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Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs Trend Micro Deep Discovery comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.8
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline boosts productivity and efficiency through reduced troubleshooting, improved security visibility, and optimized resource management.
Sentiment score
6.7
Trend Micro Deep Discovery enhances threat visibility and detection, effectively preventing substantial losses from ransomware, spam, and phishing.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.4
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline's technical support is generally praised, though outsourced support presents challenges for some users.
Sentiment score
6.6
Trend Micro Deep Discovery support is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, with some users noting a need for quicker responses.
The technical support by Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is good because it has a local architect in my area.
Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V
If I were to rate them from 0 to 10, I would give them a nine or a ten.
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline excels in scalability, especially in cloud environments, accommodating large deployments with ease and flexibility.
Sentiment score
7.4
Trend Micro Deep Discovery is scalable but may face limitations due to network design, integration costs, and organizational needs.
If the appliance supports scalability, Trend Micro support will inform us, and we can implement it without replacing the hardware.
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline delivers stable, reliable performance in data centers, with high ratings despite minor issues in older systems.
Sentiment score
8.3
Trend Micro Deep Discovery is praised for stability and performance, with users appreciating its threat intelligence and consistent updates.
The product updates and security updates are kept current, allowing us seamless integration with Trend Micro and getting daily updates and signatures without problems.
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs security enhancements, improved GUI, better performance, cloud support, and easier setup and hardware handling.
Trend Micro Deep Discovery needs better integration, user-friendliness, scalability, pricing, support, speed, and IT infrastructure compatibility.
The solution is not scalable as it is an agent product rather than a product designed for scalability.
Owner at Darcom
We have multiple components such as Deep Discovery Email Inspector for mail gateways, Deep Discovery Analyzer for sandboxing, and Deep Discovery Inspector, which serves as an IDS detecting malicious network traffic.
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is often seen as expensive, but pricing perceptions vary based on needs and roles.
Trend Micro Deep Discovery pricing varies with requirements, seen as reasonable for advanced features but higher than standard antivirus.
It is reasonably priced, not very expensive like Proofpoint or other vendors.
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The solution is very expensive.
Owner at Darcom
 

Valuable Features

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline improves network visibility, performance, and security through advanced traffic analysis, integration, and process efficiencies.
Trend Micro Deep Discovery provides intuitive installation, strong threat detection, and comprehensive visibility, enhancing security across multiple platforms with responsive support.
The Pipeline's Comprehensive Insights into data flows have helped improve operational efficiency and security.
Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V
The most valuable capabilities of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector include its ability to perform mail detection and mail filtration against various email attacks such as phishing and spam, serving as an email gateway for both inbound and outbound traffic.
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
This solution allows us to see anomalies, network traffic in our network, and zero-day threats.
Owner at Darcom
 

Categories and Ranking

Gigamon Deep Observability ...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
24th
Ranking in Network Detection and Response (NDR)
17th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (39th), Event Monitoring (10th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (31st), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (42nd), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (30th), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (1st)
Trend Micro Deep Discovery
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
17th
Ranking in Network Detection and Response (NDR)
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Discovery is 2.4%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Trend Micro Deep Discovery2.4%
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline1.0%
Other96.6%
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

TN
Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V
Experience boosts operational efficiency while performance sees room for improvement
I don't have specific information on whether it was purchased on the AWS marketplace or somewhere else. I am working with Dynatrace Operator. I am also working with Algosec, Alluvio, CrowdStrike, Firemon, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, and other solutions. I think it's a good tool, and I am satisfied with it. We have not stored cloud workloads with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline yet; we are still on-premises. The technical support takes about one to two hours to respond, which is acceptable. I am satisfied with the scalability of the product. The interface is good.
reviewer2266119 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has improved email security through advanced filtration and timely threat detection
I work with Trend Micro Apex One. I have used the Deep Discovery's Sandbox analysis feature, and we utilize another appliance known as Deep Discovery Analyzer, abbreviated as DDA. This tool makes analysis for URLs and attachments contained in inbound emails, so whenever we receive an email with a URL or attachment, it will be analyzed by Trend Micro Deep Discovery Analyzer. In evaluating Deep Discovery's real-time visibility on network traffic, it is important to note that we applied our Deep Discovery Analyzer for Trend Micro to conduct sandboxing specifically for email channels only, and we do not utilize it for network channels. For network channel sandboxing, we use a solution called FortiAnalyzer, which belongs to another team called network security. I assess Deep Discovery's effectiveness in identifying sophisticated attack patterns by looking at how it handles high traffic loads, and how effectively it can use its instances and images to analyze numerous URLs and attachments simultaneously. Additionally, I evaluate its ability to maintain round-robin or load balancing across different analyses without leaving samples queued for analysis. The performance is critical when the product updates for signatures are up-to-date, as this aids in the detection and classification of URLs and attachments without delay in the analysis process. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery a nine.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?
The most valuable feature for improving network visibility with Gigamon is the packet filtering capability.
What needs improvement with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs to improve its performance. I face issues with performance because we use SPAN, and the SPAN traffic is not good. They need to improve their performance.
What is your primary use case for Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?
I am working with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline and Firemon, and I have been working with it for a year.
What do you like most about Trend Micro Deep Discovery?
The tool's most valuable feature is its collaboration with other products. Integrating with other security products was simple and easy.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Deep Discovery?
Server Protect is not commonly used. When considering the Sandbox feature, it only inspects small files, and not all types of files are supported. The solution is very expensive. The solution is no...
 

Also Known As

Gigamon, GigaSecure
Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector, Trend Micro Deep Discovery Analyzer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Amica Insurance, College of William & Mary, Gamma, IntercontinentalExchange, OppenheimerFunds
Allied Telesis, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Babou, Blekinge County Council, Delacour, Hiroshima Prefectural Government, Live Nation Entertainment Inc., Mazda Motor Logistics Europe, McGill University Health Centre, Mikuni Corporation, OKWAVE, Sinar Mas Land, SWICA, UTOC Corporation
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