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Intercept X Endpoint vs USM Anywhere comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Intercept X Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (6th), ZTNA (9th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (9th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (11th), Ransomware Protection (3rd)
USM Anywhere
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
35th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (24th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (19th), Compliance Management (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Intercept X Endpoint is 3.5%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Khandokar Rabbi - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 26, 2024
Used for endpoint security, ransomware protection, virus protection, and server security
Intercept X Endpoint is deployed on the cloud in our organization. Previously, we had two ransomware attacks when we were using Kaspersky as an endpoint security. We didn't face any ransomware attacks after using Intercept X Endpoint for endpoint security. Intercept X Endpoint has simplified our malware detection. Since we have already implemented the policies in the cloud, all the malware is automatically detected. The solution also detects and removes new malware that can also come from the cloud AI engine. Integrating Intercept X Endpoint with our current security infrastructure was very easy. In my opinion, Sophos is a better solution because we are using Sophos endpoint security and network security. These two things sync with each other and monitor the packets and network traffic. No other vendor has simultaneous devices to check everything. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Omer Jamil - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 16, 2024
An easy-to-deploy tool that needs to improve its vulnerability scanning feature
In my company, we use the solution in our security operation center to monitor the client environment and as a solution that provides us with continuous monitoring ability The benefits experienced by our company from the use of the solution stem from the fact that it has been working pretty well…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is easy to install."
"The performance is good."
"Technical support is responsive and adept."
"Malware protection and application blocking are absolutely great. The DLP and malware features are very helpful. It is also very user-friendly, reliable, and scalable. It is easy to set up. We are also happy with its price and support."
"It is an intelligent tool."
"The most valuable feature is the supervisory side of it where we can watch the throughputs, and even the loading of the device, to see how much traffic is happening."
"Sophos Intercept X is a complete endpoint solution."
"This solution is easy to configure."
"As we have to service several servers, we can manage them in a economical way, which is beneficial to our team and business."
"AlienVault's reporting is good. I like that vulnerability assessment is part of the solution, and the UI is intuitive. Also, the overhead is low, which is to say we don't need a dedicated SOC team to manage and analyze things constantly. We're a small company that doesn't have those resources."
"The IDS and the threat intelligence are very useful. They are very intuitive and data-rich."
"AlienVault provides a checklist answer when using SIEM."
"We're using it more for reporting, that's all. We're using it to help our customers to pass any kind of audits that they receive."
"Its powerful correlation engine helps reduce time in manually correlating events."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful."
"The best feature of this product is the ease of use. It is extremely easy to set up and get going. This is a very useful tool for a small organization."
 

Cons

"The main real-time scanning takes most of the processing power of my notebook."
"I have not done it, but integrating it with authenticating the users on the Windows system looks a bit complicated to me. It could be because I don't understand it."
"They don't have the full stack of offerings as compared to the other competitive products that we see."
"The pricing could be a bit lower to match the normal retail pricing."
"We tried to set up Sophos Zero Trust within my Sophos central cloud. It only works with Microsoft and I use Google. I'd like to see Google added."
"There are not any solutions that are a 10 out of 10. A 10 would be perfect protection with no impact on the performance of the device. This is not the case, there is some impact on the performance of the device."
"Through Sophos Central I would like to see the ability to zero in and produce a report about the challenges being faced by a particular machine and user, to know if a virus is appearing only on that specific machine or also on others."
"There is some issue with the reporting and refreshing information on resources that have been eliminated."
"The GUI needs to improve because it's not user-friendly."
"The UI and overall processes need a little bit more love. This shows in the error banners that come up when you select certain things. There isn't a day that goes by that the UI doesn't error out and I can't view events for an alarm."
"The one thing I continue to dislike about the USM is the limitation on reports."
"The AT&T AlienVault USM is okay, but the relational database is not very good for large amounts of data. For example, many logs cannot be processed. It has been very slow for the queries and some data which are large, it is not very good in this case."
"The dashboard could be improved as well as the level of customization."
"There are many reports included but would be nice to have better access to the data."
"AT&T AlienVault USM can improve searchable data. It should be available for more than 90 days. If you need more than 90 days of data, you have to put a request and they give you raw data, which is not easy to search. A good addition would be to allow users to search data older than 90 days."
"The other thing is the agent is OSSEC. They needed to create its own agent to help to find threats on the devices that it happens to be installed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price depends on the scenario. It is very expensive, but it is not more expensive than other vendors. The price of Check Point and other vendors is much higher than Sophos."
"It is a high-cost solution."
"As I am not responsible for paying the bills I cannot comment on the pricing."
"I find the pricing to be a little bit expensive, although it is acceptable, for now."
"The product is moderately priced."
"The cost of Sophos Intercept X is reasonable."
"Licensing is based on the number of users. They give a discount for editors who are considered as important members. From what I know, Sophos products are not expensive. If you have a license extension, you just need to contact the editor or partner to change the mode of licensing or extend the license to cover more people."
"The price is pretty good."
"It's saved security costs."
"The price for this solution is very good, but since the features do not work the price is expensive."
"QRadar, ArcSight and Splunk are some of the most expensive SIEM products out there in the market and not everyone has the budget to buy them. In such cases, AV USM is a very cost effective alternative."
"It is affordable, and it also has many features that the premium products such as ArcSight and QRadar have. It is a very good platform for a SIEM solution. Everything is included in the price."
"So far, I feel the product's pricing is a good value. The technology is decent. You get what you pay for. I think it's fair."
"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."
"We ran a few PoCs. The price and feature set were the best with AlienVault."
"Its price is in the medium to upper range."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Crodwstrike Falcon compare with Sophos Intercept X?
I like that Crowdstrike Falcon allows me to easily correlate data between my firewalls. Its detection and machine learning are very valuable features. Crowdstrike Falcon also successfully prevents ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Intercept X?
The pricing is a little bit higher than that of other solutions.
What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?
The price is really variable depending on what tier the customer is subscribing to. I think USM Anywhere recently started a 125, a 250, and then 500 and 1000 tier. So it depends on the organization...
What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
The only issue that you need to bypass is the issue with integration with some other log sources, some other application security applications. The issue is still present. The process of collecting...
 

Also Known As

Sophos Intercept X
AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
 

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Sample Customers

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Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
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