We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiEDR and Sophos EPP Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and others in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)."The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"This is stable and scalable."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Impressive detection capabilities"
"It is stable and scalable."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"It's very light on the endpoints."
"Sophos EPP Suite has the capability to stop infections from spreading around the internal network even after the problems have infiltrated it."
"The web control and the application control are two good features."
"It's very simple to use. The managing of the endpoints is very easy."
"The most valuable feature Sophos EPP Suite is that it protects the computer beyond the premise. Whether the user is at home, in the office, or traveling, you are able to apply the policies as the user moves."
"The product’s ease of deployment is its best feature."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The performance and scalability are impressive. We can install it on various computers."
"The solution is not stable."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"Intelligence aspects need improvement"
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"If you are not an IT expert, the solution is difficult to use."
"In the next release, I would like to see the phishing attached included in the firewall."
"If we could bypass the first couple of levels of support when we have a problem then it would be easier and quicker when we need an issue resolved."
"Configuring notifications is lagging a bit behind the curve as the product should be able to direct exactly where any notification type is sent."
"In terms of improvement, the main challenge is setting up VPN connections."
"The encryption features are not as good as McAfee's."
"The support could be improved. The response times are slow."
"In the future, I would like to see better third-party integration so that it can work in conjunction with our ticket system."
Fortinet FortiEDR is ranked 12th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 32 reviews while Sophos EPP Suite is ranked 27th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 55 reviews. Fortinet FortiEDR is rated 7.8, while Sophos EPP Suite is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiEDR writes "A proactive solution that works as a proactive upgrade from a firewall". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos EPP Suite writes "The solution provides endpoint detection and response with a nice-looking dashboard". Fortinet FortiEDR is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Sophos EPP Suite is most compared with Seqrite Endpoint Security, Trend Micro Deep Security, Trellix Endpoint Security, Coro and WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection.
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