HP Wolf Security vs Trend Micro Smart Protection comparison

HP and Trend Micro are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. HP is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.0, while Trend Micro is ranked #32 with an average rating of 7.6. HP holds a 6.1% mindshare in EPP, compared to Trend Micro’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of HP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Trend Micro users who would recommend it.

HP Wolf Security

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87% willing to recommend

Trend Micro Smart Protection

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85% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

HP Wolf Security and Trend Micro Smart Protection compete in the cybersecurity solution category. Trend Micro Smart Protection has the upper hand for overall features and ROI, while HP Wolf Security excels in deployment and customer service.

Features: HP Wolf Security users benefit from endpoint isolation capabilities, ease of use, and integration with existing security frameworks. Trend Micro Smart Protection offers comprehensive threat detection, advanced machine learning, and robust scalability.

Room for Improvement: HP Wolf Security users seek enhancements in reporting features, update processes, and better third-party tool integration. Trend Micro Smart Protection users desire improvements in reducing false positives, seamless update processes, and enhanced third-party tool integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HP Wolf Security is recognized for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. Trend Micro Smart Protection, though slightly more complex in deployment, receives favorable feedback for its deployment and customer service but is perceived as slightly less responsive than HP Wolf Security.

Pricing and ROI: HP Wolf Security offers good value for its price with favorable setup costs. Trend Micro Smart Protection, despite higher initial costs, is perceived as delivering superior ROI due to its extensive features and robust 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)

Trend Micro Smart Protection

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

32nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 Trend Micro Smart Protection is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Amey Darekar

Personal Banker at HDFC Bank

Offers centralized security management and flexibility

The improvements required in the product depend on how it is used, meaning it can be used for endpoint security or email and collaboration security. The web gateway is used along with anti-malware, advanced protection, URL filtering, application control, and data protection. I don't have any improvements to suggest in the tool as of now, and not at least for now, as per my security assessment. There are certain concerns with the product's stability, so it is an area where improvements are required.

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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 is the process isolation because it simply stops malware from infecting the machines."

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

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The administration through the cloud is valuable."

"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Smart Protection is automatic scanning."

"The tool will query the information from the cloud to identify suspicious or malicious files that can be a threat. It will provide you with real-time updates on the latest and ongoing attacks and malware information."

"Helps with vulnerability and patch management, making it easier to provide top-notch services to our customers."

"The AI is excellent."

"Integrates easily with almost every third-party product"

"Your workstation doesn't slow down, unlike when you use Symantec, for example."

"The configuration is easy."

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Cons

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

"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 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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"When you deploy, not only is the user asked to reboot their computer, they are also asked to wait for 20 minutes while it sits there and initializes. It definitely impacts the end-user. It takes time away from their day."

"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."

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"Documentation-wise, they are a disaster. If you want to know something about Trend Micro, you will not find anything useful from Trend Micro themselves. You have to basically dig some blog, or you need to seek some expert to help you understand what they are offering. I have never seen such a good product with such disastrous documentation. Feature-wise, almost all vendors are providing the same features, but it is all about the integration. For example, Trend Micro is promoting their endpoint protection suite, but they never mention about the integration that they are offering with their EDR solution. They are treating each product as a separate island, and you don't know much about their integration. It would be good if they can focus on integration."

"Sometimes, the tool bases its actions on behaviour, and we lack a policy learning mechanism. If Trend Micro Smart Protection introduced an AI model, its protection capabilities would be enhanced. I used a different browser once, which may have prevented protection. Another time, our own ISP was added to the blacklist, and it took the support team two business days to resolve it."

"The administration could be better. They could decrease the administrative burden and enable easier management. There are many features, options, and settings which is quite challenging for some of our customers. The complexity of the interface is also an issue. From a software point of view, I would prefer to see actual signatures and actual protection patterns, rather than new features."

"Trend Micro Smart Protection could improve the false positive with some integrations with other solutions and automated reporting. The reports should allow the user to set up some customer trigger alerts instead of the user having to look at the report manually. Additionally, the responses from sender detection and response feature could improve."

"The solution needs to improve the deployment so it aligns with the latest Microsoft patches and upgrades. It makes the deployment process lengthy and painful."

"Enhanced capability to detect and protect against various malicious programs would be beneficial."

"The only notable concern is the level of support in the particular region of Sri Lanka. Following events in the past two years, the quality of technical support has regrettably declined."

"The dashboard or console of Trend Micro Smart Protection should be easier to comprehend"

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is reasonable."

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

"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 product came as a bundle with the machine."

"If I'm not mistaken, for three years, for 400 licenses, we paid nearly 15,000 euros. We don't have any additional costs that we have to pay on top of that."

"There is an annual license required for this solution."

"The price of Trend Micro Smart Protection is reasonable."

"Whether something is affordable or pricy, is relative. It depends on the value an institution has attached to a capability. For us, security is a premium requirement, I can't say a solution is pricey if we are able to afford it and run it for seven years, I would say it's affordable."

"This solution provides good value for the price."

"In terms of licensing cost, it falls within the average range compared to competitors, almost 7 out of 10."

"Its price is fine. Price-wise, it is competitive with any other vendor."

"We pay for the solution on a yearly basis. We pay approximately 100 Euros a year per user. There are no additional fees above this."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

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 Trend Micro Smart Protection?

The tool offers centralized security management. The tool's deployment is flexible.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Smart Protection?

I'm not involved in licensing, so I have no idea of the cost. However, their pricing is comparable to CrowdStrike. None of these solutions are cheap.

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What needs improvement with Trend Micro Smart Protection?

The dashboard could be easier to manage. We've experienced compatibility issues with Windows endpoint protection. More support for malware and botnets would be beneficial.

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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.

Trend Micro Smart Protection is a comprehensive security solution designed to safeguard enterprises from a wide array of threats, including malware, ransomware, and advanced persistent threats (APTs). This solution combines multiple layers of protection and real-time threat intelligence to deliver robust security across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.

Trend Micro Smart Protection utilizes advanced machine learning, behavioral analysis, and automated threat detection to identify and mitigate threats before they can cause harm. The solution integrates seamlessly with existing security infrastructure and provides centralized management through a user-friendly console. Its cloud-based architecture ensures continuous updates and real-time protection against the latest threats.

What are the critical features of Trend Micro Smart Protection?

Multi-Layered Security: Protects endpoints, networks, and cloud environments with a combination of machine learning, behavior analysis, and automated threat detection.
Real-Time Threat Intelligence: Leverages global threat intelligence to identify and block new and emerging threats quickly.
Centralized Management: Simplifies security management with a single console for monitoring and controlling security across the organization.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing security systems and infrastructure, enhancing overall protection without requiring significant changes.
Automated Threat Response: Automatically responds to and mitigates threats, reducing the need for manual intervention and minimizing potential damage.

What benefits should users look for in reviews when evaluating Trend Micro Smart Protection?

Improved Security Posture: Enhanced protection across all enterprise environments, reducing the risk of breaches.
Reduced Operational Costs: Automated threat detection and response lower the need for extensive manual security management.
Scalability: Ability to scale protection as the organization grows, ensuring continuous and comprehensive security.
User-Friendly Management: Ease of use and centralized management enable IT teams to efficiently monitor and control security measures.
Real-Time Protection: Continuous updates and real-time threat intelligence ensure the organization is protected against the latest threats.

Trend Micro Smart Protection is implemented across various industries, including finance, healthcare, and retail, providing customized security solutions to meet specific regulatory and operational needs. Its ability to adapt to different environments and integrate with existing systems makes it a versatile choice for enterprises.

Pricing and licensing for Trend Micro Smart Protection are typically based on the number of users and endpoints, with flexible options available to suit different organizational needs. Customer support includes comprehensive service packages with 24/7 assistance and dedicated account managers for enterprise clients.

In summary, Trend Micro Smart Protection offers robust, multi-layered security with real-time threat intelligence and centralized management, making it a reliable solution for safeguarding enterprise environments.

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