HP Wolf Security vs ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform comparison

HP and ThreatLocker are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. HP is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.0, while ThreatLocker is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.1. HP holds a 6.1% mindshare in EPP, compared to ThreatLocker’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of HP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of ThreatLocker users who would recommend it.

HP Wolf Security

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 23, 2025

HP Wolf Security and ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform both compete in the endpoint protection category. ThreatLocker offers superior features, which makes it a preferred choice despite a higher initial cost.

Features: HP Wolf Security focuses on reducing attack surfaces through threat isolation, particularly in isolating tasks. It provides secure browser capability for isolating high-risk web activities and comprehensively isolates all untrusted content. ThreatLocker excels in application whitelisting and ring-fencing capabilities. Its learning mode and advanced application control allow efficient operation within zero-trust policies while providing intuitive management tools for administrators.

Room for Improvement: HP Wolf Security could benefit from simplifying its deployment process and enhancing user interface intuitiveness. More integration with third-party security tools would also be advantageous. ThreatLocker may improve by offering more granular options in its ring-fencing capabilities and reducing administrative overhead through automated processes. Enhanced support for smaller teams could also be beneficial.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ThreatLocker offers a straightforward deployment process with exceptional support, including extensive training and documentation. Its integration with other security products is seamless. HP Wolf Security offers comprehensive customer service but requires more time and expertise in deployment due to its layered approach, which might affect ease of integration.

Pricing and ROI: HP Wolf Security has competitive initial costs, promising substantial ROI with effective threat isolation. Conversely, ThreatLocker, with a higher setup cost, provides high ROI due to its extensive features and strategic enhancements in security measures, making it a worthy investment for organizations focusing on robust endpoint protection.

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Categories and Ranking

HP Wolf Security

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

31st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

3.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (33rd)

ThreatLocker Zero Trust End...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

6th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Access Control (NAC) (5th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (6th), Application Control (2nd), ZTNA (3rd), Ransomware Protection (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of HP Wolf Security is 6.1%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform is 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

Featured Reviews

Bert Hickman

Owner at Stoneridge Engineering, LLC

Adds a layer of safety, especially for laptops operating in various environments

The tool's deployment is easy. HP Wolf Security's deployment was a swift process since it was initially compatible with Windows 10, the operating system on both machines. However, when I transitioned to Windows 11, I encountered minor issues that prompted me to delve deeper into Wolf Security to fine-tune security settings according to my preferences. While I mostly used default settings, there was an initial adjustment where I disabled the AI function related to malware. Currently, the system is running smoothly with no reported issues. Adjusting some settings raised concerns about compatibility between HP Wolf Security and Norton 360. Specifically, aspects of HP Wolf Security, such as the virtual machine component, intrigued me, but I hesitated due to potential conflicts. During my investigation, Windows 11 raised a flag, questioning the system's security settings with Norton 360 and HP Wolf Security. However, it seems that they coexist well without causing issues.

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Johnathan Bodily

Technical Engineer at Cloud 1 Solutions

Ensures ransomware protection and reduces phishing chaos

The application control has been great so far, and while I am still exploring the network access controls, I unfortunately don't have access to one module I would love to have due to licensing restrictions. It's easy to use in regard to reducing attack surfaces. For me, it's a piece of cake. We can have something approved within 30 seconds, thanks to the mobile app. We haven't eliminated security solutions. We just add to it, and ThreatLocker has been a great addition. We also have Kaseya and ThreatLocker as a supplement to that. It's useful. They have overlap, and we look at the overlap as a good thing. It's helped your organization save on operational costs or expenses by ensuring that many fewer hours are spent dealing with ransomware nonsense. I cannot count the amount of hours that I personally have not had to put in to recovering an environment from a ransomware event. The last big one took us about three weeks to completely recover from. Since we've grouped ThreatLocker in, the management of that whole setup has gone down to just daily help desk tasks and general server maintenance instead of having the whole system on fire. There are probably thousands of hours of saved time between our teams. It's been great so far. ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform's ability to block access to unauthorized applications is great. It's my biggest protection, the blocked applications. In a lot of cases, you go to install something yourself that you need for management, and it comes in and says, nope. And then I have to log into the portal and approve it. I get our other guys saying, hey, why are you trying to approve something? Any of the tools that I'm using on a day-to-day basis that haven't been in the environment during the whole learning mode initially, I could go through and set extensions and all that. So, while it's a headache on that end, the amount of saved time I can't even count. It is a little frustrating on my end since I like to go as quickly as I possibly can, and it slows me down. However, that's a really good thing. Depending on the site, it can save a lot of time and cut down headaches. It's likely saved a week's worth of time. It's cut down the amount of sever help desk tickets. Those have become minimal.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Our overall security posture has absolutely improved as a result of adding Bromium to our security stack. We continue to have less user impact through a significantly reduced amount of malware infections. It's become a non-event."

"It has prevented thousands of potential threats by encapsulating them within its own vSentry container, thus providing overall protection and integrity of the operating system."

"I use HP Wolf Security to add a layer of safety, especially for laptops operating in various environments."

"The feature that stands out the most is that when someone clicks on a link in an email... [if] that link is malicious and it has some malware or keylogger attached to it, when it opens up in that Bromium virtualized browser, there's no chance of it actually being on the machine and running, because as soon as they click that "X" in the upper right-hand side of the browser, everything just vanishes. That is an added plus."

"Now, instead of us having to go through that analysis, they actually give us a monthly report that shows us: "Here's what you got hit with, here's what would have happened, here are the forensics behind the attack," and, obviously, Bromium stopped it."

"We've been able to isolate and prevent malicious code from external email attachments and from downloaded internet files. Those are the two big areas that have really made an impact."

"The isolation feature is the most important because it prevents attacks."

"The most valuable feature is the process isolation because it simply stops malware from infecting the machines."

"A few years back, we had an attack on one of our biggest clients."

"ThreatLocker's most valuable feature is its scanning capability, which executes all types of executable files."

"The pre-built policies and the fact that I get notified when a user requests an application are significant."

"The application management on any workstation with the solution is valuable. I find it valuable that it indicates whether the software is part of our pre-approved list, adding a nice layer of protection. It works great because people cannot just install or download any app from the web."

"The biggest improvement has been knowing that something unauthorized isn't going to get installed on anyone’s machines."

"The application control is highly valued by me."

"ThreatLocker has significantly improved numerous techniques that mitigate vulnerabilities and viruses initiated on the back end of a network."

"We use it most heavily for elevation control, blocking and giving rights only to certain people or devices, and not allowing the rest to access the software. Elevation control has been second to none for me."

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Cons

"Room for improvement would be keeping up with the rate of change, specifically on Windows platforms. There are a lot of updates that come out for Microsoft Windows operating systems and the Bromium product needs to be able to keep up quickly with those updates and all the browser updates that are coming out. It's hard to do, but that's really where they need to be more responsive because we end up with problems and then we have to call support to get patches, etc."

"Initial setup was complex. There were many configurations that needed to be worked out with the vendor. The setup required hands-on assistance from Bromium."

"Reporting is one of the shortcomings of the product. We do mine the data that's in there from a forensics perspective... It becomes very difficult because you have to spend a lot of time digging through the volumes of data. Reporting is absolutely the biggest shortcoming."

"After a major release, there's always a lot of "dust settling." You have to work through all those issues and then you're fine for a while. The problem is, it's stable, it's fine, until the next major release comes out. Then you go back into the cycle again of uncertainty, instability, working through issues until they have patched and remediated all the problems that you're having. It's not unlike any other vendor though"

"They have always struggled with usability. The protection that it offers you is tremendous, but there's definitely an impact with use of resources on the computer. It's gotten a lot better now with Win 10. But sometimes, when you open up a website, it's going to take longer than it would without Bromium, and it's the same with documents."

"They need to improve the compatibility with other applications and its stability. It works well with attacks, but it doesn't work well with all software on the clients. There is a lot of troubleshooting and a lot of things that need to be tuned to make it work and not break things."

"I did not find this to be an out-of-the-box solution, it required planning and alignment across many groups."

"Initially, when we came in contact with Bromium a few years ago, it had a nice threat analyst, or a LAVA Pop, which is what they used to call it. Once it detected malware, it would show us the malware's path... I don't see that on the computers now. We only get to see that in the console. I would like to still see that on the individual machines because when we go out to look at a machine, we don't necessarily have access to the console."

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"A valuable addition to ThreatLocker would be a column in the audit page displaying a VirusTotal score for each file."

"ThreatLocker's technical support process could be streamlined by reducing the number of steps required to reach a human agent."

"More visibility in the built-ins would be nice."

"There could be options for handling a bulk amount of machines simultaneously."

"I cannot suggest anything that they are not already doing. They should keep adding features as they have been."

"If you have a thousand computers with ThreatLocker agents on them, when you approve or create a new policy saying that Adobe Reader that matches this hashtag and meets certain criteria is allowed to be installed, it applies at the top level or the organization level. It applies to every computer in the company. When you make that new policy and push it out and it goes out and updates all of the clients. Unfortunately, at this time, it does not look like they stagger the push-out."

"It has not helped reduce our help desk tickets. We are still in learning mode, and after we are fully knowledgeable, we will be able to see some ticket reductions."

"Something we have come up against a couple of times is that we have two clients that are software developers. They create software that doesn't have digital signatures and that's not easy to categorize or whitelist with ThreatLocker. We have to go in and make custom rules to allow them to do their work and to be protected from malicious threats."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product came as a bundle with the machine."

"The pricing is very fair compared to the competition. The licensing is straightforward."

"Pricing is reasonable."

"I think the pricing is a good value. All of these security products are always going to be very expensive, but I don't think Bromium is unreasonable. I think Bromium is decently priced. It’s a tiered licensing platform. The more you buy, the cheaper gets per unit, and I think their tiers are very well defined. I think they're fair."

"The product's pricing is a good value. We only run it on our internet-facing workstations, we don't run it on everything in our environment. We are very selective. Some organizations may want to consider doing something like that to reduce their license count."

"The price is very reasonable, and we have been able to integrate ThreatLocker with all of our clients."

"So far, it has been great. I have no complaints. Of course, everybody wishes it was cheaper."

"We have not had any real issues with the pricing. As they have added more features, due to the way our contracts are structured with our customers, we have had to hold off on adopting the new features because they do add costs."

"Considering what this product does, ThreatLocker is very well-priced, if not too nicely priced for the customer."

"The pricing works fine for me. It's very reasonably priced."

"I believe ThreatLocker's pricing model is fair and flexible, allowing account managers to offer customized deals based on our specific needs."

"I can't complain. Cheaper would always be nice, but I think it's reasonable compared to other software in the cybersecurity market."

"We have encountered a few challenges regarding pricing, contract renewals, and additions. As we explored adding features like Cyber Hero, it proved to be an increased expense for our clients. This was primarily a mistake on our part due to how we initially priced it to clients."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

37%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HP Wolf Security?

The product came as a bundle with the machine.

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What needs improvement with HP Wolf Security?

The tool behaves differently when I ported to Windows 11.

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What is your primary use case for HP Wolf Security?

I use HP Wolf Security to add a layer of safety, especially for laptops operating in various environments.

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What do you like most about ThreatLocker Allowlisting?

The interface is clean and well-organized, making it simple to navigate and find what we need.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatLocker Allowlisting?

Pricing, setup costs, and licensing have been pretty accessible and manageable. It was not too expensive to get started, especially at a small scale for a smaller MSP. It is very accessible, easy t...

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What needs improvement with ThreatLocker Allowlisting?

For the space that it's in, it's already there. I don't know of another product that compares to its level. Even recently, with the addition of the detect module is a very nice add-on to the packet...

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Also Known As

Bromium vSentry

Protect, Allowlisting, Network Control, Ringfencing

Overview

HP Wolf Security is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution that bolsters your organization's cyber-resilience on multiple fronts. With its full-stack security approach, it ensures layered protection from hardware to the cloud, providing a robust defense against cyber threats. HP Wolf Security introduces endpoint isolation, a cutting-edge feature that effectively halts threats that may go unnoticed by Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems. Moreover, it extends its security coverage to printers, equipping them with advanced detection and self-healing capabilities to further safeguard your digital ecosystem. This integrated solution streamlines IT and security risk management, resulting in fewer alerts and false positives, and reduces the time and effort required for endpoint incident analysis and remediation. Notably, HP Wolf Security prioritizes productivity, allowing you to manage risk without disrupting the user experience, enabling worry-free work from anywhere, and offering rapid IT disaster recovery at scale.

ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform offers robust endpoint security through application control and allowlisting, safeguarding servers and workstations from unauthorized software execution.

ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform provides extensive application control with features like ring-fencing and selective elevation, ensuring meticulous execution management. Offering learning mode and extensive support, it integrates threat detection and activity monitoring to enhance compliance, reduce costs, and bolster cybersecurity through alerts and approvals. Despite its strengths, there are areas for improvement in training flexibility, policy updates, and interface enhancements, along with challenges in handling non-digitally signed software. Deployed across environments, it works well with existing cybersecurity instruments for real-time threat prevention.

What are the top features of ThreatLocker?

Intuitive Interface: User-friendly design simplifies endpoint protection management.
Application Blocking: Prevents unauthorized applications from running.
Selective Elevation: Grants control over application permissions.
Ring-Fencing: Isolates applications to limit interactions.
Allowlisting: Ensures only trusted software can execute.
Learning Mode: Facilitates configuration by observing user behavior.
Real-Time Support: Access to assistance and training resources.

What benefits should reviewers seek?

Compliance: Meets regulatory standards.
Operational Cost Reduction: Consolidated alerts and approvals.
Enhanced Cybersecurity: Prevention of unauthorized applications.
Regulatory Alignment: Helps ensure adherence to legal requirements.

ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform is widely implemented to safeguard IT infrastructures against unauthorized access and application use. In sectors where data security is paramount, this platform enables users to prevent unauthorized software installations and control device applications, ensuring real-time threat prevention and compliance with industry regulations.

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