D3 Security vs VMware Carbon Black Cloud comparison

D3 Security and VMware are both solutions in the Security Incident Response category. D3 Security is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0, while VMware is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0. D3 Security holds a 2.6% mindshare in IRP, compared to VMware’s 7.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of D3 Security users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

D3 Security and VMware Carbon Black Cloud are competitors in cybersecurity, with D3 leading in pricing and customer support, while VMware offers extensive features.

Features: D3 Security provides advanced incident response automation, orchestration capabilities, and seamless integration with various security tools. VMware Carbon Black Cloud offers high-level endpoint protection, superior threat detection capabilities, and a focus on proactive threat hunting.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: D3 Security ensures swift deployment and excellent customer support throughout setup and operation. VMware Carbon Black Cloud's deployment is more complex but supported by extensive documentation and supportive services for a detailed installation process.

Pricing and ROI: D3 Security's pricing is competitive, appealing to smaller organizations with its benefits in cost efficiency and operational streamlining. VMware Carbon Black Cloud's higher pricing is offset by its rich feature set, providing better ROI for enterprises investing in high-quality security solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

D3 Security

Ranking in Security Incident Response

8th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (19th)

VMware Carbon Black Cloud

Ranking in Security Incident Response

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (46th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Security Incident Response category, the mindshare of D3 Security is 2.6%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 7.1%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Muhammad Aamir Riaz

Senior Manager Security Operation Center at The Bank of Punjab

Useful for automation and reporting and has open API for seamless integration

It was easy to integrate the tool with our infrastructure because all the APIs are pre-built. We just created a drag-and-drop prompt to integrate the solution with our infrastructure. I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten. Everyone needs to evaluate this solution according to their organization's needs because it can integrate well, but this depends on the technology you already have in your organization. It is an automation tool for detection and response, and while integration is possible, using legacy products could create issues. Some legacy products are closed systems and do not expose their APIs to other vendors. In such cases, you could run into problems. If you are considering this solution, check which APIs are available before you proceed. Otherwise, you may get the solution, but you must spend time on integrations. They provide integration support, but it's not automatic; it will take time.

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Tom Kar

Senior Security Specialist at Sopra

Shows promise for endpoint detection and response, with room for improvement in complexity and pricing

VMware Carbon Black Cloud is a user-friendly solution that can isolate machines from the rest of the network. When a machine is quarantined, it cannot communicate with any other machines on the network except for the Carbon Black Cloud server. This allows you to investigate the machine without the risk of malware escaping to the network. Carbon Black Cloud's server can communicate with the quarantined machine through DNS and VSCP. This allows you to collect data from the machine, such as system logs, process activity, and registry changes. This data can be used to investigate the infection and determine the next steps. CrowdStrike and Cybereason are also popular EDR solutions. They offer similar features to VMware Carbon Black Cloud but may have different strengths and weaknesses. It is important to evaluate all of your options before choosing an EDR solution. Additionally, it is complex to use, and the pricing should be improved.

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

Pros

"The solution's valuable feature is its GUI. It has more than 450 connectors, which are excellent for connecting devices and automating integration. The solution has all the features we need. We deployed it in our environment, and it's fully integrated. Thanks to their open APIs, the seamless integration makes everything work well together."

"It is an out-of-the-box automated integration with our 20 departments. We perform L1 LiveOps automatically through the portal."

"Threat hunting is the most valuable feature of VMware Carbon Black Cloud."

"VMware Carbon Black Cloud is a user-friendly solution that can isolate machines from the rest of the network."

"The most valuable features are its lightweight design, ensuring minimal impact on end-users, and its real-time protection."

"The most valuable feature is its ability to seek out abnormal activity and to create alerts."

"Carbon Black Cb Response excels at providing context to indicators when responding to incidents. It allows responders to understand the entire scope of an incident and quickly contain it to minimize impact and disruption."

"Probably the most valuable feature of CB Response is its ability to isolate a host and take it off the network, so it's not spreading anything. We have two security operations centers around the globe. When an SOC analyst sees something on an endpoint, they can use Carbon Black Response to isolate that host from the customer's environment and prevent any kind of lateral spread."

"We also took full advantage of its incident response reporting capabilities to act as a “black box” for our infrastructure around strings of suspicious activity. The reporting and incident response capabilities were incredibly helpful during active security concerns."

"The solution does very well as a baseline EDR and provides good process-level management."

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Cons

"The reporting, especially custom reporting, needs to be improved. Additionally, it would be better if it could be hosted on Linux."

"Reporting needs improvement. MTTR and MTTD metrics aren't directly available in playbooks and require manual effort to achieve."

"The product detects too many false positives initially and it could integrate better with other security solutions."

"Setup is incredibly complex and poorly documented. Every time an upgrade was needed we would need to engage Professional Services for troubleshooting help. Certificates and web services proved to be the most significant sticking points. Since the product runs on a Linux platform, perhaps having staff with more Linux experience could have alleviated some difficulty."

"Training and education for both partner and customer, including product marketing need to be improved."

"The support team of Carbon Black CB Response needs improvement. At present, they need a lot of information. Then they give you an answer that they already gave you. You tell them it didn't work, and then they take a long time."

"Additionally, it is complex to use, and the pricing should be improved."

"We are subscribed to FS-ISAC threat indicator, but have been unsuccessful in adding it to our alliance feeds."

"It's not highly available, so you have to have a core server. If the primary server goes down, you need a new one. It's not available at the same time, however. It's not automatically swapped from one server to another."

"There have been some performance issues when deploying on Windows Server, but I believe Carbon Black is working on that."

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"You need to pay for the licensing of the product. The pricing is costly."

"Purchase Professional Services up front as part of the implementation package, then renew hours annually to ensure you have adequate support for upgrades and enhancements. Overbuy by at least 10% to account for infrastructure growth."

"Pricing for this solution could be made lower."

"The solution is very inexpensive so there is great cost savings to using it."

"VMware Carbon Black Cloud is an expensive solution."

"We had no issues purchasing through our preferred reseller and were able to get a fair price even when not purchasing direct. Carbon Black Enterprise Response didn’t break the bank, though adding on the matching antivirus and anti-malware components of the Protect product was more than we could afford, even with some discounting. Cb Response is really designed to complement Carbon Black’s Defense product. While Response can be used on its own, coupling with Defense seems like the best strategy if you can afford the price tag."

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11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about D3 Security?

It is an out-of-the-box automated integration with our 20 departments. We perform L1 LiveOps automatically through the portal.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for D3 Security?

We follow a different procurement process. For example, Fortinet qualified technically but lost out in the financial stage due to a two-stage bidding process. So, pricing can be subjective and depe...

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What needs improvement with D3 Security?

The reporting, especially custom reporting, needs to be improved. Additionally, it would be better if it could be hosted on Linux.

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What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?

I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...

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What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?

Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...

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What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Response?

Threat hunting is the most valuable feature of VMware Carbon Black Cloud.

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Overview

D3 Security provides a full-lifecycle incident management platform—one that enables multiple detection sources, enriches standards-based workflows with threat intelligence, orchestrates response, and always guides its users to conclusive remediation. The system is unique in its ability to eliminate incident recurrence, through root cause and corrective action discovery, digital forensics case management, and by generating a foundation of actionable intelligence that supports policies, countermeasures and controls.

D3 Security

Fortify Endpoint and Workload Protection Legacy approaches fall short as cybercriminals update tactics and obscure their actions. Get advanced cybersecurity fueled by behavioral analytics to spot minor fluctuations and adapt in response. Recognize New Threats Analyze attackers’ behavior patterns to detect and stop never-before-seen attacks with continuous endpoint activity data monitoring. Don’t get stuck analyzing only what’s worked in the past. Simplify Your Security Stack Streamline the response to potential incidents with a unified endpoint agent and console. Minimize downtime responding to incidents and return critical CPU cycles back to the business.

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