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Cynet 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

Sentiment score
8.1
Cynet provides highly rated 24/7 responsive support, with excellent SOC integration, though portal and feature support needs improvement.
Sentiment score
8.3
Vectra AI's customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise but varies with the assigned engineer's quality.
Their SOC side support, when a threat is detected, is excellent.
The support is quite reliable depending on the service engineer assigned.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.5
Cynet needs improvements in mobile support, reporting, integrations, incident visibility, and support infrastructure, especially in Asia.
Sentiment score
5.2
Vectra AI needs better integration, enhanced detection, and reporting, with user interface improvements and advanced feature capabilities.
There should be more options than deploying solely through group policy, as the assumption that GPO is working isn’t always the case.
Neither Vectra nor Darktrace have a function like a status health check on my log sources and traffic sources.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Cynet offers scalable security solutions across industries, supporting diverse environments with ease of expansion and seamless onboarding.
Sentiment score
7.1
Vectra AI offers excellent scalability, handling deployments effectively from small teams to large enterprises, with straightforward cloud integration.
Cynet is very scalable.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.6
Cynet offers budget-friendly pricing with comprehensive security components, costing between $18,000 and $28,000 annually, plus per license fees.
Sentiment score
6.4
Enterprise buyers have mixed opinions on Vectra AI's pricing, finding it both competitive and costly compared to alternatives.
I think the pricing of Cynet is fair and one of the better options in the market.
Vectra is cheaper in terms of pricing and features compared to Darktrace.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Cynet is highly reliable and stable, with consistent high ratings for efficiency and minimal resource usage compared to alternatives.
Sentiment score
8.0
Vectra AI offers reliable performance with minimal downtime, efficient updates, low maintenance, and rare issues, ensuring stable operation.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.4
Cynet offers user-friendly, scalable security with automated features, 24/7 support, and comprehensive ransomware and malware protection for all teams.
Sentiment score
8.0
Vectra AI excels in precise threat detection, reducing alert fatigue, and improving response efficiency with AI-driven analysis and integration.
The valuable aspects of Cynet are its EDR and XDR components, which are available at a reasonable price point.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cynet
Ranking in Network Detection and Response (NDR)
4th
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
10th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (10th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (16th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (14th), Threat Deception Platforms (3rd), Ransomware Protection (5th)
Vectra AI
Ranking in Network Detection and Response (NDR)
2nd
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (5th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Network Detection and Response (NDR) category, the mindshare of Cynet is 2.7%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vectra AI is 20.2%, up from 19.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Detection and Response (NDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Ch342 - PeerSpot reviewer
Continuously improving and comes with automated response and SIEM/SOC
This is the third company I've worked with, and I've brought them in as a provider. For me, it's as good as it gets. Nobody likes to talk about tens, but they have a better record of detection than CrowdStrike, and they didn't shut down the world like CrowdStrike. If you really dig down into it, who are the founders of the companies? On the one hand, you have a guy who used to be a consultant, I believe, and we know they're full of it. On the other hand, you got a guy who hacked into an Israeli bank, I think, when he was about 15 years old. They eventually hired him, and now this is his third startup. So, when you look at it that way, there's no comparison.
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
18%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

When evaluating User Activity Monitoring, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?
The support team that stands behind the detection and response. Is there adequate expertise and are they behind you 24x7x365? Cynet CyOps has been there for us.
What do you like most about Cynet?
In terms of incident response, Cynet can contain attacks, offer a trial period to customers, and uninstall if not continued. The most valuable aspect is its integration capabilities, covering endpo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cynet?
I don't have specific information about integration capabilities or licensing costs.
What is the biggest difference between Corelight and Vectra AI?
The two platforms take a fundamentally different approach to NDR. Corelight is limited to use cases that require the eventual forwarding of events and parsed data logs to a security team’s SIEM or ...
What do you like most about Vectra AI?
The solution is currently used as a central threat detection and response system.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Vectra Networks, Vectra AI NDR
 

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Sample Customers

Meuhedet, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
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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