BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity vs Kaspersky Small Office Security comparison

BlackBerry and Kaspersky are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. BlackBerry is ranked #25 with an average rating of 7.8, while Kaspersky is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.4. BlackBerry holds a 1.5% mindshare in EPP, compared to Kaspersky’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of BlackBerry users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of Kaspersky users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 9, 2026

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity and Kaspersky Total Security compete in the cybersecurity solutions category. Based on the analysis, Cylance tends to have an edge in machine learning and AI-driven malware detection, while Kaspersky is superior in centralized management and customer service responsiveness.

Features: BlackBerry Cylance is noted for its machine learning and AI-driven malware detection, lightweight design with low resource consumption, and effective endpoint protection strategy against zero-day threats. Kaspersky Total Security offers strong endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and centralized management features, making it versatile for varied cybersecurity needs.

Room for Improvement: BlackBerry Cylance could improve its user interface, reporting, and handling of false positives, which affect usability. Users seek enriched data and simpler management. Kaspersky Total Security faces criticism over its resource usage and complex configuration and could improve security feature integration and management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BlackBerry Cylance allows flexible deployment across private, public, and hybrid clouds but receives mixed reviews for its technical support. Kaspersky focuses on traditional on-premises and hybrid cloud deployment models and is praised for responsive and reliable support.

Pricing and ROI: BlackBerry Cylance is generally perceived as more expensive, offering premium security, while Kaspersky is seen as more affordable, providing a good ROI. Both solutions offer strong value propositions by delivering effective security measures that prevent costly breaches.

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity is 1.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Small Office Security is 1.2%, up from 0.8% 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	3.6%
Kaspersky Small Office Security	1.2%
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity	1.5%
Other	93.7%

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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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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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Alessandro Spiandore

Proprietario at IL COMPUTER snc

Long-term licensing has provided reliable lightweight protection for commercial customers and maintains strong performance without disrupting existing security tools

Kaspersky Total Security is a lightweight solution that does not slow down Windows. In many years of use for my customers, I have not had any broken software or other problems. Safe Money technology is available in the product, but I do not use it because my customers have other security solutions that intercept malware before Kaspersky on the firewall and networking firewall of LAN. I sell the various solutions of next generation, Optimum, and Advanced through MCP licensing.

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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

"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 positive impacts I see from Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks include a complete 360-degree view of our security posture altogether, being a uniform platform where we are ingesting logs from multiple resources."

"It's a nice product that's stable and scalable."

"Cortex XDR is a simple platform that's easy for administrators and users. You have a lot of flexibility to change or customize the features."

"The user interface of the solution is sophisticated and straightforward."

"It blocks malicious files, prevents attacks, and doesn't require many updates because it is a very light application."

"Palo Alto is constantly adding new features."

"We think that this product will help us grow, as it meets our needs currently and we can grow with it over time."

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"I rate the tool a ten out of ten when it comes to the ease of use or management part."

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

"Even if an endpoint loses connection to the Internet, I know that endpoint is protected against 99.99% of the threats in the wild today."

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

"CylancePROTECT is going to tell you if there are any issues and you are going to be able to see everything from one single dashboard."

"It is a good endpoint solution. It is very easy to manage and detect the threat immediately. It will take the necessary actions."

"The solution does a good job of blocking whatever it thinks needs to be blocked and it doesn't require a lot of performance from the computer."

"CylancePROTECT is very stable - we've had no issues with performance and no errors or bugs."

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"The solution has a lot of features like IDS and IPS detection system, antispam, and firewall."

"Kaspersky Total Security provides a good return on investment by improving data security and reducing costs by sixty percent with its robust security features."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"It automatically identifies potential threats in emails, websites, and documents, swiftly blocking or quarantining anything harmful to prevent any damage or infection to my system."

"I installed Kaspersky for protection if there is a virus on my computer"

"It has advanced features for detecting malware and ensuring customer safety."

"I find the solution to be very stable in terms of security and protection of the data."

"Kaspersky Total Security directly detects if there are any threats on the internet or when I use a USB stick."

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Cons

"It is not very strong in terms of endpoint management. It should have additional features like DLP, encryption, or advanced device control."

"Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a strong tool, but it is true that digesting information sometimes makes the tool go a little bit slower."

"Basically, they don't provide customer support tools just to investigate the logs."

"The solution should offer more dashboards and they should be better customized."

"It's not an ideal choice for smaller businesses, as you need a minimum of 200 endpoints to even use the solution at all."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks could improve by adding a sandbox feature to better compete with their competitors which have it."

"The product's pricing needs improvement. They could provide more discounts. Additionally, the dashboard and control panel could be enhanced."

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"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."

"An area for improvement in CylancePROTECT is its pricing, as it's a bit costly."

"They could improve on the false positives, reporting and whitelisting features."

"The price for this EPP platform is expensive and could be improved."

"The stability could be improved."

"The product needs to continue to offer better alerts, in particular around false positives, and it needs to reduce them from happening."

"The user interface is outdated."

"The OPTICS component could be made more user-friendly with respect to giving people more information."

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"The solution’s stability could be improved"

"Kaspersky has to improve its response when there is an incident. They need to respond faster."

"Kaspersky Total Security's configuration part is complex."

"The authorization process could be faster."

"Kaspersky Total Security should be easier to manage and improve user interaction. Resetting often requires some experience, which can be a problem for generic users. Web users also encounter some issues that should be improved."

"The solution’s email protection area should be improved."

"The tool could be cheaper."

"There is room for improving security."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It has a yearly renewal."

"The pricing is a little bit on the expensive side."

"It is "expensive" and flexible."

"When we first bought it, it was a bit expensive, but it was worth it. The licensing was straightforward."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

"This is an expensive solution."

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"The tool is not that expensive."

"I think that the price we are paying is good for what it is."

"CylancePROTECT is an affordable solution."

"CylancePROTECT is worth the money, but I'm not sure of its exact price. I can't remember off the top of my head."

"Review closely how many endpoints you actually need before buying into a pricing level. Deal and deal with the VAR of your choice."

"The license price for this solution could be better. It's on the expensive side."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

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

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"The solution's pricing is cheap and better than that of Sophos."

"Kaspersky Total Security is a cheap solution."

"I like this solution due to its cost-free nature"

"Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution."

"We purchase the product’s yearly license."

"The pricing of the solution is good."

"There is a need to renew the license on an annual basis."

"We pay around $30 to $35 for the solution yearly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	49

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	14

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?

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What do you like most about Blackberry Protect?

It is a good endpoint solution. It is very easy to manage and detect the threat immediately. It will take the necessa...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blackberry Protect?

The price is reasonable for us at the moment. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Blackberry Protect?

I face challenges with the exclusion policy - it still scans folders we told it not to, causing issues. When we conta...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Total Security?

The pricing for Kaspersky Total Security is quite affordable, rated at eight out of ten, and all necessary licensing ...

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What needs improvement with Kaspersky Total Security?

Kaspersky Total Security is perfect. The only area for improvement is the price, which is slightly high.

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What is your primary use case for Kaspersky Total Security?

Kaspersky Total Security is used by my commercial customers for security purposes. I do not use parental control beca...

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Overview

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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BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity leverages AI and machine learning for efficient malware detection and zero-day threat protection, offering robust endpoint security with high detection accuracy and low false positive rates.

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity delivers advanced threat protection with AI-driven algorithms and machine learning. Its lightweight design ensures low system resource usage, making it both efficient and effective. It's recognized for centralized management, easy deployment, and a clean interface, providing comprehensive endpoint protection against diverse threats. The integration of features like CylanceOPTICS and behavioral monitoring enhances security insights. While the system excels in malware detection, enhancements are needed in areas like user interface design, reporting, deeper threat analysis, and integration with third-party systems. Support and pricing improvements could also increase competitiveness.

What are the key features of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity?

AI and Machine Learning: Utilizes cutting-edge technology for malware and threat detection.
Zero-Day Protection: Safeguards against emerging threats without the need for constant updates.
Centralized Management: Simplifies deployment and management across devices.
CylanceOPTICS: Provides advanced security insights and behavioral monitoring.
Low Resource Usage: Ensures efficient operation with minimal system impact.

What benefits should users expect from BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity?

High Detection Accuracy: Reduces risk with minimal false positives.
Efficient Resource Management: Enhances performance with its lightweight design.
Proactive Threat Defense: Protects against a wide range of threats with centralized management.
Advanced Insights: Offers unique features for detailed security analysis.

Organizations deploy BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity for threat analytics, log management, and endpoint protection. As an antivirus replacement, it protects against zero-day malware, ransomware, and various threats. Its AI algorithms detect anomalies, minimizing risks in both internet-connected and isolated environments. Many businesses incorporate it into wider security strategies, appreciating its centralized management and proactive defense capabilities.

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Kaspersky Total Security is a comprehensive cybersecurity suite offering robust protection through real-time monitoring, vulnerability fixing, and streamlined operations with centralized management.

Known for its lightweight performance and intuitive setup, Kaspersky Total Security effectively blocks threats across emails, websites, and documents. Continuous updates provide strong defenses against malware. Users find value in features like centralized management, which reduces manual workload, and a user-friendly interface. Adjustments can improve encryption, license renewal, anti-malware capabilities, and system stability while minimizing performance impact. Users recommend strengthened email protection, quicker responses to incidents, and enhanced configuration clarity, with flexibility in license upgrades and cost-effectiveness.

What are Kaspersky Total Security’s Key Features?

Vulnerability Fixing: Identifies and patches security gaps.
Real-time Monitoring: Continuous scanning for threats.
Endpoint Protection: Secures all connected devices.
Centralized Management: Simplifies cybersecurity operations.
Intrusion Prevention System: Blocks unauthorized network access.
Antispam and Firewall: Provides robust network safety.

What Benefits Can Users Expect?

Lightweight Performance: Does not slow down devices.
Pricing Efficiency: Offers good value for the cost.
User-Friendly Installation: Easy to deploy across systems.
Reduced Manual Tasks: Streamlines cybersecurity management.
Robust Malware Defense: Continuous updates enhance protection.

Kaspersky Total Security is used in banking systems, where securing internal data systems and enhancing endpoint protection are critical. Businesses leverage its encryption, firewall, and VPN services for comprehensive cybersecurity management. Its versatility supports protection across multiple devices, optimizing internal networks and processes for enhanced security and performance.

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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

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