We performed a comparison between Trend Micro Apex One and CrowdStrike Falcon based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Trend Micro Apex One stands out for its centralized reporting, efficient policy implementation, and a diverse array of features including DLP, encryption, and patch management. Trend Micro Apex One users say the platform should improve its compatibility with different operating systems and address performance issues. Users also say the reporting, forensic analysis, and ransomware features could use some work. CrowdStrike Falcon stands out for its machine-learning capabilities, optimal resource utilization, and precise threat detection. CrowdStrike Falcon could benefit from adding a sandbox feature and more detailed firewall management options.
Service and Support: Trend Micro support generally earned positive reviews, but some said that support could be more proactive and respond faster. CrowdStrike Falcon's customer service is considered prompt and helpful.
Ease of Deployment: Most users thought Trend Micro Apex One was easy to set up, but a few said that it’s more complex than competing solutions. CrowdStrike Falcon's setup is considered to be simple and efficient, with deployment times ranging from a few days to a month. While there may be some challenges during installation, they are generally manageable.
Pricing: Some considered the price of Trend Micro Apex One to be fair, while others found it expensive. Reviews of CrowdStrike's pricing were similarly mixed. Some find it costly and think the price should be lowered to make it more competitive.
ROI: Trend Micro Apex One provides extra cost-effective advantages and safeguards vital information. CrowdStrike Falcon offers cost savings by decreasing the required number of engineers and eliminating the need for onsite servers.
Comparison Results: Our users prefer Trend Micro Apex One over CrowdStrike Falcon. Apex One also stands out for its centralized reporting and threat intelligence network. User reviews indicate that Apex One is favored due to its easy setup, responsive support, and comprehensive feature set.
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"The stability is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"The CrowdStrike Falcon dashboard is good, and we haven't had any problems with it."
"The most useful feature is that we do not need to install or keep signature files. Regular scanning that consumes a lot of computer resources is not needed."
"The most valuable features in CrowdStrike Falcon are the full EDR with antivirus, hunting, reporting, and RTR remote control."
"The most valuable features of Crowdstrike Falcon XDR are Spotlight and Discovery, they are helpful. Additionally, the console is user-friendly, with fewer false positives than other solutions."
"The ability to execute real-time response, or, that you can connect to the agent and see exactly what processes are operating, is the most important feature of this solution."
"One of the most valuable features of CrowdStrike Falcon is when there are upgrades there are no additional fees."
"The stability is very good."
"The feature I like the most is the solution's detection."
"I like Apex One's DLP and EDR features. The DLP is a good solution because it allows you to push policies. Source detection is another one. It automatically detects malicious IPs, domains, and URLs. Most of the time, it works automatically, but sometimes it doesn't quarantine or block, so we have to perform remediation manually and delete the file or application through Power Shell."
"Its threat-hunting capabilities and the information about the known threats are the most available features. It can easily catch any threat in our environment."
"The solution can scale."
"The XDR feature which provides us with real visibility into our environment is the most valuable."
"The number of accessories included is the most valuable feature."
"The ransomware protection and behavior monitoring features of Trend Micro Apex One are actually good."
"I am impressed with the product's antivirus and malware application control."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Apex One is the response time and detection module."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"The solution is not stable."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"The support needs improvement."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"The technical support could improve because I am in India and the support I receive is from the UK or Australia. It is difficult to manage the time difference. The service could be faster. However, when we do have the support they are knowledgeable."
"The ability to receive text alerts natively in the console would be kind of cool."
"CrowdStrike should add support for ransomware protection."
"Falcon could be improved with more function on the mobile end of things and better optimization with mobile devices."
"CrowdStrike Falcon needs to improve their host management system."
"CS Falcon sensing capabilities for non-domain machines should be enhanced since the agent doesn't detect the neighbor's IP Address and/or any anomaly which was identified in the network for the non-domain machine."
"There are some areas where some customers would prefer a different service."
"Dashboard creation is one of the areas for improvement in CrowdStrike Falcon. Sometimes, management asks for a custom dashboard, so my team has to collect data from CrowdStrike Falcon, integrate that in Splunk, then create the dashboard in Splunk. The Splunk dashboard is more elaborate, so the CrowdStrike Falcon dashboard needs improvement. Another area for improvement in the tool is the malware detection report, as it needs to be more detailed and include some graphics so that if you want to present that data in a nutshell, it's easier to do. For example, the report should consist of some graphical representation that shows a month's worth of data. In terms of an additional feature I'd like CrowdStrike Falcon to have, it's the device posture assessment feature that detects the device posture within the network. Whichever device connects to the corporate network, my company should be able to analyze the device posture. Then there should be communication with the network, which means that as soon as a device connects, CrowdStrike Falcon can assess the device posture, detect its corporate asset, and decide whether it should be allowed on the network."
"Apex One could use some updates to its UI, threat modeling, and insights. I would like to see better integration with helpdesk platforms and more AI-driven features."
"The console can be better in terms of management and viewing the hierarchy of devices. Currently, setting up the hierarchy OU-wise is a bit cumbersome. It can be made a bit easier. If that can be more user-friendly and easier to manage, it would be great."
"I think that this product needs to improve the data loss prevention port."
"I would like to have DLP features implemented into Apex One."
"Sometimes HTTPS sites are not blocked properly."
"We do not have much control as we have to work with regional policies and regional support."
"Trend Micro Apex One could include more in-depth endpoint protection."
"It has good signature-based capabilities, but features like “shape detection” can be improved upon."
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CrowdStrike Falcon is ranked 3rd in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 49 reviews while Trend Micro Apex One is ranked 7th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 55 reviews. CrowdStrike Falcon is rated 8.6, while Trend Micro Apex One is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CrowdStrike Falcon writes "Robust threat hunting and great ability to do on-keyboard remote response and quarantining of devices". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Apex One writes "Provides a single dashboard, integrates well, and has predictive machine learning". CrowdStrike Falcon is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender XDR, Trend Micro Deep Security, Darktrace and Trend Vision One, whereas Trend Micro Apex One is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro Smart Protection and SentinelOne Singularity Complete. See our CrowdStrike Falcon vs. Trend Micro Apex One report.
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