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Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Trellix EDR enhances visibility, resolves issues rapidly, prevents breaches, and boosts credibility, despite varied perceptions on cost-effectiveness.
Sentiment score
5.6
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint offers strong protection, reducing malware and saving 10% in costs, showing significant value within six months.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Trellix EDR receives mixed reviews for support, citing helpful staff but issues with response times and communication barriers.
Sentiment score
6.3
VMware Carbon Black's support is knowledgeable yet occasionally slow, with variability in global and local assistance quality.
I have contracted support and also have an operating control so I can get various types of support.
Committee Of IT Cybersececurity at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Regarding the technical support of Broadcom, they are responsive and helpful.
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Trellix EDR is scalable for various enterprises, offering centralized management but may experience occasional slowdowns and support needs.
Sentiment score
7.1
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is praised for scalability and ease of deployment, despite some challenges with report generation.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Trellix EDR is stable and reliable, with performance improvements and resolved issues in recent updates, facing minimal deployment challenges.
Sentiment score
7.5
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is generally stable and efficient, with minor integration issues and occasional latency quickly addressed.
 

Room For Improvement

Trellix EDR struggles with high resource use, slow speed, poor integration, UI issues, and limited features and compatibility.
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint needs better integration, user interface, system compatibility, pricing, support, and enhanced features for improved client satisfaction.
I am seeing, for workflows, some sort of ethical hacking to test our environment.
Committee Of IT Cybersececurity at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is interesting and is a very good entry point that has been evolving through the last years.
Committee Of IT Cybersececurity at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Trellix EDR is priced reasonably, but advanced features and international factors can make it expensive for enterprise buyers.
VMware Carbon Black's pricing is high and inflexible, with users preferring user-based over endpoint-based licensing options.
 

Valuable Features

Trellix EDR provides advanced threat protection, real-time monitoring, and user-friendly management with integration of EDR and antivirus.
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint offers advanced threat detection, cloud management, machine learning, and centralized control for efficient incident management.
All the tree of data that we have, which may be a lot of information to argue whether it is going to be a threat or not, can be analyzed.
Committee Of IT Cybersececurity at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
I have spent efforts on training our managers and others - what can software do if the knowledge base is low?
Committee Of IT Cybersececurity at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
I assess VMware Carbon Black Endpoint's machine learning capabilities in detecting unknown threats as fantastic.
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Trellix Endpoint Detection ...
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
24th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
30th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (37th), Security Incident Response (6th), Ransomware Protection (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 1.8%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)1.1%
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint1.8%
Other97.1%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

CESARCASTRO - PeerSpot reviewer
Committee Of IT Cybersececurity at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Cross-site threat hunting has improved visibility and supports proactive incident response
I believe this is a product in evolution. I do not think it is a final tool to conduct forensics or information forensics of the incidents or information incidents that could arise in our network infrastructure. Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is interesting and is a very good entry point that has been evolving through the last years. In the next two months, I have a new contract, and we are pointing out to have an XDR solution with NDR and EDR together. I do not have enough time to do it because I am the manager. However, my coworkers do not understand it yet. I have a contract with a third-party company that is making reports around that, but also they do not have enough experience or enough utility of this. It would be interesting if I have a notification system from EDR. For example, if I am the manager, it would be interesting to have a warning, alarm, or something around that which could call me to get into the system and the dashboard to see what is happening. For example, if it is a high-level threat. However, most of them are just advisory or warnings. I do not enter the tool frequently. I guess I access it once every three months.
reviewer2689206 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Behavior analytics has strengthened threat prediction yet still needs to improve overall standing
Regarding the real-time monitoring feature with VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, it is helpful in addressing unseen threats. I find the behavior analysis feature beneficial. I assess VMware Carbon Black Endpoint's machine learning capabilities in detecting unknown threats as fantastic. The behavior and analytics feature employs machine learning, and these are features which make the product and give that distinguishing, differentiating factor. The intelligent threat hunting capabilities have impacted my customers' cybersecurity efforts by giving them the edge to be prepared well in advance. Whenever this feature provides prediction, you know what action to take. You are aware of a possible attack and what kind of attack it may be, so you are much better prepared.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response?
I haven't had any really great problems with pricing in the past two or three years.
What needs improvement with McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response?
This year, I am going to improve some tools to be installed or maybe acquire some services to better manage our web services and work with my coworkers. Application fiber also needs attention. Nowa...
What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?
I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...
What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?
Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...
What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Defense?
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution.
 

Also Known As

McAfee MVISION EDR, MVISION EDR, MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sutherland Global Services
Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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