Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

Bitdefender and VMware are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Bitdefender is ranked #37 with an average rating of 8.3, while VMware is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.8. Bitdefender holds a 0.8% mindshare in EPP, compared to VMware’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Bitdefender users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint and Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security compete in endpoint security. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is seen as having the upper hand in flexibility and analytics while Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security excels in malware detection and pricing.

Features: VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is praised for its constant threat monitoring, advanced analytics, and flexibility in deployment. Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is noted for its extensive malware detection capabilities, efficient resource management, and straightforward deployment.

Room for Improvement: VMware Carbon Black Endpoint users seek enhancements in system performance, reducing false positives, and better optimization. Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security users indicate needs for more efficient updates, better resource management, and reduced performance impact.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Carbon Black Endpoint users appreciate its flexible deployment but note an initial learning curve. Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security features a straightforward, rapid deployment process with satisfactory customer service.

Pricing and ROI: VMware Carbon Black Endpoint users report moderate setup costs with positive ROI due to extensive monitoring features. Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security offers competitive pricing and high ROI, driven by efficient malware detection.

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Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint

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Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone Ent...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

37th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtualization Security (4th)

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Incident Response (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (16th), Ransomware Protection (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is 0.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 1.6%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Rias Majeed

CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC

Admin gets the information about which computer has been infected and good to use for servers and endpoints

The important factor is that after implementing Bitdefender, we haven't found any attacks. It has a vaccine for the RDP protocol, which is specific to this. We do some customization, but it does not lack any protection. Compared to older versions, we have not found any degradation in performance in the newer versions from the last three to five years, whether for graphical or normal users. They're not complaining that we are facing problems like memory issues. Bitdefender is also customizable and granular, but once you install it, it keeps running. The admin gets the information about which computer has been infected and can take action accordingly. On a regular basis, Bitdefender's AI capability is okay. But you cannot leave some decisions to AI. You must have control. You have to look at what you're filtering, as it can be a false positive. But on a regular basis, AI can be helpful.

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Nikunj Kamboj

Cybersecurity Analyst at OnX Canada

Integrates well with our existing SIEM tool and helps in identifying suspicious activities

The solution's integration with our existing security infrastructure is good. Whenever we have any alert in VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, we can easily that alert in our SIEM tool and check logs from the SIEM tool itself. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is just a secondary security tool for us, and we are just monitoring the alerts from it. The solution's behavioral analytics feature helps in identifying suspicious activities pretty well. Whenever we have even a small thing, we get an alert. The solution is deployed on the cloud in our organization. Performance-wise, the solution is doing great in terms of connecting to the host directly. Performing a malware scan usually takes a lot of time, more than 24 hours. A malware scan is something that we do only on Carbon Black for the old endpoint devices and servers. It used to take sometimes three days to perform. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Protection is the most valuable feature."

"The domain integrator functionality is particularly noteworthy, allowing me to leverage my existing network infrastructure."

"Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security has a lot of telemetry that allows me to really see what's going on with the device."

"The fact that it is almost plug and play means the policies I have to define are not very complicated."

"I like its unified interface, which also helps you scan Outlook email, for example. Multiple products can be standardized across endpoints or the EDR solution, and the integrations with SIEMs."

"In terms of threat detection, I would give it a ten out of ten since Bitdefender manages to catch threats that other products miss."

"We use patch management to keep our software up-to-date, significantly mitigating our risk of vulnerabilities. We're confident that Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security will either already know about new threats and have updated our machines, or they'll advise us quickly on mitigating them until an update is available."

"The features I found most valuable in Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security include anti-malware, spyware detection, firewall, network detection, and user behavior analytics. The solution also gives you a heads-up about operating system misconfiguration."

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"One of the most valuable features is that it will block vulnerable sites. If there was a connection between one of our devices to a known malware site, it will block it."

"The visibility provided has been great."

"VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution."

"You can deploy it through the cloud so that even if your stuff is outside of your controlled environment, you are still under control, based on the policies you create. The policies are controlled through the cloud. For example, if I don't allow anyone to do a certain activity or to install a particular app, and a consultant or a partner who is not part of our environment is doing so, it will stop them as well."

"It has the best live response feature."

"The EDR and reports were helpful in improving our organization."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"The initial setup was fairly easy."

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Cons

"I like the Application Control feature, but it's a bit tricky. Managing it can be a bit cumbersome sometimes."

"The initial setup should be made easier."

"The firewall capabilities could benefit from an upgrade since it lacks a high level of granularity and control."

"The live monitoring service from Bitdefender's center is expensive and has room for improvement."

"The price has increased marginally recently and I would prefer if they didn't raise rates."

"The dashboard can be improved."

"At this point in time, the download footprint is a bit big."

"The lack of detecting security threats and high memory usage need to be improved."

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"It could be a bit complicated. You have to be very familiar with Carbon Black to understand what it is doing and why it is doing. I would like to have more explanations and simplification in the user interface. It would be good to get help and see more explanations. It should tell us that a software is blocked and the reason for it. It would be good to be able to build chains in terms of what caused what, what worked, and what caused an issue. We are now moving from Carbon Black to Cortex XDR. While choosing antivirus software, we were also looking at Carbon Black because it also has an antivirus package, and it is next-generation, but we were told that Carbon Black doesn't support firewalls. We have Palo Alto firewalls. We would have chosen this solution if it supported firewalls, in particular next-generation firewalls, but unfortunately, it doesn't. Therefore, we decided on Cortex XDR because it integrates with Palo Alto firewalls."

"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."

"The solution needs expanded endpoint query tools."

"With the on-prem one, the bug has been reported by the community in early January or February, something like that, at the beginning of the year, and it's still not addressed. They have released two versions since then, and yet neither of them addresses this specific issue."

"In my company, we face issues sometimes when there is a need to write custom rules or we want to write for some rules that are different from the standard rules provided by the solution."

"Needs improvement in the area of infrastructure for on-premise installation."

"The solution needs better overall compatibility with other products."

"At this point, we're test-bedding several other providers right now to see if there's anything that does equally or better and that comes at a better price point."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing structure is good. We use an annual subscription."

"Good in terms of pricing and flexibility."

"We pay for an annual license which is affordable."

"The general basic price is roughly $1.20 for a license with Bitdefender."

"There are many licensing options available, we have been on monthly agreements and other volume contract agreements."

"The product's pricing is okay and it is yearly."

"The tool is not expensive and pricing is competitive."

"Its price has gone up since our last renewal. My renewal fee has gone from $517.99 in 2018 for 3 years to $739.99 when it renews this year in July. I love the product, but a price increase of over 40% is a bit exorbitant."

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"The price for the solution is completely at government level, meaning one which is very high."

"Carbon Black provides competitive pricing."

"We have branches, we have different companies, but we cannot buy less than 100 licenses. This does not make sense to me... It should be more flexible. I can understand their saying, "Okay, to be a customer you need 100," but to add on to that number it should be something very straightforward. If I need to add five, for example, I shouldn't need to add 100."

"CB Defense is available on a yearly subscription and is priced by the number of endpoints."

"The pricing is annually based and operates through another department than mine."

"Price-wise, VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly-priced solution. Regarding the licensing cost of the solution, one needs to opt for an annual subscription."

"The product’s price is less expensive than other vendors."

"I am not really involved in the pricing of this product. But, from my understanding, it is OK for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security?

It is perfectly stable. We haven't received any complaints from customers regarding stability or performance. It's been smooth sailing so far.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security?

You don't have to pay extra after buying the product.

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What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security?

At this point in time, the download footprint is a bit big. What I mean is the initial file I download to deploy on end-user devices is about six hundred to seven hundred megabytes, and it should b...

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What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?

I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...

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What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?

Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...

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What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Defense?

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution.

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Also Known As

Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Virtualized Environments, GravityZone Security for Virtualized Environments

Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer

Overview

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution designed to protect businesses from advanced threats. It offers a wide range of features, including endpoint protection, network security, and advanced threat intelligence. With its centralized management console, administrators can easily deploy and manage security policies across all endpoints.

The solution also includes advanced anti-malware and anti-ransomware capabilities, as well as web filtering and application control. Additionally, GravityZone Enterprise Security provides real-time visibility and reporting, allowing organizations to quickly identify and respond to security incidents.

With its robust security features and user-friendly interface, Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is an ideal choice for businesses looking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.

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VMware Carbon Black Endpoint provides comprehensive endpoint security against ransomware, spyware, malware, and viruses, catering to both cloud and on-premise environments.

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint facilitates endpoint detection and response, threat hunting, application control, antivirus support, and protection for virtual and physical machines. Features include intelligent learning, whitelisting, and integration with other security tools, making it suitable for distributors, MSPs, and enterprises seeking advanced threat defense and real-time monitoring. With its capability to detect and stop malicious executables, it supports both offline and online environments and offers tools like command shell access for deeper investigation.

What are the key features of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint?

Intelligent learning: Improves detection capabilities over time.
Whitelisting: Allows only approved applications to run.
Integration with other security tools: Enhances overall security posture.
Centralized cloud control: Manages endpoints from a single interface.
Command shell access: Offers deeper investigation capabilities.
Dynamic grouping: Facilitates organized endpoint management.
Simplified policy management: Streamlines security policy implementation.
API for system remoting: Allows remote system access and management.
Twenty-four-seven support: Provides continuous assistance and response.

What are the benefits of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint?

Real-time monitoring: Offers constant vigilance against threats.
Threat hunting: Identifies and mitigates threats proactively.
Historical data analysis: Assists in understanding past incidents and patterns.
Improved endpoint protection: Enhances overall endpoint security.
Enhanced threat detection: Reduces exposure to advanced threats.

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is implemented across various industries including technology, healthcare, and finance. Organizations utilize it in cloud and hybrid environments, enhancing their security frameworks with real-time monitoring, intelligent learning, and robust threat detection capabilities tailored to their specific industry needs.

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Sample Customers

SambaSafety, Morefield Communications, Northstar Ltd., Citrix, Greenman-Pedersen

Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America

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