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Cynet vs LMNTRIX Active Defense comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

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
6.7
Cynet users report security benefits and operational efficiencies, appreciating automation despite challenges in quantifying exact ROI figures.
Sentiment score
7.2
LMNTRIX Active Defense provides cost-effective, essential SOC services, offering significant network protection, especially in critical sectors, despite difficult ROI quantification.
The return on investment with Cynet is pretty good, as it doesn't require a dedicated resource to manage, being highly automated.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Cynet's customer service is praised for knowledgeable, 24/7 support, though some note room for improvement in speed and availability.
Sentiment score
9.0
LMNTRIX Active Defense is praised for outstanding customer service, fast assistance, dedicated support, and effective incident management.
Their SOC side support, when a threat is detected, is excellent.
My experience with the technical support of Cynet is excellent; they are just one click away.
I was very satisfied with their technical support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Cynet efficiently scales across organizations, managing 100,000+ endpoints with excellent performance, supporting diverse systems, and quick deployments.
Sentiment score
8.8
LMNTRIX Active Defense scales easily, smoothly handling multi-environment expansions while users confidently enter long-term contracts for seamless coverage.
The solution is highly scalable.
We can deploy Cynet for 50,000 users, and we have deployed it at that scale, with the capability to scale higher to 100,000 users without any challenges.
The solution is easy to scale.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Cynet is praised for stability and reliability, with high ratings, easy integration, and effective updates addressing minor issues.
Sentiment score
8.6
LMNTRIX Active Defense is reliable and innovative, allowing detect mode operation for threat detection and whitelisting before protection.
Within six years of usage, we have not had any issues such as outages or downtime.
 

Room For Improvement

Cynet needs better Android support, improved integrations, enhanced automation, and a more user-friendly dashboard and administration console.
LMNTRIX Active Defense portal faces integration issues, limited MFA options, and demands for simpler dashboard and additional features.
There should be more options than deploying solely through group policy, as the assumption that GPO is working isn’t always the case.
Having a DLP feature would also add value.
Cynet offers enough visibility into our infrastructure, showing all endpoints and other agentless devices.
 

Setup Cost

Cynet provides flexible, cost-effective licensing with comprehensive features, often considered a better value than competitors like CrowdStrike.
LMNTRIX Active Defense offers competitive pricing at under $20 per user annually, praised for its value and advanced protection.
I think the pricing of Cynet is fair and one of the better options in the market.
The price of Cynet is reasonable considering its features and support.
 

Valuable Features

Cynet offers user-friendly, advanced protection with real-time monitoring, easy deployment, competitive pricing, and comprehensive threat detection.
LMNTRIX Active Defense excels in reducing false positives, offering fast response times, and providing effective, user-friendly, cost-efficient cybersecurity.
Cynet was valuable since it efficiently managed MDR without consuming a lot of resources.
The most effective features of Cynet are its ransomware protection and lateral movement deception.
The SOAR function, deception, and forensics are very useful.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cynet
Ranking in Threat Deception Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (10th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (18th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (14th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (8th), Ransomware Protection (4th)
LMNTRIX Active Defense
Ranking in Threat Deception Platforms
12th
Average Rating
9.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (35th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Threat Deception Platforms category, the mindshare of Cynet is 8.9%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LMNTRIX Active Defense is 3.8%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Zubair Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed threat detection efficiently with minimal resource usage
We used the solution as a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service. It detected threats, and the team managing our services took care of it. We did not face any major challenges or attacks, and memory utilization was minimal. It functioned very well Cynet was valuable since it efficiently…
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It gives us fantastic information about the security of our environment
The dashboard can seem overwhelming at times. It's fairly simple for the end user, and we don't need to do much to make it work, but the dashboard makes it seem a little more complicated than it actually is. There could also be more guidance on how to set up playbooks.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Non Profit
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

When evaluating User Activity Monitoring, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?
The support team that stands behind the detection and response. Is there adequate expertise and are they behind you 24x7x365? Cynet CyOps has been there for us.
What do you like most about Cynet?
In terms of incident response, Cynet can contain attacks, offer a trial period to customers, and uninstall if not continued. The most valuable aspect is its integration capabilities, covering endpo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cynet?
The price of Cynet is reasonable considering its features and support.
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Sample Customers

Meuhedet, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Alliance Funding Group (AFG) - USA Kestrel Coal - Australia Success Resources - Malaysia
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