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Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs Trend Micro Smart Protection comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 17, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Check Point Harmony Endpoint enhances security, improves efficiency, and achieves up to 100% ROI with reduced incidents and cost savings.
Sentiment score
4.8
Trend Micro Smart Protection delivers positive ROI, preventing breaches, updating systems, and supporting financial and reputational benefits over time.
Initially, we spent two to three days on the investigation process, but now we are able to investigate alerts in only half a day, which has really boosted our performance and shown a return on investment.
The product is affordable and provides excellent coverage and protection across multiple platforms.
I have seen a return on investment with Check Point Harmony Endpoint, as it has saved money and time due to the minimum disruption of production hours, which allows users to focus on their main tasks and desired targets, avoiding downtime and contributing to business growth.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Check Point Harmony Endpoint support is praised for responsiveness and expertise but criticized for occasional delays in complex cases.
Sentiment score
5.1
Trend Micro Smart Protection's customer service varies; premium is effective, but standard support often faces delays and availability issues.
It's crucial to assess the support capability before acquiring the Check Point device or consider alternatives.
The customer support for Check Point Harmony Endpoint deserves a rating of 10.
We use premium support, and it is beneficial as 24/7 support is available.
The agent is very light, and it doesn't cause any issues on the machine.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Check Point Harmony Endpoint is praised for scalability, seamless growth, and adaptability, effectively managing diverse environments with positive feedback.
Sentiment score
8.0
Trend Micro Smart Protection scales effectively for businesses of all sizes with positive feedback on performance and flexibility.
We initially purchased only 100 licenses and as we grew, we acquired many more licenses without encountering any issues.
Proactive features help guard against data breaches and vulnerabilities.
Allowing us to add more users or endpoints for protection as our organization grows without any issues.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable and reliable, offering continuous protection with minor occasional update issues across platforms.
Sentiment score
7.7
Trend Micro Smart Protection is stable, reliable, and well-rated, though improved compatibility with major vendors could enhance user experience.
I have seen a return on investment with Check Point Antivirus, and indeed it has saved time and reduced the need for additional employees.
The stability of the tool is high, as I have not experienced any downtime.
Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable for our organization size of 1,000 to 10,000 members.
 

Room For Improvement

Check Point Harmony Endpoint struggles with integration, complex configuration, high resource usage, slow support, and costly licensing.
Trend Micro Smart Protection needs enhancements in management tools, AI, compatibility, support, pricing, integration, and threat detection features.
Principally regarding the system performance, Check Point Harmony Endpoint impacts us significantly, and addressing this issue would make a substantial difference.
Better technical support would enhance the product's competitiveness.
High resource consumption, requiring high-performance PCs on our endpoint site.
We've experienced compatibility issues with Windows endpoint protection.
 

Setup Cost

Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides flexible, competitively-priced licenses and customizable packages, seen as worthwhile for robust security and scalability.
Trend Micro Smart Protection pricing varies widely, seen as competitive yet sometimes more expensive, with extensive licensing terms.
It is not expensive and provides comprehensive coverage.
Pricing is a bit expensive but justified by the product’s features, capabilities, and scalability.
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing reveals that while it is a bit higher than previous SMB devices, the pricing is worth it for what we are getting in terms of protection and features.
However, their pricing is comparable to CrowdStrike.
 

Valuable Features

Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers advanced threat prevention, user-friendly management, and comprehensive security with anti-ransomware and anti-phishing tools.
Trend Micro Smart Protection delivers comprehensive security with robust features, low resource usage, scalability, and seamless IT system integration.
Check Point Harmony Endpoint protects our company by warning us against clicking any malicious links and prevents our hosts from becoming vulnerable to cyber attacks.
The anti-ransomware and threat emulation features have significantly helped our organization as they prevent attackers from encrypting files during ransomware attacks, allowing the system to re-decrypt files and restore them to their original forms, effectively stopping ransomware attacks.
Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers top tier security, AI-powered threat prevention, and strong scalability, which stand out as the best features.
The most effective features of Trend Micro Smart Protection are its antivirus and malware capabilities.
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Harmony Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
189
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (6th)
Trend Micro Smart Protection
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
36th
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 September 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is 2.5%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Smart Protection is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Check Point Harmony Endpoint2.5%
Trend Micro Smart Protection0.8%
Other96.7%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Nasseer Qureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Comprehensive defensive features boost daily protection and efficiency
I see a need for improvement especially in policy management and policy customization with Check Point Harmony Endpoint. As a new user, I find it somewhat difficult to customize and apply policies due to the various options available. I would appreciate improvement in fine-tuning those policies and integrating with other tools, such as being able to send logs from Check Point to our SIM or syslog solution. The user interface is good, and I really appreciate it, but improvements are needed in policy customization and integration with third-party products. Additionally, I would prefer to see a mechanism to send agents directly from the console to an endpoint during installation.
Amey Darekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers centralized security management and flexibility
The improvements required in the product depend on how it is used, meaning it can be used for endpoint security or email and collaboration security. The web gateway is used along with anti-malware, advanced protection, URL filtering, application control, and data protection. I don't have any improvements to suggest in the tool as of now, and not at least for now, as per my security assessment. There are certain concerns with the product's stability, so it is an area where improvements are required.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Performing Arts
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business114
Midsize Enterprise68
Large Enterprise75
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Endpoint?
The platform's most valuable features are the ability to build API, which meets our business requirements, and the VPN client, which provides VPN access from a single client.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Endpoint?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Harmony Endpoint was that it ended up being expensive to license, but the licensing itself was very straightforward.
What needs improvement with Check Point Harmony Endpoint?
I think Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be improved as I dislike the management interface because it's not intuitive, it lacks real-time reporting without configuring smart events, and it made a...
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

Check Point Endpoint Security, Endpoint Security, Check Point SandBlast Agent, Check Point Antivirus
Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Boston Properties, Independence Care System, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Courtagen Life Sciences, Carmel Partners
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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