AWS Security Hub vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and McAfee are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.6, while McAfee is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.7. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 8.1% mindshare in SOAR, compared to McAfee’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of McAfee users who would recommend it.

AWS Security Hub

Read 26 AWS Security Hub reviews

7,414 Views
2,891 Comparison Views

89% willing to recommend

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Read 43 McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator reviews

1,038 Views
602 Comparison Views

82% willing to recommend

AWS Security Hub

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and AWS Security Hub are competitors in the security management realm. AWS Security Hub appears to have an advantage due to its integration with AWS services, providing superior cloud-focused security visibility.

Features: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator provides centralized management of antivirus, firewall, and network security. It allows centralized virus signatures and patch updates via agents installed on user PCs, brings comprehensive endpoint management, and includes data loss prevention features to protect against USB-based threats. AWS Security Hub integrates natively with AWS services, offers a consolidated view of security across AWS accounts, and conducts automated compliance checks, particularly beneficial for cloud environments.

Room for Improvement: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could improve by enhancing cloud integration, simplifying complex on-premise deployments, and reducing initial setup costs. AWS Security Hub might benefit from refining its user interface for less clutter, providing better hybrid cloud model analysis, and offering a more competitive pricing structure for hybrid environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Security Hub excels in deployment for cloud environments with straightforward integration into AWS ecosystems and provides extensive cloud-support resources. McAfee, with its focus on on-premise setups, requires more complex deployment processes and may necessitate more support for such configurations, affecting ease of deployment.

Pricing and ROI: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator involves higher initial setup costs due to its on-premise nature but offers significant ROI through extensive endpoint management capabilities. AWS Security Hub aligns with a pay-as-you-go model common in cloud services, potentially offering better ROI for businesses focused on cloud operations. AWS Security Hub's cost-effectiveness in cloud-centric environments generally results in favorable financial outcomes compared to McAfee's upfront investment.

To learn more, read our detailed AWS Security Hub vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Report (Updated: September 2025).

Buyer's Guide

AWS Security Hub vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

September 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 869,566 peers since 2012

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

AWS Security Hub

Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

5th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (13th)

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of AWS Security Hub is 8.1%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is 0.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AWS Security Hub	8.1%
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator	0.7%
Other	91.2%

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

Featured Reviews

Karthik Ekambaram

Director at Scybers

Has helped identify misconfigurations and prioritize risks but lacks multi-cloud support and deeper integration features

AWS Security Hub cannot scale up to multiple different cloud environments; it only works for AWS. There are other products in the market for CSPM that can give you multi-cloud environment misconfigurations, even Microsoft for that matter. Regarding the integration of AWS Security Hub with third-party tools, I am not certain whether we can integrate them, but there is no need to do so. However, AWS Security Hub cannot integrate with other cloud providers, so it only supports the AWS environment. The compliance checks within AWS Security Hub are good, but we don't use them much. We utilize compliance frameworks such as CIS compliance frameworks and ISO 27017 framework, which are beneficial, but it can improve in other areas too, such as including NIST and other frameworks beyond just ISO and CIS. Improvements can be applicable for scalability, particularly on integration with multi-cloud environments, and compliance frameworks can be added for more variety as well. The unified dashboard in AWS Security Hub is adequate; I cannot say it is exceptional, but the content available in the dashboards is satisfactory for now.

Read full review

Binu Haneef

System Administrator at Sky News Arabia

Comprehensive security management enabled through efficient integration and automation

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator helps automate routine security tasks. We created customized automation. For example, when we did not have an EDR or XDR solution, we created tasks exclusively for detection and response automation and automatic segregation of infected PCs. The ability to customize the dashboard in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator helps us significantly. The main feature is automation for auto-segmentation and segregation. As we are in an AI era, McAfee can focus on AI tools. Instead of putting manual effort into each security-related task, it can implement more advanced automation using AI. This enhancement could improve cybersecurity significantly. Regarding the reporting area in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, we are satisfied with what we currently have. Our cybersecurity team needs customized reports beyond the default ones. We have more than 20 separate reports for identifying threats, managing, and understanding the security posture of our company and assets.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of AWS Security Hub is the ability to track when monitoring is not enabled on any of my resources."

"Finding out if your infrastructure is secure is a valuable feature."

"Security Hub provides insightful information about what is running and where there might be weaknesses."

"Easily integrates with third-party tools"

"AWS Security Hub's unified dashboard does help streamline my process of identifying vulnerabilities, but we don't use Inspector."

"I rate Security Hub ten out of ten for stability."

"The platform has valuable features for security."

"I really like the seamless integration with the AWS account structure. It can even be made mandatory as part of the landing zone. These are great features. And there's a single pane of glass for the entire account."

More AWS Security Hub pros

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator's performance is good."

"The most valuable features of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator are the easy-to-use console, and lots of reports, such as customized reports and inventory reports. Additionally, overall the centralized management is very good where you can see the compliance levels and inventory."

"The best part is management in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator."

"We implemented data transfer protection, which allows transfer in one direction only. Users can copy from the PC to the USB but not from the USB to the PC. That way, if someone is carrying a virus on a USB, it will not be transferred to the PC."

"If you set it up right, it can really manage a very complex environment which require fine tuning where there are a lot of exceptions. That's what it caters to. It can just do those specifics in those exceptional situations, which is good."

"I really like the auditing component because it really looks at exactly what has happened on the network."

"The DLP feature in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is good."

"The advantages of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator include being a centralized management console, which we possess when managing multiple solutions in Trellix DLP and EPP through the EPO solution."

More McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator pros

Cons

"The user interface, graphs, and dashboards of the solution could improve in the future. They are not very sophisticated and could use an update."

"We need more granular-level customizations to enable or disable the rules in AWS Security Hub."

"The solution will only give you insight if you have configure rule enabled. It should work more like Prisma Cloud and Dome9 which have a better approach."

"AWS Security Hub should improve the time it takes to update. It takes a long period of time when updating. It can take 24 hours sometimes to update. Additionally, when integrating this solution with more security tools, takes time."

"From an improvement perspective, there is a need to add more compliance since, right now, AWS Security Hub only provides four to five compliances to control the tool."

"I would like a more fine-grained capability for creating custom rules and a more user-friendly experience programmatically in writing queries and configuring custom security rules, making it quicker and easier."

"The solution lacks self-sufficiency."

"There is room for improvement in implementing AI capabilities. It would be beneficial for Security Hub to implement preventative measures and to directly apply recommendations instead of just suggesting them."

More AWS Security Hub cons

"It's a little bit complex to configure it, but when you start using it, it is much easier. There are many policies that you need to create, and in three or four places"

"The solution could improve the EDR component in many areas, such as the zero-day and persistent threats. The implementation is also complex for this feature."

"There should be more insights and completeness into the cyber kill chain, similar to CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. It just seems a little outdated in being 100% signature-based without all of the insights and protections that come with CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. Overall, they've got some catching up to do if they plan to compete in the comprehensive EDR space."

"There is a problem when it comes to agent communication and duplicate records, where the rebooting of a machine leads to the installation of a new agent and you get a lot of duplicate records that ultimately affect your compliance monitoring."

"The Virtual Patching feature needs to be improved."

"The detection aspect should be improved so that signatures are updated more quickly."

"They have to do something to make the solution more resilient or recoverable from power failure events, which may include creating their own database."

"Features such as full drive encryption are lacking in the cloud version."

More McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Security Hub is not an expensive solution."

"The pricing is fine. It is not an expensive tool."

"AWS Security Hub's pricing is pretty reasonable."

"The price of the solution is not very competitive but it is reasonable."

"There are multiple subscription models, like yearly, monthly, and packaged."

"The price of AWS Security Hub is average compared to other solutions."

"AWS Security Hub is not an expensive tool. I would consider it to be a cheap solution. AWS Security Hub follows the PAYG pricing model, meaning you will have to pay for whatever you use."

"The cost is based on the number of compliances, core checks, and services required, and for more than 10,000 recommendations, the charge is just one dollar."

"$The price of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is expensive, it is approximately $6,000 to $9,000 per license annually."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is not an expensive solution."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"There is a license required to use this solution. If we use the additional components, such as DLP encryption, there is an additional cost. However, it is similar to a separate product altogether. If you want to use that or not, it is optional, but when you use it, it will cost you additional pricing."

"It's an expensive solution"

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is a cheaply priced product, meaning it is not expensive since McAfee provides a free version of ePO, which includes phone support as well."

"McAfee tries to package different things into different products, then sell them as different products with different licenses. They just split everything up into multiple things. That's just their sales pitch and how they do it."

"Compared to other Antivirus products, the cost of this solution is a bit high."

More McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

869,566 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Comparison Review

it_user186927

Director of Operations at Bell

Feb 16, 2015

Cybereason vs. Interset vs. SQRRL

Capture DB - they all use NoSQL db and hence solve the ad hoc query and 'go back in time' problem with current best of breed SIEM and DLP solutions that rely on real time analysis of incoming logs (and don't store them). This means deeper and quicker iterative threat analysis and assessment…

Read full review

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	19

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Azure Sentinel or AWS Security Hub?

We like that Azure Sentinel does not require as much maintenance as legacy SIEMs that are on-premises. Azure Sentinel is auto-scaling - you will not have to worry about performance impact, you will...

See all answers

What do you like most about AWS Security Hub?

The most valuable features of the solution are the scanning of all the cloud environments and most of the compliances available in the cloud.

See all answers

What needs improvement with AWS Security Hub?

Regarding how Amazon can improve AWS Security Hub, they have numerous services that are discriminated individually and grouped into packages. However, the sheer number of services can be overwhelmi...

See all answers

Which is better - Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator network security software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mcafee's ePolicy O...

See all answers

What do you like most about McAfee MVISION ePO?

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator's performance is good.

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee MVISION ePO?

It's an expensive solution.

See all answers

Comparisons

Microsoft Sentinel vs AWS Security Hub

Compared 37% of the time

Wiz vs AWS Security Hub

Compared 11% of the time

Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs AWS Security Hub

Compared 7% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs AWS Security Hub

Compared 5% of the time

Google Cloud Security Command Center vs AWS Security Hub

Compared 3% of the time

More AWS Security Hub Competitors

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 19% of the time

GTB Technologies Inspector vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 18% of the time

Splunk SOAR vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 18% of the time

Symantec Data Loss Prevention vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 16% of the time

IBM Security QRadar vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 14% of the time

More McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

AWS Security Hub

October 2025

Download AWS Security Hub product report

Buyer's Guide

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

September 2025

Download McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator product report

Also Known As

SQRRL

McAfee ePO, ePolicy Orchestrator, Intel Security ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee MVISION ePO

Overview

AWS Security Hub is a comprehensive security service that provides a centralized view of security alerts and compliance status across an AWS environment. It collects data from various AWS services, partner solutions, and AWS Marketplace products to provide a holistic view of security posture. With Security Hub, users can quickly identify and prioritize security issues, automate compliance checks, and streamline remediation efforts.

The service offers a range of features including continuous monitoring, threat intelligence integration, and customizable dashboards. It also provides automated insights and recommendations to help users improve their security posture. Security Hub integrates with other AWS services like Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Config, and AWS Macie to provide a unified security experience. Additionally, it supports integration with third-party security tools through its API, allowing users to leverage their existing security investments.

With its user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities, AWS Security Hub is a valuable tool for organizations looking to enhance their security and compliance posture in the cloud.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) is the most advanced, extensible, and scalable centralized security management software in the industry. Unifying security management through an open platform, McAfee ePO makes risk and compliance management simpler and more successful for organizations of all sizes.

McAfee

Sample Customers

Edmunds, Frame.io, GoDaddy, Realtor.com

Brelje & Race, Cognizant, Sutherland Global Services, Eagle Rock Energy, Arab National Bank, Bank Central Asia, Kleberg Bank, Leading Mexican Bank, SF Police Credit Union, Macquarie Telecom, Seagate Technology, Blackburn & Darwen Council, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, IRCEP, Major U.S. State Government, State of Alaska, State of Colorado, Cemex, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke

Buyer's Guide

AWS Security Hub vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

September 2025

Free Report: AWS Security Hub vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Security Hub vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and other solutions. Updated: September 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

869,566 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our AWS Security Hub vs. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator report.

See our list of best Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) vendors.

We monitor all Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.