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Lookout vs Trend Micro Mobile Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Lookout
Ranking in Mobile Data Protection
6th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (24th), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (13th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (19th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (42nd), Mobile Threat Defense (2nd), ZTNA as a Service (17th), ZTNA (12th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (21st)
Trend Micro Mobile Security
Ranking in Mobile Data Protection
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Mobile Data Protection category, the mindshare of Lookout is 4.8%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Mobile Security is 5.4%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Data Protection
 

Featured Reviews

DB
Enhanced mobile security with visibility into app and website usage, but installation challenges remain
We use Lookout for mobile devices, such as phones It has reduced our risk around mobile devices. I like the security features and being able to see what apps and websites people are using. There is nothing we have come across that we've desired. We have been using Lookout for one year. The…
NaveedUddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensures secure mobile communication and effective app management
We use Trend Micro Mobile Security for mobile communication security. All of our mobile communications pass through the Trend Micro firewall, providing a secure channel, including our mobile application security for management people's emails The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Mobile…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The solution is stable."
"We have not had any issues with bugs or breakdowns."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Mobile Security is the security it provides."
"The solution offers a lot of custom features."
"Their ransomware protection is useful."
"The Android protection, it’s faster."
"It will reduce the vulnerability level for safe browsing."
"The solution effectively detects virus trends and prevents threats."
"Setting up the product is not too difficult."
"Customer service has been excellent. Trend Micro has very good deals and support - also in the Middle East."
 

Cons

"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"The initial setup requires a little bit of experience with configuration."
"There is always room for improvement in security."
"Contact Backup."
"Trend Micro tends to drain the battery running in the background, but apart from that, they need to improve their updates."
"This solution is weak and cannot detect the latest ransomware."
"Sometimes, when generating random numbers to our mobile feed the random number doesn't work. We mainly deal with QR codes because of this. If they could fix the random number generator that would be helpful."
"There is a delay issue when receiving emails on mobile compared to a laptop."
"There have been some users who have been complaining about the interface being unfriendly and when the application software is installed on their phone making their mobile slow."
"The iOS protection: This is because Apple will “close” your smartphone."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of feature performance versus cost, they're a good value."
"Lookout is definitely on the lower end when it comes to price point and that seems to be the only differentiator. The technology is in place in this space and it's really about who is coming in at the better price point now."
"The licensing costs are good. Prisma has much more options and support for security, but it has a higher cost. For example, Lookout costs 2/3rd of Prisma's licensing price."
"The pricing is fair; it's comparable to our previous solution, and we carried out multiple POCs and POVs (proof of value). The product is worth the money we pay for it."
"We have a license that we renew yearly."
"Each license costs about $10/year. It's fairly inexpensive because it's a new product. In Pakistan, no more than two or three companies can apply for mobile protection right now. I don't know if there are ancillary costs above the standard licensing fee."
"Very cheap in cost"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lookout?
The pricing is a little expensive. We are currently looking at comparisons with other solutions, including Umbrella.
What needs improvement with Lookout?
There is nothing we have come across that we've desired.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Mobile Security?
Trend Micro Mobile Security is competitively priced. During a comparative analysis at the time of acquisition, we found it to be very good in terms of value for money.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Mobile Security?
There is a delay issue when receiving emails on mobile compared to a laptop. The laptop receives the email earlier than the mobile.
 

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