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

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
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Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (3rd), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersec...
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
36th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Kaspersky Next XDR Optimum
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
124
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Compliance (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (18th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity is 1.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Next XDR Optimum is 2.3%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks3.8%
Kaspersky Next XDR Optimum2.3%
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity1.7%
Other92.2%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

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.
Sooraj Makkancherrry - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
SR
Group CIO at Thal Industries Corporation Ltd
Have maintained strong endpoint protection through behavioral analysis and daily monitoring
I previously mentioned that Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business doesn't have built-in DLP, which was a concern. I think they could add it in the future; however, antivirus cannot provide a proper DLP solution, but they can offer a mix of DLP, similar to Trend Micro Apex One, which provides some sort of DLP file management. Nonetheless, we need a proper DLP solution such as Forcepoint or Symantec, whichever suits us. We'll be conducting performance evaluation in the next quarter while working on other projects. More value means a better GUI, user interface, and comprehensive reporting capabilities. In Sophos, we receive a daily system-generated report about what is happening, plus an alert system. The reporting system in Trend Micro is also excellent; I receive an email every day at 10:00 AM with a report for the last 24 hours.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cortex XDR lets us manage several clients from the same console, and its endpoint defense is more advanced than traditional antivirus."
"It'll not slow down your system when compared to others."
"I recognize that Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is one of the best products in its category regarding capabilities."
"My advice for others looking into using Cortex is that it is very easy to use and very useful for the customer environment, whether it's a public or private one."
"It's a perfect solution. It integrates well into the environment."
"Palo Alto is constantly adding new features."
"If you are looking to deploy a security solution as a whole, this is a good option."
"If you are looking for security, mainly for advanced threat prevention from ransomware and malware attacks, I would recommend Cortex."
"CylancePROTECT works on AI technology, is always up to date, and uses very few resources on your devices."
"The solution is very quick at easily changing the levels of protection for each computer and the server."
"Specifically for a Windows domain environment, the product can be customized and pushed via GPO or SCCM without issue.​"
"It does a good job of protecting us."
"I've found the AI engine in CylancePROTECT to be particularly effective for technology and in preventing unknown threats."
"CylancePROTECT is a fairly decent antivirus."
"We have been trained to learn how to use the product and now we have a very good experience with it."
"Blackberry Protect offers endpoint protection, it's easy to deploy, and it's scalable and stable."
"Overall, this is a fantastic solution."
"Especially the firewalling, I found useful, as you can control the applications and services on a granular level to tell them where they have access to or not."
"We use this solution to secure our endpoint devices."
"The initial setup was fairly simple, taking only a few minutes."
"Endpoint Security is efficient and easy to use. It doesn't slow the performance of your personal computer."
"Our company has seen a ROI."
"The solution has been quite stable. The performance is good."
"I like the security that this solution provides."
 

Cons

"Being able to filter the events to see those that are related to the actual alert would save time spent by the engineer."
"While using Cortex, I noticed some aspects that could be improved, such as increasing the synchronization speed between XDR and Xnor."
"The solution needs better reports. I think they should let the customer go in and customize the reports."
"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."
"It should support more mobile operating systems. That is one of the cons of their infrastructure right now."
"This product has not improved my organization - in fact, we are in the process of moving back to another product as a result of Cortex's horrible impact on system performance."
"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around. In the hotel industry, we use a different type of data versus Oracle and SQL. By default, there are some policies which stop us from running properly. Because of this, the support level is also not that strong. We have to wait to get a results."
"The onboarding process could be better."
"It could have integration with industrial base HMIS or Human Machine Interfaces Solutions."
"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 stability could 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."
"​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."
"I would not rate this solution in the top five for things like presenting information, or ease of use."
"I would like to see them fix the alerting system so that the endpoint reporting is a bit more streamlined."
"The user interface could be improved, it's very outdated."
"It should be more secure and detect new malware as it's released."
"It would be beneficial to have more robust cloud management capabilities for Endpoint."
"This product could be improved by integration with Linux. The one limitation this product has is that it's not compatible with and doesn't offer protection for Linux servers. It could also be easier to configure."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The need to re-engineer the source code to reduce CPU and memory usage."
"The solution could be more secure. It's an aspect the company needs to be mindful of."
"From time to time, some users loose connection via the Network Agent."
"The reports and email notifications have room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The tool's price is moderate."
"I did PoCs on products called Cylance and CrowdStrike. Although, I consider these products and they were also good, when it come to cost and budgetary factors, Traps has been proven to be better than the other two products. It is quite cost-effective and delivers all the entire solution which we require."
"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."
"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."
"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."
"I don't have any issues with the pricing. We are satisfied with the price."
"The licensing part of the product is too expensive compared to other solutions in the market."
"​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 solution's pricing is around the same as most EDRs but slightly behind some of the major ones."
"The initial end-point cost may seem a little high (~$55/device/year) but when you look at the total peace of mind that the solution provides, with no reboots for updates, and negligible performance impact, it is well worth it."
"It's not so heavily priced; rather, it's average and decent."
"CylancePROTECT is an affordable solution."
"I think that the price we are paying is good for what it is."
"This cost of the license is approximately $5 USD monthly per user."
"For 300 nodes, we pay about 15,000 Malaysian Ringgit ($3,500 USD)."
"It would be beneficial if the price could be reduced, and improved management of the license allocation for adding additional Endpoint users would be advantageous."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is not an expensive solution."
"This solution is priced lower than some of its competitors. The support from Kaspersky is purchased separately."
"I've heard from my manager that the solution is expensive."
"Pricing is very competitive and licensing is very much ethical."
"I prefer paying for a yearly license because it has some discounts. One of the companies I work for pays for the Business Select license, for 100 users."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business48
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise56
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business63
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise33
 

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
Blackberry Protect
Kaspersky Work Space Security, Kaspersky Endpoint Security
 

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
Panasonic, Noble Energy, Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Rovi Corporation, Toyota, Kiewit
ACMS, Arqiva, Pakistan International Airlines, RAO UES
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