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IBM Resilient vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Resilient
Ranking in Security Incident Response
7th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (19th)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Security Incident Response
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (28th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (27th), Ransomware Protection (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Security Incident Response category, the mindshare of IBM Resilient is 7.0%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 7.3%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Incident Response Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint7.3%
IBM Resilient7.0%
Other85.7%
Security Incident Response
 

Featured Reviews

ZaidHaddad - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Seller at Alawtad group
Suitable for different industries and ensures effective incident response
IBM Resilient is great in many aspects like its wide range of integrations and customizable playbooks. However, one thing to improve is how it handles data formats, which currently might require scripting for conversion to CSV before uploading. Despite this, it stands out for incident response, case management, task organization, and team collaboration, making it a strong choice for organizations compared to competitors like Demisto Palo Alto. When it comes to additional features, I think IBM Resilient is on the right track with its AI capabilities, like linking related incidents and providing recommended actions. It would be nice to see more enhancements in this area, but overall, it looks good.
PM
CTO at Microsoft
Improved incident investigation has supported response while core protection still needs progress
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint does not have easy integration, as there are many complexities with the Ribitava API, which is very deep. I rate this solution overall as a five or six on a scale from one to ten. I have integrated VMware Carbon Black Endpoint with other tools that are helpful. I think this solution should be targeted at small clients, because adoption will grow more with small businesses tomorrow.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"As a whole, the product is stable...Technical support is very good."
"The UBA, User Behavior Analytics, is very good."
"Its flexibility is the most valuable."
"The interlinking of the offenses is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"What I like most about IBM Resilient is that it has a complete stack, which means you don't need to use different OEM products because you have all you need under the IBM Resilient umbrella. You don't need to worry much about integrations and components because you're working with tested and proven architecture."
"The solution is reliable in our usage."
"The most valuable thing about it is how easy it is to navigate the user interface."
"The solution is simple to use and to integrate with IBM QRadar."
"The whole purpose of the product, like application control, is very good, and also if you need to update some policies, it works well and instantly."
"I found the offline scanning to be particularly useful."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is one of the best EDR tools in the market."
"This product has the capability of uploading scripts to the tool and this is a very comprehensive feature."
"I like its reporting."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The solution has a library where we can have multiple threat intels onboarded. We just have to subscribe to a particular site intel and they'll provide us with all of the truncated details so that we can create IOCs and alerts on the basis of those IOCs."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to be fully integrated with the VMware environment."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is not straightforward or simple. It's quite complex."
"Integrating IBM Resilient with other applications can be very difficult and technically challenging. Often, they use the excuse that you are using the latest version of an application, such as an endpoint security system, and they don't have an API or support for it at the moment. There is no automation in the SOAR solution."
"The response time of the support is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product must provide more integration with other tools."
"IBM Resilient could integrate better with my tools."
"The product needs a bit more development."
"The tool needs to improve its documentation on license scripts."
"The solution is limited, but it needs lots of development, especially when we talk about making actions with other security solutions."
"Integration is difficult, but CB Defense is more powerful than others. It is difficult to implement but easy to pick up many detections."
"The solution needs better overall compatibility with other products."
"It is difficult to extract reports for ongoing scans"
"The endpoint machines need improvement."
"I would personally give the tech support a rating of seven out of ten."
"Carbon Black needs to do a better job of proving their platform in the industry, and providing a bit more access to do industry testing with real world examples to help prove their platform."
"Right now, Carbon Black CB Defense doesn't support cloud computing and Kubernetes."
"A search bar in the investigation page and some AI-related tasks like outgoing alerts, or recent tactics that are being used in the market, must be embedded in the tool so that it's easier to find alerts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost for IBM Resilient is not too expensive, but it's not affordable, so it's moderately expensive. Regarding price, I'm rating the solution seven out of ten. The company pays for the license yearly, based on the number of users. Apart from the cost of the license you need to pay for each user, you also need to spend an initial investment for the base platform. You also have to pay for IBM Resilient support."
"I feel it is an expensive product when my company pays annually for renewal, support, and follow-up."
"There is a license you need to pay for in order to use this product."
"I would rate the tool’s pricing a three out of ten. The tool’s pricing is on a yearly basis."
"Pricing for the solution is good, in my opinion."
"There are no costs except for the support services that our company pays in addition to the licensing charges attached to the solution."
"The cost of the product is quite high."
"It is very expensive."
"This is a really expensive product and we pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."
"The product is quite reasonable."
"The licensing cost is on the more expensive side, but I thought it was worth it because they did a good job. It was one of the vendors I truly didn't have to worry about too much until this latest upgrade."
"Overall, it was cost-effective too."
"It is more expensive, but it's worth it. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"CB Defense is available on a yearly subscription and is priced by the number of endpoints."
"The product’s price is less expensive than other vendors."
"The pricing [is] more or less the same as other similar solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Government
8%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise33
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Resilient?
I am not the one in charge of pricing, so I am not sure about the costs.
What needs improvement with IBM Resilient?
Integration with some devices, including Cisco PowerPower and certain antivirus products, has limitations.
What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?
I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...
What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?
Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carbon Black CB Defense?
My rating for the pricing of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is that it is not cheap, but it is also not as inexpensive as I would prefer.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Golden Living, Health Equity, USA Funds
Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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