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Darktrace vs Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Darktrace
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (9th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (7th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (9th), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (4th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (5th), AI Observability (6th)
Datto Endpoint Detection an...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (42nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Darktrace is designed for Network Detection and Response (NDR) and holds a mindshare of 14.8%, down 24.6% compared to last year.
Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), holds 1.3% mindshare, down 2.2% since last year.
Network Detection and Response (NDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Darktrace14.8%
Vectra AI11.2%
ExtraHop Reveal(x)6.1%
Other67.9%
Network Detection and Response (NDR)
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)1.3%
CrowdStrike Falcon7.7%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint6.0%
Other85.0%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

AM
Technical Consultant - Unix Platform Services at BITS AND BYTE IT CONSULTING PVT LTD
Consistent threat hunting and anomaly detection deliver valuable insights for network security management
In terms of improvement for Darktrace, pricing is the main concern. Pricing bothers me and this is one of the major factors when choosing a solution. When we get feedback from customers, that's the only felt need. When we factor in Darktrace, we do it only limited. We put it on where the perimeters and connections are, but still, some gray areas are left out, especially if we have multiple branches. We need Darktrace on each branch to get the data out, and I suggest having some kind of a centralized product that gets data from multiple sources to aggregate and provide the data.
reviewer2406663 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Effective risk response, easy deployment, and enhanced security
They use Datto EDR as part of the solutions that we supply Datto EDR has helped reduce overall security incident costs by fifteen percent. The ease of deployment has been good, and the responsiveness of the application to risks has been quite effective. The inclusion of web filtering would be…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Darktrace is the AI that detects abnormal network activity."
"The models, triggers, and alerts are customizable."
"The solution is outstanding from a monitoring perspective."
"It's beneficial to me and I can see that with more time and energy put into optimizing it and personalizing the unit, it can be much more powerful than the way I am using it now."
"You can have a one-person IT team and with Darktrace, you can get notification of potential threats that are incoming or are already happening on the network."
"I am impressed with the product's ability to give insights into network traffic."
"I particularly like Antigena and the analytics around the real-time monitoring of our network."
"Darktrace has helped our organization be secure from network spam and attacks."
"The insight that the solution provides is the most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of Datto EDR is the visibility of the endpoints."
"The ease of deployment has been good."
"The insight that the solution provides is the most valuable aspect. The security scanning they do is excellent."
"Datto Endpoint Detection and Response is a perfect product for endpoint security."
 

Cons

"There is a high ratio of false positive information."
"I feel that Darktrace could be improved, particularly in the support aspect which is currently very poor. We need to chase Darktrace instead of them being proactive with us."
"The level of tracking within the network from the transmission level up to the machine level can use improvement."
"The dashboard and reporting for this solution could be improved as it is currently complex."
"The pricing model is a little too high and could be more flexible."
"In terms of improvements, fine-tuning is the area where we have to spend some time because it works on unsupervised machine learning. It would be good if they can improve their algorithm or technical functionality to reduce the fine-tuning effort. They can also come up with something at the endpoint level. So far, Darktrace has been a network detection response (NDR) solution. It does not offer much at the endpoint level or on user-client devices or servers. There should be more visibility at the endpoint level. It would be good to have the detection and response at the endpoint level by Darktrace. It should also have integration with an agile environment so that we can have continuous development and continuous integration in the application development environment. This is currently not there. It should also have internet-facing platform visibility, which is currently missing. They also need to improve the reporting and management dashboards. Currently, these are not so easy for a non-technical person. All these features would make Darktrace much better, and they would also be helpful in selling more solutions."
"The pricing is expensive. It costs over $100,000 a year."
"The only thing that I can think of that would improve it would be if they had a better visualization and a reporting portal."
"The inclusion of web filtering would be good."
"The deployment of the solution right now is terrible. We find it to be very bad."
"The deployment of the solution right now is terrible. We find it to be very bad. It could be improved enormously."
"The solution could improve by having more deployment methods."
"The solution should allow the automation of playbooks."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is quite high, estimated at around $350,000 per year."
"It's an expensive solution."
"Prior to negotiating, Darktrace offered their appliance and service for $80,000 per year."
"It is pretty expensive, but it is worth it. Its licensing is yearly."
"Our customers feel that the price of Darktrace is quite high compared to other solutions."
"The pricing is a little high compared to the competition."
"This solution is expensive."
"It is inexpensive considering what it can do and the competition."
"Datto Endpoint Detection and Response is not an expensive solution."
"There is an annual license to use this solution. The price of the solution can be expensive depending on the company."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise29
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Darktrace?
Concerning pricing for the product, I would say it is somewhat expensive.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infocyte HUNT?
The price is quite low. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a four, meaning it is quite cheap.
What needs improvement with Infocyte HUNT?
The inclusion of web filtering would be good.
What is your primary use case for Infocyte HUNT?
They use Datto EDR as part of the solutions that we supply.
 

Also Known As

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Infocyte HUNT
 

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Sample Customers

Irwin Mitchell, Open Energi, Wellcome Trust, FirstGroup plc, Virgin Trains, Drax, QUI! Group, DNK, CreaCard, Macrosynergy, Sisley, William Hill plc, Toyota Canada, Royal British Legion, Vitol, Allianz, KKR, AIRBUS, dpd, Billabong, Mclaren Group.
Check Point Software, PwC, Grant Thornton, AT&T, DHL, U.S. Department of Defense
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