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Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security vs Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager 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
4.7
Cortex XDR reduces costs by preventing malware, improving compliance, enhancing performance, and replacing multiple tools, outperforming alternatives.
Sentiment score
5.9
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security provides competitive pricing, functionality, and a 35% financial advantage over competitors, enhancing value.
Sentiment score
7.2
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security, reduces costs, streamlines management, and significantly decreases vulnerability to attacks, validating investment.
They appreciate the rich telemetry data from the solution, as it provides in-depth threat identification.
Cyber Security Manager at Welab bank
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks helps to reduce my total cost of ownership significantly.
Detection and Response Consultant at Inovasys
In Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, most of the remediation is automated and the accuracy is quite good.
Network Security Engineer at Cyberwell Solution
We have experienced significant return on investment and measurable benefits with Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security.
Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD
Deploying CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has secured the infrastructure, which saves money, time, and resources.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
I consider CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager's return on investment to be good since it effectively accomplishes the goals expected from privilege access management solutions.
Commercial and Technical Professional Manager at Evolution Technologies Group
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Cortex XDR support is praised for responsiveness but criticized for delays, language barriers, and inconsistent satisfaction across regions.
Sentiment score
6.0
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security provides efficient support, though regional support limitations and documentation gaps may cause occasional delays.
Sentiment score
6.2
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager support is generally good but varies in response time and expertise, with certification aiding resolution.
The technical support from Palo Alto deserves a mark of ten because they reach out within an hour whenever assistance is needed.
Head of data centers at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
There is no back and forth, and they know what we are asking for and come up with the best resolution for a solution.
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
If any of these services are missed, it becomes a problem in terms of support tickets, follow-up, or special configuration that needs to be done in the system.
Chief of IT Architecture at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I have never needed additional support, which shows how easy and friendly Bitdefender is.
ITOfficer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
They conduct annual health checks at no cost, making the experience smooth.
Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD
Their technical support is helpful.
CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC
They respond immediately to our inquiries, resolve issues promptly, and provide valuable guidance, especially in critical situations.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
We engage them when needed and receive prompt responses that typically resolve our issues.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Earlier, we received support for normal tickets within a day, but now it takes one or two days to resolve issues.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Cortex XDR offers impressive scalability for large enterprises, with easy deployment and management, supporting both medium and large environments.
Sentiment score
6.2
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is praised for scalability and ease of expansion, especially for small to medium businesses.
Sentiment score
7.7
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager is scalable but requires effort and may face challenges with application and database integration.
You can onboard 10,000 endpoints in just hours, which demonstrates the excellent scalability of this product.
Assistant Security Architect at Cloudnomics
Activating the newly purchased licenses is instantaneous, allowing installations without adjustments since it's cloud-based.
Junior Security Analyst at ITSEC Asia
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can be expanded anytime by purchasing another license without any issues related to scalability.
Head of data centers at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
We can set permissions per team or department, allowing some teams to elevate specific applications while others have different permissions.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is quite scalable.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
The available reports and other security tools assist in scaling it according to my organization's needs.
Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is praised for stability and reliability, despite occasional minor issues and complex upgrade steps.
Sentiment score
7.8
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is stable and reliable but may have resource consumption and compatibility issues with older systems.
Sentiment score
8.2
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager is stable and reliable, with rare downtime, strong Windows support, and occasional latency issues.
Cortex remains fast and responsive, even with increasing data and alerts.
Final Year Student at Gitam University
The thresholds we've seen on our firewall boxes at some instances reached 80% to 85%, but even at that level of utilization, we don't observe any latency or any issues reported with respect to accessing the application.
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can be trusted completely.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
In terms of stability, we haven't experienced any crashes, downtimes, or performance issues.
Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD
It is a robust solution that has effectively supported our environment without major issues.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
Since implementing it, we have not experienced any outages or stability issues.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager offers multiple options for creating and stopping policies.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cortex XDR requires better integration, reduced false positives, improved UI, enhanced configuration, reporting, and broader network detection support.
Bitdefender GravityZone struggles with user-friendliness, high costs, inflexible features, and insufficient support, needing better detection and interface.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager needs interface simplification, improved integration, and enhanced automation for better accessibility and performance.
Improving reporting and dashboard customization, along with the addition of real-time and exportable reports, would help SOC teams greatly.
Final Year Student at Gitam University
The inclusion of this feature would allow the application of DLP policies alongside antivirus policies via a single agent and console, making it more competitive as other OEMs often offer DLP solutions as part of their antivirus products.
Pre Sales Architect at network techlab
If the per GB data could be provided at a certain level free of cost or at the same cost which the customer is taking for the entire bundle, that would be better.
Cyber Security Information Security Specialist at MHM Holding GmbH
Initially, before we purchased it, the distributor acted as if they knew this product very well, but after we bought it and were supposed to deploy it, they were struggling, so we ended up getting it right ourselves.
Chief Technology Officer at DNN Technologies
The initial file I download to deploy on end-user devices is about six hundred to seven hundred megabytes, and it should be scaled down to an agent size of maybe less than one hundred megabytes, max.
ITOfficer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Now, we have to do it via CLI, which even technical personnel struggle to understand.
CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager could be improved by simplifying the administration process, specifically when setting up policies and applications.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Currently, no user-based policy option is available inside the EPM console.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Some features provided in the self-hosted version of EPM are not supported in the software as a service version, like connection to some analysis applied by Palo Alto.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Cortex XDR's pricing is flexible and cost-effective, considering its technology, with setup costs medium and negotiable for enterprises.
Bitdefender GravityZone offers flexible, competitive pricing with modular licensing, allowing payment for only necessary features and optional extras.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager pricing varies by device and usage, with cloud options costlier than on-premise solutions.
The pricing on SentinelOne is far more reasonable and cheaper than Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks.
Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would say it is definitely not a cheap product, considering how mature it is and how scalable all Palo Alto products are together.
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Compared to CrowdStrike, which is very costly, and SentinelOne, which is also very costly, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a medium cost-efficient solution.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, it is affordable.
CEO at URS LLP
Maintaining Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security has been smooth.
Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is slightly expensive, but costs can be negotiated to become more competitive.
Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is costly compared to other solutions.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
I've received feedback that the pricing is high, however, for me, the value it brings is worth the cost.
Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides AI threat detection, seamless integration, automated responses, and scalable multi-layered protection.
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security provides extensive telemetry, intuitive setup, ransomware protection, and efficient remote management with seamless integration.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security and compliance by controlling access, monitoring activities, and integrating seamlessly with systems.
It incorporates AI for normal behavior detection, distinguishing unusual operations.
Cyber Security Manager at Welab bank
The product provides automation responses in case of a threat attack, severity assessments, centralized manageability, and comprehensive compliance features, resulting in reduced costs.
Pre Sales Architect at network techlab
It includes machine learning to easily analyze data and detect complex threats across endpoints, networks, or clouds.
Final Year Student at Gitam University
In terms of threat detection, I would give it a ten out of ten since Bitdefender manages to catch threats that other products miss.
ITOfficer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
The best feature of Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is that it is lightweight.
CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC
From my reseller perspective, the best features of Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security that stand out are the sandboxing and reporting capabilities.
CEO at URS LLP
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager effectively reduces malicious content in applications by allowing us to identify and block dangerous applications.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
It allows them to granularly manage controls to prevent some malicious activities on the endpoint machine.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances computer security by providing minimal access, effectively preventing ransomware attacks.
Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (4th), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
Bitdefender GravityZone Ent...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (21st), Virtualization Security (4th)
Idira Endpoint Privilege Ma...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Compliance (4th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (6th), Anti-Malware Tools (10th), Application Control (5th), Ransomware Protection (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security0.9%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint6.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon5.9%
Other86.4%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager2.4%
Idira Privileged Access Manager9.9%
One Identity Safeguard4.4%
Other83.3%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

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.
Abdi-Hamid Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD
Effective real-time threat detection and reduced network congestion improves security posture
We are not currently using the automated patching or patch management. The security analytics feature, which could help us stay compliant with industry standards, hasn't been enabled yet. Currently running on-premise, we are considering moving to the cloud-based Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security because it offers more features compared to the on-premises version. We've experienced multiple failures during appliance upgrades, sometimes requiring us to resort to backup. Mobile and cloud features are currently missing in Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security. Operating from the primary site, we face challenges with the on-premises version when working from the DR site, which is why we want to move to the cloud for continuous protection during site failovers.
Sumit Chavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Helps secure the infrastructure and control users with admin rights
There are many features that are currently missing. A customization option is required for certain policies. For instance, if we need to stop PowerShell scripting, we have to create a different policy for that. Being able to create a sub-level policy within a top-level policy would be good. Currently, no user-based policy option is available inside the EPM console. We can only create computer-based policies. The database is available, but there is a drawback in not being able to create local groups on the EPM console. We only have to depend on Active Directory. This limits infrastructure security as we depend on the Active Directory team to manage user groups. If they remove any users, we lose control. If we could create groups locally and block them or set specific policies, we would have more control. Local endpoint management is missing from the EPM site. Moreover, there is an issue with policies not running as expected when we make enhancements. We have to find multiple ways to whitelist applications or enhance policies.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise54
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise19
 

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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Virtualized Environments, GravityZone Security for Virtualized Environments
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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
SambaSafety, Morefield Communications, Northstar Ltd., Citrix, Greenman-Pedersen
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