Kandji vs Trellix Active Response comparison

Kandji and Trellix are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. Kandji is ranked #31 with an average rating of 9.0, while Trellix is ranked #47 with an average rating of 8.0. Kandji holds a 0.5% mindshare in EDR, compared to Trellix’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Kandji users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Trellix users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Kandji and Trellix Active Response based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Kandji vs. Trellix Active Response

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kandji is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Active Response is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
Kandji	0.5%
Trellix Active Response	0.5%
Other	95.6%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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reviewer2795433

Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Automated updates have strengthened security and save me time on daily device management

In my opinion, the best features Kandji offers are its UI, which is very clean and clear to use, not overly cluttered, allowing me to see the icon of all the different apps that I can install, and when I click on the little icon in my toolbar, it shows me any updates which I am able to install, making it very easy to use. The clean UI and ease of use definitely save me time, probably cutting the time in half for trying to figure out when to install updates myself, because the notifications are pushed to me, which is good since I want to keep my system up to date without interfering with my workflow. Kandji has impacted my organization positively by definitely increasing security because it notifies you when an update is ready to be installed, and if you do not install it within a reasonable time frame, it would automatically install it, which is good, and it probably has saved at least 30% of my time from manually having to look for updates since it just notifies me when the update is ready. Kandji's automatic installation feature ensures our team's compliance or security posture, as it makes sure we are up to date and all on the same version of a particular tool, which is very important for a technical IT team to avoid differences that might affect functionality.

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Ezzard De Lange

Senior Manager Operational Technology and Cyber Security at Eskom Ltd

Operational efficiencies increase with immediate threat alerts for endpoints

We use Trellix Active Response primarily for our endpoints, including desktop computers. It monitors all the tools that our users use for their day-to-day work The alerts provided by Trellix Active Response are its most valuable feature. They notify us immediately of any vulnerabilities on the…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."

"The product is mostly automated, and we do not have to make decisions, because all the decisions are made by the product itself and we are not required to create any custom policies since the policies that are created are well defined in the product itself."

"What I like about Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is that it is a comprehensive solution that contains everything the organization may need when using endpoints."

"The solution allows us to make investigations. Other XDR solutions also provide similar capabilities but for investigation, Cortex XDR is better."

"Overall, it's a great platform; it integrates very well with other solutions from Palo Alto and also with our vendors, the ease of use is excellent, I love the root cause analysis from Cortex, which is amazing, and in a few clicks you can have the full root cause."

"We use it for malicious connections from malicious websites, to identify payloads that might be inside the traffic, to identify malicious processes or bugs that are running on the network, and any activities that tend to lead to data infiltration."

"It is easy to use."

"Cortex is the best solution for avoiding security breaches, malware attacks, and other kinds of security issues."

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"I highly recommend Kandji to others looking into using it since I have not seen any game-breaking issues; it is highly reliable, scalable, improves security, and reduces the time individuals need to spend on system configuration for security updates."

"It's a very easy plug-and-play solution where you can just enroll the devices and choose the features you want."

"The continuous monitoring component of this solution allows Trellix to launch the MDR solution, which correlates all incidents and provides investigation reports within a short period of time, hence offering an advantage to the customers using Trellix Active Response and its integrated products."

"The solution is scalable."

"With the ADR parts of it or the Active Response parts of it, we're able to get a little more information compared to the older version, such as analytics, user behavior analytics, triaging, and meaningful reporting."

"The alerts provided by Trellix Active Response are its most valuable feature."

"We are hoping to automate detection and response and take advantage of user behavior analytics, given that we are working from home. About half of our workers are still remote, so Active Response gives us that visibility and lets us automate a number of those events."

"It's a little lighter compared to the older version, which was mostly signature-based."

"The alerts provided by Trellix Active Response are its most valuable feature."

"We are hoping to automate detection and response and take advantage of user behavior analytics, given that we are working from home."

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Cons

"It's very time-consuming to log support issues and the people that answer the tickets aren't very knowledgeable."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."

"The onboarding process could be better."

"The setup is quite easy. We had appropriate support from the manager. One thing that was missing was the integration part."

"Whenever the tool releases a new version when deploying the product across the organization, I feel like there are some disturbances in the CPU usage after upgrading the tool to the latest version."

"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by proving hard disk encryption. If it could support this it would be a complete solution."

"The dashboard could use some significant improvement, just making it more useful with more information. It has a limited amount of information right now. It is customizable, but I'd love to see a better out-of-box dashboard."

"When it comes to core analysis and security analysis, Cortex needs to provide more information."

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"Kandji should give open customization."

"The only area for improvement is regarding operational technology devices, specifically the engineering automation systems."

"I expected Active Response's user interface to be much more analytical."

"I also expected Active Response 's user interface to be much more analytical."

"There are some components on the cloud that should also reside in the on-prem deployment models but don't."

"The truth, however, is that I was really looking for something much more advanced with user behavior analytics and some AI features that the other competitor's next-gen AV does offer."

"While the product is good, we are currently facing support issues."

"I would rate technical support from Trellix Active Response as a seven because sometimes we face difficulties finding engineers quickly, leading to customer frustration."

"While the product is good, we are currently facing support issues."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is okay, although direct support can be expensive."

"The price was fine."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

"It is "expensive" and flexible."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Licensing for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR can be costly, especially when it comes to a hundred users. A license is required for each user, and the subscription must be renewed on a yearly basis."

"The tool's price is moderate."

"It has a higher cost than other solutions, like CrowdStrike or Microsoft’s EDR tools, but it reduces the cost of our operations because it’s a new generation antivirus tool."

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"Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee for Kandji, which is expensive."

"Our costs were somewhere around $600K in Trinidad dollars, which might be about $100K US. We have the ETP plus the EDR. Our recent renewal was 1800 licenses as opposed to the full amount. Our transaction cost was about $600K Trinidad dollars, which is somewhere around $90-100K US."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

16%

Construction Company

12%

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	47

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Compared 18% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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McAfee Active Response

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Kandji’s automations are a force multiplier. They free your technology team from repetitive tasks, letting you focus energy on more impactful projects. Kandji has purpose-built experiences from setup and app installs to software updates and computer restarts. It’s what your teams expect from a company with high standards. From increased efficiency to lower cost of ownership, your bottom line is our top priority.

Kandji

Continuous Visibility into Your Endpoints:
Capture and monitor events, files, host flows, process objects, context, and system state changes that may be indicators of attack or dormant attack components.

Identify and Remediate Breaches Faster:
Access tools you need to quickly correct security issues. Send intelligence to analytics, operations, and forensic teams.

Target Critical Threats:
Get preconfigured and customizable actions when triggered, so you can target and eliminate threats.

Trellix

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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Liquor Control Board of Ontario

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