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McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator vs ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThreatConnect Threat Intell...
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) is 1.7%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
 

Featured Reviews

DavidJones7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers automation alert features with easy integrations and impressive scalability
I would rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. There are a few technical challenges with the deployment, but it can easily solved by an experienced professional but not by a beginner user of the tool. The complete implementation and migration to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator will take around three months. If someone is using a software platform already with implemented use cases in their environment, it might be difficult to implement the same use cases when the customer is migrating to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator. The conditions and prior alert settings needs to be accurate when migrating to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, otherwise false positive alerts might get generated.
Aadarsh Dawn - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers features like response capabilities and automation response and automation orchestration
ThreatConnect aggregates and operationalizes Threat intelligence data and sources across internal client environments. It leverages Automation and built in Case Management to streamline and automate threat intelligence-driven processes and investigations within client environments ThreatConnect…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a highly scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Technical support is very helpful."
"The security is a key feature and the console is very user friendly."
"We get fewer false positives than with other solutions."
"The valuable feature of the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is the management of the policies."
"The solution's best part is that it is very easy to manage McAfee Agent."
"The graphical interface of the solution is its most valuable aspect."
"It's a solid platform and is stable enough. It is not complicated and is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and the ability to customize it."
"The tool's installation, integration, and playbooks are very straightforward."
"The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP."
"We have been able to see a return on investment as our clients believe in us more."
"I like their customer support."
"ThreatConnect has a highly user-friendly interface."
 

Cons

"One thing that I don't like is that McAfee products change very often and upgrade very often."
"We would like to see more integration with different platforms and extend this to other platforms. We are migrating to the cloud and want to extend it from our on-premises setup to the cloud."
"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."
"Lacks a single plug-in for multiple uses."
"The solution is difficult to tune to avoid false positives."
"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator support has been helpful. However, sometimes when I raise the case they take a while to answer. For example, the last time I used them it took them two weeks to reply back by email. No one has contacted me back since. They should improve their service."
"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."
"Support is an area with which nobody is ever fully satisfied, so it can be improved."
"They should make it a little bit easier to generate events and share them with the community"
"I would like to see improvements in the time zone support of their customer service, considering users are from different time zones."
"Sometimes, when using the solution, it slows down, affecting our ability to mitigate threats."
"It would be good to have more feeds and more integrated sources for enrichment."
"Integration is an area that could use some improvement."
"I couldn’t get any training videos online when I was working with the tool."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
"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."
"It is attractively priced. It is a fraction of what we're going to pay for CrowdStrike or SentinelOne, but it only has a fraction of the capabilities as well."
"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is not an expensive solution."
"Compared to other Antivirus products, the cost of this solution is a bit high."
"This solution is priced in the mid-range."
"It's an expensive solution"
"The price of this product is in the mid-range, not too expensive, nor inexpensive."
"I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten means it is cheap."
"The tool is expensive."
"The price could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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...
What do you like most about McAfee MVISION ePO?
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator's performance is good.
What do you like most about ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
The pricing seems a bit high for smaller companies. It would be beneficial if they had pricing tailored to different client sizes.
What needs improvement with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
I would like to see improvements in the time zone support of their customer service, considering users are from different time zones. Additionally, the pricing is high for smaller organizations, so...
 

Also Known As

McAfee ePO, ePolicy Orchestrator, Intel Security ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee MVISION ePO
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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
Oracle, IBM, General Dynamics, Scotiabank, Sony, Athena Health, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Workday, TikTok
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