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PROS

Zero-day protection is highly valued by users.
Reporting capabilities are praised for their effectiveness.
Ease of setup, installation, and configuration is recognized.
Security validation assists in assessing organizational security posture.
Capacity to test EDR and anti-malware is highlighted as a key feature.

CONS

Reporting requires significant improvement, taking longer than expected with lacking quality.
Consultancy is needed for initial setup.
Cost is high, impacting scalability as more simulations require additional expenses.
Method for EDR could be improved, requiring action from EDR console which can block the entire execution.
There are issues with maintaining the system and trouble with the agents.
 

Cymulate Pros review quotes

SB
Jun 18, 2025
The security validation feature helps my organization in assessing our security posture.
Ondrej Kováč - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2024
The most valuable feature for us is the zero-day.
reviewer2340765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2024
The reporting capabilities are very good.
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PQ
Sep 25, 2024
Cymulate is easy to set up, install, and configure.
SB
Jun 12, 2025
Cymulate has positively impacted our organization by helping us to take care of the efficacy and reviewing the policies and configuration.
reviewer2752437 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 9, 2025
With Cymulate, the best features are the capacity to test the EDR or malware, anti-malware solution.
 

Cymulate Cons review quotes

SB
Jun 18, 2025
I will be honest, we have it, but in the last year, I didn't maintain the system until a month ago.
Ondrej Kováč - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2024
The reporting process requires significant improvement as it often takes longer than expected and the quality is lacking.
reviewer2340765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2024
The product must provide consultancy for initial setup.
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PQ
Sep 25, 2024
The cost can be quite high, and it impacts scalability as more simulations require additional expenses.
SB
Jun 12, 2025
The way Cymulate works for EDR could be improved, as it drops payload and requires action from the EDR console for remediation, which can block the whole process of Cymulate execution.
reviewer2752437 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 9, 2025
We have had some trouble with the agents.