Malwarebytes Teams vs Trend Micro ServerProtect comparison

Malwarebytes and TrendAI are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Malwarebytes is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.5, while TrendAI is ranked #37 with an average rating of 8.3. Malwarebytes holds a 2.1% mindshare in EPP, compared to TrendAI’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Malwarebytes users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of TrendAI users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 15, 2026

Malwarebytes Teams and Trend Micro ServerProtect compete in the comprehensive threat detection and management market. Malwarebytes Teams may have an edge due to its user-friendly interface and cloud deployment, but Trend Micro ServerProtect stands out in server environments with centralized management and patching capabilities.

Features: Malwarebytes Teams offers robust endpoint protection, a user-friendly management interface, and efficient ransomware handling, coupled with cloud-based deployment for easy management. Trend Micro ServerProtect provides exceptional Virtual Patching, Data Loss Prevention features, and intelligent security through behavioral analysis and machine learning.

Room for Improvement: Users of Malwarebytes Teams highlight the need for enhanced reporting capabilities, better integration with other security tools, and reduced resource consumption during scans. For Trend Micro ServerProtect, there is a need for improved deployment processes, better integration with third-party tools, and enhanced notification options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Malwarebytes Teams facilitates deployment across various cloud environments, though its technical support sees mixed reviews, with some noting responsiveness issues. Trend Micro ServerProtect supports hybrid cloud setups, earning praise for its responsive and effective technical support, despite some difficulties in resolving complex issues.

Pricing and ROI: Malwarebytes Teams’ pricing is competitive but considered slightly overpriced by some users, though its threat detection capabilities are valued highly. Trend Micro ServerProtect is seen as reasonably priced for its protection level. Both are considered investments in security, though direct ROI is difficult to measure, with users viewing them as cost-effective protection against major incidents.

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Malwarebytes Teams is 2.1%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro ServerProtect is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
Malwarebytes Teams	2.1%
Trend Micro ServerProtect	0.8%
Other	93.7%

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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Davina Becker

Senior Content Strategist at PeerSpot

Provides protection against malware but needs improved billing transparency

I can only speak to it on a personal level. If someone is considering it, they should test it on their own systems. I can't personally recommend it because each person has their own needs. While it may work for me as a malware antivirus solution, I can't recommend it to someone else who may have a different system or use case. I rate the overall solution 7.5 out of 10. Malwarebytes protects me against malware. If they fix the pricing model so it's not automatically charging me, the rating could improve. Until then, I can't give it an 8.

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Emmanuel Okoroji

Head, Threat Intelligence & Incident Management at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Advanced server defenses have strengthened threat detection and protected critical infrastructure

From my perspective, predictive analysis is an area for improvement. The rules are very rigid. The way protection works for Trend Micro ServerProtect is that you have to specifically apply specific rules to achieve particular actions or use cases. We have had instances where a malware is dropped and that malware executes, it is detected, but because the malware has been altered a little bit, either in naming or slight behavior changes, the system is not able to stop it. This is unless you harden the rule to say block anything that appears out of place. My thinking as a security expert is that malware will typically behave outside of the normal operation of the organization. Instead of saying malware behavior based on malware behavior, I would say use analytics to identify anything that is outside the normal behavior of files and systems in the course of business operation, then flag it so it can go for further evaluation to identify if it is a malicious file execution or otherwise. Today, there are some instances where legitimate operations occur because of the static rule definition, the agent would flag a normal activity as malicious and then sometimes flag malicious activities as normal. They need to work on that area. There is a lot of competition today. When Trend Micro ServerProtect initially came out, they were premium, so there was not a lot of competition. Competition is dropping their price. Trend Micro ServerProtect should also come down on the pricing to meet competition. Though it is a great solution and an integrated solution, I think they should also meet the market competition. CrowdStrike is there, Palo Alto is there. There are many other competitors, but they need to also look at what is happening. They need to work on it. I would not say that they are overly priced, but I think they can be more competitive, especially with their new credit allocation process.

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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

"One thing that I like about Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, it is detecting all the suspicious or malicious binaries, and it has integration with Palo Alto Firewall."

"The solution allows control over the user and his machine through Cortex XDR security policies."

"Monitoring is most valuable."

"The tool's use cases are relevant to security."

"It's a nice product that's stable and scalable."

"The interface is easy to use and it is more up to date than our previous solution."

"Stability is a primary factor, and then there's the ease of distribution and policy management."

"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."

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"The endpoint protection and response that allows us to restore a machine back to a pre-infected state are the most valuable features."

"I never have to look at it or do anything with it, and then my system just stays clean."

"It is a stable solution."

"The solution is very good at scanning."

"The installation process is very easy, especially since it is on the cloud."

"We don't have to spend any time remediating bad things happening: Not viruses nor ransomware."

"The central management of devices from different sites is a very good feature; this has made them much easier to manage."

"It is intuitive and easy to use. For the most part, it does a good job of catching things. It is good at stopping stuff. I did a couple of tests with a password cracker. I tried to load that on, and Malwarebytes didn't let me do that, which was pretty good. It has a rollback feature that I haven't seen with any other company. If one of your endpoints are hit with mass ransomware, you could actually roll it back. I watched a demo of them do that, and it was pretty sweet."

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"I use this solution for data blocking, software protection, and frame protection."

"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"Virtual Batching and the intelligent anti-malware components are valuable security tools."

"Scalable security solution with virtualization and virtual patching functions, able to provide full security that's specific to the service, e.g. it handles virtual machines better."

"The most valuable feature is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)."

"The staff went above and beyond to make sure our experience was unforgettable, accommodating every request with a smile and genuine care."

"Technical support was perfect."

"ServerProtect's best feature is virtual patching, which takes care of patching even if your servers aren't updated with the latest threat definitions."

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Cons

"Cortex XDR is trickier to configure than other Palo Alto products. This is one area where we are not so satisfied."

"The setup is quite easy. We had appropriate support from the manager. One thing that was missing was the integration part."

"The solution could improve by providing better integration with their own products and others."

"I don't like that they have different types of licenses. For example, if users select a license, they think they will have all the platforms they need to improve their network or security. But after some time, Palo Alto Networks changed their licensing, and some of the features that, for example, were free at the beginning now have a cost. I think the integration can be improved. For example, a lot of tools are just integrated through APIs."

"Data privacy is a matter of concern. You have to be careful with data privacy, it can be sensitive and Cortex can have most of your access."

"If they had pulse rate detection, it would be better."

"The solution lacks real-time, on-demand antivirus."

"The dashboard could use some significant improvement, just making it more useful with more information. It has a limited amount of information right now. It is customizable, but I'd love to see a better out-of-box dashboard."

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"The product update capability needs to be improved."

"I would like to see integration with other vendors going forward."

"If they want to compete with bigger players, they should consider adding items like threat detection and website warnings."

"The product is a little bit more expensive than the other brands."

"Notifications are lacking."

"Every once in a while, it gets clobbered by updates from other places. I don't think this should happen."

"Malwarebytes is not there in the reports from Gartner or IDC...If we look at the market trends and the industry, most customers look at Gartner's reports to identify whether a product is a leader, challenger, or a big product, depending on which they choose."

"There is room for improvement in the way it is deployed, in terms of being able to distribute it. Right now we have to get our hands on a machine to deploy it. It would be nice if there was an easier system."

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"There are a few areas of improvement. Despite its high performance, there are certain aspects related to the operating system that could be improved. Specifically, I find that the protection for certain actions requires more effort compared to other actions."

"They need to improve in this area by providing more documentation and custom scripts for bulk enterprise deployments."

"The solution should provide features to block devices, specific IPs or URLs"

"One thing I have been facing is that some fake threats have appeared that even Trend Micro was not able to clear up. It couldn't tell you why these threats are happening, where they are coming from and what the costs are."

"No built-in vulnerability scanner for management solutions."

"The endpoint protection could always be stronger."

"I would like to see SMS notifications sent as alerts, in case we do not have access to our email."

"We found that when we push Trend Micro from the console to our client's PCs, we need to manually restart the PC. I have 500 users and the manual input is time-consuming."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Every customer has to pay for a license because it doesn't work with what you get from a managed services provider."

"Licensing for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR can be costly, especially when it comes to a hundred users. A license is required for each user, and the subscription must be renewed on a yearly basis."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Compared to CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR is an expensive solution."

"It's the most expensive solution, but features-wise, it's quite strong. It's very good for protection, so the results are very good in the case of protection. I would rate it a two out of ten in terms of pricing."

"The price of the product is not very economical."

"The price was fine."

"I don't recall what the cost was, but it wasn't really that expensive."

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"The licensing is per seat, with clients being a little less expensive than servers. If we need more licenses, we can accomplish that within a day. As Malwarebytes adds new features to their product, such as DNS filtering and a patching module, they want to charge us more even though we're a premium user, which isn't ideal."

"Its cost is around $60 a machine. The cost of the total solution for 250 people is about $8,500 a year. If we add EDR to it, it will bring that cost up to about $15,000. The cost for Carbon Black is about $25,000, which is $10,000 more, but you get all AI functions with it."

"The cost may be something in the ballpark of $20-25 a year per computer."

"Malwarebytes is a cost-effective product."

"The platform pricing is competitive with other antivirus products."

"It is expensive."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the product's pricing a seven."

"I would say that it's affordable. It costs much less than Sentinel One, CrowdStrike, or anything of that nature. But, at the same time, you are getting what you pay for. So I would say it's one of the best when you're comparing traditional NextGen AVs like Webroot that aren't the best in the bunch."

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"Pricewise, this product is okay."

"In terms of price, the solution is in the middle; it's neither the cheapest nor the most expensive. I rate it three out of five for cost."

"The product is available at a reasonable price"

"Pricing is based on the components you choose from the suite to run in your installation. Costs vary by the number of features and the number of servers."

"This product has an annual subscription, but also offers MSP options."

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Computer Software Company

10%

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10%

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Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	21
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Questions from the Community

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?

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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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Malwarebytes?

I really hate the automatic rebilling without officially confirming it with me. It's an annoyance and they should at ...

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What needs improvement with Malwarebytes?

It takes up too much space when it's trying to run in the background.

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

I am aware of the price of this solution. The price is good, and the licensing is fair.

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What needs improvement with Trend Micro ServerProtect?

From my perspective, predictive analysis is an area for improvement. The rules are very rigid. The way protection wor...

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Trend Micro ServerProtect for Storage, ServerProtect, ServerProtect for Storage

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Malwarebytes Teams provides advanced threat protection and efficient detection and removal capabilities, featuring cloud-based management and robust endpoint security. It operates on Windows and Mac, emphasizing threat interception and the cloud-management interface.

Offering comprehensive protection, Malwarebytes Teams is recognized for its customizable and user-friendly interface. The anti-exploit feature effectively intercepts threats in Office applications, while frequent updates maintain security standards. Efficient scanning, threat response, and rollback features are highly valued, as is its ability to integrate seamlessly into diverse environments. Remote accessibility and cloud management enhance its robust endpoint protection.

What are the key features of Malwarebytes Teams?

Comprehensive Threat Protection: Advanced detection and removal for malware.
Cloud-Based Management: Manage security conveniently from the cloud.
Anti-Exploit Feature: Protects against threats in Office applications.
Efficient Scanning: Quick and effective threat detection.
Threat Response and Rollback: Swift response with rollback capabilities.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Enhanced Security: Continuous updates and strong endpoint protection.
Integration Flexibility: Works well with existing environments.
Reporting Capabilities: Offers effective reporting and monitoring.
Remote Accessibility: Manage security from any location.

Malwarebytes Teams is widely implemented in cybersecurity across industries for endpoint security. Organizations deploy it for malware detection, intrusion protection, and compliance scanning, relying on its antivirus capabilities and ransomware rollback. It serves as a secondary tool alongside primary systems to enhance security on both Windows and Mac environments, particularly valued for monitoring usage behaviors without controlling endpoints.

Malwarebytes

Trend Micro ServerProtect for Storage, powered by XGen security, leverages a blend of cross-generational threat protection techniques to safeguard a wide range of network attached storage systems by detecting and removing viruses and spyware in real time. This comprehensive storage security uses the industry-standard ICAP protocol to complement support for traditional RPC communication protocols. To simplify network protection for EMC, NetApp, and Hitachi Data Systems storage systems, ServerProtect for Storage provides automatic, incremental security updates and centralized management of servers via a web-based console.

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CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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