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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

ESET Endpoint Protection Pl...
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
100
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (6th), Anti-Malware Tools (4th)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Security Incident Response (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (15th), Ransomware Protection (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is 3.0%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 2.0%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Q&A Highlights

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
May 23, 2019
 

Featured Reviews

ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities
In terms of stability, the performance parameters do come into play. It's good on the regular office front, however, on the development side, if somebody is using it in a development environment, they need to make some configuration changes in terms of what directories should be excluded from the real-time scanning. I had to do that kind of stuff. I don't do that with the Microsoft product, for example. It runs, and it scans the entire system with no issues. The solution is stable. Regular updates were available in the product versions. They were updated, and they gave regular signature updates also so that the product checked all the boxes.
Matthew Weisler - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They do a program where you can renew for three years. It's very reasonable, as far as the cost per year, because you can renew for three years. They will also do multiple computers, so I actually protect all my family computers, as well as my work computers, all under one license. This means I only have to deal with re-upping my license once every three years. That's the big thing for me."
"We use ESET, which is pretty much perfect for us. It is also absolutely simple and automatic once setup."
"I feel the solution to be beneficial in respect of features that I cannot find with SSTM's."
"It hasn't crashed a single time, so it is stable in that sense."
"Advanced level endpoint firewall, which helps to block unwanted and malicious traffic."
"The stability is great."
"ESET has regular updates, and it gives me good feedback. It's not too onerous like some of the products I've used in the past."
"The pricing is good."
"It actually does some heuristics, and some behavioral analysis."
"Carbon Black Defense has a higher detection ratio because it's cloud-based and it also does a lookup to virus total."
"The initial setup was fairly easy."
"Carbon Black Cb Defense improved our endpoint level security. It helped to identify endpoint and infrastructure loopholes."
"Carbon Black CB Defense has helped improve my organization by allowing us to have better data so that we can do correlation and get visibility into the alerts."
"We have another piece of that infrastructure that does what they call threat emulation. It's like sandboxing where it takes files that it doesn't know about, puts them in a VM-type environment, and it kicks them off to see if there's any malware or tendencies that might look like malware, that kind of thing."
"The most valuable feature is that it detects and stops malicious executables."
"I like its reporting."
 

Cons

"They need to improve licensing for VMs. When ESET is uninstalled from a VM, the seat stays on the license management server. We have to manually delete the seat from that server because it doesn't know how to handle it. I contacted exclusive ESET support here in Croatia and they told me there is no solution for this yet."
"There are some new antivirus technologies that rely on AI, artificial intelligence. ESET does not have this technology right now."
"The adware module could be improved."
"Its initial setup process could be more straightforward."
"A few times, we have had problems with downloading an agent. We had to try multiple times and multiple uploads."
"If I were in an environment that required a large-scale deployment then I would choose another solution over ESET."
"The product could have better integration with third-party products that would help extend functionality."
"ESET Endpoint Security should offer more integration with multi-attack frameworks."
"Integration is difficult, but CB Defense is more powerful than others. It is difficult to implement but easy to pick up many detections."
"Report generation can be improved."
"The feature set for the firewall needs improvement."
"The solution would be more effective if there was a way to block automatically based on behavior."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The device control feature could also be compatible with the user’s profile as well."
"I'm not sure as to the logic of how we've decided to customize it. We've only really used it since February and therefore there may be more to do on that front. That's why it's hard to say if something is missing or if we just aren't utilizing it."
"Occasionally, we'll have issues with the latest version and they'll basically tell us that they will improve it in the next iteration. They need to work on their version release quality."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is fair. If we compare it with any other retail product, it is a little harder to compete with."
"The price could be lower, but it's comparable, as other solutions have a similar price for the same effect."
"The solution's license is moderately priced."
"There is a license needed to use this solution and there is an annual subscription. The price is inexpensive."
"The solution costs around $20 or $30 per user per year."
"The cost is a very reasonable. When compared with other products, the price is low (though not very low)."
"The price of the solution is very good compared to other solutions."
"There is a license required to use ESET Endpoint Security."
"The product’s price is less expensive than other vendors."
"The product is expensive. There are some additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution."
"I am not really involved in the pricing of this product. But, from my understanding, it is OK for us."
"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."
"In terms of licensing costs, Carbon Black CB Defense was all associated with CROW and the services my company is using with them, so it came all-inclusive."
"The product is quite reasonable."
"The solution has almost the same price as other different kinds of infrastructures, but it offers a lot of different features."
"The price for the solution is completely at government level, meaning one which is very high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ESET Endpoint Security?
ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ESET Endpoint Security?
I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten. It is neither cheap nor expensive for our clients. We use the free version, and there are no additional costs involved.
What needs improvement with ESET Endpoint Security?
The product’s AI implementation feature could be better for learning user behavior. There could be a feature to detect unsecured devices in the network similar to its older version. We need additio...
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...
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...
What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Defense?
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution.
 

Also Known As

Smart Security, ESET PROTECT Advanced, ESET LiveGuard Advanced, ESET PROTECT Platform
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

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Sample Customers

ERSTE Group Bank, Miller Solutions, Wesleyan University, The Hospital Center of Luxembourg, Deer Valley USD, SPAR, Industrial Federal Credit Union, Honda, City Hall of Palmela, Hays CISD, Lester B Pearson School Board
Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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