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Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection vs Trend Micro Smart Protection comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender Hypervisor Intr...
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
59th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (54th)
Trend Micro Smart Protection
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
33rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Smart Protection is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Trend Micro Smart Protection0.9%
Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection0.4%
Other98.7%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad-Imran - PeerSpot reviewer
Network administrator at Al Hussan Group
Stable but bad technical support, and an out of date database
We primarily use the solution to protect our business The solution protects us so that we have regular security from attacks. It prevents disasters from happening on our system. The endpoint protection is the solution's most valuable feature. The database needs improvement. It needs to be…
DL
Security Architect at Kyndryl
Antivirus and malware capabilities effectively enhance threat prevention and integration
Our primary use case for Trend Micro Smart Protection is endpoint protection The most effective features of Trend Micro Smart Protection are its antivirus and malware capabilities.  Additionally, it integrates well with all our tools, including ServiceNow, for fault reporting. This integration…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The endpoint protection is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The solution has exchange protection. It has a content control, device control, a firewall, and anti-malware as well. They are all quite valuable features for us."
"I like the simplicity of this solution and the fact that it saves us time. The deployment was really straightforward and useful and I am impressed by the anti-virus endpoint detection and response offered by this solution."
"Helps with vulnerability and patch management, making it easier to provide top-notch services to our customers."
"The stability is good and I like the level of performance I can get."
"The solution integrates well with other Trend Micro products."
"The most valuable features of the solution are ransomware protection, device control, and DLP."
"The solution is easy to use, flexible, and secure."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Smart Protection is automatic scanning."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection has good features like malware analysis, C-to-C connection and detection, workbench, auto security play with features, and lots of DDI features."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that it also protects our smartphones. It's one of the reasons we use Trend Micro specifically."
 

Cons

"There needs to be better integration with the environment. Especially, for the active directory and also for keeping up with the changes from Microsoft. We use a lot of Microsoft OS. I have noted that sometimes they lag behind Microsoft updates. For example, when with Windows 10. I had some issues with deploying to Windows 10 because the solution was behind in updating their own services to match the Microsoft release."
"There are blurred lines between anti-virus and endpoint detection so I would say it can be confusing when you are considering buying this program. I would like to see that being explained better to the customer."
"The database needs improvement. It needs to be updated quite a bit."
"The solution should improve its mobile management solution."
"The solution's device control options are not too beneficial."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"I'm not sure about the cloud migration part, in terms of whether it is seamless or not."
"There are no data loss prevention features."
"The web filtering could be improved."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection needs to improve its compliance features to cover more domains, such as BCIDSS rules. Enhancements in this area would enable quicker and more comprehensive compliance reporting."
"This product would be improved if it had more monitoring capabilities so that it could stop threats before they break into the network and damage it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There's a yearly cost for licensing. For us, that comes to $1,400. There are no additional costs beyond the license itself."
"The solution is a little expensive. However, they can reduce the price for competition. There are different licensing models."
"Its price is fine. Price-wise, it is competitive with any other vendor."
"The pricing is good compared to Symantec and McAfee."
"The price of Trend Micro Smart Protection is reasonable."
"In terms of licensing cost, it falls within the average range compared to competitors, almost 7 out of 10."
"There is an annual license required for this solution."
"If I'm not mistaken, for three years, for 400 licenses, we paid nearly 15,000 euros. We don't have any additional costs that we have to pay on top of that."
"Our organization has paid licensing for three years, which averaged about $4.00 USD per user. We've been satisfied with the licensing. It's quite reasonable."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Performing Arts
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Trend Micro Smart Protection?
The tool offers centralized security management. The tool's deployment is flexible.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Smart Protection?
I find that Trend Micro Smart Protection is affordable; I don't think it can be quite expensive.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Smart Protection?
Technical support needs to be improved. We had a customer move from Trend Micro because they didn't the support. Both response time and ownership are the problems with support. Trend Micro Smart Pr...
 

Also Known As

HVI
Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
 

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Sample Customers

Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA), Quilvest
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Blekinge County Council, Bulgarian American Credit Bank, Cancer Research UK, Delacour, Evalueserve, Gulftainer, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Mazda Motor Logistics Europe, MEDHOST, Nikigolf, Ochsner Health System, SIAX Computing Solutions, Tegen
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