows patching and deployment of some software solutions I like the fact that you can create patching campaigns depending on the area of your network that you want to address first. I like the ability it has to make several campaigns that work in…

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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

"Cisco has definitely improved our organization a lot. In terms of business, our company feels safer. We actually switched from legacy signature-based solutions to threat intelligence-based and machine learning-based solutions, which is Cisco Secure. This has improved our security significantly, from 10% of signature-based technology security to 99.9% of the current one which we are running. We were happy."

"I'm only using the AMP (advanced malware protection) which is protecting my file system from all the malicious things that might happen. It should protect all kinds of things that might happen on the servers, things that I cannot see."

"Among the most valuable features are the exclusions. And on the scalability side, we can integrate well with the SIEM orchestration engine and a number of applications that are proprietary or open source."

"It provides real-time visibility and control over endpoints, allowing its users to promptly respond to any security incidents and remediate any vulnerabilities."

"The console feature gives a centralized management of what's going on, and if something happens, it gives you an alert. So, that's the most important feature for me."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its technical support."

"The simplicity of use is its most valuable feature. You can very clearly see things."

"If somebody has been compromised, the question always is: How has it affected other devices in the network? Cisco AMP gives you a very neat view of that."

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"The security features are very valuable."

"I like the tool's incident response and security patching."

"Tanium's most valuable feature is its instant discovery aspect."

"I'm not so familiar with the tool but I like the interaction of the console to the picture. Patching is the primary model I have been focusing on for the last couple of weeks. So I have created a proof of concept environment and have been checking the available features."

"Threat hunting is a very good feature on Tanium. We have just started using it and have not used it extensively."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps."

"The solution is scalable and helps to understand how infrastructure works. It helps to improve the health of the organization."

"For incident response tasks, all these tasks can get done in minutes with minimal disruption to the end-user."

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Cons

"It is not very stable because we have new versions four times a year, which fixes bugs. We had some problems with some deployments."

"An easier way to do deduplication of machines, or be alerted to the fact that there's more than one instance of a machine, would be useful... That way you could get a more accurate device count, so you're not having an inflated number."

"We have had some problems with updates not playing nice with our environment. This is important, because if there is a new version, we need to test it thoroughly before it goes into production. We cannot just say, "There's a new version. It's not going to give us any problems." With the complexity of the solution using multiple engines for multiple tasks, it can sometimes cause performance issues on our endpoints. Therefore, we need to test it before we deploy. That takes one to three days before we can be certain that the new version plays nice with our environment."

"The GUI needs improvement, it's not good."

"...the greatest value of all, would be to make the security into a single pane of glass. Whilst these products are largely integrated from a Talos perspective, they're not integrated from a portal perspective. For example, we have to look at an Umbrella portal and a separate AMP portal. We also have to look at a separate portal for the firewalls. If I could wave a magic wand and have one thing, I would put all the Cisco products into one, simple management portal."

"We would like to have an API integration with a SIEM solution, because as far as I know, it currently hasn't yet been released."

"It does not include encryption and decryption of local file shares."

"The product does not provide options like tunnel creation or virtual appliances."

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"We had some issues with the solution's OS upgrade."

"The solution needs to improve the reporting and tracking capabilities."

"They could improve the UI."

"Tanium’s scalability could be improved."

"The reporting could be improved."

"I would like to have more integrations and custom plugins to input. Integration is always a big deal in a lot of different environments."

"The main issues are the network connection because different customers have issues with their networks. It's difficult implementing this type of solution because the network is the main feature in the architecture for these types of solutions. Tanium could improve by creating some network optimization."

"It is not really additional functions, or the features that are needed, rather the complexity would be reduced based on the number of modules required to put together a comprehensive operational security and risk compliance model."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The Enterprise Agreement is like an all-you-can-eat buffet of Cisco products. In that vein, it was very affordable."

"In our case, it is a straightforward annual payment through our Enterprise Agreement."

"The pricing and licensing are reasonable. The cost of AMP for Endpoints is inline with all the other software that has a monthly endpoint cost. It might be a little bit higher than other antivirus type products, but we're only talking about a dollar a month per user. I don't see that cost as being an issue if it's going to give us the confidence and security that we're looking for. We have had a lot of success and happiness with what we're using, so there's no point in changing."

"Whenever you are doing the licensing process, I would highly advise to look at what other Cisco solutions you have in your organization, then evaluate if an Enterprise Agreement is the best way to go. In our case, it was the best way to go. Since we had so many other Cisco products, we were able to tie those in. We were actually able to get several Cisco security solutions for less than if we had bought three or four Cisco security solutions independently or ad hoc."

"Because we do see the value of what it's bringing, I think they have priced it well."

"We can know if something bad is potentially happening instantaneously and prevent it from happening. We can go to a device and isolate it before it infects other devices. In our environment, that's millions of dollars saved in a matter of seconds."

"Pricing can be more expensive than similar software that does less functionality, but not recognized by customers."

"My company does make annual payments towards the licensing costs of the solution. Cisco Secure Endpoint is a little bit expensive."

More Cisco Secure Endpoint pricing and cost advice

"It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."

"It is higher than some competitors in the market."

"Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."

"The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."

"There is an annual license required to use this solution."

"The solution offers value for money."

"The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Secure Endpoint?

The product's initial setup phase was very simple.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Secure Endpoint?

I am not entirely sure about the exact licensing cost. It ranges from 2,000 to 2,500 INR annually.

What needs improvement with Cisco Secure Endpoint?

Previously, there were options to uninstall the agent without a password if you had admin access, and this could be improved. It may require a password for uninstalling clients, which would be help...

What do you like most about Tanium?

Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable.

What needs improvement with Tanium?

The reporting could be improved.

What is your primary use case for Tanium?

We collect end-point data. We use it to make AI models and provide it to customers. I use Tanium’s sensors, collect data, and develop dashboards. The sensors have many data types. If we need differ...

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Product Reports

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Also Known As

Cisco AMP for Endpoints

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Overview

Cisco Secure Endpoint is a comprehensive endpoint security solution that natively includes open and extensible extended detection and response (XDR) and advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities. Secure Endpoint offers relentless breach protection that enables you to be confident, be bold, and be fearless with one of the industry’s most trusted endpoint security solutions. It protects your hybrid workforce, helps you stay resilient, and secures what’s next with simple, comprehensive endpoint security powered by unique insights from 300,000 security customers and deep visibility from the networking leader.

Cisco Secure Endpoint was formerly known as Cisco AMP for Endpoints.

Reviews from Real Users

Cisco Secure Endpoint stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to enable developers to easily secure their endpoints with one single operation using its management console and its advanced alerting techniques.

Tim C., an IT manager at Van Der Meer Consulting, writes, "The solution makes it possible to see a threat once and block it everywhere across all endpoints and the entire security platform. It has the ability to block right down to the file and application level across all devices based on policies, such as, blacklisting and whitelisting of software and applications. This is good. Its strength is the ability to identify threats very quickly, then lock them and the network down and block the threats across the organization and all devices, which is what you want. You don't want to be spending time working out how to block something. You want to block something very quickly, letting that flow through to all the devices and avoiding the same scenario on different operating systems."

Wouter H., a technical team lead network & security at Missing Piece BV, notes, "Any alert that we get is an actionable alert. Immediately, there is information that we can just click through, see the point in time, what happened, what caused it, and what automatic actions were taken. We can then choose to take any manual actions, if we want, or start our investigation. We're no longer looking at digging into information or wading through hundreds of incidents. There's a list which says where the status is assigned, e.g., under investigation or investigation finished. That is all in the console. It has taken away a lot of the administration, which we would normally be doing, and integrated it into the console for us."

Cisco

Tanium Endpoint Platform reduces security risk, improves agility & increases efficiency, a fundamentally new approach to endpoint security's threat detection, indicent response, vulnerability assessment and configuration compliance & with management's software distribution, asset utilization, asset inventory and patch management.

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