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Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] vs Trellix Endpoint Security Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 14, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Data Protection - Endp...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trellix Endpoint Security P...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
159
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (8th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (10th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (10th)
 

Featured Reviews

Alexander Zhuravel - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Network and Server infrastructure department at JSC Alfa Bank Ukraine
A highly scalable tool that ensures its users face no problems while using it as a backup system
The tool is scalable and is currently being used on over 2,000 nodes. So, our company doesn't count the number of clients we have, but we do count the number of nodes, specifically referring to file system nodes, backup nodes, database nodes, virtual machine nodes, and blockchain nodes, which we use for file-based applications. According to the traffic, a backup of five petabytes of data can be done for a month.
Abhimanyu Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Threat detection is effective, and the solution provides good control over device access, but it still needs better troubleshooting options for agent-related issues.
From an improvement perspective, I am looking for a way to troubleshoot situations where the endpoint agent becomes corrupted and requires reinstallation, as there is currently no option to resolve these issues without rebooting the system. I give it a rating of seven because, in today’s scenario, the portal is complicated to navigate. The Trellix Endpoint Security Platform dashboard is somewhat difficult to understand, and it takes considerable time to familiarize oneself with the tools and policies compared to other solutions. For on-premises deployment, I would also like to highlight that the architecture is quite complex, which is an area Trellix Endpoint Security Platform should consider improving.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a stable solution. Our company faces no problems with the backup system…The initial setup wasn't complex."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its speed, backup speed, and restore speed."
"The backup speed and deduplication are the most valuable features."
"The security engine is effective at catching potential threats."
"It is a stable solution."
"Dell Data Protection has a decent service and integrates well with users' active directories."
"There's a really they have a really nice way to test it first. Before you adopt it. And so I would suggest trying to they they create a test site for you, and they give you a link to it, and you can basically try out all the features on your own for I think we did it for a month."
"The user behavioral analysis feature is great."
"The most valuable feature of Trellix Endpoint Security is containment, which takes less than a minute."
"The manageability of the product itself is its most valuable aspect. You have the underlying EPO, and on top of it, you can deploy the various components as you require. This is unlike other solutions like Symantec where you have to deploy everything or nothing. With this solution, you can choose to only deploy antivirus or only deploy a firewall, or only something else. I choose the components and that deployment is done through EPO. It makes manageability very flexible."
"The platform’s most valuable features are ease of use, integration, and deployment."
"Trellix Security Endpoint can promptly isolate any host machines directly from the console. If alerts are received and isolation is necessary, it can be accomplished through the console. The console itself holds significant value, accessible through a browser and allowing remote actions via cloud login."
"Dynamic Application Containment."
"There is a new feature where you can set thresholds for all the CPU consumption allowing for no consumption on the servers when the scans happen. It is a separate plugin or addon, and if we have it on all the virtual machines it automatically checks the resources, and based on that, it will schedule the scans. That is something that I have not seen in other antivirus solutions, such as Symantec."
"When Intel acquired McAfee they worked on the protocol so that all vendors can work on the same platform. It's a very big improvement in McAfee. All McAfee products talk to each other. Other vendor's products can join this platform as well so it makes it more powerful on the enterprise side for McAfee."
 

Cons

"The solution’s user interface should be made more user-friendly."
"The backup speed and deduplication are the most valuable features."
"Whenever we talk about reporting, I have a chance to look at the reporting, and in my opinion, it's not user-friendly."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"Implementation in a beta environment is necessary before rollout to the larger community."
"I consider the product pretty expensive, so from an improvement perspective, I would like the pricing to be better."
"The management console is a little bit difficult to understand for admins. You need a lot of time in order to become familiar with that. It is a little bit complicated and not too easy to understand. Its price can also be improved. Its price is higher than its competitors. McAfee also needs to have better cloud integration and more data centers in the EU. The cloud center should be in Europe or in Germany. In Germany, it is really important to have access to your data within the same country. Customer data needs to be placed and processed in the same country."
"I think it would be nice if Dynamic Application Control would come together with McAfee Endpoint Security."
"The agent is very heavy, so we have to ensure that we have a lightweight agent for Windows systems."
"The initial setup is complex. It is a very complex product. You must have experience with it."
"The product could be flexible and offer better pricing."
"What needs improvement in Trellix Endpoint Security is the reduction of resource consumption by the scanning feature. There should be daily signature updates for protection."
"Users can just install software into their computers. We need some sort of application control system that, if there are any pieces of software that are not whitelisted, then the solution could flag it or maybe alert the administers. That would be very helpful."
"There are two main areas that require improvement. One is the size of the packages. Although I'll admit manageability is good, if I want to deploy, let's say just the antivirus or just the firewall, each of those package sizes are quite large. They are sometimes as big as 200MB or 250MB. When I have operations in remote areas where connectivity is always poor, it's difficult. To deploy such a package in a remote location over the internet or something like that is always challenging."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You'll need to pay more than the product's original price for the support."
"It is an expensive solution."
"It is more expensive than one of its competitors."
"Since the maintenance is done by our own team, the price of the subscription should really be cheaper."
"The current pricing is much better than before because they now offer product-related promotions along with some changes in product licensing. The new pricing model is better than before."
"The pricing is comparable to other solutions on the market."
"It is not that expensive. There is no additional cost. We got the entire bundle together."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
"Annual license fee is good"
"Compared to Bitdefender, Trellix Endpoint Security is more expensive, but considering it comes with DLP, the solution's price is fine."
"The pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business67
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise61
 

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Also Known As

DDP, ESS
McAfee Endpoint Security, McAfee Endpoint Protection, Intel Security Total Protection for Endpoint, McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS)
 

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