We performed a comparison between Intercept X Endpoint and Trellix Endpoint Security based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Intercept X Endpoint combines two products into one solution, offering strong performance, server protection, and efficient threat management capabilities. Trellix Endpoint Security is highly valued for its easy administration options and reliability. Intercept X Endpoint could benefit from better integration with third-party vendors and improved support for virtual infrastructures. Reviews suggest that Trellix could reduce resource consumption and improve user-friendliness.
Service and Support: Some users found Intercept X Endpoint's support team knowledgeable and supportive, while others expressed dissatisfaction with responsiveness. Some users have found the support for Trellix Endpoint Security helpful and reliable, while others have encountered ineffective assistance and communication problems.
Ease of Deployment: Intercept X Endpoint has a straightforward initial setup, with quick installation and simple configuration and maintenance. Some users said they occasionally encountered issues that required reinstallation. The setup process for Trellix Endpoint Security varies in difficulty, depending on the user's experience with McAfee and general technical expertise.
Pricing: Intercept X Endpoint is generally seen as fairly priced, but some users think it’s on the higher end of the price scale. Some find Trellix’s price reasonable and competitive, while others believe it could be lowered.
ROI: Users say that Intercept X Endpoint offers exceptional defense against ransomware and zero-day threats, leading to a positive return on investment. Trellix Endpoint Security provides significant time savings.
"It's a great threat intelligence source for us, providing alerts for things it detects on the network and on the machines. We've used it often when there is a potential incident to see what was done on a computer. That works quite nicely because you can see everything that the user has done..."
"Scanning, vulnerability reporting, and the dashboard are the most valuable features."
"Microsoft 365 Defender's most valuable feature is the ability to control the shadow IP."
"The Endpoint Manager is incredible; it has a very straightforward interface and is exceedingly easy to use. Pulling out and deploying different tags or resources is a simple task across various departments with different levels of security. The notifications are also simple and satisfying; it's great to see the bubble informing us which devices are compliant and which are waiting to update."
"My clients like Defender's file integrity monitoring. They're monitoring Windows and Linux system files."
"Microsoft 365 Defender is a stable solution."
"I have found the ability to delete unwanted threats beneficial."
"We can use Defender to block and monitor for security purposes without needing multiple other products to do different tasks."
"The solution has very good usability."
"I consider the heuristics to be most valuable, the fact that the solution does not work solely on signatures."
"The EDR (Enhanced Data Detection and Response) and the DLP (Data Loss Prevention) components are valuable assets."
"There are additional security features in Sophos Intercept X as well as proxy rules and settings that help us in minimizing the sites that our agents can go to, even after their work hours."
"The updates and a lot of the day-to-day fiddling that you would have to do with it, can all be done from the cloud so it's easy to manage, and very easy to administer."
"The most valuable features are the anti-ransomware engine, deep learning, web filtering, and the cloud manageability."
"It is a practically maintenance free intelligent system that independently protects environments from malicious attacks."
"Very stable solution."
"The installation is pretty straightforward."
"I think the costing is fine compared to other products. Cost-wise you definitely get value for your money."
"The new central console is better than the earlier one."
"It also allows multifunctionality within a single platform."
"When Intel acquired McAfee they worked on the protocol so that all vendors can work on the same platform. It's a very big improvement in McAfee. All McAfee products talk to each other. Other vendor's products can join this platform as well so it makes it more powerful on the enterprise side for McAfee."
"It can be deployed quickly, and it's scalable. Those are the two advantages of it."
"This is a good solution for antivirus and malware protection."
"The solution is stable."
"We should be able to use the product on devices like Apple, Linux, etc."
"The web filtering solution needs to be improved because currently, it is very simple."
"The mobile app support for Android and iOS is difficult and needs improvement."
"The price could be better. It'll also help if they can continuously update and upgrade the solution. Every day there's a new virus uploaded into the network, and we have to keep updating it to identify all these things."
"In the future, it would be beneficial for Microsoft to consider making the product more user-friendly or simplified for those who are interested in using it. Currently, it requires a high level of technical expertise, making it challenging for beginners or less experienced individuals."
"A simple dashboard without having to use MS Sentinel would be a welcome improvement."
"My client would like the solution to be more customizable without using code. You can only build on the default console, but we're not allowed to change it."
"Offboarding latency should be reduced. Even after a device has been successfully offboarded using a particular offboarding script, it still shows up as onboarded."
"The initial setup can be a bit challenging."
"It should offer better security updates."
"Sophos needs to create a YouTube channel with educational material for technicians or engineers."
"They should keep doing what they're doing. Both of them have entered the EDR/MDR space, and they're keeping up with their competitors. I have a hard time understanding why their capabilities aren't garnering more attention."
"The customer service and support could be improved in regards to response time. It could be faster."
"The cloud management console could be a little more user-friendly."
"Deployment on cloud needs to be carried out manually."
"It would be better if it can automatically generate a report for each and every user so that the users get to know the things that shouldn't be accessed from their PCs. It can have information about malicious and non-malicious sites so users are aware of them, and they don't access malicious websites. Such reports can be generated at the end of the day. We should also be able to get through to their support team quickly. Currently, it takes more than half an hour to get through to a technical person."
"I would like this solution to do what Palo Alto traps does because I would only need to run this one product."
"The DAC (Dynamic Application Containment) component of this product needs improvement."
"The initial setup is complex. It is a very complex product. You must have experience with it."
"There are certain shortcomings in the features concerning DLP in Trellix, where certain additions must be made in the future."
"When it runs in the background of the endpoint, the devices get slowed down for some applications."
"It would be a lot easier if I could add multiple user accounts within a single device."
"An area of improvement for this solution is to make it easier to manage."
"McAfee GW Security and McAfee Child Safety need some improvement as they are relatively new."
Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 7th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews while Trellix Endpoint Security is ranked 10th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 95 reviews. Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4, while Trellix Endpoint Security 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 Trellix Endpoint Security writes "Good user behavioral analysis and helpful patching but needs better support services". Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas Trellix Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS), CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Trend Micro Deep Security. See our Intercept X Endpoint vs. Trellix Endpoint Security report.
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