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Cisco Secure Endpoint vs Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

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
7.4
Cisco Secure Endpoint enhances productivity and reduces costs by streamlining threat detection, integrating tools, and minimizing manual intervention.
Sentiment score
3.5
Kaspersky Endpoint offers positive ROI, especially for medium-sized businesses, enhancing data security and client confidence.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Cisco Secure Endpoint support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, providing quick issue resolution and valuable user guidance.
Sentiment score
5.6
Kaspersky support varies in effectiveness; premium support offers faster response, while others face delays and prefer local assistance.
Cisco has good technical support, especially considering these are newer solutions compared to traditional routing and switching products.
From my perspective, the local team and the support team of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert need to be more accurate and more responsible.
I haven't used technical support from Kaspersky extensively, but I can rate it as good, around eight out of ten.
Kaspersky supports us; when we and the analyst with Kaspersky grade it, we are almost prepared to respond to our questions with my team.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Cisco Secure Endpoint is scalable, integrates with SecureX for efficient management, and supports diverse industries without extra resources.
Sentiment score
6.7
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is scalable, supporting various enterprise sizes with potential third-party integrations for high availability.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Cisco Secure Endpoint is highly stable, reliable, and trusted for performance, earning high ratings from users in various enterprises.
Sentiment score
6.1
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is highly rated for its stability and reliable protection despite minor console issues.
We have not encountered any problems.
I haven't found any issues with this particular solution, and there's no room for improvement for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert.
Stability issues are not complex due to the easy Quadrigia method in the console.
 

Room For Improvement

Cisco Secure Endpoint requires better integration, reporting, and UI enhancements, alongside improved pricing, AI capabilities, and IoT support.
Kaspersky EDR Expert requires UI improvement, better cloud integration, resource efficiency, wider OS support, and more affordable pricing.
The forensic capabilities need enhancement, especially for deep forensic data collection.
Compared to my previous product, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is not up to the mark; it's below my rating.
Deployment with the console directly, without depending on other workers to deploy the agents, would be beneficial.
It should include zero-time protection.
 

Setup Cost

Cisco Secure Endpoint offers competitive and flexible pricing with value-rich features, despite some complexity in licensing.
Kaspersky EDR Expert is competitively priced for medium to large enterprises but may be costly for smaller companies.
Cisco is aggressive in pricing, making it competitive and sometimes even cheaper than other good products like CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, or SentinelOne.
Compared to other products, the pricing for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is almost the same.
The pricing is nominal when we compare it with other solutions.
 

Valuable Features

Cisco Secure Endpoint provides advanced security features, cross-platform support, and ease of use with strong threat intelligence and support.
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert provides advanced threat detection, strong protection, and affordability, ideal for financial institutions.
Cisco Secure Endpoint is very good in machine learning, which allows it to secure offline contents even if not connected to the internet.
It detects most antiviruses and identifies viruses that other antivirus solutions don't detect.
Almost all our clients use the Patch Management, vulnerability, and integration feature.
The product is strong enough and capable of handling the type of detections as protection and security.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Secure Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
28th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (35th), Cisco Security Portfolio (9th)
Kaspersky Endpoint Detectio...
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
23rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cisco Secure Endpoint is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is 1.5%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert1.5%
Cisco Secure Endpoint1.6%
Other96.9%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

AKSHAYK - PeerSpot reviewer
Identifies the malicious content in an organization's network
We must install an agent on every laptop. We do not know how to do it for the network. We shouldn’t have to install agents individually if it's a corporate network. The product does not provide options like tunnel creation or virtual appliances. If there are 2000 users and only one network administrator, installing the agent on every laptop will be time-consuming.
Kamran Bhatti - PeerSpot reviewer
Has provided reliable detection and fast response while supporting hybrid deployment
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert serves as an effective virus detection solution. It detects viruses and has more extensive virus coverage than other antivirus solutions The features I appreciate most about this solution are its good response time, speed, and reliability. It…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Secure Endpoint?
The product's initial setup phase was very simple.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Secure Endpoint?
Cisco is aggressive in pricing, making it competitive and sometimes even cheaper than other good products like CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, or SentinelOne.
What needs improvement with Cisco Secure Endpoint?
Cisco Secure Endpoint lacks features like DLP which other vendors offer. XDR is new, so integration capabilities with third-party tools need improvement. The forensic capabilities need enhancement,...
What do you like most about Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert?
The integration with our hypervisor is quite smooth, especially within the Kaspersky Enterprise environment. We have many virtual machines, and the integration is helpful.
What needs improvement with Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert?
The remote installation can be improved, or it should include zero-time protection.
 

Also Known As

Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Kaspersky EDR
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Heritage Bank, Mobile County Schools, NHL University, Thunder Bay Regional, Yokogawa Electric, Sam Houston State University, First Financial Bank
Ferrari, Insolar, Tael, Republic of Serbia
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