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Antivirus for Amazon S3 vs CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox comparison

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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
4.8
Antivirus for Amazon S3 improves security, boosts efficiency, enhances compliance, and reduces costs, offering significant ROI.
Sentiment score
5.6
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is valued for time savings in incident response, with mixed opinions on exact ROI and confidence.
I have definitely seen a return on investment with Antivirus for Amazon S3, including fewer employees needed and time saved.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price of security is really significant, as if you do not have security, the cost of it is much greater than the cost of you actually doing it.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The return on investment for Antivirus for Amazon S3 is strong because it reduces security risk and eliminates the need for custom infrastructure.
FullStack Developer at EnactOn Technologies
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.6
Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers timely, effective support with knowledgeable guidance, high satisfaction, and seamless AWS integration.
Sentiment score
7.0
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox customer service is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, despite occasional remote assistance issues.
We could contact their expert when required while setting it up.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
We have a golden standard and receive immediate support responses whenever we have any issues.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Customer support for Antivirus for Amazon S3 gets a ten out of ten.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I rate them a ten because the response has always been good; when you submit a case, the response is usually very clear and to the point, so it has been great as well.
Soc Manager at County of Orange, California
They respond within two hours after I raise a support ticket.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
If I would rate support on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, I would give them nine points.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.1
Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers impressive scalability and reliability, efficiently handling high upload volumes and diverse storage needs.
Sentiment score
7.8
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox offers excellent scalability and reliability for organizations of all sizes, despite its high cost.
Antivirus for Amazon S3's scalability is impressive as it was able to scan one TB plus 10 TB of data easily.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
For scalability metrics, we have implemented security measures to handle spikes in uploads without additional operational overhead.
configuration and management deployment at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The scalability of Antivirus for Amazon S3 is excellent because it is built specifically for S3, which is a global service.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
I would rate the scalability of the solution as very scalable, as it can support medium businesses, small businesses, and large enterprise businesses as well.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Antivirus for Amazon S3 is highly reliable with no downtimes, stable performance, and consistent operation under high loads.
Sentiment score
7.8
Users rate CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox highly for stability, finding it reliable with minimal issues and no significant stability concerns.
Due to a major malfunction, the system may become entirely inaccessible until a full reboot is performed.
configuration and management deployment at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In terms of performance, overall functionality, and features, it is very stable in terms of deployment and taking updates.
Security Engineer at LTI Mindtree
Antivirus for Amazon S3 is very stable, especially AWS-managed solutions.
FullStack Developer at EnactOn Technologies
We have not had any issues where we had to detonate something multiple times to get any sort of response back.
Soc Manager at County of Orange, California
 

Room For Improvement

Antivirus for Amazon S3 needs enhanced file handling, integration, analytics, AI features, user-friendliness, and cost-effective solutions.
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox struggles with deployment, user interface, slow support, and limited OS and malware detection features.
Allowing us to configure an entire loop from detecting a malicious upload to contacting the uploader and taking corrective action.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
Overall, Antivirus for Amazon S3 is reliable and effective for securing S3 environments.
Technical Team Lead - Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
I think Antivirus for Amazon S3 can be improved by including patches over time and adding forensic analysis of data to show where viruses may have been incorporated.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
While CrowdStrike is a powerful tool, the user interface is cluttered with many features, making it challenging to navigate.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Additional integrations will be beneficial to cover the whole use cases.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
There is a limitation to how long we can interact with the file, along with the types of operating systems available.
Soc Manager at County of Orange, California
 

Setup Cost

Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers cost-effective, scalable pricing at $49/month for 100GB, streamlining costs via AWS Marketplace.
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is priced above mid-range, but some users find it affordable due to US data storage.
Generally in this case, the more we consume, the better the pricing gets with time.
Sr. Enterprise Architect at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
This leads to an average of 200 to 300 notifications of malware per month globally, which gives us confidence that the antivirus is working.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
I know in the AWS documentation, the pricing is always quite clear, and due to that, I have had no issues.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is based on the number of endpoints and the features I need, operating on a usage-based cost structure.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
I think it can be expensive, but it depends on the products.
IT- Manager at Orient Craft Ltd.
It was indeed cheaper than competitors due to where they keep the data;
Soc Manager at County of Orange, California
 

Valuable Features

Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers automated malware detection, real-time scanning, and compliance support, enhancing security and efficiency.
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox excels in threat detection with automatic sandboxing, malware analysis, and enhances endpoint security and integration.
It adds an essential security layer for S3-based workflows which may be subject to malicious attacks and protects the overall infrastructure.
Dev Ops Engineer at a construction company with 11-50 employees
The fact that the scanning occurs within the AWS account means data never leaves your AWS account, which is also a good security feature.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Event-driven scanning stands out because it makes the entire workflow real-time and automatic.
configuration and management deployment at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
One of the key features is its policy-based notifications, which alert us to unauthorized actions.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
This product is powerful in detection, which is the most important part because any customer wants a solution that detects what's happening.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
The detailed report in CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox contains additional information on the file itself and gives us something we can provide to other teams to further bolster or support our claim that something is either malicious or benign.
Soc Manager at County of Orange, California
 

Categories and Ranking

Antivirus for Amazon S3
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Antivirus for Amazon S3 is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Antivirus for Amazon S30.6%
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox1.5%
Other97.9%
Anti-Malware Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Kalpesh Potghante - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Deloitte
Secure file sharing has protected global storage and improves confidence with external partners
The best features Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers include that it is really a built-in feature which is really great, as you don't have to do anything extra, there's no operational complexity or cost overhead associated with it, and because it's a managed solution, it's easy for us to configure policies as S3 buckets are created globally and make sure they have the necessary virus protection as needed. The simplicity and ease of policy configuration have helped my team day-to-day because, as it is part of the AWS ecosystem, I don't need to really hire a separate skill set to configure this service, and moreover, if I use the console, all the features are available to me at a click, and I can also programmatically control it, making configuring the antivirus part of setting S3 objects rather than setting up a separate service altogether on top of S3.
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Soc Manager at County of Orange, California
Detailed sandbox reports have strengthened investigations and now provide clearer threat decisions
The additional quota was a factor that led us to consider a change; we went from five detonations per day to 250 per month. Multi-platform analysis in CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox has helped identify threats. The effectiveness of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox has been roughly 90 to 100 percent for our operations. Custom indicators of compromise in CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox add to our cybersecurity strategy; it is a small part of the strategy, but it plays a significant part in keeping all of the tenants that we have onboarded up to date on relevant files that we are seeing in our environment. That memory forensic capability in CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is not something we utilize significantly, but we know of its importance. We utilize memory forensics sometimes in CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox to review the entropy snapshot; if we see a high level of entropy in the Sandbox report, that could lead to a decision that the file is most likely suspicious, but we use that as an additional item to review. Regarding how features of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox have benefited my organization, there is a real-time feature in CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox, so we can deploy the operating system of choice; we can also analyze archived files, and those features have been helpful as we can interact with the file in certain ways and get additional interaction metrics. I rate CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox overall as a solution at a nine out of ten. A higher interaction time with the file would give CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox a ten out of ten for us. If you utilize Falcon Endpoint Protection, I would highly recommend CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox because the telemetry goes hand-in-hand with that other product.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Antivirus for Amazon S3?
Antivirus for Amazon S3 follows AWS's pay-as-you-go model, which means cost scales with usage. For our academic workload, the pricing has been cost-effective since we only pay for the file scan and...
What needs improvement with Antivirus for Amazon S3?
There are areas that should be improved, such as user interface and visibility. Currently, most workflows rely on CloudWatch logs and Lambda triggers, which are technical. A more user-friendly dash...
What is your primary use case for Antivirus for Amazon S3?
Our main use case for Antivirus for Amazon S3 is to automatically scan and secure files uploaded to S3 buckets. This ensures that all student projects, faculty documents, and shared resources store...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox?
I was not involved much on the pricing, setup costs, and licensing of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox, but I did have some interaction with a quote; however, the quote compared to other options was one ...
What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox?
I think one of the limitations of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is the amount of interaction time when we interact with the file; I believe there is a limitation to how long we can interact with the f...
What is your primary use case for CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox?
My main use cases for CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox are for additional telemetry and a confidence score on files, specifically from email or even from endpoints.
 

Overview

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