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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs Trellix Endpoint Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
4th
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (3rd)
Trellix Endpoint Security
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
9th
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 4.2%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Endpoint Security is 3.4%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Qaw - PeerSpot reviewer
Perfect correlation and XDR capabilities for network traffic plus endpoint security
The solution should force customers to integrate with network traffic to see the full benefits of XDR. If you are not integrating it or feeding in your network traffic, then you are just buying a normal antivirus which doesn't make any sense. You are paying double the price to use the antivirus feature or to say you have XDR, but in reality you are not using it. The solution should include an on-premises option because some customers want only on-premises. It would be hard, but good to do if possible. Open XDR would be beneficial in the future. Right now, the solution is Closed XDR so cannot communicate with the few new vendors in the Open XDR market.
AhmedEl-Tayeb - PeerSpot reviewer
Good user behavioral analysis and helpful patching but needs better support services
Some of our products have a first and second line owned by us. We are giving support services to the customers instead of the vendor. Some other products are supported directly by the technology vendor, however. Technical support from the vendor is very bad. Usually, when the customer submits a ticket, they put a severity level on the case. Whenever the case is very important, and there is a real malfunction in the product on the customer side, and there is something down that needs someone to have a look immediately, it takes more time than it should to even engage with the customer. When someone has to contact the customer and have a remote session within the customer environment, they sometimes lack in terms of communication with the customer. The support centers are located in the East and not all have an acceptable level of English in order to communicate directly with the customer.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The one feature of Palo Alto Networks Traps that our organization finds most valuable is the App ID service."
"Provides behavior-based detection which offers many benefits over signature-based detection."
"The most valuable feature is that you can select remote access of any machine for sandboxing."
"We can visualize and control the activities in the environment from anywhere."
"The solution is a new generation XDR that has a lot of artificial intelligence modules."
"The most valuable feature of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is its machine-learning capabilities. Additionally, there is full integration with other solutions."
"The interface is easy to use and it is more up to date than our previous solution."
"Since they've done their most recent update, the ease to isolate endpoints is valuable. If we find one where there is a virus on it, we can easily isolate it. We don't even have to contact the user. We don't have to manually take them off the network. We can easily isolate them."
"The most valuable features are reporting from the ePO console and the advanced threat protection (ATP)."
"Tech support is responsive. They're good, the very best."
"Their malware detection rate is excellent for all type of devices and the anti-theft products are good and easy to use."
"Some of McAfee Endpoint Security's main features are it has benefits over normal conventional antivirus solutions because it works much faster."
"The solution is broken down into different components from the portals. Web filtering, which is an added feature has been great for us."
"The detection is great and the solution is constantly improving."
"Trellix Endpoint Security's dashboard is very flexible, and I can create my own user-specific dashboard depending on user privilege or preference."
"Dynamic Application Containment."
 

Cons

"The solution lacks real-time, on-demand antivirus."
"Cortex XDR could improve its sales support team, including better commission structures and referral programs."
"Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR does not detect malicious activity like in other anti-virus solutions like Trend Micro and Windows with Cisco."
"We had a problem with getting our older endpoints up to date, but their newest updates have been really good. I've been pleased with it in terms of what our needs are. It's doing what we want it to do."
"I would like to see them include NDR (Network Detection Response)."
"Currently, we are monitoring all USB drives and ports but we would like to improve our device control capabilities."
"It's very time-consuming to log support issues and the people that answer the tickets aren't very knowledgeable."
"There is a severe gap in functionality between Windows, Linux, and Mac versions. For example all folder restriction settings are Windows only. Traps 5.0+ does not have SAML / LDAP integration."
"The tool could provide more advanced protection."
"They can make it free, but that's not going to happen."
"The solution should provide a more easy way to uninstall it on specific stations."
"Sometimes, while installing the ePO, we were getting so many errors and I don't know why it happened."
"We don't like the solution since it requires much memory consumption and consumes much CPU resources."
"I would like this solution to do what Palo Alto traps does because I would only need to run this one product."
"On the next release, they should build an easier way to see a repair option within the McAfee icon on your system tray. If there was an issue, you should be able to contact the user or just right-click on "repair". That would be a very good feature to add. That could be a place of improvement, just adding that button, or customizing it."
"The resolution time should be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."
"The tool's price is moderate."
"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."
"I am using the Community edition."
"I feel it is fairly priced."
"The pricing is a little high. It is per user per year."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The cost of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is $55 to $90 USD per endpoint per month."
"The price of this product is good."
"Its price is reasonable, but it could be made free."
"It provides good value by striking a balance between cost-effectiveness and feature richness."
"Trellix Endpoint Security is an inexpensive platform."
"I would rate the cost as four to five, considering it's normal compared to other products. I find it nominal and worth the money."
"The pricing is comparable to other solutions on the market."
"The initial price is very good as they give good initial discounts, but it seems a little expensive once you renew the license."
"For each computer that is connected to the server McAfee charges us for each computer based on our license agreement."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
41%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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The license costs are very reasonable, around 1,000 to 1,200 rupees per year.
 

Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
McAfee Endpoint Security, McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection, McAfee Endpoint Protection, Total Protection for Endpoint, Intel Security Total Protection for Endpoint, MCAFEE Complete Endpoint Protection
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
inHouseIT, Seagate Technology
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