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Astrix vs MetaDefender 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Astrix
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (3rd)
MetaDefender
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (18th), Anti-Malware Tools (5th), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) category, the mindshare of Astrix is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MetaDefender is 2.0%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MetaDefender2.0%
Astrix0.5%
Other97.5%
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
 

Featured Reviews

Ahamed Shadhir - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Automated SaaS access governance has reduced OAuth risks and improves audit readiness
The best features are deep OAuth app visibility, real-time risk detection, automated remediation, risk scoring and prioritization, and SaaS-to-SaaS threat detection. The real-time risk detection and alerts have benefited us the most. Astrix continuously monitors connections and third-party apps, flagging high-risk applications automatically when risky permission, suspicious behavior, or unusual access patterns are detected. This helped us considerably. Since deploying Astrix, we've seen a 42% reduction in high-risk third-party OAuth apps, a 65% reduction in dormant SaaS integration, faster vendor offboarding from days to an hour, and improved audit readiness. The faster offboarding has been transformative. Before Astrix, offboarding was mostly manual and checklist-driven. When an employee or vendor left, we would disable their primary account, remove them from groups, manually review shared drives, and try to identify third-party apps they had authorized. After Astrix, it is centralized, automated, and immediate.
RS
Senior Associate at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
File protection has improved and now keeps millions of daily transfers secure and compliant
In my organization, while using this tool, we found that there were a few files flagged as suspicious; however, those were not suspicious and it was a false positive, so that can be improved. False positive results were an issue, and it took time to scan files if the file size was greater than 1 GB. For larger files greater than 1 GB, it needs to be improved. In some cases, the reconstruction of the file led to a failure of code deployment and it flagged a valid file as malicious, which was not effective; however, in other types of files, it was very effective and could scan files properly. We have already covered all the main suggestions; however, it can be improved to reduce false positive results, and scanning could be faster to process more files in a day.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We went from having zero visibility to complete third-party integration visibility, which helps us considerably."
"Since deploying Astrix, we've seen a 42% reduction in high-risk third-party OAuth apps, a 65% reduction in dormant SaaS integration, faster vendor offboarding from days to an hour, and improved audit readiness."
"MetaDefender has positively impacted my organization by reducing the risk of file-based attacks, which has significantly improved our overall defense against phishing and malware delivery techniques."
"MetaDefender is 100% stable, making it one of the best cybersecurity solutions we offer, which provides confidence in promoting and recommending it to others."
"MetaDefender is flexible because, for a free product, you can enroll up to 50 devices, and I have only used about eight devices so far."
"MetaDefender is a useful tool for scanning all incoming and outgoing files and keeping our applications and servers in compliance, and I found it useful because we can integrate it with multiple file transfer tools such as Globalscape EFT, GoAnywhere, or Sterling, which is the best feature as it integrates with multiple tools."
"MetaDefender is a useful tool for scanning all incoming and outgoing files and keeping our applications and servers in compliance, and I found it useful because we can integrate it with multiple file transfer tools such as Globalscape EFT, GoAnywhere, or Sterling, which is the best feature as it integrates with multiple tools."
"The effectiveness of the solution in blocking or sanitizing any content based on our policies is excellent."
"For one of my clients, a major bank in Turkey, they reported saving approximately 30 percent of their SOC time on analyzing emails since implementing MetaDefender."
"I like the simplicity, the way it works out of the box. It's pretty easy to run and configure. The integration of the network devices with the ICAP server was easily done."
 

Cons

"Astrix could be improved with deeper coverage on on-premises and hybrid application environments."
"Customer support could be improved so that faster support on services would attract more customers."
"What I would like to see improved in MetaDefender includes reducing the high cost of the license, as the pricing is very high."
"The UI can be more user-friendly, and initial steps and policy tuning take some time."
"While MetaDefender's mail gateway already gives fewer false positives, there is still room for improvement in reducing those even further."
"I did not manage to enroll my IoT devices, including my child's device running on iOS and some Amazon products."
"The main improvement needed is pricing because, as an enterprise solution, smaller partners do not often receive the attention they deserve."
"In some cases, the reconstruction of the file led to a failure of code deployment and it flagged a valid file as malicious, which was not effective."
"From the last year that we integrated OPSWAT in our company, I have not seen any improvements."
"In some cases, the reconstruction of the file led to a failure of code deployment and it flagged a valid file as malicious, which was not effective; however, in other types of files, it was very effective and could scan files properly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We bought a three-year license, and that was pretty expensive. We agreed that it was really worth buying. It could be cheaper, but we understand that quality comes at a price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Astrix?
Setup costs are reasonable compared to enterprise CASB solutions, and licensing scales predictably with users.
What needs improvement with Astrix?
I would like to see advanced reporting exports, expanded integration ecosystems, enhanced real-time remediation workflows, and more granular SaaS risk scoring customization. Expanded integration in...
What is your primary use case for Astrix?
My primary use case for Astrix is SaaS to SaaS access governance and third-party app risk management, especially for OAuth connected applications across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. The most...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MetaDefender?
MetaDefender is generally considered a premium price compared to a standard antivirus solution, and since it has multiple engine scanning, deep Content Disarm and Reconstruct, and sandboxing capabi...
What needs improvement with MetaDefender?
Most of the time, in our experience at Danet Communications, we work with government offices, and they need the CDR. However, because CDR is affecting files such as MSI and EXE files, they are alwa...
What is your primary use case for MetaDefender?
I am an integrator for MetaDefender. My usual use cases for MetaDefender involve connecting the products into the environment of the customer, including MetaDefender Core, ICAPs, endpoints, and all...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

No data available
OPSWAT MetaDefender, MetaDefender Core
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Astrix vs. MetaDefender and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.
902,894 professionals have used our research since 2012.