Fortinet FortiSandbox vs Trellix Network Detection and Response comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSandbox
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Threat Deception Platforms (7th)
Trellix Network Detection a...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSandbox is 17.8%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Network Detection and Response is 5.3%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Unique Categories:
Network Detection and Response (NDR)
1.2%
 

Featured Reviews

Bruno Moreira - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 2, 2023
It can analyze process behavior and integrate well with other solutions by the same vendor
The setup is straightforward. Yeah. You only need to install the VM and configure the two interfaces. We use one FortiSandbox for external requests and another internally. Sometimes, the malware tries to access something on the Internet. you can block it on the sandbox or allow it, so you can gather more information about what it is trying to do. But maybe you don't want the VM or the malware on the VM accessing the Internet from your environment. You need to configure that interface for that purpose. After that, you must authorize the FortiGate or the fabric devices on the FortiSandbox and create the VMs. If you are using the VMs Fortinet provides, you can download and provision them with one click. It will have the default configuration. The default policy may not work the way you intend, but it will protect out of the box.
BiswabhanuPanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2024
Offers in-depth investigation capabilities, integrates well and smoothly transitioned from a lower-capacity appliance to a higher one
The in-depth investigation capabilities are a major advantage. When the system flags something as malicious, it provides a packet capture of that activity within the environment. That helps my team quickly identify additional context that most other tools wouldn't offer – like source IP or base64 encoded data. We can also see DNS requests and other details that aren't readily available in solutions like Check Point or others that we've tried. The detection itself is solid, and their sandboxing is powerful. There's a learning curve – you need a strong grasp of OS-level changes, process forking, registry changes, and the potential impact of those. But with that knowledge, the level of information Trellix provides is far greater than what we've seen elsewhere. The real-time response capability of Trellix has been quite effective, although it's not very fast. The key is this solution's concept of 'preference zero.' They don't immediately act on a zero-day. For example, the solution has seen a piece of malware for the first time. It'll let it in, then do sandboxing. Maybe after four or five minutes, it identifies that specific file's DNX Secure Store as malicious. At that point, they update the static analysis engine, and it gets detected if anything else tries to download the same file. There is that initial 'preference zero' concept, like with Panda. You may not hold traffic in the network. That's standard in the industry; we don't do much about it. To address that, we also have endpoint solutions. We use SentinelOne in our environment, which helps us identify threats like Western Bureaus and others.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, it works fine. Its interface is also fine."
"The real-time analysis capability of FortiSandbox is beneficial for email analysis."
"You have access to a report as to what behaviors the example file entered in the registry."
"The most valuable features for me when it comes to Fortinet FortiSandbox are the integrity of the Sandbox and the power of the analyzing tool of the solution."
"The solution is easy to manage."
"It is an easily scalable solution."
"The GUI makes administration tasks straightforward."
"Performance is a valuable feature."
"We wanted to cross-reference that activity with the network traffic just to be sure there was no lateral movement. With Trellix, we easily confirmed that there was no lateral network involvement and that nothing else was infected. It helped us correlate the events and feel confident in our containment."
"The scalability has not been a problem. We have deployed the product in very high bandwidth networks. We have never had a problem with the FireEye product causing latency issues within our networks."
"It is stable and quite protective. It has a lot of features to scan a lot of malicious things and vulnerabilities."
"The installation phase was easy."
"It protects from signature-based attacks and signature-less attacks. The sandboxing technology, invented by FireEye, is very valuable. Our customers go for FireEye because of the sandboxing feature. When there is a threat or any malicious activity with a signature, it can be blocked by IPS. However, attacks that do not have any signatures and are very new can only be blocked by using the sandboxing feature, which is available only in FireEye. So, FireEye has both engines. It has an IPS engine and a sandbox engine, which is the best part. You can get complete network protection by using FireEye."
"The most valuable feature is the view into the application."
"Initially, we didn't have much visibility around what is occurring at our applications lower level. For instance, if we are exposed to any malicious attacks or SQL injections. But now we've integrated FireEye with Splunk, so now we get lots of triggers based on policy content associated with FireEye. The solution has allowed for growth and improvement in our information security and security operations teams."
"It allows us to be more hands off in checking on emails and networking traffic. We can set up a bunch of different alerts and have it alert us."
 

Cons

"The main area of concern in Fortinet FortiSandbox is its detection capabilities."
"For additional features, maybe a form of execution pain files in a non-virtual environment because it has threats that identify when it is being run in a virtual machine."
"The response time from technical support should be improved."
"In future releases, I would like to see more automation capabilities."
"For the MSSPs, it would be great if the product could display all the threat chains on a dashboard since it is an area where the tool is currently lacking."
"At least once a week we have a false alarm. This needs to be adjusted so that we get fewer of these occurrences."
"I don't know if it is viable to do an improvement like this. When there are passwords in the password-protected files, it can't scan them or do things like this. I don't know if an algorithm or something else could make it better. Nowadays, many legitimate office documents have passwords."
"When you reach the maximum capacity, you cannot upgrade the solution because its hardware is very expensive."
"Technical packaging could be improved."
"There is a lot of room for Improvement in the offering, from cost to functionality. It is pretty straightforward to implement which is an advantage. However, it falls short in pricing, detection capabilities, and, most importantly, reporting and policy management."
"Stability issues manifested in terms of throughput maximization."
"It would be a good idea if we could get an option to block based upon the content of an email, or the content of a file attachment."
"FireEye Network Security should have better integration with other vendors' firewalls or proxies, such as Palo Alto and Fortinet. Files that are being submitted should happen through the API or automatically."
"It is very expensive, the price could be better."
"The problem with FireEye is that they don't allow VM or sandbox customization. The user doesn't have control of the VMs that are inside the box. It comes from the vendor as-is. Some users like to have control of it. Like what type of Windows and what type of applications and they have zero control over this."
"The solution's support needs to improve their support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive solution."
"There are additional costs, which isn't included in the licensing fee."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSandbox is expensive."
"The price is competitive."
"The solution is affordable."
"FortiSandbox is a subscription that can be purchased from Fortinet directly. Only using FortiSandbox as features purchased as a subscription in the cloud."
"Fortinet FortiSandbox is a nominally priced product, so I would not say that it is a very cheap tool."
"We are on an annual license to use the solution. We have an additional feature that is integrated with S5, which is working well."
"Its price is a bit high. A small customer cannot buy it. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"When I compare this solution to its competitors in the market, I find that it is a little expensive."
"We're partners with Cisco so we get a reasonable price. It's cheaper than Palo Alto in terms of licensing."
"There are some additional services that I understand the vendor provides, but our approach was to package all of the features that we were looking to use into the product."
"Pricing and licensing are reasonable compared to competitors."
"The user fee is not as high but the maintenance fee is expensive."
"The pricing is fair, a little expensive, but fair. We've evaluated other products, and they're similarly priced."
"FireEye is comparable to other products, such as HX, but seems expensive. It may cause us to look at other products in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSandbox?
The real-time analysis capability of FortiSandbox is beneficial for email analysis.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSandbox?
Fortinet FortiSandbox is a nominally priced product, so I would not say that it is a very cheap tool. It is one of the best solutions in the market with a competitive pricing model, similar to the ...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSandbox?
The solution must focus on API integration with other vendors.
What do you like most about FireEye Network Security?
We wanted to cross-reference that activity with the network traffic just to be sure there was no lateral movement. With Trellix, we easily confirmed that there was no lateral network involvement an...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireEye Network Security?
The pricing is fair, a little expensive, but fair. We've evaluated other products, and they're similarly priced. It's a bit on the expensive side, but we don't want to compromise with cheap, less r...
What needs improvement with FireEye Network Security?
The solution's support needs to improve their support.
 

Also Known As

FortiSandbox
FireEye Network Security, FireEye
 

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Sample Customers

Lush, Barnabas Health, Options, Riverside Healthcare, Hillsbourough County Schools, Columbia Public Schools, Schiller AG
FFRDC, Finansbank, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Investis, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Bank of Thailand, City of Miramar, Citizens National Bank, D-Wave Systems
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