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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (7th), Ransomware Protection (1st), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (4th)
Kaspersky Endpoint Detectio...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (27th)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Qaw - PeerSpot reviewer
Perfect correlation and XDR capabilities for network traffic plus endpoint security
The solution should force customers to integrate with network traffic to see the full benefits of XDR. If you are not integrating it or feeding in your network traffic, then you are just buying a normal antivirus which doesn't make any sense. You are paying double the price to use the antivirus feature or to say you have XDR, but in reality you are not using it. The solution should include an on-premises option because some customers want only on-premises. It would be hard, but good to do if possible. Open XDR would be beneficial in the future. Right now, the solution is Closed XDR so cannot communicate with the few new vendors in the Open XDR market.
Rodrigo Censi - PeerSpot reviewer
Patch management and integration capabilities drive effective endpoint response management
We work with Kaspersky and two modalities: the Censi final and Censi license. Most of our clients work in financial areas and industry. Our regular enterprise business relies on these solutions Kaspersky is viable with ADR; the Endpoint Detection response feature and the BitLocker management…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The most valuable feature of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is its machine-learning capabilities. Additionally, there is full integration with other solutions."
"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."
"We can use Cortex XDR to get the entire graph of the incidents from source to destination, and we can take remedial action."
"Palo Alto is constantly adding new features."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks a nine."
"Since they've done their most recent update, the ease to isolate endpoints is valuable. If we find one where there is a virus on it, we can easily isolate it. We don't even have to contact the user. We don't have to manually take them off the network. We can easily isolate them."
"We can visualize and control the activities in the environment from anywhere."
"We have a central console and from there you can monitor all workstations via an agent."
"The solution's most valuable features are that it offers very strong encryption and acts as an antivirus product."
"The integration with our hypervisor is quite smooth, especially within the Kaspersky Enterprise environment. We have many virtual machines, and the integration is helpful."
"Kaspersky is easy to use, and it performs well."
"We can scale the solution."
"Has great behavior detection and a very good firmware scanner."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"What I like best about Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is that it can detect any cyber attack and that it's a reliable product in the cybersecurity space. My company has confidence in it as a product for detecting all cyber attacks. It's a reliable product."
 

Cons

"Cortex XDR should have a lightweight agent, and the agent size should not be heavy."
"It is not easy to sell Cortex XDR, not because it isn't a good tool. Its marketing needs to be improved."
"It should support more mobile operating systems. That is one of the cons of their infrastructure right now."
"When it comes to core analysis, and security analysis, Cortex needs to provide more information."
"They've been having some issues with updating their endpoint agents, and it has been quite frustrating."
"Currently, we are monitoring all USB drives and ports but we would like to improve our device control capabilities."
"It would be better if they could educate the customers more. Some sort of seminars and roadshows will help educate the customers and show what the product can do. The price could be better. It would also help if they had a team for deployment and support."
"It would be good if they could make an exception for applications. Sometimes, it can be a bit of a challenge to make exceptions for certain applications that have been used as rogue."
"It's not a simple implementation."
"There are some cases that take three days to deal with. It's too long."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response could improve some issues and add new security files."
"The solution can improve by providing automatic fixing of vulnerabilities and reducing the resources used in the server component and endpoint agent. They are very bulky and use a lot of CPU, memory, and hard drive resources."
"The license prices for this solution are quite high."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response should continue to improve its protection while adapting to the changing threat ecosystems. Having more advanced features would be a benefit."
"Device control is lacking in EDR."
"The solution could always be more secure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has a higher cost than other solutions, like CrowdStrike or Microsoft’s EDR tools, but it reduces the cost of our operations because it’s a new generation antivirus tool."
"The pricing is okay, although direct support can be expensive."
"It's the most expensive solution, but features-wise, it's quite strong. It's very good for protection, so the results are very good in the case of protection. I would rate it a two out of ten in terms of pricing."
"Traps pays for itself within the first 16 months of a three-year subscription. This is attributed to OPEX savings, as security teams spent less time trying to identify and isolate malware for analysis as a result of a reduction in malware incidents, false positives, and breach avoidance."
"It's about $55 per license on a yearly basis."
"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."
"Cortex XDR's pricing is ok."
"The price of the solution could be reduced. I have customers that have voiced that the solution is good for the value but if I want to sell more of the solution the price reduction would help."
"The solution is worth its cost so I rate pricing a ten out of ten."
"There is an annual license to use Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response. The price overall is a bit expensive when compared to other solutions. There are not any additional fees other than the license."
"We have been satisfied with the license of the solution."
"The solution’s pricing is okay."
"Pricing for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is so-so when you compare it with its competitors. Its pricing isn't cheap nor expensive."
"The solution isn't the cheapest considering what you get. I would rate the pricing as seven out of ten."
"If one is cheap, ten is expensive, I rate the product’s price as a seven out of ten, especially if I compare it with CrowdStrike."
"Kaspersky is licensed on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert?
If one is cheap, ten is expensive, I rate the product’s price as a seven out of ten, especially if I compare it with CrowdStrike.
What needs improvement with Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert?
The Kaspersky console could be easier to navigate and generate reports from. We've got Stripe in the method of deployment, which makes it easier and requires lower integration from my team. Deploym...
 

Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
Kaspersky EDR
 

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
Ferrari, Insolar, Tael, Republic of Serbia
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