McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator vs Swimlane comparison

McAfee and Swimlane are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. McAfee is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3, while Swimlane is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.0. McAfee holds a 0.5% mindshare in SOAR, compared to Swimlane’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of McAfee users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Swimlane users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and Swimlane are competing products in the domain of security management and automation. Swimlane often has an edge due to advanced automation, while McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is recognized for comprehensive security management.

Features: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator provides centralized security management, extensive integration with various McAfee products, and established security protocols. Swimlane offers advanced automation, customizable workflows, and high adaptability in threat response. Swimlane's advanced automation stands out compared to McAfee's more traditional approach.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Swimlane's deployment is flexible and scalable, with quick implementation through cloud-based solutions. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator's deployment involves on-premises installation, supported by strong technical assistance. Swimlane gains an advantage in flexibility, while McAfee offers reliable support for complex infrastructures.

Pricing and ROI: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator requires a higher initial investment, reflecting its extensive features and integration capabilities. Swimlane, also an investment, presents value in automation leading to efficient ROI. McAfee has a higher upfront cost, but Swimlane's automated processes can result in quicker returns, benefiting organizations prioritizing automation.

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Swimlane

Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

18th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is 0.5%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Swimlane is 3.4%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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DavidJones7

Head of Content at Pharmaflow

Offers automation alert features with easy integrations and impressive scalability

I would rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. There are a few technical challenges with the deployment, but it can easily solved by an experienced professional but not by a beginner user of the tool. The complete implementation and migration to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator will take around three months. If someone is using a software platform already with implemented use cases in their environment, it might be difficult to implement the same use cases when the customer is migrating to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator. The conditions and prior alert settings needs to be accurate when migrating to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, otherwise false positive alerts might get generated.

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Srikanth Nuthalapati

Software Engineering Manager at Deloitte

Great support, scalable, and easier to code

The stability of the solution has room for improvement. I would like Swimlane to provide a single space where we can go to code, build, and automate. Where we have a provision to create tables, playbooks, and tables to produce results, connect all the dots, and make the flow automated. This would make it much easier to navigate than having to jump to different places. I would like to have a single button to click that would start me on the journey of creating my own code from the ground up, from the workflow algorithm to the automation process. This would be simpler than what I had with Splunk Phantom, where I had to piece things together and connect the dots to get the full picture. With this new feature, I could create the full picture with just one button click.

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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

"We implemented data transfer protection, which allows transfer in one direction only. Users can copy from the PC to the USB but not from the USB to the PC. That way, if someone is carrying a virus on a USB, it will not be transferred to the PC."

"We get fewer false positives than with other solutions."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the central management console, which is used for DLP, endpoint security, drive encryption, and application control."

"Application control and traffic encryption are the most valuable features."

"I like the solution's feasibility. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is also better and easier to use than other ePOs."

"Technical support is very helpful."

"It is a scalable solution...I rate its scalability a nine out of ten."

"The central manager policy means we have almost all client modules in one solution."

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"Swimlane enables two SOC analysts to work efficiently as much as ten analysts would without Swimlane, which translates to significant manpower savings."

"It provides us with a single portal for our logs from different solutions."

"The technical support from Swimlane is very good."

"Swimlane is a very effective way to represent workflows involving multiple users."

"Our primary goal was to reduce analyst time, and we have been successful in that."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the support."

Cons

"Lacks a single plug-in for multiple uses."

"We would like to see more integration with different platforms and extend this to other platforms. We are migrating to the cloud and want to extend it from our on-premises setup to the cloud."

"There are some issues we are having with updating our Windows server. So we need to contact support or access our support portal."

"The solution is difficult to tune to avoid false positives."

"The solution sometimes has some false positives on IP addresses, from the web control aspect of the product. This needs to be improved."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could improve by supporting container microservices, such as Docker and Kubernetes."

"The installation process is quite difficult and requires technical support."

"One thing that I don't like is that McAfee products change very often and upgrade very often."

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"We faced a lot of issues with the product’s stability."

"There is a need for enhanced version control in Swimlane. Currently, our version does not support it, making it tough to move changes between environments during significant updates."

"The initial setup and deployment are complex."

"I would like to see improvements in the minor bugs that occur with each update, as some features might have issues."

"The stability of the solution has room for improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's an expensive solution"

"This solution is priced in the mid-range."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is a cheaply priced product, meaning it is not expensive since McAfee provides a free version of ePO, which includes phone support as well."

"For large enterprise companies, the price should be alright, but for small businesses, the uptake might be slow because, for these clients, the price doesn't look very attractive."

"Compared to other Antivirus products, the cost of this solution is a bit high."

"$The price of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is expensive, it is approximately $6,000 to $9,000 per license annually."

"McAfee tries to package different things into different products, then sell them as different products with different licenses. They just split everything up into multiple things. That's just their sales pitch and how they do it."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is not an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

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Government

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator network security software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mcafee's ePolicy O...

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What do you like most about McAfee MVISION ePO?

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator's performance is good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee MVISION ePO?

It's an expensive solution.

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What do you like most about Swimlane?

It provides us with a single portal for our logs from different solutions.

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What needs improvement with Swimlane?

There is a need for enhanced version control in Swimlane. Currently, our version does not support it, making it tough to move changes between environments during significant updates. Furthermore, d...

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What is your primary use case for Swimlane?

We have been using Swimlane for security automation within our company. All the ingestions, automations, and everything within our department goes through Swimlane.

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Also Known As

McAfee ePO, ePolicy Orchestrator, Intel Security ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee MVISION ePO

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Overview

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) is the most advanced, extensible, and scalable centralized security management software in the industry. Unifying security management through an open platform, McAfee ePO makes risk and compliance management simpler and more successful for organizations of all sizes.

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Swimlane is a leader in security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). By automating time-intensive, manual processes and operational workflows and delivering powerful, consolidated analytics, real time dashboards and reporting from across your security infrastructure, Swimlane maximizes the incident response capabilities of over-burdened and understaffed security operations.

Swimlane was founded to deliver scalable innovative and flexible security solutions to organizations struggling with alert fatigue, vendor proliferation and chronic staffing shortages. Swimlane is at the forefront of the growing market for security automation and orchestration solutions that automate and organize security processes in repeatable ways to get the most out of available resources and accelerate incident response.

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Sample Customers

Brelje & Race, Cognizant, Sutherland Global Services, Eagle Rock Energy, Arab National Bank, Bank Central Asia, Kleberg Bank, Leading Mexican Bank, SF Police Credit Union, Macquarie Telecom, Seagate Technology, Blackburn & Darwen Council, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, IRCEP, Major U.S. State Government, State of Alaska, State of Colorado, Cemex, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke

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