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Cisco Secure Endpoint vs McAfee Complete Data Protection comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
5.9
McAfee Complete Data Protection offers automated incident response, robust security features, and cost savings by preventing unauthorized access and breaches.
 

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
6.8
Users generally appreciate McAfee's prompt and knowledgeable support, though some encounter response delays or expertise issues in specific areas.
Cisco has good technical support, especially considering these are newer solutions compared to traditional routing and switching products.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
I've spoken to support engineers out of the USA, and they're excellent. They know what they're talking about. They're passionate about the product.
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

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
7.3
McAfee Complete Data Protection is praised for scalability and adaptability despite minor cloud integration and encryption complexities.
Cisco Secure Endpoint is definitely scalable.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
 

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
7.1
McAfee Complete Data Protection is stable, reliable in prevention and monitoring, with swift bug resolution and few performance issues.
We have not encountered any problems.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
 

Room For Improvement

Cisco Secure Endpoint requires better integration, reporting, and UI enhancements, alongside improved pricing, AI capabilities, and IoT support.
McAfee needs better user-friendliness, compatibility, and stability, with improved dashboards, encryption, and support for diverse platforms.
The forensic capabilities need enhancement, especially for deep forensic data collection.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
On a technical level, when I draw a comparison between McAfee Complete Data Protection and CrowdStrike, McAfee Complete Data Protection is a one out of ten, and then CrowdStrike is a ten out of ten.
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
They must improve or address USB-bound viruses and external media-bound viruses properly in McAfee Complete Data Protection.
Analyst at PCS
 

Setup Cost

Cisco Secure Endpoint offers competitive and flexible pricing with value-rich features, despite some complexity in licensing.
McAfee Complete Data Protection offers competitive pricing with comprehensive features, but additional cloud control costs may confuse users.
Cisco is aggressive in pricing, making it competitive and sometimes even cheaper than other good products like CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, or SentinelOne.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
 

Valuable Features

Cisco Secure Endpoint provides advanced security features, cross-platform support, and ease of use with strong threat intelligence and support.
McAfee Complete Data Protection offers scalable, cost-effective data security with encryption, threat prevention, and cross-platform compatibility.
Providing security even for real-time, day-zero attacks through its strong Talos threat intelligence platform.
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
McAfee Complete Data Protection has its own encryption version, and it works independently.
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Secure Endpoint
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (34th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (26th), Cisco Security Portfolio (8th)
McAfee Complete Data Protec...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Endpoint Security solutions, they serve different purposes. Cisco Secure Endpoint is designed for Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and holds a mindshare of 1.3%, down 1.5% compared to last year.
McAfee Complete Data Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Encryption, holds 6.2% mindshare, down 8.0% since last year.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cisco Secure Endpoint1.3%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint8.1%
CrowdStrike Falcon7.0%
Other83.6%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
Endpoint Encryption Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
McAfee Complete Data Protection6.2%
Microsoft BitLocker23.6%
ESET Endpoint Encryption11.7%
Other58.5%
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

JavedHashmi - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Future Point Technologies
Reliable threat protection is achieved while integration and analysis capabilities need refinement
Cisco Secure Endpoint is very good in machine learning, which allows it to secure offline contents even if not connected to the internet. We haven't encountered a single breach after it's deployed. It controls USB devices and has a separate antivirus solution called Tetra, providing security even for real-time, day-zero attacks through its strong Talos threat intelligence platform.
reviewer2083461 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Secures data loss for our law firm but has struggled with outdated, complex management
On a technical level, when I draw a comparison between McAfee Complete Data Protection and CrowdStrike, McAfee Complete Data Protection is a one out of ten, and then CrowdStrike is a ten out of ten. I say that technically McAfee Complete Data Protection is so low because the console and the portal haven't changed in almost ten years. It's had some slight visual improvements, but that's it. It's not really working in a modern portal the way that some of the enterprise apps like CrowdStrike actually work. McAfee Complete Data Protection is also very difficult to use. It takes a lot of time to get my head around how it actually operates. It's not very intuitive. However, in terms of pricing and the specific use cases that I have, it's good.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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 Business18
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise9
 

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,...
Would you choose Microsoft BitLocker or McAfee Complete Data Protection?
Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protection....
What do you like most about McAfee Complete Data Protection?
It worked for me: it's easy to use and has been very effective.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Complete Data Protection?
The huge problem I see is pricing. We understand that DLP is not cheap anywhere in the world, but we constantly lose our protection because of pricing. Sometimes, this is because end users prefer t...
 

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