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Sophos Virtualization Security vs Trend Micro Deep Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Sophos Virtualization Security
Ranking in Virtualization Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Deep Security
Ranking in Virtualization Security
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Virtualization Security category, the mindshare of Sophos Virtualization Security is 32.1%, down from 36.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Security is 42.3%, up from 41.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtualization Security
 

Featured Reviews

Jean Desir - PeerSpot reviewer
Good VM security, VLP, and threat protection
We use Sophos Virtualization Security for our management team only The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection. Sophos Virtualization Security requires more usage. For example, if you have a virtual service line of 100 nodes, you are unable to deploy…
Harel Cohen - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers excellent endpoint protection and great stability
Technically speaking, the customer support is okay, but the responsiveness needs to be improved. I'm referring to the universal support, as the Israeli staff are excellent and always willing to help. However, opening a case and entering into a back-and-forth with emails takes too much time. It should be working more quickly and smoothly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using this solution allows us to set up rule-based access control."
"The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection."
"The SVM deployment has very good performance."
"I like Sophos Virtualization Security's built-in antivirus and malware protection. The firewalls are pretty stable. It's just a matter of updating the virus signatures, and they're pretty good about providing those updates regularly."
"When it comes to their firewall, it notified me about a possible infection."
"The traceback feature in XDR is amazing. You can trace back an attack. You can playback where an attack actually occurred and see how the attacker moved. We can easily show this to management, and it makes it easy to make them understand and convince them, which is the best thing."
"It is a scalable solution. If required, we can scale it more. That's not an issue...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."
"The tool provides information on server activities and hosts."
"Some of the main features of this solution are it is reliable and can be used in small to large size businesses."
"I like the anti-malware features."
"It provides security and protection. The endpoint firewall is valuable."
"Patch management is most valuable. The major selling point of Deep Security is that it is based on the cloud. Deep Security is for the servers and databases of data centers, and generally, for patch management, you have to shut down the machines, and then you have to restart them. So, they need shutdown time, which is a cost. Big enterprises don't want to shut down their database or their data center for any kind of patch. Deep Security creates a wall and downloads all patches. You install it on the cloud. So, it saves your server from any kind of intrusion or any kind of penetration, and whenever you get a chance or time, in six, eight, or nine months, you can physically download or install all those patches in one go. So, it saves you time. It also saves your shutdown time and keeps your data center safe."
"Trend Micro Deep Security has a sandboxing unit, which is one of the major features that actually gives you a chance to detect any kind of threat in your network or on your servers."
 

Cons

"The solution would be improved if all of the advanced features were included in the SVM."
"We are unable to reliably specify bandwidth limits for particular clients, which is something that needs to be improved."
"Sophos Virtualization Security requires more usage. For example, if you have a virtual service line of 100 nodes, you are unable to deploy them from the console to a particular environment."
"I wish Sophos could offer the solution at a lower price, but I doubt they will."
"I would like to see some new features for improving the security part of the solution."
"The updates for legacy systems are not rolled out frequently."
"The licensing structure could improve."
"Post-implementation is time-consuming. You have to do monitoring, and that takes time. After you set up everything, it's not a full-fledged implementation. You have to keep on monitoring and configuring."
"The tool needs to improve its subscription."
"I would rate tech support in the range of six to eight out of 10. Time to provide solution could be improved."
"The solution's reports should include more details of events like device control, live health status of the server, and inventory management."
"The workloads must be better."
"The risk is very complex. We need our tools to be more intelligent, more automated, more detectable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For virtualization security, the cost is approximately $50 USD per seat."
"Depending on the subscription, the price ranges from $700 to $1,000. There's a subscription for the antivirus and malware and another that includes web and email. So you might need that extended subscription if you were housing an email firewall. Otherwise, you pay a flat rate for the firewall. It's not based on the number of users."
"While the pricing was on the higher side, the manageability and comprehensive alerts provided by the product justified the cost."
"We do pay-as-you-go pricing, which is good for us. We are working with Trend Micro's sales rep to see if we can have something similar for on-premise."
"Purchasing this solution through the AWS Marketplace was secure and quick. AWS has good prices for a good product."
"It is a very expensive solution. It would be nice if they lower its price. Its license is based on the machines."
"We are an original partner with AWS, so a couple of customers chose to directly take it from AWS Marketplace. A couple of customers will want us to take care of the billing. So, it's a mixed type of reaction that we receive from the customer."
"The price of Trend Micro Deep Security could be less expensive."
"There is a subscription cost to use this product."
"We don't pay any licensing fees."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
39%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Sample Customers

UK National Health Service
Rush University Medical Center, Guess? Inc., Mazda Motor Logistics Europe, MEDHOST, KSC Commercial Internet Co., Ricoh Company Ltd., Square Enix, SoftBank Telecom, Telecom Italia, United Way of Greater Atlanta, A&W Food Services of Canada
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