Kaspersky Next EDR Optimum vs OpenText Core Endpoint Protection comparison

Kaspersky and OpenText are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Kaspersky is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.8, while OpenText is ranked #43. Kaspersky holds a 0.9% mindshare in EPP, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Kaspersky users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 9, 2026

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection and Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum compete in endpoint security. OpenText holds an advantage in cloud management and speed, whereas Kaspersky leads with advanced threat detection capabilities.

Features: OpenText offers effective cloud management, AI functionality, and a centralized admin console. Its lightweight design ensures minimal system impact. Kaspersky excels with advanced threat detection, automated responses, and comprehensive threat analytics, enabling strong zero-day detection and remote threat isolation.

Room for Improvement: OpenText could lower false positives, enhance DNS support, and improve reporting. Customers have noted the need for detailed threat interactions. Kaspersky could improve scalability, integration for cohesive management, and setup processes. Users have suggested better tech support and expanded cloud console access.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText supports deployment across public, private, and hybrid clouds, highlighting cloud flexibility. Kaspersky focuses more on-premises but offers cloud and hybrid options too. OpenText's customer service is efficient, though some users report response time issues. Kaspersky's support is highly rated, though users do suggest faster response times.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText provides competitive pricing and subscription flexibility, leading to quick ROI. Kaspersky's pricing is affordable and perceived as valued for its robust features, yet some find it pricier than alternatives. Both offer strong ROI, improving customer retention and lowering labor costs.

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Next EDR Optimum is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.6%
Kaspersky Next EDR Optimum	0.9%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	1.5%
Other	94.0%

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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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Nadeem Syed

CEO at Haniya Technologies

Continuous protection has improved automated threat response and reporting for our endpoints

We did work with one of our clients who required mobile security solutions. In my opinion, Trend Micro, when we went through the POCs and other components, we did not find it very strong as far as mobile security is concerned. I think Kaspersky is much better than Trend Micro when it comes to mobile security solutions. From an outside perspective, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum looks pretty strong and comprehensive. The main improvement would be if they could decrease the cost, as it would be great for clients since it is quite expensive now compared to when it used to be cheaper. The key competitor for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is Trend Micro. Trend Micro is the only competitor in the market right now. I would say both Trend Micro Endpoint Detection and Response and Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum are quite similar; I cannot say that one is better than the other. The difference is mainly in cost; Trend Micro has mostly moved all their products to the cloud, offering no on-premises products now, whereas Kaspersky is still in a transition phase providing both on-premises and cloud solutions. Many clients prefer on-premises as it is less expensive compared to cloud.

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vCIO At Grove Networks Inc. at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Improving threat detection is critical for enhanced protection

We use Webroot Business Endpoint Protection as a NextGen antivirus solution for our clients. It's included in the contract we have with our clients as a cost-effective option for antivirus protection Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is cost-effective for rolling it out to all of our clients,…

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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

"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."

"There are a lot of lead solutions in this space, however, Palo Alto is number one."

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

"One of the things that I enjoy the most is using policy extensions. It's like having host firewalls to control USB connections. I think it's a wonderful tool to restrict use when connecting to our computers. Another important tool is Home Insights. That is an add-on to the Cortex solution. I like that because we can see all the vulnerabilities in the environment and control what assets are connected to our network."

"After installing this solution, it identified, blocked, and provided the complete attack chain, which was very helpful."

"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."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks's ability to block sophisticated threats in real time is quite good and is on par with SentinelOne's."

"They did what they said. This solution could apply to any scenario."

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"Overall, I would rate Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum an eight out of ten."

"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum have met our requirements."

"I would rate Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum a perfect 10 out of 10."

"The solution is very user friendly, which we appreciate."

"The solution's most valuable features are the advanced detection and anti-theft features."

"Since the deployment of the solutions, the organization has been proactive in its IT operations and has tackled quite a few critical scenarios since the solution has been operational."

"The solution is easy to use."

"The solution is very user friendly, which we appreciate."

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"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that they have the lightest agent, as it is only six MBs, installs in a matter of seconds, is very lightweight, and has a very minimal, negligible performance impact on the machine and endpoints."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it is a low profile environment as far as overhead on the machines."

"It is very light. It is the only solution that can be installed on a machine that already has an antivirus. It is a pretty complete solution."

"The main reason we had Webroot is that it was cost-effective for our clients."

"I haven't observed any of the instabilities in the solution. It is a stable solution."

"I like that Webroot is very lightweight, it didn't bog down the machine, and more importantly, it had heuristics artificial intelligence to some degree, where you have one endpoint recognizing issues because it maintains a cloud database, so if one client recognizes a threat, it would add it to the database, and almost immediately, every agent in the world would also know about that threat."

"The ability to generate profiles specific to both business groups and organizations has made managing nearly 1000 endpoints very simple."

"Doesn't consume resources or affect the computer performance at all."

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Cons

"The price could be a little lower."

"They've been having some issues with updating their endpoint agents, and it has been quite frustrating."

"For working with the solution, you only really need a web browser, however, we've found that working on Chrome, for example, is horrible."

"The solution should add unwanted malicious hash values to a block list so that whenever the action is triggered, it will automatically prevent the malicious content."

"There is a severe gap in functionality between Windows, Linux, and Mac versions."

"Enhancing UI simplicity and playbook flexibility are areas that could benefit from more low-code automation options for smoother integrations."

"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around. In the hotel industry, we use a different type of data versus Oracle and SQL. By default, there are some policies which stop us from running properly. Because of this, the support level is also not that strong. We have to wait to get a results."

"It'll help if customization was easier."

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"The support of Kaspersky rates a five out of ten. The response time is not very fast, and many times the answers are not very precise."

"We have had some issues updating Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum."

"What I want to be added to Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is a single pane of glass management, where everything is integrated into a single pane of glass."

"Occasionally, I encounter connection problems, and the signal is not very good."

"For improvement, they should make the scanning process faster. The scanning and updating take more time."

"The initial setup is a bit difficult."

"We are switching solutions because we have had issues with updating it."

"We would like more data to be available from this solution, in order for it to be usable in strategic decision making."

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"Their customer support should be better. We started having some issues with it, and we didn't get the required support."

"We need to have a stronger defense against CryptoLock and other attackers."

"This product has room for improvement to display a more detailed representation of the problem when a virus is or isn't stopped."

"The solution could improve by providing better ransomware protection."

"I did notice that my OS slowed down, but I don't know if that's due to Webroot."

"The reporting is the weakest part of the Webroot console. Frequently, I export to Excel to massage something into it to pass on to others."

"Webroot used to be really good when they first came out, but now they've completely fallen behind, sadly."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to focus on how they can widen their area of scope by not just being an antivirus tool anymore. The shortcoming in the customization area of the tool needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When we first bought it, it was a bit expensive, but it was worth it. The licensing was straightforward."

"Every customer has to pay for a license because it doesn't work with what you get from a managed services provider."

"We didn't have to pay any additional fee for the cloud instance. It just came with the renewal, which was nice."

"This is an expensive solution."

"The cost of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is $55 to $90 USD per endpoint per month."

"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."

"It is cost-effective compared to similar solutions. It fits for the small businesses through to the big businesses."

"The solution is expensive. It's pricing is on a yearly-basis."

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"Kaspersky gives a consolidated price with a good solution. If we choose something else, we need to add other options on our own."

"The price of the solution is reasonable. It cost approximately €10,000 annually."

"The solution could be made a bit cheaper."

"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is affordability, even for companies with limited budgets, such as those in the Pakistani market. It is a subscription-based license."

"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is more affordable than the endpoint security product of Fortinet. Whether it's worth the money depends on your security strategy."

"The pricing is totally reasonable."

"I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten. You need to pay about 80,000 rupees yearly for the tool. There are no additional costs associated with the product."

"The tool’s pricing is yearly. The solution’s pricing is expensive."

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"I think the price is fairly reasonable. I was really prepared to pay more, but the price is fine."

"The solution doesn't cost too much. It's about 30 Euros a year for each endpoint. It's pretty affordable for us and for many other companies."

"I can't recall the exact pricing, but I believe there is a monthly fee of $20-30 per user."

"I rate the product's pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. There are no costs in addition to the product's standard licensing fees."

"The solution is pretty cheap, actually. At our level, which is at 2,500 endpoints, we're paying 87 cents an agent per month."

"Our strategy was to overestimate the complexity and cost. It turned out that Webroot's assurance was justified."

"Its cost is not much per month. Our price is a couple of bucks a user."

"It is relatively cheap."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Construction Company

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Financial Services Firm

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Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	49

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Also Known As

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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.

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Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum provides swift threat detection and response, enhancing device and vulnerability management via an intuitive dashboard.

With features like automated threat detection, advanced encryption, and centralized reporting, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum elevates security management. Its cloud console supports incident analysis, while behavior analysis and machine learning offer robust network insights. Despite integration challenges with firewalls and setup complexities, it ensures endpoint protection through features like malware detection and zero-day attack monitoring, proven valuable in medium to small business environments.

What are the key features?

Automated Threat Detection: Utilizes machine learning for efficient threat identification.
Advanced Dashboard: Simplifies management of devices and vulnerabilities.
Centralized Reporting: Consolidates data for enhanced visibility.
Cloud Console: Facilitates real-time incident analysis.
Zero-Day Attack Monitoring: Proactively addresses emerging threats.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Comprehensive Security Features: Ensures robust endpoint protection.
Real-Time Network Insights: Boosts situational awareness and response.
Scalable Programs: Allows growth and adaptation to increased needs.
Seamless Integration: Works well with existing tools to maximize efficiency.

Implementation of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum in industries often focuses on protecting devices like laptops and servers against threats such as malware, utilizing features like USB protection and endpoint encryption. Organizations also leverage centralized management and patch management for improved efficiency and effectiveness.

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OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers cloud-managed endpoint security with AI integration, providing real-time protection and lightweight performance. It ensures low system impact, seamless cloud integration, and cost-effective security solutions for various devices.

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is a comprehensive endpoint security platform utilized by managed-service providers for antivirus and firewall functionality across servers, workstations, and mobile devices. It employs AI for robust threat detection, integrating with cloud applications for real-time updates. Multi-layered security features include malware protection, network defense, and DNS protection. Although connectivity and threat reporting need improvement, this platform extensively supports remote device management and integrates efficiently with Active Directory policies.

What are the key features of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Cloud Management: Centralized admin console for easy oversight
AI Integration: Enhanced threat detection capabilities
Lightweight Performance: Minimal impact on system resources
Real-time Threat Database: Constant updates for effective protection
Web Control Interface: Monitors and controls web traffic

What benefits are associated with OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Ease of Setup and Maintenance: Facilitates quick deployment and upkeep
Seamless Cloud Integration: Simplifies scalability and operation
Cost-Effectiveness: Affordable pricing with comprehensive features
Mobile Security Capabilities: Supports remote device management

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection finds application in industries requiring stringent data protection and peace of mind over device security. Managed-service providers implement this for comprehensive antivirus and firewall features, safeguarding multi-device networks. It is particularly useful for DNS protection and integrating with Active Directory policies, enabling secure yet flexible operations across sectors.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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