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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs Vectra AI comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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8.3
Vectra AI's customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise but varies with the assigned engineer's quality.
The support is quite reliable depending on the service engineer assigned.
 

Room For Improvement

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5.2
Vectra AI needs better integration, enhanced detection, and reporting, with user interface improvements and advanced feature capabilities.
Neither Vectra nor Darktrace have a function like a status health check on my log sources and traffic sources.
 

Scalability Issues

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7.1
Vectra AI offers excellent scalability, handling deployments effectively from small teams to large enterprises, with straightforward cloud integration.
 

Setup Cost

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6.4
Enterprise buyers have mixed opinions on Vectra AI's pricing, finding it both competitive and costly compared to alternatives.
Vectra is cheaper in terms of pricing and features compared to Darktrace.
 

Stability Issues

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8.0
Vectra AI offers reliable performance with minimal downtime, efficient updates, low maintenance, and rare issues, ensuring stable operation.
 

Valuable Features

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8.0
Vectra AI excels in precise threat detection, reducing alert fatigue, and improving response efficiency with AI-driven analysis and integration.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
7th
Ranking in AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Ransomware Protection (2nd)
Vectra AI
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
9th
Ranking in AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (2nd), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (5th)
 

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.
Tony Whelton - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates well with other security solutions and provides good technical support
The biggest feature for us, because we are heavy Microsoft users, is its integration with Office 365. On top of Vectra AI, we use all of the Microsoft security platforms, such as Defender ATP and Sentinel. Having full integration and a central platform to look at all of the threats that are coming through from the different platforms is a huge benefit for us. With one nice front dashboard, we can look at the high-volume threats rather than all of the noise. We do get a lot of noise as our students all own their own devices. With Vectra AI, we can look at threats in a controlled manner, which saves us an extraordinary amount of time. Even if I doubled the manpower, I doubt that I would still have the same visibility that I have with the correct security platform. Vectra AI's Threat Detection and Response platform has done remarkably well. We're well-versed in using the security dashboard from Microsoft Defender, and we're at the stage where we are checking both. We haven't fully switched to relying on only the Vectra dashboard yet. In terms of Vectra AI Attack Signal Intelligence for empowering security analysts within our organization, we have complete faith in the data that's coming through from Vectra. If we could also have what's happening at the front-end, that is, the firewall, then it would give us the complete security front dashboard.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
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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What is the biggest difference between Corelight and Vectra AI?
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What do you like most about Vectra AI?
The solution is currently used as a central threat detection and response system.
 

Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
Vectra Networks, Vectra AI NDR
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
Tribune Media Group, Barry University, Aruba Networks, Good Technology, Riverbed, Santa Clara University, Securities Exchange, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
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