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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs Trellix Endpoint Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
4th
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (3rd)
Trellix Endpoint Security
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
9th
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
98
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 Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 4.2%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Endpoint Security is 3.4%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Qaw - PeerSpot reviewer
Perfect correlation and XDR capabilities for network traffic plus endpoint security
The solution should force customers to integrate with network traffic to see the full benefits of XDR. If you are not integrating it or feeding in your network traffic, then you are just buying a normal antivirus which doesn't make any sense. You are paying double the price to use the antivirus feature or to say you have XDR, but in reality you are not using it. The solution should include an on-premises option because some customers want only on-premises. It would be hard, but good to do if possible. Open XDR would be beneficial in the future. Right now, the solution is Closed XDR so cannot communicate with the few new vendors in the Open XDR market.
AhmedEl-Tayeb - PeerSpot reviewer
Good user behavioral analysis and helpful patching but needs better support services
Some of our products have a first and second line owned by us. We are giving support services to the customers instead of the vendor. Some other products are supported directly by the technology vendor, however. Technical support from the vendor is very bad. Usually, when the customer submits a ticket, they put a severity level on the case. Whenever the case is very important, and there is a real malfunction in the product on the customer side, and there is something down that needs someone to have a look immediately, it takes more time than it should to even engage with the customer. When someone has to contact the customer and have a remote session within the customer environment, they sometimes lack in terms of communication with the customer. The support centers are located in the East and not all have an acceptable level of English in order to communicate directly with the customer.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cortex XDR lets us manage several clients from the same console, and its endpoint defense is more advanced than traditional antivirus."
"If there are multiple alerts, the app will automatically create and rate an event instead of going through each one."
"The tool is easy to use."
"The information the dashboard provides is very clear."
"Since they've done their most recent update, the ease to isolate endpoints is valuable. If we find one where there is a virus on it, we can easily isolate it. We don't even have to contact the user. We don't have to manually take them off the network. We can easily isolate them."
"The anti-exploit is impenetrable. We chose Traps because it is the only product that we were not able to get anything past."
"The multi-layered approach to the product gives you confidence that it will stop exploits, ransomware, worms, or viruses from compromising endpoints, essentially providing peace of mind."
"Traps is quite a stable product. Once it was properly deployed and configured, you have nothing to be worried about."
"The performance is good."
"It also allows multifunctionality within a single platform."
"The solution is stable."
"It provides a lot of information and great visibility, with really great options for managing the environment."
"Anyone can use it, the protection is good, and they have all of the features."
"The installation is pretty straightforward."
"Tech support is responsive. They're good, the very best."
"The product is easy to use."
 

Cons

"Currently, we are monitoring all USB drives and ports but we would like to improve our device control capabilities."
"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."
"It's not an ideal choice for smaller businesses, as you need a minimum of 200 endpoints to even use the solution at all."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks could improve by adding a sandbox feature to better compete with their competitors which have it."
"There are some false positives. What our guys would have liked is that it would have been easier to manipulate as soon as they found a false positive that they knew was a false positive. How to do so was not obvious. Some people complained about it. The interface, the ESM, is not user-friendly."
"The server sometimes stops continuously to check things so it would be helpful to receive access updates or technical reasons."
"Cortex XDR should have a lightweight agent, and the agent size should not be heavy."
"The solution should provide a more easy way to uninstall it on specific stations."
"Signatures to protect against new attacks."
"There is room to improve with scalability."
"I would like to see more integration with third-party products."
"It can be quite complicated to learn McAfee Endpoint Security and to feel comfortable with the environment."
"The solution takes up a high amount of memory and can cause the system to hang."
"There are more secure featured solutions from McAfee on the market but for smaller companies like ours, they are too expensive."
"McAfee Endpoint Protection could improve the word control feature."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an expensive solution."
"I did PoCs on products called Cylance and CrowdStrike. Although, I consider these products and they were also good, when it come to cost and budgetary factors, Traps has been proven to be better than the other two products. It is quite cost-effective and delivers all the entire solution which we require."
"I am using the Community edition."
"I feel it is fairly priced."
"I don't have any issues with the pricing. We are satisfied with the price."
"I don't like that they have different types of licenses."
"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."
"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."
"Compared to Bitdefender, Trellix Endpoint Security is more expensive, but considering it comes with DLP, the solution's price is fine."
"Annual license fee is good"
"The solution is not an expensive tool. Compared to other options, it's mostly average-priced. I've deployed it for customers ranging from 100 nodes to over 5,000 nodes. Its renewal prices are very low, and it offers both perpetual and subscription licenses. With a perpetual license, the product will keep working as long as it's not end-of-life, which benefits companies."
"The product is expensive."
"I do licensing on an annual basis and this is what I always recommend to my clients over the monthly option."
"The pricing is comparable to other solutions on the market."
"The price of the solution is fair, we have a complete security package."
"We pay for the license on an annual basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
41%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?
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How does McAfee Endpoint Security compare with MVISION?
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What do you like most about McAfee Endpoint Security?
It provides a robust defense against cybersecurity threats while offering user-friendly features like notifications and approval prompts.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Endpoint Security?
The license costs are very reasonable, around 1,000 to 1,200 rupees per year.
 

Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
McAfee Endpoint Security, McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection, McAfee Endpoint Protection, Total Protection for Endpoint, Intel Security Total Protection for Endpoint, MCAFEE Complete Endpoint Protection
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
inHouseIT, Seagate Technology
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