N-able EDR vs Trellix Endpoint Security Platform comparison

N-able EDR vs. Trellix Endpoint Security Platform

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.5%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able EDR is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Endpoint Security Platform is 3.1%, down from 4.2% 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	3.5%
Trellix Endpoint Security Platform	3.1%
N-able EDR	0.7%
Other	92.7%

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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Nyiko Malapane

Senior Operations Specialist at Tagit cc

Reporting effectiveness and advanced AI capabilities improve threat awareness while needing pricing simplification and licensing self-service

With pricing, they can improve by bundling their pricing because sometimes billing comes in a very long process. If they could bundle it as one solution and show the capabilities or features, they would be able to sell it more effectively, and as resellers, we could sell it to customers more easily. The technical support is responsive, but sometimes we experience limitations regarding the ability to add licensing. They could implement a self-service platform for assigning new licenses or ordering more. Currently, we depend on contacting someone who sends a new contract to sign through the process. They could change their licensing model, though I am not the right person to comment on functionality. On the reporting side, everything is covered.

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PankajKumar24

IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd

Advanced threat prevention has strengthened incident response and customized security workflows

The biggest advantage of Trellix Endpoint Security Platform is the ATP solution, which provides advanced threat prevention. Machine learning algorithms are available in the product as part of the threat anti-malware, including predictive machine learning and behavioral analysis, which are integral to the anti-malware module of EPP. In terms of my experience with the machine learning algorithms for analysis and threat detection, we are analyzing logs provided by Trellix, but we are not able to conduct specific machine learning analysis on those logs. The automated response mechanisms in the products help with incident management because we have to create playbooks in Trellix console for automation, which we need to enable. The customizable dashboard of Trellix Endpoint Security Platform definitely contributes to the decision-making process, as we customize the dashboard according to customer requirements. When it comes to integration aspects, we are able to integrate Trellix Endpoint Security Platform with SIEM or SOAR solutions using the ePO console, which enhances threat detection capabilities. Reporting and analytics aspects have an impact on security posture assessment, as we are able to fetch reports in the ePO console customized according to customer requirements for downloading and sending via email.

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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

"If the user leaves our premises or network, Palo Alto Traps will still be on that endpoint and will still apply our policies."

"The product has an intuitive dashboard."

"There has been a significant reduction of approximately 70% to 80% in our internal MTTR and MTTD metrics, now around five to eight minutes whereas previously it was hours, which has helped tremendously."

"Its ability to react to cyber data attacks is awesome. That is pretty much the use of it. What blows your mind is the ability to access your assets remotely and see what is actually going on with them. You can not only see them in a console. You can also react very rapidly to your assets that are compromised."

"One of the main benefits of the solution is its intelligence to correlate the events into an incident."

"The product is very good, it has caught a lot of exploits that most products would not."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to rapidly detect certain hardware files."

"We've had a significant increase in blocking with a decrease in false positives, because it's looking at how the files work, not just a list of files that it's been told to look for."

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"The most valuable feature, which I can describe as the '360 vision' of the inventory device, provides a complete view of all the devices."

"It provides visibility and a storyline to track the virus or malware's activities, showing infected processes and changes made."

"The most valuable features are the rollback feature, it's important for us. The AI models and are good."

"We have been using this solution for quite some time, and the AI functionality is quite advanced; we are able to provide insights on different aspects and read the reports easily."

"It is awesome working with Trellix Endpoint Security Platform every time and every day; it makes work seamless, faster, and saves time."

"Some of McAfee Endpoint Security's main features are it has benefits over normal conventional antivirus solutions because it works much faster."

"The most valuable features of Trellix Endpoint Security include its protection capabilities such as DNS and endpoint security, DNS threat prevention, as well as advanced threat prevention."

"The product is easy to use."

"I have no complaints about McAfee MVISION Endpoint; for me, the product is perfect the way it is."

"From the McAfee side, I really like the ePolicy Orchestrator software that allows us to manage all of our endpoints."

"Trellix integrates well with most SIEM and data classification solutions."

"The installation phase of the solution was very easy."

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Cons

"While using Cortex, I noticed some aspects that could be improved, such as increasing the synchronization speed between XDR and Xnor."

"There is a severe gap in functionality between Windows, Linux, and Mac versions. For example all folder restriction settings are Windows only. Traps 5.0+ does not have SAML / LDAP integration."

"The product's pricing needs improvement. They could provide more discounts. Additionally, the dashboard and control panel could be enhanced."

"A potential area of improvement for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is the cost."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks could improve its user interface, which is more complicated compared to competitors such as SentinelOne."

"It is a complex solution to implement."

"Basically, they don't provide customer support tools just to investigate the logs."

"We had a problem with getting our older endpoints up to date, but their newest updates have been really good. I've been pleased with it in terms of what our needs are. It's doing what we want it to do."

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"We have a lot of false positives we see in the dashboard. I think this is the only problem we are facing."

"I would rate the scalability as seven out of ten. The capability is useful. Concerning the license, if I add one more device without a license, it will automatically subscribe to a license. I do not appreciate that."

"With pricing, they can improve by bundling their pricing because sometimes billing comes in a very long process."

"I would like to see them add support for both Android and iOS smartphones."

"The management console is a little bit difficult to understand for admins. You need a lot of time in order to become familiar with that. It is a little bit complicated and not too easy to understand. Its price can also be improved. Its price is higher than its competitors. McAfee also needs to have better cloud integration and more data centers in the EU. The cloud center should be in Europe or in Germany. In Germany, it is really important to have access to your data within the same country. Customer data needs to be placed and processed in the same country."

"Technical support is an area that can be improved because sometimes, the response time is a bit slow and the explanation is short."

"It needs much better control on zero-day viruses and easier submission of threats to McAfee."

"Endpoint resource utilization causes high levels of instability and that is something that needs improvement."

"We have a lot of problems with the user experience and it's difficult to implement. MacAfee's better than the ancient anti-virus solutions but it's a little slow to resolve. Many files with malware were destroyed through the network, and MacAfee doesn't detect anything."

"Some customers feel that the Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) agent consumes more memory and resources in their environment, which is a major issue we are facing."

"What could be better is the performance impact on some machines and the complexity of configuration."

"We know that McAfee isn't the best antivirus and it can't protect us 100%, although we are okay with the level of protection that it gives us."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's way too expensive, but security is expensive. You pay for your licensing, and then you pay for someone to monitor the stuff."

"I don't have any issues with the pricing. We are satisfied with the price."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"I don't recall what the cost was, but it wasn't really that expensive."

"The solution has one subscription for endpoint protection and one subscription for detection and response. The two licenses combined give you the BRO version."

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

"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."

"The price of the solution could be reduced. I have customers that have voiced that the solution is good for the value but if I want to sell more of the solution the price reduction would help."

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"The pricing is average."

"The price of the solution is in the middle range compare to others and could be reduced. There are not any additional costs."

"The price of the product is similar to the ones in the market that offer the same features."

"Trellix may cost around $46 to $47 for a single license without an EDR."

"Trellix Endpoint Security is neither a cheap nor an expensive solution."

"Pricing is fair."

"The pricing is comparable to other solutions on the market."

"It is a yearly subscription-based product, which includes the license and hardware. There is also a subscription for technical support up to five years."

"I don't think there are any extra expenses besides its licensing costs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

19%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Transportation Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	52

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	68
Midsize Enterprise	39
Large Enterprise	67

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Trellix Endpoint Security Platform

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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McAfee Endpoint Security, McAfee Endpoint Protection, Intel Security Total Protection for Endpoint, McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS)

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

N-able EDR effectively safeguards against cybersecurity threats like malware and ransomware. With AI-driven capabilities and seamless integration with remote monitoring tools, it offers advanced protection and management for servers and workstations.

N-able EDR, known for its advanced defense mechanisms, utilizes AI and machine learning to enhance threat detection beyond traditional antivirus capabilities. It provides comprehensive visibility with its '360 vision,' integrating smoothly with remote management for unified performance monitoring. While it excels in protecting Windows environments, users seek improvements in mobile support and billing practices. A focus on enhancing licensing efficiency and reducing false positives could further enhance its usability. Ranked highly by Gartner and MITRE ATT&CK, N-able EDR remains a favored choice among users for its effective threat management and detailed reporting functionalities.

What are the key features of N-able EDR?

Rollback feature: Helps revert devices to previous states after an attack.
AI models: Improve threat detection using sophisticated algorithms.
Exceptional detection and protection: Offers robust defense against multiple threat vectors.
Auto-response capability: Uses machine learning for efficient incident management.
'360 vision': Provides complete visibility of device inventories.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Comprehensive security: Enhanced detection surpassing traditional antivirus.
Efficient monitoring: Unified device management through RMM integration.
Insightful reporting: Advanced reports provide critical security insights.
Inventory management: Full device oversight with '360 vision'.

In sectors reliant on Windows-based systems, N-able EDR is deployed as a primary antivirus solution. Its advanced AI and reporting features allow businesses to efficiently manage threat landscapes. However, while it secures servers and workstations, industries requiring mobile device support may find its current capabilities insufficient, prompting requests for broader platform integration.

N-able

Trellix Endpoint Security Platform offers essential features like centralized management, threat prevention, and encryption, facilitating seamless scaling and integration with other systems while prioritizing user security.

This comprehensive platform focuses on endpoint protection, antivirus capabilities, and malware defense. It enhances cybersecurity with data loss prevention, advanced threat detection, and AI-driven features for reliable protection without impacting performance. Central management and advanced reporting streamline integration and ease of use. Flexible policy deployment through the management console and its robust security measures, such as DLP and device control, further increase protection. Challenges include high CPU and memory usage affecting performance, a complex interface, and lengthy deployment. Third-party integration and Windows Hello support need improvement. Additional concerns involve improved threat detection and faster technical support responses.

What are the key features of Trellix Endpoint Security Platform?

Centralized Management: Allows seamless integration and scaling with consistent control across environments.
Threat Prevention: Provides comprehensive antivirus and malware protection to secure systems.
Encryption: Ensures data security with robust encryption techniques.
Advanced Reporting: Facilitates detailed insights and analysis for better decision-making.
AI-Driven Detection: Offers reliable threat detection without impacting system performance.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Comprehensive Protection: Offers extensive security measures for protecting digital environments.
Ease of Integration: Simplifies the process of incorporating into current systems and processes.
Flexible Policy Deployment: Supports adaptable policy management to meet diverse requirements.
Scalability: Enables growth while maintaining efficiency and security.
Robust Security Features: Provides advanced security measures like DLP and device control.

Trellix Endpoint Security Platform is widely implemented in industries such as banking and government for securing mobile and desktop devices. Its capabilities cover network security, device control, and remote access protection, catering to diverse environments by offering robust cybersecurity management against advanced threats.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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inHouseIT, Seagate Technology

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