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Avast Business Hub vs Heimdal Endpoint Security comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
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Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
4th
Ranking in Ransomware Protection
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (4th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
Avast Business Hub
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
46th
Ranking in Ransomware Protection
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Internet Security (13th), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (20th)
Heimdal Endpoint Security
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
38th
Ranking in Ransomware Protection
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (26th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (26th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (41st), Domain Name System (DNS) Security (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Avast Business Hub is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Heimdal Endpoint Security is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks3.8%
Heimdal Endpoint Security0.6%
Avast Business Hub0.9%
Other94.7%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration
Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.
AJ
CEO at Premier Wired Solutions
Easy to scale, good reports, easy to install and has excellent support
It reduces network and bandwidth speed. We cope with our bandwidth in order to use it. The majority of the complaints we receive are about the PC running slower. The network is slower as a result of the increased bandwidth usage. I would like to see the reports simplified for those who are not technically minded. Some of these reports can be confusing, and I'd love to be able to send them to my clients. An IT person would be able to understand them, but a client who does not have an IT background would find it difficult. I would like the language should be easier for them to understand.
DEEPAK KUMAR PACHDEO DUBEY - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Support Specialist at PXGEO
Delivers efficiency and agility with USB control limitations
One area where we lag is that, since we use everything from Heimdal, including XDR and other features, we also use the privilege manager feature called Elevation. What we lack is granular USB control. We have an issue where we can only switch USB on or off. I want to whitelist specific devices in the network, which I currently cannot do.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's use cases are relevant to security."
"But overall, when we speak about security and protection, they are one of the top providers."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks a nine."
"The normal protection was really effective, and we detected situations that if we didn't have Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, it's highly likely that we would have been affected, but it protected the infrastructure."
"The stability of the solution is very good. We have about 100 users on it right now, and we use it twice a week."
"Traps is quite a stable product. Once it was properly deployed and configured, you have nothing to be worried about."
"Cortex is a very good total solution on the endpoints."
"The best feature of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is that it collects logs from different sections such as the endpoint, the network, and the cloud, making it easy to investigate alerts, collect some of the investigation packages related to the infected machines, and provide live response."
"The performance is good compared to other products that slow down the laptop, post-installation."
"It warns you if there is a threat and it's perfect because it runs in the background and doesn't interfere with anything."
"It's not heavy on the system."
"The performance of the solution has been great overall."
"Avast Business Endpoint Protection's best feature is its user-friendliness."
"Avast as a product is as easy as it gets - everything is outlined and transparent in terms of licensing."
"It's straightforward to set up."
"Our favorite feature is the PC Patch Management."
"As compared to multiple solutions I have used in the past, Heimdal is a very agile and lightweight solution."
 

Cons

"A potential area of improvement for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is the cost."
"There are some third-party solutions that are difficult to integrate with, which is something that can be improved."
"The downsides of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks are that in many incidents, when I enter the causality chain, there are numerous logs."
"One thing that was missing was the integration part. Currently, they don't have out-of-box integration with IBM QRadar, or if they have the integration, the integration doesn't work well."
"Although I would say this product is highly-rated, it could probably do more because nothing does everything that you want."
"This is a very costly product."
"However, if you do not have Palo Alto in your environment, you are paying these additional services just for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, so it is not a cost-effective solution."
"There are some false positives."
"Making the price a bit cheaper would be an improvement."
"The accuracy of the scanner could be improved. Sometimes, it can turn a good file into a suspicious file."
"I would like to see better protection and more spyware included with the free version."
"It reduces network and bandwidth speed."
"It could have a 10,000-feet overview of the whole infrastructure because the software is easily installable on the whole infrastructure and not just the infrastructure, but also the workstations themselves."
"Where I have faced a challenge is on the reporting. I would like to see something that provides information regarding the next month or quarter, in terms of reporting."
"It should have proper and timely updates to deal with new viruses as they come onto the market."
"The solution could improve by providing more security."
"What we lack is granular USB control. We have an issue where we can only switch USB on or off."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't recall what the cost was, but it wasn't really that expensive."
"It has reasonable pricing for the use cases it provides to the company."
"I feel it is fairly priced."
"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."
"I did PoCs on products called Cylance and CrowdStrike. Although, I consider these products and they were also good, when it come to cost and budgetary factors, Traps has been proven to be better than the other two products. It is quite cost-effective and delivers all the entire solution which we require."
"Compared to CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR is an expensive solution."
"Licensing for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR can be costly, especially when it comes to a hundred users. A license is required for each user, and the subscription must be renewed on a yearly basis."
"I don't like that they have different types of licenses."
"If you become a partner, you will receive the wholesale price."
"I am using the free version of Avast."
"We are on a monthly subscription for Avast Business Endpoint Protection."
"I am using the free version."
"There are no costs other than licensing."
"It is $75 per license for a year. There are no additional costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business47
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise55
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Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
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Heimdal Next-Gent Endpoint Antivirus, Thor Vigilance Enterprise, Heimdal Endpoint Detection and Response, Heimdal DNS Security - Endpoint, Heimdal Threat Prevention, Heimdal Ransomware Encryption Protection
 

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
Benassi & Benassi, P. C.
Brother, Symbion, CPH West
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