We performed a comparison between Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Deep Security based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Trend Micro Apex One appears to be the superior solution. Any issues they are currently facing, they feel, will likely resolve with future updates. However, our reviewers found Trend Micro Deep Security to be expensive and difficult to deploy, and weren’t satisfied with the level of support.
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"This is stable and scalable."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"This solution protects us from virus attacks before they affect the organization."
"Trend Micro Apex One is a seamless solution compared to others."
"The most valuable features are web application features and real-time scans."
"It is very precise and allows more permission for different use cases."
"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"When comparing to other products the console is much more user-friendly, and it's easy to implement."
"No down time in terms of the backend having to be updated because it's on cloud."
"The XDR feature which provides us with real visibility into our environment is the most valuable."
"Virtual patching is a wonderful feature where we do a recommendation scan and an internal assessment on the server, and it updates the IPS signatures to block any attack. I have seen instances where it has prevented attacks on the end-of-support servers such as 2018 R2, and many years ago, even 2007 servers that were end-of-support. It certainly helped there."
"The integration and configuration of this product in our AWS environment was good. We haven't had any problems at all."
"It provides a comprehensive feature set and a strong security baseline for us with integrations into other security tools."
"The most valuable feature of the product is vulnerability detection."
"The performance is good."
"Deep Security provides us with a lot of reassurance about security threats. You don't have to worry about a patch not being there in the software. You're confident that all the patches and vulnerabilities are taken care of."
"Very user-friendly interface, easy to understand."
"Their support is good. They are responsive, which is nice."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"The solution is not stable."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"When I create and implement a new policy , it takes a couple of hours to apply to the devices."
"The alert, or warning function, needs to be improved."
"The security features need improvement."
"The cost could be improved."
"Apex One could use some updates to its UI, threat modeling, and insights. I would like to see better integration with helpdesk platforms and more AI-driven features."
"The solution could be improved by providing better training to the vendors."
"One of our firewalls once detected a threat, but Apex One did not detect it."
"They could improve the integration with Active Directory."
"Enhancements in agent performance are needed, specifically in reducing server utilization during scanning."
"The price could be reduced."
"The solution should focus on the EDR part and probably have an integrated data leak prevention module."
"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."
"I've not worked with CrowdStrike Falcon, but one of our customers also had CrowdStrike Falcon on some of the devices. I was only supporting Trend Micro. They had a ransomware attack, but Trend Micro didn't detect that particular ransomware attack, whereas CrowdStrike did."
"AWS products could become more compatible with intrusion detection products leveraging help from Trend Micro."
"The workloads must be better."
"The risk is very complex. We need our tools to be more intelligent, more automated, more detectable."
Trend Micro Apex One is ranked 6th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 125 reviews while Trend Micro Deep Security is ranked 1st in Virtualization Security with 81 reviews. Trend Micro Apex One is rated 8.2, while Trend Micro Deep Security is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Trend Micro Apex One writes "We can get consolidated logs of suspicious objects and malware attacks in a single console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Deep Security writes "Offers excellent endpoint protection and great stability ". Trend Micro Apex One is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Smart Protection and Trend Vision One, whereas Trend Micro Deep Security is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Symantec Endpoint Security, Trellix Endpoint Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
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