CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

CyberArk and VMware are both solutions in the Ransomware Protection category. CyberArk is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.2, while VMware is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7. Additionally, 83% of CyberArk users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Ransomware Protection solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Report (Updated: December 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege...

Ranking in Ransomware Protection

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Compliance (4th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (7th), Anti-Malware Tools (6th), Application Control (6th)

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint

Ranking in Ransomware Protection

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (18th), Security Incident Response (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (15th)

Featured Reviews

Anish R

Digital Architect - IAM at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Foolproof and good for controlling access but can be expensive

I've worked in BeyondTrust, also. They have Asian-based solutions, and it's not as heavy as CyberArk. Since I have been working with CyberArk for some time, I feel a little bit more comfortable with CyberArk. BeyondTrust is also not that bad. However, they did not have all the capabilities that CyberArk was offering at that time. That said, this was maybe four or five years ago. I haven't explored anything after that. I'm sure a lot of things have changed. There used to be IBM Privilege Identity Manager as well, but it's not there anymore. Saviynt has its own solution as well. Basically, there are multiple solutions there, however, CyberArk was definitely been our choice for Privilege Identity Manager.

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Matthew Weisler

Sole Proprietor at Core-Infosec

Great granularity for policies or applications without needing hash values

The solution is cloud based which makes it easy to use for remote devices or work-at-home situations. The solution supports full trust or signature-based approvals. You can get very granular and band out policies or applications without having to do hash values. You can band through the entire environment by execution of the name or desk IDXE. This can be achieved on the policy side because of the signature, IOC, or naming convention itself. This is very effective for pushing more blockage or removing threats across the board. The solution has a very nice API on the back end for remoting into a system and executing scripts or utilizing self automation. This is useful for monitoring several different companies in a workspace or workbook-type format. For example, I report and send out mass emails from a clickable button in an Excel workbook. The APIs all exist for each client. I push out automatic endpoint monitoring and reports every single day at a particular time, with a simple clickable button that serves as a scheduled task for fifty clients.

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

Pros

"You can use it to strip users of their local admin rights and, at the same time, elevate applications for them."

"The solution allows me to give access and privileges to each user individually"

"I have always found that CyberArk is a very tight, foolproof product compared to most other products available."

"The feature called PTA, which stands for Privileged Threat Analytics keeps track of what admins are doing and works with Centimeters. If something fishy is going on with a user's credentials, it alerts the security team so they can act fast. Plus, it automates stuff like resetting credentials or blocking users. So, if there's a potential hack, CyberArk can change passwords and lock out users in a snap. It also gives you a heads-up if anything unusual is going on with server activities, like someone creating new users with uncontrolled credentials."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is entirely cloud-based, so no further upkeep is required."

"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 most valuable feature of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is its ability to reset passwords every time that it is needed or periodically."

"The department management aspect of the solution is the most valuable aspect."

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"The biggest feature out of CarbonBlack is its ability to dive in with more depth. You can look at the entire kill chain and understand, not only if an alarm or identified incident is truly a true security issue versus a false positive, and it allows us to backtrack and figure out why it actually happened and how it got into the environment."

"I like the historical features, interface, and integration."

"It gives you all of the information in a short and sweet fashion."

"The data analysis is the most valuable because of the whitelist database. It is different than standard IDS solutions."

"The product enables device controls, helping us protect the devices and prevent data leakages."

"The portal is easy to use and manage."

"One of the most valuable features is that it will block vulnerable sites. If there was a connection between one of our devices to a known malware site, it will block it."

"It actually does some heuristics, and some behavioral analysis."

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Cons

"CyberArk is a pretty heavy solution."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is not suitable for the current situation because when you compare it to OTP, OTP is the strongest password solution. You can use it as a one-time password, but you have to log into the password manager itself and if you don't change your password, it will be the weakest link in the security. In OTP, you don't have that weakest link."

"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required. The product's price should be made more flexible."

"Can be improved by allowing computers to be excluded from policies."

"The solution's pricing could be better."

"The product's threat protection and defense capabilities need enhancement."

"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."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a perfect solution, but CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager for Linux has many issues. Another area for improvement in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, specifically for Windows, is that there's no way for you to check credential theft from a text file, such as a notepad file."

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"At this point, we're test-bedding several other providers right now to see if there's anything that does equally or better and that comes at a better price point."

"The pricing could be more reasonable."

"This solution works well but needs lots of tuning and optimization."

"The local technical support is very poor, but the support from headquarters is very nice."

"Carbon Black needs to do a better job of proving their platform in the industry, and providing a bit more access to do industry testing with real world examples to help prove their platform."

"The feature set for the firewall needs improvement."

"I would like to see improvements made so that we can better see all of the processes."

"The product's stability could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I feel that the price of the product is nominal. It must be around 10 to 15 USD per installation. I rate the product price an eight to nine out of ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has a very high price, so it's a one out of ten for me in terms of pricing."

"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 price of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is expensive."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The professional services for one eight-hour day would be $1,800."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable for customers."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten since the price can be too high for smaller businesses."

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"The platform is expensive."

"The product’s price is less expensive than other vendors."

"Carbon Black might be a touch more expensive than Symantec. They tend to get a premium for their capabilities. They're sort of an industry leader in a lot of areas with the functionality that they provide."

"Its pricing was very good, which is one of the reasons I went to it as an alternative. It is on a yearly basis. There are no additional fees."

"The pricing is very high."

"The product is quite reasonable."

"This is a really expensive product and we pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."

"We have branches, we have different companies, but we cannot buy less than 100 licenses. This does not make sense to me... It should be more flexible. I can understand their saying, "Okay, to be a customer you need 100," but to add on to that number it should be something very straightforward. If I need to add five, for example, I shouldn't need to add 100."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

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...

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What do you like most about CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

The tool's pricing is reasonable for customers.

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What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?

I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...

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What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?

Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...

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What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Defense?

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution.

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Also Known As

Viewfinity

Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer

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CyberArk

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Overview

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, a critical and foundational endpoint control addresses the underlying weaknesses of endpoint defenses against a privileged attacker and helps enterprises defend against these attacks through removing local admin rights, enforcing least privilege, and implementing foundational endpoint security controls across all Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints from hybrid to cloud environments.

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VMware Carbon Black Endpoint provides comprehensive endpoint security against ransomware, spyware, malware, and viruses, catering to both cloud and on-premise environments.

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint facilitates endpoint detection and response, threat hunting, application control, antivirus support, and protection for virtual and physical machines. Features include intelligent learning, whitelisting, and integration with other security tools, making it suitable for distributors, MSPs, and enterprises seeking advanced threat defense and real-time monitoring. With its capability to detect and stop malicious executables, it supports both offline and online environments and offers tools like command shell access for deeper investigation.

What are the key features of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint?

Intelligent learning: Improves detection capabilities over time.
Whitelisting: Allows only approved applications to run.
Integration with other security tools: Enhances overall security posture.
Centralized cloud control: Manages endpoints from a single interface.
Command shell access: Offers deeper investigation capabilities.
Dynamic grouping: Facilitates organized endpoint management.
Simplified policy management: Streamlines security policy implementation.
API for system remoting: Allows remote system access and management.
Twenty-four-seven support: Provides continuous assistance and response.

What are the benefits of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint?

Real-time monitoring: Offers constant vigilance against threats.
Threat hunting: Identifies and mitigates threats proactively.
Historical data analysis: Assists in understanding past incidents and patterns.
Improved endpoint protection: Enhances overall endpoint security.
Enhanced threat detection: Reduces exposure to advanced threats.

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is implemented across various industries including technology, healthcare, and finance. Organizations utilize it in cloud and hybrid environments, enhancing their security frameworks with real-time monitoring, intelligent learning, and robust threat detection capabilities tailored to their specific industry needs.

Sample Customers

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Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America

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