Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business comparison

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Updated on Aug 4, 2022

We performed a comparison between Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Users of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks feel that deployment is straightforward. In contrast, users of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business have mixed opinions. Some say it is complex while some others say it’s easy.
  • Features: Users of both products are happy with its ease of use, stability, and scalability.

    Cortex XDR users like the solution’s centralized console and its real-time scanning. They would like to see an on-premises version, better automation capabilities, and enhanced reporting.

    Kaspersky users like that the solution offers very good protection, has great reporting, and has excellent performance. Users dislike that it is very resource-intensive and say it would be ideal if they didn’t have to contract another console to integrate EDR.
  • Pricing: Users of Cortex XDR say the price is reasonable. The majority of Kaspersky users say the pricing is expensive.
  • Service and Support: Users of both solutions are satisfied with the technical support.
  • ROI: Users of Cortex XDR do not mention ROI. Users of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business report seeing a positive ROI.

Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, users favor Cortex XDR, mainly because its pricing is more reasonable than that of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.

To learn more, read our detailed Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Report (Updated: March 2023).
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Pros
"It's quite simple, and the advantage I see is that I get the trajectory of what happened inside the network, how a file has been transmitted to the workstation, and which files have got corrupted.""It is extensive in terms of providing visibility and insights into threats. It allows for research into a threat, and you can chart your progress on how you're resolving it.""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.""The most valuable feature is its threat protection and data privacy, including its cyber attack and data protection, as we need to cover and protect data on user devices.""appreciate the File Trajectory feature, as it's excellent for an analyst or mobile analyst. I can track everything that happens on our server from my PC or device. Integration with SecureX is a welcome feature because it connects Cisco's integrated security portfolio with our complete infrastructure. Sandboxing is helpful, and integration with the Cisco environment is excellent as we use many of their products, and that's very valuable for us.""The biggest lesson that I have learned from using this product is that there is a lot more malware slipping through my email filters than I expected.""The integration with other Cisco products seemed to be really effective. We had Umbrella in place and we were using AnyConnect as well as Firepower. Once a threat was detected, being able to do the threat lookups and the live tracking was really useful.""Device Trajectory is one of the most valuable features. We're able to dig in and really understand how things came to be and where to focus our efforts."

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"The integrations are out-of-the-box, as are the playbooks.""Threat identification and detection are the most valuable features of this solution.""It'll not slow down your system when compared to others.""Cortex XDR's most valuable feature is its intelligence-based dashboards.""Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is easy to use and does not consume a lot of hardware resources.""From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints.""One thing that I like about Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, it is detecting all the suspicious or malicious binaries, and it has integration with Palo Alto Firewall.""Stability is one of the features we like the most."

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"I have found the most useful features to be protected against viruses, mail threats, encryption of the devices, and MDM. There are a lot of features.""The performance is good. It doesn't use a lot of resources, which is crucial for us.""The reporting feature is good. Also, the device control is good.""Kaspersky Endpoint Security protects against viruses and dangerous software, and it's also great because it has a component that is useful for the deployment of software versions to the end user's computer.""There is plenty of features that make the solution work very well.""One of the most valuable features is that it's quite secure. I'm satisfied with this solution.""Some of the most valuable features are the security and the stability, which are great. There are some imperfections, but everything is fine. In general, I think it's one of the best solutions.""The stability has been good."

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Cons
"In Orbital, there are tons of prebuilt queries, but there is not a lot of information in lay terms. There isn't enough information to help us with what we're looking for and why we are looking for it with this query. There are probably a dozen queries in there that really focus on what I need to focus on, but they are not always easy to find the first time through.""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 thing I hate the most, which they have not fixed, is when it creates duplicate entries within a console. If you have a computer and you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, or you upgrade your agent from version 6 to 7, it creates a new instance in there instead of updating the information. Instead of paying a license for one computer, I have to license two computers until I manually go in, search for all the duplicate entries, and clean them out myself.""It could be improved in connection with artificial intelligence and IoT.""Its price is okay for us, but it can always be better. There's always room for improvement when it comes to pricing.""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... That way you could get a more accurate device count, so you're not having an inflated number.""The Linux agent is a simple offline classic agent, and it doesn't support Secure Boot, which is important to have on a Linux machine. The Linux agent has conflicts with other solutions, including the Exploit Prevention system found in Windows servers. We didn't find a fix during troubleshooting, and Cisco couldn't offer one either. Eventually, we had to shut down the Exploit Prevention system. We didn't like that as we always want a solution that can fit smoothly into the setup without causing problems, especially where security is concerned. The tool also caused CPU spikes on our production machine, and we were seriously considering moving to another product.""This product has issues with the number of false positives that it reports."

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"I don't like that they have different types of licenses. For example, if users select a license, they think they will have all the platforms they need to improve their network or security. But after some time, Palo Alto Networks changed their licensing, and some of the features that, for example, were free at the beginning now have a cost. I think the integration can be improved. For example, a lot of tools are just integrated through APIs.""It should support more mobile operating systems. That is one of the cons of their infrastructure right now.""The setup is quite easy. We had appropriate support from the manager. One thing that was missing was the integration part.""When it comes to core analysis, and security analysis, Cortex needs to provide more information.""Impact on system performance is horrible, adding a lot of delays for users.""We would also like to have advanced tech protection and email scanning.""The GUI could be improved.""The solution could improve by providing better integration with their own products and others."

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"It's grown more expensive and customers are not happy about it.""As far as improvements, maybe the licensing could be cheaper, but I think this solution is pretty okay.""When we connect to the solutions' website they block out our VPN connection. This causes us some difficulties.""When I do a malware scan on my computer it takes a long while. This process could improve in the future. Additionally, the security could improve.""The licensing fees could be reduced.""The solution could use better reporting.""The performance level could be better.""It would be nice if it was less expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Licensing fees are on a yearly basis and I am happy with the pricing."
  • "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."
  • "Cisco Secure Endpoint is not too expensive and it's not cheap. It's quite fair."
  • "The price is very fair to the customer."
  • "...the licensing needs to be improved. All the product features we need are there. It's just a matter of the complexity and the different offerings and trying to figure things out."
  • "The pricing and licensing fees are okay."
  • "Because we do see the value of what it's bringing, I think they have priced it well."
  • "The solution is highly affordable; I believe we pay $2 or $3 per endpoint. It's significantly cheaper than the competitors on the market."
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  • "It's about $55 per license on a yearly basis."
  • "It has a yearly renewal."
  • "The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."
  • "The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."
  • "I don't have any issues with the pricing. We are satisfied with the price."
  • "If one wishes to work with another team or large number of users at a future point, he must purchase a license for them."
  • "In terms of the cost Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is very expensive because we are a Mexican company and when you translate dollars to pesos the cost is very high. The solution is very expensive for Mexican companies. I understand that they have international prices, but I do not think it offsets the price enough for many companies in countries, such as Mexico. The amount it is reduced is not a massive percentage."
  • "Very costly product."
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  • "We have been using a yearly subscription and feel that pricing could be better. Perhaps, discounts could be given, during the renewal process, to those who have been customers for some time."
  • "I find the solution to be inexpensive compared to other solution like Crowdstrike."
  • "The licensing cost can be about $1,300 per year."
  • "There is a license required for this solution and we have 1,800 licenses. The cost is a bit high and we are looking for an alternative."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable. It is less costly compared to competitors."
  • "I think the price of this solution is good."
  • "We have a yearly license, and the pricing is fine."
  • "We have an annual license and there is a fee per device used. The price is fair compared to the latest EDR solution."
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    Questions from the Community
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    Also Known As
    Cisco AMP for Endpoints
    Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
    Kaspersky Work Space Security, Kaspersky Endpoint Security
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    Overview

    Cisco Secure Endpoint is a cloud-managed endpoint security solution that provides advanced protection against viruses, malware, and other cyber threats by detecting, preventing, and responding to threats. Cisco Secure Endpoint is managed online via a web-based management console and can be deployed on a variety of platforms. It protects endpoints, networks, emails, and web traffic.

    In a world of evolving threats, it’s necessary to put security above everything. Cisco Secure Endpoint provides you with the scope, scale, and capabilities to attain effective security with its integrated portfolio and industry-leading threat intelligence. Cisco Secure Endpoint continuously tracks and analyzes files and file activities across your systems - both remote and on premises - and compares these events to other events that occurred before or during past attacks. If a file exhibits malicious behavior, the tool sends an alert which enables you to stop a potential threat from succeeding.

    Key Capabilities of Cisco Secure Endpoint

    • Multi-layered protection: Cisco Secure Endpoint combines behavioral analytics, machine learning, and signature-based techniques to prevent threats from compromising your endpoints.

    • Powerful EDR capabilities: Reduce attack surface using advanced endpoint and extended detection and response, threat hunting, and endpoint isolation.

    • Dynamic malware analysis: Identify and block attacks in real time.

    • Simplified investigations: Advanced search capabilities help you get the information you need about your endpoints fast.

    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."

    Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is the first threat detection and response software to combine both visibility across all types of data as well as autonomous machine learning analytics. Threat detection very often requires analysts to divide their attention among many different data streams. This platform unifies a vast variety of data flows, which allows analysts to assess threats from a single location. Users can now maintain a level of visibility that other threat detection programs simply cannot offer. This level of transparency lends itself to both quick identification of problems that arise and the equally quick development of a potential solution.

    Cortex XDR’s machine learning works on many different levels to detect and prevent threats. It is constantly scanning for threats and vulnerabilities. The solution can scan up to 5.4 billion IP addresses in three-quarters of an hour. This allows it to spot weak points in the system and notify administrators long before hackers can take advantage of vulnerabilities. Once the Artificial Intelligence (AI) discovers an issue or an area where an issue could potentially take place the system creates a log of the information and subsequently sends an alert to system administrators. The AI takes the information that it has gathered and uses it to assign threat levels to the issues that it detects. Following this, a human analyst will be assigned to manually assess the issue and deal with it accordingly. You can set it to automatically respond to the threat by isolating the issue while analysts investigate it.

    Benefits of Cortex XDR

    Some of Cortex XDR’s benefits include:

    • The use of advanced AI analytics, behavior analytics, and custom-made detection to detect advanced threats before they occur.
    • The ability to group similar threat alerts, reducing incoming alerts by as much as 98%. This allows analysts to avoid being overwhelmed by the volume of incoming alerts.
    • The ability to investigate threats as much as 8 times faster than would be possible with other software. The machine learning, when coupled with the unified data stream that Cortex XDR collects, significantly increases the ability to more quickly discover the root cause of a threat.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks software stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to isolate threats while enabling them to be studied and the way that the software combines all of the data that it gathers into a single, more complete picture than other solutions offer.

    PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A network designer at a computer software company wrote, “The solution has a very helpful isolation feature. If any system gets compromised, with one click I can access the system and isolate it from other networks, and then go into further forensic investigation of the current threat without compromising anything else.”

    Jeff W., Vice President/CTO at Sinnott Wolach Technology Group, noted, “The ability to kind of stitch everything together and see the actual complete picture is very useful. I guess you'd call it a playbook. Some people call it the forensics analysis of what was happening on particular endpoints when they detected some malicious behavior, and what transpired before that to cause that. It is also very user friendly.”



    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is a cybersecurity solution that is designed to protect small and large business networks and devices from all types of cyber security threats by implementing machine learning algorithms for real-time threat detection and response. The solution offers antivirus protection, firewall, network attack protection, web control, device control, data encryption, reporting tools, and more. Kaspersky integrates with a wide variety of external systems and platforms and is easy to customize to meet your organization’s specific security needs.

    Benefits of using Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business

    Some of the key benefits of using Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business include:


    • Advanced threat protection: Detect and prevent malicious attacks on your network and devices with Kaspersky’s advanced AI-based technologies.

    • Centralized management: Deploy, manage, and monitor security across your entire network with an intuitive single pane of glass.

    • Compliance: Ensure compliance by meeting industry-specific security and regulatory requirements.


    • Optimized system performance: Ensure that your various security measures do not have a negative impact on device performance or productivity.


    • Comprehensive security: Protect your company’s desktops, laptops, servers, mobile devices, and network from multiple threats, including threats from mobile devices.


    • Flexibility: The solution can be customized to meet the specific security needs of an organization, making it easier to manage and secure complex environments.


    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business features

    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business provides its users with a wide range of features to protect their corporate networks and devices against multiple types of threats, including:


    • Cutting-edge security tools: Kaspersky uses advanced technologies to detect and prevent known and unknown threats, including viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, and other types of malware.


    • Endpoint management: Control and monitor endpoints from a central location, including device control, software deployment, and security policy enforcement.

    • Application access control: Manage access to application usage and prevent unauthorized usage of applications.


    • Encryption: Encrypts endpoint data to ensure data privacy and prevent unauthorized access.


    • Mobile device management: Control and secure mobile devices and prevent the loss or theft of sensitive data.


    • Web protection: Block access to malicious or inappropriate websites and gain protection against phishing attacks and other web-based threats.


    • Data protection: Prevent unauthorized access to sensitive and private information.


    • Network attack blocker: Protect network attacks, such as DDoS and other types of network-borne threats.


    Reviews from Real Users

    Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its high performance, flexibility, and powerful virtualization capabilities.

    Natnael A., a consultant at IWM Network Solutions, writes, “The app virtualizing is a great feature. The system developers use it to deliver apps to targeted staff. It basically reduces the server infrastructure resource. The solution provides good functionality.”

    Rob M., a systems administrator at Saint Tammany Parish Hospital, says, “The solution has provided flexibility by allowing an end user to remote in, log in, and get their VM. VDI session and have all the icons and applications they need to use and retain the same booking view regardless of location.”

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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
    CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
    ACMS, Arqiva, Pakistan International Airlines, RAO UES
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Security Firm10%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Consumer Goods Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Educational Organization12%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise55%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise58%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise24%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise48%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
    March 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and other solutions. Updated: March 2023.
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    Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 4th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 42 reviews while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is ranked 16th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 54 reviews. Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.2, while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks writes "Easy to set up, reliable, and always scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business writes "It's reliable and secure, but the monitoring and notifications could be more detailed ". Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Darktrace and Cisco SecureX, whereas Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Sophos Intercept X, Fortinet FortiClient and Symantec Endpoint Security. See our Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business report.

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