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Open EDR vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Open EDR
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
36th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (21st), Security Incident Response (1st), Ransomware Protection (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Open EDR is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 1.7%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Timothy Muriithi - PeerSpot reviewer
I also like the ability to remotely manage update packages on your systems, and the fact that there is an open source version
Setting OpenEDR was challenging at first, but I got it done by following their documentation and online videos. You need to install the client and configure it to work with their online open platform. Next, you have to configure it on the device if it's a phone. You input a cloud link to the EDR, so you can monitor it from the cloud. There isn't any maintenance aside from updating the client. It's mostly on the cloud.
Nikunj Kamboj - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates well with our existing SIEM tool and helps in identifying suspicious activities
The solution's integration with our existing security infrastructure is good. Whenever we have any alert in VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, we can easily that alert in our SIEM tool and check logs from the SIEM tool itself. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is just a secondary security tool for us, and we are just monitoring the alerts from it. The solution's behavioral analytics feature helps in identifying suspicious activities pretty well. Whenever we have even a small thing, we get an alert. The solution is deployed on the cloud in our organization. Performance-wise, the solution is doing great in terms of connecting to the host directly. Performing a malware scan usually takes a lot of time, more than 24 hours. A malware scan is something that we do only on Carbon Black for the old endpoint devices and servers. It used to take sometimes three days to perform. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Comodo includes a firewall and antivirus in one solution. I also like the ability to remotely manage update packages on your systems. Comodo can even find a lost device and secure it remotely."
"The solution is very useful and easy to handle. You don't need much intervention with this product."
"Carbon Black has very good market strategies."
"The visibility provided has been great."
"The EDR and reports were helpful in improving our organization."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"I like its protection very much. It protects and allows us to lock the environment pretty tightly. Nothing that is not approved through Carbon Black can run in the environment. There is no default. Everything goes through Carbon Black Protect, and everything has to be first approved. Every software is considered to be guilty before prove innocent."
"There's lots of very useful documentation online to help troubleshoot and learn about the product."
"The most valuable feature is that it detects and stops malicious executables."
 

Cons

"Comodo includes a firewall and antivirus in one solution. I also like the ability to remotely manage update packages on your systems. Comodo can even find a lost device and secure it remotely."
"The device control feature could also be compatible with the user’s profile as well."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"Integration is difficult, but CB Defense is more powerful than others. It is difficult to implement but easy to pick up many detections."
"The application control can be improved. It should also have an automatic update of the agents."
"What was rolled out to my company are mixed versions of Carbon Black CB Defense, so what I'd like to see in the next release is more synchronization, where it can detect the endpoint that's running an old version and suggest updates."
"The solution needs better overall compatibility with other products."
"Adding an application and a device control feature would be a great help for this solution."
"It would be a better solution if Carbon Black Cb Defense had an on-promise solution and a virus auto delete or quarantine."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is more expensive, but it's worth it. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"The cost is a considerable factor, but the benefit factor is the most important. When you compare it with other products, the price is high. Carbon Black will negotiate the price."
"Overall, it was cost-effective too."
"The licensing cost is on the more expensive side, but I thought it was worth it because they did a good job. It was one of the vendors I truly didn't have to worry about too much until this latest upgrade."
"The product’s price is less expensive than other vendors."
"The pricing [is] more or less the same as other similar solutions."
"The platform is expensive."
"The product is expensive. There are some additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

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