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McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator vs Splunk SOAR comparison

McAfee and Splunk are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. McAfee is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.7, while Splunk is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5. McAfee holds a 0.7% mindshare in SOAR, compared to Splunk’s 7.7% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of McAfee users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Splunk users who would recommend it.
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
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86% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and Splunk SOAR are competing in the security operations category. Splunk SOAR has the upper hand due to its advanced automation and integration capabilities.

Features: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator offers centralized management, threat protection, and compliance capabilities. It provides automatic updates and reports for virus signatures and patch levels, saving administrative time. Splunk SOAR features extensive automation and integration with security tools, offering playbooks for incident management and reducing response times, enhancing operational efficiency.

Room for Improvement: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator can enhance its AI tools for more advanced automation and provide more customizable reporting options. Additionally, better clarity in its management interface can streamline user experience. Splunk SOAR can improve the ease of use for less technical users and reduce the learning curve. Enhanced built-in documentation for new features can also help users maximize the product’s potential.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is straightforward to deploy with comprehensive support options, facilitating easy integration into existing setups. Splunk SOAR offers thorough documentation, though it presents a more complex deployment process. Its strong community support partly mitigates the steeper learning challenges.

Pricing and ROI: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is more budget-friendly initially, offering reasonable ROI for smaller enterprises. In contrast, Splunk SOAR has higher initial costs but offers greater ROI through its enhanced threat management and automation capabilities, particularly suiting larger organizations with complex security needs.

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk SOAR
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is 0.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk SOAR is 7.7%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk SOAR7.7%
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator0.7%
Other91.6%
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
 

Featured Reviews

Binu Haneef - PeerSpot reviewer
Comprehensive security management enabled through efficient integration and automation
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator helps automate routine security tasks. We created customized automation. For example, when we did not have an EDR or XDR solution, we created tasks exclusively for detection and response automation and automatic segregation of infected PCs. The ability to customize the dashboard in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator helps us significantly. The main feature is automation for auto-segmentation and segregation. As we are in an AI era, McAfee can focus on AI tools. Instead of putting manual effort into each security-related task, it can implement more advanced automation using AI. This enhancement could improve cybersecurity significantly. Regarding the reporting area in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, we are satisfied with what we currently have. Our cybersecurity team needs customized reports beyond the default ones. We have more than 20 separate reports for identifying threats, managing, and understanding the security posture of our company and assets.
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Mack Scott - PeerSpot reviewer
Improves response time by consolidating tools and automating threat detection
I haven't gone too far into it to see anything that needs improvement yet. We can likely include some features related to the integration with on-premises resources, rather than focusing solely on the existing automation. These are the additional features that could be included in the future. Splunk's Unified Platform does help consolidate networking security and IT observability tools. They should integrate Splunk Enterprise Security better into Splunk Cloud.
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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

"McAfee is helping us to clean all of the viruses from the machines, protecting our desktops from the latest threats."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its general purpose of protecting our endpoints from infections, malicious files, and all those kinds of things. The fact that there are organized policies and policy inheritance. The general management."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The DLP feature in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is good."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the antivirus and the DLP."
"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator has a built-in advanced pattern, which is very useful because it can detect any pattern."
"The graphical interface of the solution is its most valuable aspect."
"We get fewer false positives than with other solutions."
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"The product’s integration with other Splunk products is valuable."
"The product provides 100% automation for certain processes."
"The playbooks are valuable. They are the core component. Being able to implement and build a code process to work through and scale out what we want to do is valuable."
"In Splunk SOAR, I find the playbooks valuable. We get to create multiple playbooks, and within each playbook, there is a different type of investigation attached to it, which helps out an analyst or new analysts coming on board."
"I have found all the security automation platform features of Splunk SOAR to be good. The Automation playbook development is highly useful."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk SOAR that stands out is it has a great SOAR. The automation and orchestration module is highly mature. A lot of use cases are on user entity and behavioral analytics (UEBA), which is artificial intelligence and machine learning-based (AIML)."
"Very flexible integration with other tools"
"The most valuable features of Splunk SOAR are the easy integration with other solutions, including other Splunk solutions. The most important playbooks we need on the market come already on the Frontend. However, nowadays, Splunk changed its name, it's not Frontend anymore, it's Splunk Store. This is a very strong point."
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Cons

"The Virtual Patching feature needs to be improved."
"While there are bugs and a few functionality issues, it is just a matter of raising them with the support team. However, support is part of the problem as well. You want everything to be seamless in a perfect world, but the support is spread across different countries. They have Level 1, 2, and 3. Level 1 is most likely in a developing country. They don't provide the best service."
"There are some issues we are having with updating our Windows server. So we need to contact support or access our support portal."
"There are some issues relating to the automation of reports. That's why I wanted the DLP reports. There are some problems in this area. Sometimes it does not work even though all the configuration words are right. There are also some problems with automatic updates."
"I would like to see McAfee reduce the amount of manual work required."
"There is a problem when it comes to agent communication and duplicate records, where the rebooting of a machine leads to the installation of a new agent and you get a lot of duplicate records that ultimately affect your compliance monitoring."
"It's a little bit complex to configure it, but when you start using it, it is much easier. There are many policies that you need to create, and in three or four places"
"The installation process is quite difficult and requires technical support."
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"We've had trouble implementing the solution with Microsoft products. There seems to be an integration gap."
"The scalability could be better."
"The font used in the interface could be changed and made easier to read."
"The cost of Splunk SOAR has room for improvement."
"It would be nice if we could put it on other search heads, not just Enterprise Security."
"I haven't had any issues with the solution so far."
"SOAR is probably the most unreliable product Splunk has and that's because most of it is content driven from what you put into it. There are certain parts of it that have a little bit of difficulty at volume too. It's always changing. There is new stuff coming out for it that's going to make it a little bit better, but it does have some drawbacks."
"We want to see improvements made to the APIs such that we can connect to many different systems and data sources."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared to other Antivirus products, the cost of this solution is a bit high."
"This solution is priced in the mid-range."
"For large enterprise companies, the price should be alright, but for small businesses, the uptake might be slow because, for these clients, the price doesn't look very attractive."
"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is not an expensive solution."
"It's an expensive solution"
"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is a cheaply priced product, meaning it is not expensive since McAfee provides a free version of ePO, which includes phone support as well."
"McAfee tries to package different things into different products, then sell them as different products with different licenses. They just split everything up into multiple things. That's just their sales pitch and how they do it."
"There is a license required to use this solution. If we use the additional components, such as DLP encryption, there is an additional cost. However, it is similar to a separate product altogether. If you want to use that or not, it is optional, but when you use it, it will cost you additional pricing."
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"In my opinion, the price is high, but if you want good products, you have to be willing to pay for them."
"The tool is not cheap."
"The licensing cost is reasonable."
"Splunk SOAR is moderately priced, neither cheap nor overly expensive."
"I found the price of Splunk SOAR to be good."
"Splunk is a fast enterprise tool, but it costs too much. At the same time, it's worth what we pay, in my opinion. We can efficiently perform all the functions and tie together the data. It's the perfect tool for our needs."
"I don't know the exact price, but for my region, it is very expensive."
"Splunk SOAR is an expensive solution for an organization of our size."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator network security software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mcafee's ePolicy O...
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What do you like most about McAfee MVISION ePO?
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator's performance is good.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee MVISION ePO?
It's an expensive solution.
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What do you like most about Splunk Phantom?
Splunk SOAR's quick response to incidents is the most valuable part.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Phantom?
I don't have experience with costs; management handles that aspect.
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What needs improvement with Splunk Phantom?
I haven't gone too far into it to see anything that needs improvement yet. We can likely include some features related to the integration with on-premises resources, rather than focusing solely on ...
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September 2025
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Also Known As

McAfee ePO, ePolicy Orchestrator, Intel Security ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee MVISION ePO
Phantom
 

Overview

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) is the most advanced, extensible, and scalable centralized security management software in the industry. Unifying security management through an open platform, McAfee ePO makes risk and compliance management simpler and more successful for organizations of all sizes.
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Splunk SOAR offers features like automation and orchestration of manual tasks, speeding up work, detection and response to advanced and emerging threats. 

Go from overwhelmed to in-control

Automate manual tasks. Address every alert, every day. Establish repeatable procedures that allow security analysts to stop being reactive and focus on mission-critical objectives to protect your business.

Force multiply your team

Orchestrate and automate repetitive tasks, investigation and response to increase efficiency and productivity, and do more with the people you already have. Make a team of three feel like a team of 10.

From 30 minutes to 30 seconds

Work faster with Splunk SOAR. Respond to threats in seconds. Lower your mean time to respond (MTTR) by automating security tasks and workflows across all of your security tools.

End-to-end security operations made easy

Take advantage of Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk SOAR joining forces to provide a seamless and intuitive SecOps platform to prevent, detect and respond to advanced and emerging threats.

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Sample Customers

Brelje & Race, Cognizant, Sutherland Global Services, Eagle Rock Energy, Arab National Bank, Bank Central Asia, Kleberg Bank, Leading Mexican Bank, SF Police Credit Union, Macquarie Telecom, Seagate Technology, Blackburn & Darwen Council, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, IRCEP, Major U.S. State Government, State of Alaska, State of Colorado, Cemex, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke
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