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Malwarebytes vs Sophos EPP Suite comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
Malwarebytes' customer service is praised for availability, but some users face unresolved issues; enterprise support lacks maturity.
Sentiment score
7.0
Sophos EPP Suite support is knowledgeable with varied experiences, quick resolutions, and valued for 24/7 assistance and online resources.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.8
Users criticize Malwarebytes for performance, usability issues, false positives, high costs, and demand better integration, protection, and features.
Sentiment score
5.8
Sophos EPP Suite users desire improved usability, resource efficiency, support, integration, and management tools, along with enhanced security features.
It lacks enterprise-level management and more enterprise functionality.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.5
Malwarebytes suits small to large organizations but may encounter performance issues with endpoint expansion and increased use.
Sentiment score
8.5
Sophos EPP Suite is scalable for varying business sizes, though external integration challenges and network resources can impact performance.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
Malwarebytes offers enterprise pricing from $20-$60 per device annually, with additional charges for modules and regional price variations.
Sentiment score
4.7
Enterprise users find Sophos EPP competitively priced, with discounts on extended licenses, offering better value than monthly options.
Malwarebytes is a bit pricey for some regions, such as Ukraine, since it's priced in US dollars.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Malwarebytes is stable and reliable, though some users report occasional update issues and performance impacts, leading to minor improvements.
Sentiment score
8.5
Sophos EPP Suite is considered stable with occasional performance issues, typically rated six to ten for reliability.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.5
Malwarebytes offers excellent threat detection, easy setup, robust protection, frequent updates, and strong anti-ransomware capabilities with lightweight performance.
Sentiment score
8.3
Sophos EPP Suite provides efficient, user-friendly virus protection and security management with strong integration and minimal resource impact.
The behavior-based detection is very nice, and it combats zero-day threats by looking for anomalous behaviors.
 

Categories and Ranking

Malwarebytes
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sophos EPP Suite
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
26th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Malwarebytes is 1.7%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos EPP Suite is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Anas Anas - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective threat predictions, simple to deploy, and light on resources
Malwarebytes's initial setup is simple. It is easy to deploy and configure the policies and the configuration. I deployed Malwarebytes for one customer and I did it in under two days. They had approximately 50 users, it took approximately an hour. The steps I took for the implementation were downloading the Malwarebytes management console from the site, installing it, then running the discovery tool, scanning my network, and checking all of the PCs on my network. It's already pre-configured, you don't need to configure anything. The only configuration that I did on the administration console was some of the exclusion from the scan. This is the only rule that I have created. I rate the initial setup of Malwarebytes a ten out of ten.
Sherwin De Claro - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution provides endpoint detection and response with a nice-looking dashboard
The solution is easily scalable because it's in the cloud and we can push the agents using our Cafea solution. We can even deploy the applications to our remote branches easily. We currently have four people using the solution and if the number of computers increases we can scale up by increasing the number of licenses.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
University
9%
Government
7%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Malwarebytes?
Ten times a day, improved signatures will be downloaded, so it is very up-to-date in terms of malware experience.
What needs improvement with Malwarebytes?
The product could be improved in blocking malicious traffic, such as communication with known malicious IP addresses.
What do you like most about Sophos EPP Suite?
Sophos EPP Suite is a powerful antivirus.
What needs improvement with Sophos EPP Suite?
Pricing is a consideration for us; for the Indian market, it is slightly expensive.
 

Also Known As

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EPP Suite
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Knutson Construction
EK Services
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