We performed a comparison between Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Sophos Intercept X based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Sophos Intercept X has a slight edge over Kaspersky Endpoint Security in this comparison, since it is a more lightweight solution.
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"The stability is very good."
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"This solution can be used with any device, mobiles, desktops, or any appliances."
"It does its job — it protects us from viruses. We don't really interact with it very much."
"Intercept X helps with internal alerts, application access, and triggering support teams."
"The most valuable features of Sophos Intercept X are the ease of use and the policy options that are simple to understand. Overall, the protection is good."
"The base product and the anti-malware feature are most valuable."
"Sophos Intercept X is a complete endpoint solution."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is less hash-based than competitors."
"When comparing Kaspersky Endpoint Security to any other solution, Our customers like mostly the reliability, and the ability to defend against viruses, worms, and attacks. It is easy to use and very light on the end-user machine's resources."
"Some of the most valuable features are the security and the stability, which are great. There are some imperfections, but everything is fine. In general, I think it's one of the best solutions."
"Endpoint Security is efficient and easy to use. It doesn't slow the performance of your personal computer."
"The solution is secure."
"The most valuable features for us include data security, as well as web browsing and password management security measures."
"It's a user-friendly solution."
"There is plenty of features that make the solution work very well."
"It is an effective solution. It provides a wide range of security and defense features."
"The amount of usage, the number of details we get, or the number of options that can be tweaked is limited in comparison to that with other EDR solutions"
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"Integration with firewall solutions could be better."
"Technical support can be improved. There could be shared support, i.e. where someone in Egypt can respond."
"The number one thing I would like is if their support could be a little faster and it would be a little easier to get a hold of support when you need them."
"I am not very satisfied with the product's reporting overall, and it needs improvement in this area."
"The pricing could be a bit lower to match the normal retail pricing."
"To be a perfect product, the price would have to be a bit better."
"Intercept X could enhance its support services, particularly in terms of response time and resource allocation."
"Features that should be improved in the upgrade involve the excessive consumption of the the solution's processor, RAM and resources."
"It is expensive, it could be cheaper, so I think the solution's pricing could be better."
"It would be ideal with the solution offered more documentation."
"It would be preferable if the product were more proactive and more modern in its approach to security and protection."
"The solution could be more secure. It's an aspect the company needs to be mindful of."
"If someone has the older version of the solution, and wants to install a newer version, they must remove all of the previous applications. Otherwise, there will be issues with the solution."
"I would like to see better-enhanced features, such as protection against ransomware and different types of malicious malware."
"There were issues with the cloud management."
"The solution's management console can be better and more granular than it is now."
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Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 7th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is ranked 12th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 111 reviews. Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4, while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Intercept X Endpoint writes "A standard offering with good threat analysis but reduces machine performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business writes "Easy to setup, stable and good security use cases". Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Fortinet FortiClient and Trend Micro Apex One, whereas Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Fortinet FortiClient, CrowdStrike Falcon, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Trend Micro Apex One. See our Intercept X Endpoint vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business report.
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