BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity vs Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks comparison

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BlackBerry and Palo Alto Networks are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. BlackBerry is ranked #34, while Palo Alto Networks is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8. BlackBerry holds a 1.8% mindshare in EPP, compared to Palo Alto Networks’s 3.8% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of BlackBerry users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

BlackBerry Cylance and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR are prominent contenders in the endpoint security market. Cortex XDR appears to have an edge due to its integration capabilities and comprehensive security features, making it a preferred choice for users needing advanced threat detection and network tool integration.

Features: BlackBerry Cylance emphasizes AI-driven endpoint protection with minimal resource consumption, effectively blocking zero-day threats and offering a lightweight design favored by users. Cortex XDR excels in extensive threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities, leveraging robust network tool integration and providing a multi-layered security approach.

Room for Improvement: BlackBerry Cylance users would like enhancements in handling false positives, user interface improvements, and reduced deployment complexity. They also call for better integration features. Cortex XDR users seek improved integration with third-party tools, enhanced reporting, and customizable dashboards. Both products face concerns regarding their pricing and the complexities involved in agent deployment and support services.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BlackBerry Cylance supports deployment across public and private clouds and on-premises environments, with mixed reviews on technical support. Some users find it lacks responsiveness. Cortex XDR, supporting diverse environments, generally receives positive feedback on customer service and technical support, though some users experience high costs and challenges with technical queries.

Pricing and ROI: BlackBerry Cylance is noted for being cost-effective in AI-driven security, though some users consider it expensive compared to competitors. Cortex XDR is generally seen as more costly; however, users often perceive it as justified due to its comprehensive protection. Despite pricing concerns, both solutions offer significant ROI through reduced manual labor and enhanced security posture.

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Categories and Ranking

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersec...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

34th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

122

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (3rd), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity is 1.8%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.8%
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity	1.8%
Other	94.4%

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Sooraj Makkancherrry

Security Operations Manager at Philips

Doesn't have daily updates, which is important for healthcare IT

I face challenges with the exclusion policy - it still scans folders we told it not to, causing issues. When we contact support, they tell us to update the latest agent, but we can't do that immediately due to medical device protocols and validation testing. I wish support would try to understand our issues better instead of giving this standard response. The machine learning feature they use often tells us to upgrade the agent or add things to the exclusion list, which isn't unacceptable. It's a very good and new technology as a tool and antivirus. But sometimes, it doesn't work properly with our medical devices and products, quarantining files it shouldn't even after we add them to exclusions. This is tricky for us.

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

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.

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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

"CylancePROTECT works really well with the way we work."

"The quick installation would be the most valuable aspect of this solution."

"The solution runs in the background, and I do not need to care about it."

"It provides good insight into the programs, applications, or websites that may need attention."

"One of the best features of the solution is that it's easy to deploy."

"It secures different entry points into the network."

"The most functional item that we use is the process to turn off the false flags that it causes."

"Blackberry Protect offers endpoint protection, it's easy to deploy, and it's scalable and stable."

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"The stability of the solution is very good. We have about 100 users on it right now, and we use it twice a week."

"Their XDR agent and their behavioral indicators of compromise (BIOC) are pretty nice. Their managed threat hunting is also pretty nice. They also have WildFire, which is a service for actively looking for malware. It's quite useful."

"We have a complete overview of all our PCs and it's very easy to handle and to use the interface. It has a lot of benefits for us."

"The product is mostly automated, and we do not have to make decisions, because all the decisions are made by the product itself and we are not required to create any custom policies since the policies that are created are well defined in the product itself."

"The live terminal is probably the best thing ever. It gives you the access to get straight onto any machine."

"The tool is designed to scale for large enterprises and handle large volumes of data."

"The product is very good, it has caught a lot of exploits that most products would not."

"The policy configuration is great, the granularity of policies that are available is very helpful, it is straightforward to set up, and it has pretty much everything we need and works well within the Palo Alto ecosystem."

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Cons

"rom my experience interacting with the primary or the central administrative console, it's quite complex. You would need a fair bit of technical experience to set it up, implement and maintain it. That would be one area for improvement."

"The solution’s user interface could be improved."

"It could have integration with industrial base HMIS or Human Machine Interfaces Solutions. This is the industrial environment where you have a control center for all the automation that's happening, whether it is oil, gas, or chemical manufacturing. They often have to set up a computer at the back and watch the other stuff to get alerts. In these autonomous or on-premises environments, they often don't have access to email readily. Integration with other industrial solutions, such as HMIS, will allow them to communicate and get an alert that something has been found. This way, they can react to it sooner than having somebody watch the screen and keep checking the screen. Rockwell has its own suite. Similarly, Honeywell has its own suite. There's also an independent HMI/historian solution provider out there called VTSCADA. We actually get asked if we can get it to show up on a screen, which is difficult. Getting those alerts to work within an industrial environment would be a huge plus."

"Work on the math model. We are catching a lot of false positives, which gets to be a pain at the start of a deployment."

"It should have better support for Windows and Mac."

"The solution’s technical support could be improved."

"Reporting is an area with shortcomings in CylancePROTECT that needs to be improved."

"Additionally, their channel management has been lacking, with a notable disregard for small and medium-sized businesses, focusing primarily on large enterprises and very large MSPs."

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"In the next release, I would like to see more UI improvements. Their UI is a bit basic. When we are speaking about Palo Alto Networks they are the big company, so they can improve the UI a little bit. The UI, the reports, the log system can all be improved."

"I am facing issues with customer support for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, so I am not satisfied with customer support."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a very good product, but financially, it is very expensive, so the company should look into that area."

"Fine-tuning the detection policy requires experience because the policy is very complex in Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, and we get high false positive alerts."

"It is not easy to sell Cortex XDR, not because it isn't a good tool. Its marketing needs to be improved."

"Impact on system performance is horrible, adding a lot of delays for users."

"The technical support is not very good. I find the process difficult."

"There's an overall lack of features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing cost for the solution is around $4,000 for six months. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"The product cost is about $5, per user, per month."

"This cost of the license is approximately $5 USD monthly per user."

"The solution's pricing is around the same as most EDRs but slightly behind some of the major ones."

"Shop around for sure and be assured the price you pay will be close to other solutions available, but even at a slight mark-up from the other solutions, you are getting real endpoint protection versus nothing more than a cheap security blanket that might keep you warm at night."

"The tool is not that expensive."

"It's not so heavily priced; rather, it's average and decent."

"CylancePROTECT's pricing is reasonable, at about €18 per user, per year."

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"It's the most expensive solution, but features-wise, it's quite strong. It's very good for protection, so the results are very good in the case of protection. I would rate it a two out of ten in terms of pricing."

"Cortex XDR’s pricing is very reasonable."

"I feel it is fairly priced."

"This is an expensive solution."

"We didn't have to pay any additional fee for the cloud instance. It just came with the renewal, which was nice."

"It has a yearly renewal."

"I don't recall what the cost was, but it wasn't really that expensive."

"It's about $55 per license on a yearly basis."

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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

14%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	14

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Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	57

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Also Known As

Blackberry Protect

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Overview

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity, renowned for its AI-driven approach, provides comprehensive endpoint protection against sophisticated threats, including ransomware and zero-day attacks, ensuring security without frequent updates.

Known for its lightweight design, BlackBerry Cylance integrates artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver a powerful cybersecurity platform. Businesses benefit from its low CPU usage and advanced threat detection, utilizing a centralized dashboard for seamless management. Cylance's predictive intelligence and ability to block unauthorized applications make it invaluable in safeguarding both internal networks and endpoints. Despite its high pricing, users seek improvements in information display, post-incident details, and reporting features, alongside better script whitelisting and modernized interface.

What are its most important features?

Lightweight Design: Ensures minimal impact on system resources.
AI and Machine Learning: Enhances threat detection capabilities without relying on constant updates.
Endpoint Protection: Provides robust security for desktops, servers, and virtual machines.
Script Blocking: Prevents unauthorized scripts from running.
Centralized Dashboard: Simplifies management and monitoring tasks.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Predictive Intelligence: Offers proactive threat prevention, reducing risks of zero-day attacks.
Ease of Deployment: Facilitates faster, streamlined implementation across global systems.
Low CPU Usage: Maintains system performance while providing security.
Comprehensive Threat Analytics: Delivers actionable insights for enhanced security planning.

Organizations in sectors such as finance and healthcare deploy BlackBerry Cylance for its sophisticated security measures, enhanced threat analytics, and device control capabilities, ensuring operations remain secure even within closed network environments.

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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

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Sample Customers

Panasonic, Noble Energy, Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Rovi Corporation, Toyota, Kiewit

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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