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CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs Trend Micro Smart Protection comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Compliance (5th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (6th), Anti-Malware Tools (8th), Application Control (6th), Ransomware Protection (7th)
Trend Micro Smart Protection
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (31st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Endpoint Security solutions, they serve different purposes. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is designed for Privileged Access Management (PAM) and holds a mindshare of 3.9%, up 3.7% compared to last year.
Trend Micro Smart Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 0.4% mindshare, down 0.7% since last year.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Kaspars Vasilevskis - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2023
Offers integrated solutions and expands its capabilities through strategic acquisitions
Setting up CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager was challenging for me due to the involvement of multiple components. The process required a good understanding of each component and its configuration. It is not a straightforward setup, and familiarity with the system is crucial to ensure everything is correctly configured. I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as a six out of ten. The deployment of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager takes about a day. It is not as quick as some Linux, which can be up and running in just a couple of hours. CyberArk's deployment is more complex due to the various components that need to be set up and validated to ensure they work together seamlessly. Once the deployment is complete, you can then proceed with tasks like account onboarding.
ManelAlvarez - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 11, 2023
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 tool is an endpoint management system. It monitors everything a standard user does and helps elevate privileges when necessary for advanced users. It keeps an auditable trail of all activities. Practically, it stops and blocks potentially hazardous user behavior, whether intentional or unintentional. Certain companies must use endpoint management software because of national or international rules or ISO norms."
"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) 's most valuable feature is its ability to manage user application privileges and protect against ransomware attacks by controlling access to specific files and applications."
"This is the number one product for privilege account security."
"The product is stable."
"We were able to reduce the number of privileged accounts by 50%, which helped to simplify our privileged access management environment."
"I have always found that CyberArk is a very tight, foolproof product compared to most other products available."
"What sets CyberArk apart is its continuous innovation, staying ahead of the competition."
"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is very easy to manage, which I like. The solution also has a dashboard where you can see which software is suspicious, which I find valuable."
"The solution gives users peace of mind that, form an endpoint perspective, they are protected once it is installed."
"Smart Protection is great for monitoring traffic, particularly email, and protecting the endpoints. Both are valuable."
"Installation is easy."
"Helps with vulnerability and patch management, making it easier to provide top-notch services to our customers."
"Product-wise, it is amazing. It includes DLP, vulnerability management, and application whitelisting features. These features are very good and add value in selling this solution to our customers. These features make the key selling point. I recently did a comparison with the FireEye firewall for a customer. They were basically going to replace Trend Micro with their EDR. Because of these features, I could convince the customer that Trend Micro is better than FireEye."
"The most valuable features are the behavior monitoring, behavior analysis, and web reputation service."
"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."
"The next-generation antivirus features are excellent."
 

Cons

"CyberArk meets clients' need very spot-on. It covers everything customers ask for. As for improvements, honestly, the feedback's been really positive. I haven't heard any specific areas that need work."
"Compared to other tools like Linux, this solution isn't as user-friendly."
"Performance could be better. We have a couple of problems with CyberArk right now. One of the problems is performance in our environment. Support also takes a long time to respond. If the user already has local admin rights, then I can't collect any events in the console from this device. There are also some options in CyberArk that are not working properly, and are not helpful in this case. I can't collect any information to create a proper policy for the device. I have to investigate everything manually, or even disable the local admin from the device. I can collect the events only after this, and it's very time consuming. In my case, it's a waste of resources."
"The installation process is pretty difficult."
"The solution can be complex to use at times."
"My recommendation for improvement is to add functionality for when users request access to an application. There's a pop-up UI, but it's not very customizable. I suggest creating a UI where we can write scripts or use SDKs to enhance it. This could automatically create tickets in a system like ServiceNow when users request an application. If a manager approves, we could automatically push policies to those users."
"The product needs a streamlined user interface; improvements to the user interface can enhance user experience and make the solution more intuitive to navigate."
"Can be improved by allowing computers to be excluded from policies."
"The solution’s technical support is not very good and could be improved."
"The solution should improve its mobile management solution."
"This product would be improved if it had more monitoring capabilities so that it could stop threats before they break into the network and damage it."
"The solution could be more stable and secure."
"The solution's device control options are not too beneficial."
"This product is not very simple and in fact, kind of hard for some people to understand."
"I'm not sure about the cloud migration part, in terms of whether it is seamless or not."
"There is room for improvement to make it better for customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is expensive."
"licensing for this solution is based on the number of APV (privileged users), and the number of sessions that you want to record."
"The professional services for one eight-hour day would be $1,800."
"The tool is a bit pricey compared to its competitors. My company does work with competitors, but I don't have hands-on experience with other software. I've just done some comparisons."
"The cost for CyberArk is very high."
"The price of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is expensive. The solution is priced based on the number of accounts onboarded and the number of concurrent sessions. Everyone else is included in the price, such as support."
"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has a very high price, so it's a one out of ten for me in terms of pricing."
"It is an expensive solution."
"This solution provides good value for the price."
"A yearly price has to be paid. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection is more costly than competitor solutions"
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"There is an annual license required for this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats
This is an inside-out --- outside-in --- inside-in question, as an insider can be an outsider as well. There is no short answer other than a blend of a PAM tool with Behavioral Analytics and Endpo...
What do you like most about CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?
The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance.
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...
 

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Sample Customers

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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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