CrowdStrike Falcon vs Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option comparison

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CrowdStrike and Veritas are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. CrowdStrike is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veritas is ranked #77. CrowdStrike holds a 5.5% mindshare in EPP, compared to Veritas’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of CrowdStrike users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 13, 2026

CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option compete in cybersecurity and data protection. CrowdStrike stands out with its advanced threat detection, while Veritas is preferred for data protection.

Features: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR includes comprehensive threat intelligence, real-time monitoring, and automated responses. Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option provides reliable data backup, seamless recovery features, and comprehensive data management tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option offers an intuitive deployment process with extensive support resources. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR is known for straightforward setup with continuous support and regular updates.

Pricing and ROI: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR involves a higher initial setup cost, leading to quicker ROI for security-focused organizations. Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option provides cost-effective data protection solutions with solid ROI.

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon is 5.5%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CrowdStrike Falcon	5.5%
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.8%
Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option	0.2%
Other	90.5%

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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Jacob White

Senior Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Centralized endpoint protection has strengthened compliance and accelerated incident response

There are a number of areas that I only touch a handful of times, but when I get in there, I realize why I don't do that. The main area would be within the support area. The support bot is not really as smart as you would expect it, especially in this day and age of LLM and other capabilities that I know CrowdStrike Falcon is already capable of doing. Additionally, I would appreciate a little bit more easy to read insights of some of the dashboards or maybe manipulation of the dashboards. It is still a little cumbersome to build custom dashboards and it's not as intuitive as you would think. Documentation is abysmal and needs to be improved dramatically. I know that there's a big effort to do this, however, even the new effort is honestly worse than it was before. Those are definitely major areas of improvement, just more in the usability of the features.

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Nuno Maia

Backup administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Though support needs improvement, the tool is easy to maintain and scale up

Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option's server and GUI are of an old style that could be improved. In the solution, the number of errors we have are not so intuitive to fix, because of which an older person like me needs to be here, making it the last and worst thing of the solution. The support team of the product lacks skills and needs improvement. I would have mentioned that Veritas needs to make their solution available in the cloud, but I am sure they already have it.

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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

"Everything is organized straightforwardly; all the incidents are clearly described and everything you need is essentially in one menu and one UI interface, which is quite beneficial for me and also for the customer."

"Previously, we had to install endpoint protection per machine and then scan and update, but Cortex XDR basically does that centrally and predictably, so we have more time to do day-to-day work rather than spend time chasing those endpoints."

"Stability is a primary factor, and then there's the ease of distribution and policy management; Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is very easy to work with, and we're quite happy with them."

"We think that this product will help us grow, as it meets our needs currently and we can grow with it over time."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks's ability to block sophisticated threats in real time is quite good and is on par with SentinelOne's."

"Monitoring is most valuable."

"Automation and playbooks have helped me significantly, as Cortex Xnor's playbooks predefine the workflow of the automation, such as response processes, alert triggering, and enriching the context, efficiently detecting and blocking malicious attacks with firewalls while eliminating workload and speeding responses for next-generation operations."

"The tool is easy to use."

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"We have signed up for Falcon Complete, which is their completely managed service, and this has done nothing but paid dividends since we have rolled it out."

"So far, in the past three years, they've been absolutely great."

"The most valuable feature is the machine learning that they use to check certain patterns in the endpoint devices. It checks the whole ecosystem or entire environment."

"CrowdStrike is deployed on every workstation, so policy changes can be enforced on all of them. It lowers the manual work on each of the workstations. It has helped us manage device usage in our environment."

"CrowdStrike was more innovative and it seemed to be a better long-term product."

"The platform is very scalable."

"The OverWatch is the most valuable feature to me. It's a 24x7 monitoring service, and when they see anything suspicious in my environment, they will investigate."

"CrowdStrike Falcon has significantly reduced the mean time to detect and mean time to respond to our incidents, mainly because we no longer monitor 10 tools, only two or three, and our analysts feel confident using Falcon."

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"The solution provides an easy GUI allowing you to use it as a backup and restore your computer whenever you want, following administrator rules."

Cons

"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."

"The solution should add unwanted malicious hash values to a block list so that whenever the action is triggered, it will automatically prevent the malicious content."

"On the pricing aspect, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks needs to have a more reasonable rate, particularly for customers in Sri Lanka and Asian countries."

"Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth."

"The only issues that we have are, one the cost, two the dashboard is not very intuitive, even though you can drill down within the dashboard, we usually have to gather information from other sources to determine locations and if its a false positive."

"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around."

"The installation should be easier and the Palo Alto pre-sales and sales teams should have more information on the product because they don't know what they are selling."

"The MAC agent is not as robust feature-wise as the PC version."

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"I find that it sometimes takes too much performance on our notebooks, so it is sometimes slow."

"The biggest issue with Falcon as a standalone product is it doesn't have very much reporting."

"They offered a white glove service that was extremely costly. When we got into it, we saw it was relatively easy. If I was being nitpicky, I'd say that I don't like being sold something that's unnecessary. That's the only downside I've seen to the solution."

"I chose nine out of ten because while CrowdStrike Falcon has the capabilities and features I want, the pricing for each different functionality or feature we want to add raises my concern about potentially having a compound or overall pricing increase."

"One area for improvement in CrowdStrike Falcon could be the user interface and reports; it requires some improvements to be easily handled."

"CrowdStrike Falcon could improve if it became an XDR. When we look only to an end-point, we lost the context of the environment. I know it's another line of design of the product. However, if CrowdStrike becomes an XDR, it could be very good."

"As the company has grown, the technical support has felt less personal."

"The biggest issue occurred when every computer worldwide experienced a blue screen."

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"The support team of the product lacks skills and needs improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has reasonable pricing for the use cases it provides to the company."

"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."

"I don't recall what the cost was, but it wasn't really that expensive."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."

"Cortex XDR's pricing is ok."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is an expensive solution."

"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."

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"CrowdStrike is a reasonably priced tool."

"The cost of CrowdStrike Falcon could be reduced. It is quite expensive if you compare it to other solutions, such as Blue Coat, Symantec, McAfee, or Kaspersky."

"The pricing and licensing are fairly good. It is definitely not a cheap product, but I have felt that it is worth the money that we spent. So, we have discussed it in the past, and were like, "Yes, it is probably pricier than some other solutions, but we also feel they really are the leader. We are very comfortable with their level of expertise. So, it's kind of worth the price that we pay.""

"The cost is usually a challenge in the industry. I think we pay around sixty-eight dollars."

"With respect to pricing, my suggestion to others is to evaluate the environment and purchase what you need."

"The price is fixed with no room for negotiation."

"We have a yearly subscription and find the price to be good. I'd give it a rating of four out of five for price, we got a good discount."

"While CrowdStrike Falcon offers significant security benefits, its high price point might make it prohibitively expensive for many small and medium-sized businesses, including companies like ours."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

14%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	57

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	62
Midsize Enterprise	53
Large Enterprise	103

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

CrowdStrike Falcon XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Threat Intelligence, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, CrowdStrike Falcon Surface, CrowdStrike Falcon Platform

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Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

CrowdStrike Falcon delivers AI-powered endpoint protection, detection, and response to help organizations stop malware, ransomware, fileless attacks, and sophisticated adversaries. Built on the cloud-native Falcon platform and a single lightweight sensor, it combines prevention, EDR, threat intelligence, and automated response to protect endpoints while simplifying security operations.

What features make CrowdStrike Falcon stand out?

AI-Powered Prevention: Uses next-generation antivirus, machine learning, behavioral analysis, and exploit blocking to protect against known and unknown threats.
Endpoint Detection and Response: Provides continuous endpoint visibility and contextual detection to accelerate threat investigation and response.
Adversary Intelligence: Enriches endpoint telemetry and detections with CrowdStrike threat intelligence to help teams understand and prioritize threats.
Automated Response: Enables endpoint isolation, remediation, and automated workflows to contain and eliminate threats quickly.

What benefits can users expect?

Stronger Endpoint Protection: Helps stop malware, ransomware, and sophisticated attacks before they lead to breaches.
Faster Investigation and Response: Combines detection, context, and automation to help security teams respond more efficiently.
Reduced Complexity: Consolidates endpoint security capabilities through a unified platform, console, and lightweight sensor.
Scalable Security: Cloud-native architecture helps organizations deploy and manage protection across endpoint environments without legacy on-premises infrastructure.

Across industries, CrowdStrike Falcon helps organizations modernize endpoint security, improve security team efficiency, and stop sophisticated threats with AI-powered protection and adversary intelligence.

CrowdStrike

Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option is utilized for automated data backup, ensuring critical files are securely stored with reliable performance in protecting data from potential loss due to device failure or accidents.

Users of Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option find it reliable for data backup with easy deployment across multiple devices. It integrates seamlessly with existing systems and offers centralized management, ensuring consistent backups. This tool is highly valued for its capability to store and retrieve data efficiently while maintaining data integrity. Users also note the flexible scheduling options, robust security features, minimal system impact during operation, and detailed reporting. High levels of support further enhance user experience, though there are suggestions for faster customer support response times and improved performance with large data sets.

What are the key features of Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option?

Automated data backup: Ensures critical files are securely stored without manual intervention.
Easy deployment: Simplifies setup across multiple devices.
Seamless integration: Works well with existing systems.
Centralized management: Maintains consistent backups across devices.
Flexible scheduling: Offers options to schedule backups according to user needs.
Robust security: Protects data with advanced security features.
Minimal system impact: Operates efficiently without affecting system performance.
Detailed reporting: Provides comprehensive reports on backup status and performance.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in the reviews?

Reliable data protection: Prevents data loss due to device failure or accidents.
Efficient data retrieval: Quick and easy data recovery when needed.
Consistent backups: Maintains regular and reliable backups across devices.
Enhanced security: Advanced security features safeguard data.
User support: High levels of support improve user satisfaction, although response times could improve.

Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option is employed in various industries to ensure critical data backup and security. Educational institutions rely on it to protect academic records and research data. Healthcare providers use it to safeguard patient information and comply with regulations. Financial organizations depend on it to secure transaction records and sensitive data, while law firms use it to protect confidential client information. Its versatility and robust features make it suitable for any industry where data integrity and security are paramount.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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