Cisco Secure Endpoint vs Kaspersky Total Security comparison

Cisco and Kaspersky are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Cisco is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.5, while Kaspersky is ranked #27 with an average rating of 8.2. Cisco holds a 1.5% mindshare in EPP, compared to Kaspersky’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of Kaspersky users who would recommend it.

Cisco Secure Endpoint

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Kaspersky Total Security

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81% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Cisco Secure Endpoint and Kaspersky Total Security are both robust cybersecurity solutions catering to diverse user needs. Kaspersky Total Security seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set and user-friendly deployment.

Features: Cisco Secure Endpoint is praised for advanced threat detection, incident response capabilities, and efficient support. Kaspersky Total Security provides extensive anti-malware protection, privacy tools, and a broader range of functionalities.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest improvements in Cisco Secure Endpoint integration capabilities, reduction of false positives, and better system performance. For Kaspersky Total Security, recommendations include enhancing system performance, reducing resource consumption, and improving integration with other tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cisco Secure Endpoint users find deployment straightforward but occasionally require support for advanced configurations. Kaspersky Total Security users report a generally smooth deployment process with accessible customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Users find Cisco Secure Endpoint cost-effective with good ROI due to manageable setup costs and effective threat protection. Kaspersky Total Security is seen as a worthwhile investment with substantial ROI through its extensive security feature set, despite higher initial costs.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Secure Endpoint

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (13th), Cisco Security Portfolio (5th)

Kaspersky Total Security

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

27th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cisco Secure Endpoint is 1.5%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Total Security is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mark Broughton

Level 2 tech at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Tighter integration with Umbrella and Firepower gave us eye-opening information

We were using a third-party help desk. One of the ways that they were fixing problems was to delete the client and then add the client back if there was an issue where the client had stopped communicating. Any improvement in the client communicating back to the server would be good, particularly for machines that are offline for a couple of weeks. A lot of our guys were working on a rotation where the machine might be offline for that long. They were also terrible about rebooting their machines, so those network connections didn't necessarily get refreshed. So, anything that could improve that communication would be good. Also, an easier way to do deduplication of machines, or be alerted to the fact that there's more than one instance of a machine, would be useful. If you could say, "Okay, we've got these two machines. This one says it's not reporting and this one says it's been reporting. Obviously, somebody did a reinstall," it would help. That way you could get a more accurate device count, so you're not having an inflated number. Not that Cisco was going to come down on you and say, "Oh, you're using too many licenses," right away. But to have a much more accurate license usage count by being able to better dedupe the records would be good. I also sent over a couple of other ideas to our technical rep. A lot of that had to do with the reporting options. It would be really nice to be able to do a lot more in the reporting. You can't really drill down into the reports that are there. The reporting and the need for the documentation to be updated and current would be my two biggest areas of complaint. Also, there was one section when I was playing with the automation where it was asking for the endpoint type rather than the machine name. If I could have just put in the machine name, that would have been great. So there are some opportunities, when it comes to searching, to have more options. If I wanted to search, for example, by a Mac address because, for some reason, I thought there was a duplication and I didn't have the machine name, how could I pull it up with the Mac address? When you're getting to that level, you're really starting to get into the ticky tacky. I would definitely put the reporting and documentation way ahead of that.

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Ashford Asante

IT Manager at Lancaster Kumasi City

A tool with an easy initial setup phase that can be centrally managed by users

What needs to be improved is what my company sends to Kaspersky's team when we are working with it, and then they work on it, which is why we always have updates to take care of the bugs and all those things. You can't have one thing in the solution that needs to be improved. The solution is affordable. For the solution itself, while you are working with it, you come across stuff, that Kaspersky's network helps you deal with since you can send your stuff to Kaspersky's team, and they have access to certain reports, and based on the reports and what what are we doing, the solution is always worked on, so that it can be made the best and efficient application. On a daily basis, the tool is being improved, and I am okay with it. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Select is automated. The cloud application for Kaspersky is automated. For the solution needed for individual systems, Kaspersky provides you with a platform that provides internet security. With Kaspersky, you have a platform that allows you to access www.kaspersky.com and see the systems that you have worked on in the past. If you need to do anything with your individual machines indirectly, you can manage it through a centralized system. The solution's automation capabilities is an area where certain improvements are required.

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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

"It is a very stable program."

"I'm only using the AMP (advanced malware protection) which is protecting my file system from all the malicious things that might happen. It should protect all kinds of things that might happen on the servers, things that I cannot see."

"Secure Endpoint has decreased our time to remediate by providing the tools and the integrations we need so we can quickly look across our entire network, look for those threats, and actually make good decisions."

"The solution is easy to deploy and applies multi-factor authentication."

"If somebody has been compromised, the question always is: How has it affected other devices in the network? Cisco AMP gives you a very neat view of that."

"Its most valuable features are its scalability and advanced threat protection for customers."

"I am told that we get over 100 million emails a month. This filters them down and allows only somewhere about three million emails, which is a great help."

"The threat Grid with the ability to observe the sandboxing, analyze, and perform investigations of different malicious files has been great."

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"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it can be centrally managed, allowing users to know what is happening and what can be expected in the systems."

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

"The solution is efficient."

"Kaspersky is reliable because it checks everything before I want to log in."

"I respect the solution for its pricing."

"There has been a return on investment for our small and medium business users."

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

"Kaspersky Total Security is a light agent."

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Cons

"Its price is okay for us, but it can always be better. There's always room for improvement when it comes to pricing."

"The room for improvement would be on event notifications. I have mine tuned fairly well. I do feel that if you subscribe to all the event notification types out-of-the-box, or don't really go through and take the time to filter out events, the notifications can become overwhelming with information. Sometimes, when you're overwhelmed with information, you just say, "I'm not going to look at anything because I'm receiving so much." I recommend the vendor come up with a white paper on the best practices for event notifications."

"Cisco Secure Endpoint is an expensive solution."

"In terms of the user experience, if the UX design could be much simpler [that would improve things]... if they could make it more intuitive for someone who is not an engineer so that they still can read what's going on in their webpage and understand, that would be something."

"The one challenge that I see is the use of multiple endpoint protection platforms. For instance, we have AMP, but we also have Microsoft Windows Defender, System Center Endpoint Protection, and Microsoft Malware Protection Engine deployed. So, we have a bunch of different things that do the same thing. What winds up happening is, e.g., if I get an alert for a potential incident or malware and want to pull the file, I'll go to fetch the file to analyze it. But, one of these other programs has already gotten it, so the file has already been quarantined by another endpoint protection system. AMP doesn't realize that and the file fetch fails, then you're left wondering what's going on."

"Due to the complexity of the technology that is used and its advanced threat detection capabilities, it is possible to encounter many delays in operation."

"The initial setup of Cisco Secure Endpoint is complex."

"In the next release, I would for it to have back up abilities. I would like the ability to go back to a point in time to when my PC was uninfected and to the moment of when the infection happened."

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"The system can be demanding on resources, making devices busy when running the client application. It would be beneficial if the resource usage could be reduced to lessen the burden on devices."

"The solution’s stability could be improved"

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

"There could be an option to upgrade the license online without necessarily installing it physically in the system."

"Its interface needs to be more user-friendly."

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

"The solution’s security could be improved."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."

"The pricing and licensing are reasonable. The cost of AMP for Endpoints is inline with all the other software that has a monthly endpoint cost. It might be a little bit higher than other antivirus type products, but we're only talking about a dollar a month per user. I don't see that cost as being an issue if it's going to give us the confidence and security that we're looking for. We have had a lot of success and happiness with what we're using, so there's no point in changing."

"Cisco's pricing is reasonable. We also do not need to opt for niche players, which would have charged us significantly more than Cisco for ecosystem solutions. We are highly satisfied with the pricing structure of Cisco's solutions they are reasonable."

"There are a couple of different consumption models: Pay up front, or if you have an enterprise agreement, you can do a monthly thing. Check your licensing possibilities and see what's best for your organization."

"The visibility that we have into the endpoint and the forensics that we're able to collect give us value for the price. This is not an overly expensive solution, considering all the things that are provided. You get great performance and value for the cost."

"We have a license for 3,000 users and if we get up to 3,100 users, it doesn't stop working, but on the next renewal date you're supposed to go in there and add that extra 100 licenses. It's really good that they let you grow and expand and then pay for it. Sometimes, with other products, you overuse a license and they just don't work."

"The costs of 50 licenses of AMP for three years is around $9,360."

"Because we do see the value of what it's bringing, I think they have priced it well."

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

"We have a yearly license, and it's not expensive."

"The product is not expensive."

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

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

"Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution."

"We purchase the product’s yearly license."

"Kaspersky Total Security is a cheap solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

26%

Comms Service Provider

University

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Secure Endpoint?

The product's initial setup phase was very simple.

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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.

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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,...

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What do you like most about Kaspersky Total Security?

I am satisfied with the solution's security features because we have been using it for years.

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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 fees are included.

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What needs improvement with Kaspersky Total Security?

The system can be demanding on resources, making devices busy when running the client application. It would be beneficial if the resource usage could be reduced to lessen the burden on devices.

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 34% 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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Also Known As

Cisco AMP for Endpoints

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Overview

Cisco Secure Endpoint is a comprehensive endpoint security solution that natively includes open and extensible extended detection and response (XDR) and advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities. Secure Endpoint offers relentless breach protection that enables you to be confident, be bold, and be fearless with one of the industry’s most trusted endpoint security solutions. It protects your hybrid workforce, helps you stay resilient, and secures what’s next with simple, comprehensive endpoint security powered by unique insights from 300,000 security customers and deep visibility from the networking leader.

Cisco Secure Endpoint was formerly known as Cisco AMP for Endpoints.

Reviews from Real Users

Cisco Secure Endpoint stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to enable developers to easily secure their endpoints with one single operation using its management console and its advanced alerting techniques.

Tim C., an IT manager at Van Der Meer Consulting, writes, "The solution makes it possible to see a threat once and block it everywhere across all endpoints and the entire security platform. It has the ability to block right down to the file and application level across all devices based on policies, such as, blacklisting and whitelisting of software and applications. This is good. Its strength is the ability to identify threats very quickly, then lock them and the network down and block the threats across the organization and all devices, which is what you want. You don't want to be spending time working out how to block something. You want to block something very quickly, letting that flow through to all the devices and avoiding the same scenario on different operating systems."

Wouter H., a technical team lead network & security at Missing Piece BV, notes, "Any alert that we get is an actionable alert. Immediately, there is information that we can just click through, see the point in time, what happened, what caused it, and what automatic actions were taken. We can then choose to take any manual actions, if we want, or start our investigation. We're no longer looking at digging into information or wading through hundreds of incidents. There's a list which says where the status is assigned, e.g., under investigation or investigation finished. That is all in the console. It has taken away a lot of the administration, which we would normally be doing, and integrated it into the console for us."

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Kaspersky Total Security provides robust antivirus and malware protection, comprehensive security for banking systems, infrastructure, endpoints, and personal devices including antivirus, firewall, and VPN services.

Kaspersky Total Security is a multi-faceted solution featuring antivirus, firewall, VPN services, and protection for personal devices, company laptops, and critical data. It is utilized for patching, managing vulnerabilities, and safeguarding against threats from USB drives and harmful websites. With features like anti-spam for Microsoft Exchange Server and secure web browser modes for online banking, Kaspersky offers comprehensive protection for personal and business use. Additionally, its combination of machine learning, AI, and reliable intrusion prevention makes it a preferred choice for many users.

What are the most important features of Kaspersky Total Security?

Antivirus: Provides efficient virus protection and real-time threat detection.
Firewall: Ensures safer internet browsing and blocks unauthorized access.
VPN Services: Secures online activities and protects privacy.
Machine Learning and AI: Enhances automatic threat identification and management.
Vulnerability Management: Offers timely vulnerability fixes and patching.
Anti-Spam: Filters unwanted emails, especially for Microsoft Exchange Server.
Fast Scanning: Performs quick and thorough scans for threats.
User-Friendliness: Easy to install and simple to manage.

What are the benefits or ROI users should look for in reviews when evaluating Kaspersky Total Security?

Cost-Free Accessibility: Provides significant value without additional cost.
Reliability: Ensures continual protection against threats.
Central Management: Facilitates easy monitoring and control.
Safe Browsing: Enhances visibility and safety during online activities.
Lightweight Performance: Does not heavily impact system performance.

Kaspersky Total Security is implemented across diverse industries to fortify banking systems, infrastructure, and endpoints. It protects personal devices, company laptops, and sensitive data, ensuring a safe digital environment for users. Industries rely on its anti-spam features for secure communication and its secure browser modes for safe online banking. Kaspersky's superior intrusion prevention and automated threat recognition powered by AI and machine learning enhance industry-specific cybersecurity measures.

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Sample Customers

Heritage Bank, Mobile County Schools, NHL University, Thunder Bay Regional, Yokogawa Electric, Sam Houston State University, First Financial Bank

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