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Application Control vs McAfee Application Control comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Application Control
Ranking in Application Control
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
McAfee Application Control
Ranking in Application Control
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Application Control is 3.8%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of McAfee Application Control is 5.4%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
McAfee Application Control5.4%
Application Control3.8%
Other90.8%
Application Control
 

Featured Reviews

Andre Lourens - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical at Gemini Networks
Stable performance and effective control over user access to specific applications and websites
I'm not sure about its scalability since most of my deployments are for small to medium-sized companies. I haven't faced any scalability issues so far. It runs smoothly. I don't use dedicated appliances; instead, I have it running on existing PCs. And it works fine. I haven't experienced any throughput issues or similar problems. I have around five or six different clients using Untangle Application Control.
PT
Manager - SCADA & OT SECURITY at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Has signatures for different kinds of protocols but the licensing model is confusing
It should have more monitoring on the modes. You can observe what other applications are running and you can create the policies for the application controls. You should have the option of creating the policy so that it will be easier for user to configure. The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized. It should be for intrusion prevention also. When you want to prevent an intrusion, then that application should be quarantined. But in the field I'm working in, I can't do that because it can quarantine my system as well. It should be able to detect any anomaly and malicious communication that is happening between two PCs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Content filtering is really easy to use. We have rules for content filtering. One of the rules that we have is that if it is not an SSL site, it should block the site. It scans, and if it finds a bad site, it is not going to allow it. We can also block based on what the company wants us to block. If the company wants us to block porn, we'll block porn. If the company wants to block social media, we're going to block social media."
"The fact that I can limit access to certain apps is the most valuable feature for me. For example, I can restrict access to specific websites or certain functions within websites."
"Application filter features are the most valuable for us."
"One of the features that I like overall on their firewall is that they've got free cloud management that comes with your subscription."
"This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."
"We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols."
"It does its job well, and it's not causing a lot of trouble."
"The most valuable feature is the whitelisting; I can test the applications and we can also predefine rules for Windows, rules for the application and control."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in blocking torrents."
"Reporting functionality could be improved to provide more comprehensive insights."
"The only thing that they need to improve is that they drop sessions. Currently, if you see a session come in, such as a DHCP session or a VPN session, you don't have the ability to click on that session, hit drop, and have them re-negotiate. It would be a really nice feature, and they are working on it. This is the only feature that is missing."
"The only thing that they need to improve is that they drop sessions."
"With some specific versions, we are experiencing some issues where the policy configuration has some problems with the parent and child processes."
"The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized."
"I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."
"The initial setup is not straightforward, it was complex. The manuals don't have all the information you need to deploy it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the free version of Untangle."
"Everything is included on the firewall at one price point, and we sell it for $70 a month, which includes the hardware."
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Also Known As

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McAfee Application, Change Control
 

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Sample Customers

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