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SOC Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Sophisticated, robust, feature-rich, and includes the ability to do analyses
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to execute real-time response, or, that you can connect to the agent and see exactly what processes are operating, is the most important feature of this solution."
  • "It can be expensive depending on the features you select."

What is our primary use case?

We use CrowdStrike Falcon XDR for endpoint protection.

It is more sophisticated than a legacy antivirus. 

When compared to the legacy antivirus, it offers more features, including the ability to do analyses, halt execution, and more. It also gives you real-time notifications.

In comparison to the earlier legacy era, it is better.

What is most valuable?

The ability to execute real-time response, or, that you can connect to the agent and see exactly what processes are operating, is the most important feature of this solution.

It gives you that capability.

I am satisfied with the features that I currently use.

The interface is good, I have no complaints.

What needs improvement?

I believe that most of the features are perfect for my needs, anything else is only icing on the cake.

It can be expensive depending on the features you select.

The technical support could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with CrowdStrike Falcon XDR for more than one year.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon XDR is a very stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon XDR is simply scalable.

In my opinion, it all comes down to what is your pocket saying., and the number, of users. 

From my perspective, it's a very scalable product.

All of your endpoints are using this solution.

In our company, we have approximately 372 users.

How are customer service and support?

We have contacted technical support multiple times.

I would rate the technical support a three and a half out of five. They are good but could improve.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very easy. 

It took less than three days.

What about the implementation team?

We completed the setup with some assistance from the Falcon team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I am not aware of the price, but I believe that it is among the most expensive XDRs out there. 

Of course, this is dependent on the features you choose. Depending on the features, the price might increase.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

This is our sixth year of transitioning from a legacy antivirus. So, I believe we saw the issues that we have with legacy antivirus. That's why we went for Falcon XDR.

What other advice do I have?

First, they should understand their needs, then depending on those requirements, I would be able to advise because each person has a unique use case.

I would strongly suggest this solution to anyone who is considering using it. It's a go-to for endpoint protection.

I would rate CrowdStrike Falcon XDR  an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Krishna .R - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Regional Head at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Cyber security and protection solution with powerful EDR and XDR features that offer return on investment
Pros and Cons
  • "The EDR and XDR features have been most valuable."
  • "For CrowdStrike to work, all the machines need to have an internet connection. This makes it challenging to assist customers without an internet connection. We would like to have a mechanism or relay to make this possible."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for next generation anti-virus protection and detection. We are a premium partner of Crowdstrike. 

What is most valuable?

The EDR and XDR features have been most valuable.

What needs improvement?

For CrowdStrike to work, all the machines need to have an internet connection. This makes it challenging to assist customers without an internet connection. We would like to have a mechanism or relay to make this possible.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. I would rate it a five out of five. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution because it is cloud based. 

How are customer service and support?

If customers want technical support, they need to subscribe to a special service that they need to pay for. When it comes to CrowdStrike, customer use the different support services as per their needs. By default, they don't provide the telephonic support.

I would rate the support a four out of five.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward and required two people. I would rate it a four out of five. It take approximately one week to set up. 

What was our ROI?

We receive good ROI when using this solution. I would rate it a four out of five. CrowdStrike offers a breach warranty which greatly reduces risk for customers. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

When it comes to licensing, customers can choose a bundle or select licences based on the specific features they would like access to. This solution comes with premium pricing. It is approximately 20 to 30% more expensive than competing solutions. 

I would rate the pricing a three out of five. 

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to tell their customer upfront that staying connected to the internet is very critical to the use of this cloud based solution. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Murali Krishnan L - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager (SOC Operations) at Novac Technology Solutions
Real User
Top 5
User-friendly, simple setup, and good user interface
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Crowdstrike Falcon XDR are Spotlight and Discovery, they are helpful. Additionally, the console is user-friendly, with fewer false positives than other solutions."
  • "Crowdstrike Falcon XDR can improve the integration. There are some locks on the cloud to on-premise integrations."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Crowdstrike Falcon XDR for security.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Crowdstrike Falcon XDR are Spotlight and Discovery, they are helpful. Additionally, the console is user-friendly, with fewer false positives than other solutions.

What needs improvement?

Crowdstrike Falcon XDR can improve the integration. There are some locks on the cloud to on-premise integrations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Crowdstrike Falcon XDR for approximately one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Crowdstrike Falcon XDR is a highly stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Crowdstrike Falcon XDR is scalable for what we use it for. We are using the maximum number of endpoints, which is 1,000.

How are customer service and support?

The support from Crowdstrike Falcon XDR is of a middle level. It is not good and it is not bad.

I rate the support from Crowdstrike Falcon XDR a six out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were previously using FireEye EDR. We switched to Crowdstrike Falcon XDR because we were facing a lot of issues, such as false positives.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Crowdstrike Falcon XDR is easy. We installed it manually, and it took us approximately one month to complete the implementation of the solution.

I rate the setup of Crowdstrike Falcon XDR an eight out of ten.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation of Crowdstrike Falcon XDR in-house. We use two engineers for the maintenance and it is simple. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated SentinelOne before choosing Crowdstrike Falcon XDR.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others is this solution is easy to deploy, and there is no planning required.

I rate Crowdstrike Falcon XDR a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1132086 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Light on resources, helpful support, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "CrowdStrike Falcon is a very light solution. It does not use too much processor or RAM."
  • "In the future release of CrowdStrike Falcon, they should add a sandbox feature."

What is our primary use case?

CrowdStrike Falcon is working on our production servers.

What is most valuable?

CrowdStrike Falcon is a very light solution. It does not use too much processor or RAM.

What needs improvement?

In the future release of CrowdStrike Falcon, they should add a sandbox feature.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used CrowdStrike Falcon within the past 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon is scalable. We have approximately 400 servers using this solution.

We have plans to increase the usage of this solution in one or two years.

How are customer service and support?

We used technical support for the implementation of the solution and it was a good experience. They know the products well and they were able to give us all the answers to the questions that we had.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is really easy. The full deployment took two months.

What about the implementation team?

For the deployment of the solution, we used a three-person team and for the maintenance, we use the whole infrastructure team of four people.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of CrowdStrike Falcon could be better. It is very expensive, we pay approximately $900 per month for the licenses. There are not any additional fees.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing CrowdStrike Falcon we evaluated Sophos and Microsoft solutions.

What other advice do I have?

The product is really good, but there is a lot of additional features that you need to have for it to be a complete solution. Be sure that your budget is enough to acquire the complete solution that you need.

I rate CrowdStrike Falcon a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Solutions Architect at dsmedellin
Real User
The detection is very effective
Pros and Cons
  • "The detection is very effective."
  • "CrowdStrike costs a little more than its competitors."

What is our primary use case?

We use Falcon to protect around 500 endpoints.

What is most valuable?

The detection is very effective.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Falcon for two years.

How are customer service and support?

I'm happy with CrowdStrike technical support. I rate CrowdStrike support 10 out of 10. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

CrowdStrike is very easy to set up. We upgrade it once annually. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay an annual license. CrowdStrike costs a little more than its competitors. However, it's the best solution available, so we are fine with the price.

What other advice do I have?

I rate CrowdStrike Falcon 10 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior Engineer at Neosecure
Reseller
Useful full EDR, effective hunting, and good reports
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features in CrowdStrike Falcon are the full EDR with antivirus, hunting, reporting, and RTR remote control."
  • "CrowdStrike Falcon could improve by having an easier way to search and use the interface for extracting queries from the data. The interface could improve."

What is our primary use case?

We use CrowdStrike Falcon for malware mitigation and hunting.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features in CrowdStrike Falcon are the full EDR with antivirus, hunting, reporting, and RTR remote control.

What needs improvement?

CrowdStrike Falcon could improve by having an easier way to search and use the interface for extracting queries from the data. The interface could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using CrowdStrike Falcon for approximately eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of CrowdStrike Falcon is good.

We have approximately 500 people using this solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

We have contacted the support from CrowdStrike Falcon and it is very good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of CrowdStrike Falcon is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of CrowdStrike Falcon is expensive and should be reduced.

What other advice do I have?

I rate CrowdStrike Falcon a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Junior Security Engineer at Altron
Real User
User-friendly solution that decreases the load on analysts
Pros and Cons
  • "Falcon's best feature is its detection and blocking of threats."
  • "Falcon could be improved with more function on the mobile end of things and better optimization with mobile devices."

What is our primary use case?

I mainly use Falcon for endpoint protection.

How has it helped my organization?

Falcon has decreased the load on our analyst team because they don't have to manually contact the system owners to stop that particular event from happening as Falcon detects threats and quarantines the machines itself.

What is most valuable?

Falcon's best feature is its detection and blocking of threats.

What needs improvement?

Falcon could be improved with more function on the mobile end of things and better optimization with mobile devices. In the next release, CrowdStrike should include the ability to send logs to SIM tools.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using CrowdStrike Falcon for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Falcon hasn't missed any attacks - it's very stable and reliable.

How are customer service and support?

I'm very happy with CrowdStrike's technical support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward because the vendor helped us throughout, and there was training while it was being deployed. The deployment took between one and two weeks to complete.

What about the implementation team?

We used an in-house team.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend anybody looking at Falcon to go for it because it's an easy-to-understand solution that's really worth having. I would give Falcon a rating of nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1405356 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
MSP
Brilliant performance, useful for stopping data breaches, and scalable as per your needs
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the Overwatch feature the most."
  • "On the firewall management side, there should be more granularity. There should also be more granularity for device control. Everything else is brilliant."

What is our primary use case?

It is used for stopping data breaches. 

It is totally on the cloud. It cannot be deployed on-prem. They don't have any on-prem options.

How has it helped my organization?

It is very useful for endpoint protection and stopping data breaches. That's its real strength.

What is most valuable?

I like the Overwatch feature the most. 

Its performance is brilliant. It is a good, lightweight agent. I've seen it do really good things on the endpoints, and there is no problem with its performance.

What needs improvement?

On the firewall management side, there should be more granularity. There should also be more granularity for device control. Everything else is brilliant.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is the most scalable solution among all solutions that I've seen so far. Because it's cloud-based, it's really quick to roll out to 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000 endpoints. You can scale it depending on how many endpoints you've got. It is a good solution.

We have about 10 customers who use this solution.

How are customer service and support?

My experience has been good so far.

How was the initial setup?

Its installation is quick and easy. I wouldn't change anything there. The duration depends on the number of endpoints to which you want to push it, but it is fast. I've seen them roll thousands in a matter of hours.

The number of people required for its deployment and maintenance depends on the package you take, but generally, it has a much lower requirement than any other endpoint protection solution.

What other advice do I have?

My advice is to go with a partner that has got experience. I would also advise seriously considering the Overwatch feature. 

I would rate it a nine out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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