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Proofpoint Identity Threat Defense vs Vectra AI comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Identity Threat ...
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
26th
Ranking in Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
15th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Threat Deception Platforms (8th)
Vectra AI
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
2nd
Ranking in Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (2nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (9th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category, the mindshare of Proofpoint Identity Threat Defense is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vectra AI is 11.4%, up from 9.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Tony Whelton - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 7, 2023
Integrates well with other security solutions and provides good technical support
The biggest feature for us, because we are heavy Microsoft users, is its integration with Office 365. On top of Vectra AI, we use all of the Microsoft security platforms, such as Defender ATP and Sentinel. Having full integration and a central platform to look at all of the threats that are coming through from the different platforms is a huge benefit for us. With one nice front dashboard, we can look at the high-volume threats rather than all of the noise. We do get a lot of noise as our students all own their own devices. With Vectra AI, we can look at threats in a controlled manner, which saves us an extraordinary amount of time. Even if I doubled the manpower, I doubt that I would still have the same visibility that I have with the correct security platform. Vectra AI's Threat Detection and Response platform has done remarkably well. We're well-versed in using the security dashboard from Microsoft Defender, and we're at the stage where we are checking both. We haven't fully switched to relying on only the Vectra dashboard yet. In terms of Vectra AI Attack Signal Intelligence for empowering security analysts within our organization, we have complete faith in the data that's coming through from Vectra. If we could also have what's happening at the front-end, that is, the firewall, then it would give us the complete security front dashboard.

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"Vectra is a bit on the higher side in terms of price, but they have always been transparent. The reason that they are this good is that they invest, so they need to charge accordingly."
"The solution's pricing was 50 percent lower than the other vendors shortlisted."
"From a pricing perspective, they are very commercially competitive. From a licensing perspective, just be conscious that some of their future cloud solutions come with additional subscriptions. Also, if you're outside of the US, you will get charged freight for the device back to your country."
"The licensing is on an annual basis."
"Cost is a big factor, as always. However, I think we have a very good price–performance ratio."
"From a licensing perspective, the Vectra detect platform is pretty doable. Also, the hardware prices are nothing that we're not used to. The stream part is a little overpriced compared to the detect part. The reason is that you need to stream data to detect events anyway, so the data is in there. The only thing that's not available is the UI to be able to look at the stream data, which is also on the appliances but is just not activated. That's mainly the thing that we want to improve on."
"Their licensing model is antiquated. I'm not a fan of their licensing model. We have to pay for licensing based on four different things. You have to pay based on the number of unique IPs, the number of logs that we send through Recall and Stream, and the size of our environment. They need to simplify their licensing down to just one thing. It should be based on the amount of data, the number of devices, or something else, but there should be just one thing for everything. That's what they need to base their licensing on. Cost-wise, they're not cheap. They were definitely the most expensive option, but you get what you pay for. They're not the cheapest option."
"At the time of purchase, we found the pricing acceptable. We had an urgency to get something in place because we had a minor breach that occurred at the tail end of 2016 to the beginning of 2017. This indicated we had a lack of ability to detect things on the network. Hence, why we moved quickly to get into the tool in place. We found things like Bitcoin mining and botnets which we closed quickly. In that regard, it was worth the money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Retailer
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

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Vectra Networks, Vectra AI NDR
 

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Tribune Media Group, Barry University, Aruba Networks, Good Technology, Riverbed, Santa Clara University, Securities Exchange, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
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