We compared ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on our users reviews in five parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Based on the reviews, the comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint reveals distinct differences. Users find the setup process for ESET to be simple and uncomplicated, unlike VMware Carbon Black, which can be difficult for unfamiliar users. ESET is recognized for its extensive range of features and user-friendliness, whereas Carbon Black stands out in terms of consistent log checking and policy enhancements. Areas where ESET could improve include mobile device coverage and customization, while Carbon Black could enhance node management and GUI. Pricing for ESET is varied, while Carbon Black is generally more expensive. The customer support for both products has received mixed feedback.
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"This is stable and scalable."
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"It rarely gets in the way, and we don't even notice it scanning."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The most valuable feature in ESET Endpoint Security is the game mode to restrict notifications."
"The product is quite affordable."
"If it detects ransomware or something, it can isolate that computer."
"The most valuable thing for me is that when I'm using the internet and I reach some site that isn't so secure, or isn't recommended because they don't have a good reputation, ESET will notify me."
"There are some great features in ESET Endpoint Antivirus when you are browsing on the internet. For example, they have a notification if within your LAN network something is suspected to be a threat. Additionally, the malware features are very good."
"This solution blocks the brand new malware threats."
"I like its protection very much. It protects and allows us to lock the environment pretty tightly. Nothing that is not approved through Carbon Black can run in the environment. There is no default. Everything goes through Carbon Black Protect, and everything has to be first approved. Every software is considered to be guilty before prove innocent."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup was straightforward."
"The product enables device controls, helping us protect the devices and prevent data leakages."
"We have another piece of that infrastructure that does what they call threat emulation. It's like sandboxing where it takes files that it doesn't know about, puts them in a VM-type environment, and it kicks them off to see if there's any malware or tendencies that might look like malware, that kind of thing."
"This product has the capability of uploading scripts to the tool and this is a very comprehensive feature."
"Provides visibility into the chain of attack and threats that use valid operating system processes to execute attacks."
"The offline networking is the most important feature. Some of our users are engineers that work offsite, and they can still be on the solution, which is also great."
"It gives you all of the information in a short and sweet fashion."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"Detections could be improved."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"We'd like the solution to be a next generation antivirus with some sort of artificial intelligence or machine learning angle."
"Dual management for the customer, who needs to access the local on-premise console from a remote cloud-based console."
"Online security could still be improved in ESET Endpoint Antivirus because security is threatened by phishing."
"If I were in an environment that required a large-scale deployment then I would choose another solution over ESET."
"They should focus more on the offline market as well. Everybody is connected nowadays, and they want to do everything via cloud or fast internet connections, however, that's still not possible in many situations."
"It's not a huge thing, because it doesn't happen very often, but I'll notice sometimes, when there's a startup scan, the computer does bog down a little bit. However, this happens rarely."
"It would be great to have VIP functions added to the solution in a future release."
"I saw a bunch of false positives which need to be fixed."
"The UI interface needs improvement. The management needs further work in future versions."
"There is room for improvement in the support and service team."
"There could be more knowledge. I think they made a mistake when they took away the Check Point integration, because it provides more automation and also more threat intelligence."
"Adding an application and a device control feature would be a great help for this solution."
"The pricing could be more reasonable."
"The product's stability could be improved."
"Occasionally, we'll have issues with the latest version and they'll basically tell us that they will improve it in the next iteration. They need to work on their version release quality."
"Needs improvement in the area of infrastructure for on-premise installation."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 9th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 17th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 61 reviews. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint writes "Centralization via the cloud allows us to protect and control people working from home". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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