Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) vs Kandji comparison

Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) vs. Kandji

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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is 1.2%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kandji is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.6%
Kandji	0.4%
Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	1.2%
Other	94.8%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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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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reviewer2406663

Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Effective risk response, easy deployment, and enhanced security

They use Datto EDR as part of the solutions that we supply Datto EDR has helped reduce overall security incident costs by fifteen percent. The ease of deployment has been good, and the responsiveness of the application to risks has been quite effective. The inclusion of web filtering would be…

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Cyrus Davis

SysAdmin at a recreational facilities/services company with 11-50 employees

Strong security structure has supported fast Mac and iOS administration with minimal IT effort

One area for improvement for Kandji would be having a bigger suite of applications. I noticed that some of the niche apps our data software firm needs were not in the regular library. We were able to use the custom app feature to create those apps ourselves, but I would love it if Kandji could expand the library. I also wish Kandji could lock down different ports on MacBooks based on which ones we wanted to shut down, and I hope there is an easier way to sandbox people's bring your own device devices because when we're doing SOC 2, it really wants us to sandbox things so that if someone were to take a device that is not ours, we could delete just our data off there and not theirs. An improvement needed for Kandji would be the ability to remote into devices. I would appreciate something that is really reliable for that without having to buy third-party software.

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

Pros

"It's a perfect solution. It integrates well into the environment."

"It can automatically correlate events and logs, which is very helpful for an IT administrator. It can correlate different kinds of malware activities over a network, agent, or host system. You do not need to do it manually. It is a good feature. It is also a user-friendly solution. We have deployed it on the cloud because our space does not provide any flexibility for on-premises deployment, but Palo Alto has added some flexibility to install it on-premises. It must be like the same Cortex XDR agent for all the VPN services, web filtering services, and everything else."

"If you are looking for security, mainly for advanced threat prevention from ransomware and malware attacks, I would recommend Cortex."

"We can visualize and control the activities in the environment from anywhere."

"The solution allows us to gain remote access without the user's knowledge and take the necessary actions on the device."

"Threat identification and detection are the most valuable features of this solution."

"My advice for others looking into using Cortex is that it is very easy to use and very useful for the customer environment, whether it's a public or private one."

"The product is mostly automated, and we do not have to make decisions, because all the decisions are made by the product itself and we are not required to create any custom policies since the policies that are created are well defined in the product itself."

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"Datto Endpoint Detection and Response is a perfect product for endpoint security."

"The most valuable feature of Datto EDR is the visibility of the endpoints."

"The insight that the solution provides is the most valuable aspect. The security scanning they do is excellent."

"The ease of deployment has been good."

"Kandji has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to better assist and it allows for a better user experience, a better kind of fleet management."

"Kandji has positively impacted my organization because it was very easy to implement and manage all of our devices, especially when we manage with the ISO and SOC 2 certifications that we need for our organization."

"I have seen a return on investment with Kandji, as I save time."

"Kandji has positively impacted our organization by making it easy to manage all of our MacBook devices and applications."

"After deploying Kandji, I see a return on investment because the IT workload is reduced due to automated and faster employee onboarding, and we also have fewer support tickets because we do not have to manually install the software as employees can use Kandji Self Service and install the software on their own."

"It's a very easy plug-and-play solution where you can just enroll the devices and choose the features you want."

"Kandji has positively impacted my organization by providing remote and quick support."

"Everything is now compliant and controlled, and we know where each device is, with all updates pushed and managed and licenses that they do not require."

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Cons

"The main issue I could point out is the offline agents and the way that it is missing."

"We have found that there are times Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks does not detect some of the viruses, we have to use another protection solution called Kaspersky."

"The dashboard could use some significant improvement, just making it more useful with more information. It has a limited amount of information right now. It is customizable, but I'd love to see a better out-of-box dashboard."

"Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR does not detect malicious activity like in other anti-virus solutions like Trend Micro and Windows with Cisco."

"A little bit more automation would be nice."

"Previously, the endpoint would leave the environment, not being on our VPN, essentially unable to interact with the server to upload files. It was unable to retrieve new file verdicts. It was using a thing called "local analysis" to determine if something was a malicious file or not. There was no dynamic analysis."

"This is a very costly product."

"Data privacy is a matter of concern. You have to be careful with data privacy, it can be sensitive and Cortex can have most of your access."

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"The inclusion of web filtering would be good."

"The solution should allow the automation of playbooks."

"The deployment of the solution right now is terrible. We find it to be very bad. It could be improved enormously."

"The solution could improve by having more deployment methods."

"The Windows part needs a lot of work."

"One thing I have noticed is that Kandji is mainly for Mac devices."

"While I do not have anything specific to add about the features, I do think there is a lack of flexibility in Kandji."

"There are certain limitations with blueprints where each machine can only have one or must have a blueprint, which is frustrating since certain machines may not need to have a blueprint straight away for testing."

"Kandji should give open customization."

"I believe Kandji can be improved by having more self-service options, as users can complete a few steps before reaching out to IT support, which will give us more context on the issue."

"In Kandji, I see a drawback related to the remote wipe function."

"Kandji can definitely be improved by the complexity. I feel we cannot necessarily tweak the Blueprints in the ways that we need to or there are just complex one-off situations where we need more customization and more ability to run custom scripts."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is moderate."

"The return on investment is from the user side because we have seen the performance of it increase the delivery time of the product if we are using too many web-based and on-premise applications. In indirect ways, we saw the return of investment in terms of performance and user satisfaction increase."

"It's the most expensive solution, but features-wise, it's quite strong. It's very good for protection, so the results are very good in the case of protection. I would rate it a two out of ten in terms of pricing."

"The solution has one subscription for endpoint protection and one subscription for detection and response. The two licenses combined give you the BRO version."

"It is present, but when compared to other competitive products, I would say it is not less expensive; however, when all of the other added values are considered, the price is reasonable."

"It is "expensive" and flexible."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"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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"Datto Endpoint Detection and Response is not an expensive solution."

"There is an annual license to use this solution. The price of the solution can be expensive depending on the company."

"Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee for Kandji, which is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	53

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	7

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infocyte HUNT?

The price is quite low. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a four, meaning it is quite cheap.

What needs improvement with Infocyte HUNT?

The inclusion of web filtering would be good.

What is your primary use case for Infocyte HUNT?

They use Datto EDR as part of the solutions that we supply.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kandji?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that we are using nearly 100 machines in Kandji, which comes...

What needs improvement with Kandji?

Kandji can definitely be improved by the complexity. I feel we cannot necessarily tweak the Blueprints in the ways th...

What is your primary use case for Kandji?

My main use case for Kandji is MDM management, so managing our Macs and iOS devices in a corporate enterprise environ...

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Infocyte HUNT

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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

Datto Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) offers comprehensive cybersecurity capabilities, specifically designed to protect endpoints from potential threats. With features like real-time monitoring and automated threat response, it provides essential protection for IT infrastructures.

Datto EDR delivers an integrated approach to endpoint security, focusing on detecting threats in real time and providing automated response mechanisms. It efficiently safeguards systems by leveraging advanced threat intelligence and analytics. This EDR solution is instrumental for IT professionals seeking robust endpoint protection and seamless integration with existing systems, promoting a proactive security posture.

What Are the Key Features of Datto Endpoint Detection and Response?

Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously checks endpoints for suspicious activity.
Automated Threat Response: Instantly reacts to identified threats to minimize risk.
Threat Intelligence: Utilizes advanced data to preemptively manage threats.
Seamless Integration: Easily connects with current IT environments for smooth operation.

What Benefits and ROI Should Be Expected?

Enhanced Security: Protects against threats efficiently, reducing potential breach costs.
Time Savings: Automation reduces manual intervention, saving valuable time.
Cost-Effective: Lower overhead by minimizing security breaches and recovery efforts.
Improved Resilience: Strengthens defenses, ensuring business continuity.

Datto EDR implementation is prevalent in sectors like healthcare and finance, where security and compliance are critical. Its ability to integrate with industry-specific IT systems makes it a preferred choice to safeguard sensitive data and maintain operational integrity.

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Kandji offers a comprehensive device management platform, ideal for managing Apple devices. Its intuitive interface and automation streamline device workflows, enhancing security and ease of use.

Kandji stands out with its efficient administration of iOS and Mac devices, featuring a user-friendly interface, exceptional support, and reliable management capabilities. The intuitive blueprinting aids in remote device management, while automated functions streamline workflows. Users benefit from time-saving features like app deployment and updates. Although it could improve its application suite, flexibility, and support for Windows and Android, it remains a favored choice for its ability to manage large-scale environments efficiently, automating updates and securing endpoints. Users appreciate the seamless setup and impactful operational management.

What are the standout features of Kandji?

User Interface: Simplifies app deployment and updates for efficient device management.
Customer Support: Offers quick assistance for seamless device management.
Blueprinting: Enables intuitive and remote management of devices.
Automated Functions: Auto Apps and Self Service enhance security and compliance.
Device Management: Manages large-scale environments with ease.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Time Efficiency: Saves time in app deployment and updates.
Security: Enhances security and compliance through automated features.
Operational Impact: Positively influences organizational operations through efficient management.

In industries focusing on Apple devices, Kandji proves invaluable. Its application in device administration, app deployment, policy enforcement, and endpoint security makes it a preferred MDM platform, offering solutions tailored to manage device enrollments and enhance security, thus supporting businesses in maintaining streamlined operations.

Kandji

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Check Point Software, PwC, Grant Thornton, AT&T, DHL, U.S. Department of Defense

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