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OpenText Core Endpoint Protection vs. SonicWall Capture Client

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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 OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonicWall Capture Client is 0.9%, up from 0.6% 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%
SonicWall Capture Client	0.9%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	1.5%
Other	94.0%

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

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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reviewer2584380

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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Hesdi Triantono

Product Manager at wahana piranti teknologi

Has consistently delivered double-layer protection and simplified policy application while needing mobile compatibility and better MacOS support

A significant limitation is that SonicWall Capture Client cannot be installed on smartphones, as there is no mobile version available.Occasionally, the Sentinel engine becomes unresponsive, particularly when customers do not properly restart or shutdown their systems. This requires a hard restart after installation to resolve the issue. Installation on Mac OS can be challenging, requiring multiple attempts due to version compatibility requirements. We must ensure the SonicWall Capture Client version is stable for Mac OS. The RAM usage is higher compared to SentinelOne, utilizing approximately 150 megabytes of memory. This is a common concern from customers, and reducing RAM consumption would be beneficial.

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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

"It blocks malicious files, prevents attacks, and doesn't require many updates because it is a very light application."

"Once you become familiar with it, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a more powerful tool and I would say that I prefer it over MDE because it is a stronger tool for me."

"The tool is easy to use."

"We can use Cortex XDR to get the entire graph of the incidents from source to destination, and we can take remedial action."

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

"The interface is easy to use and it is more up to date than our previous solution."

"Traps is quite a stable product. Once it was properly deployed and configured, you have nothing to be worried about."

"After deploying Traps, we saw the performance of the network improve by 65 to 70 percent."

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"The traffic security monitoring, traffic application access feature called the agent, the main feature which is the endpoint security feature are the ones I found valuable. And it also had the in branch security in kind of SD WAN, good three hundred and sixty protection. It is specific and there is ease of deployment also present."

"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 solution is very simple and straightforward to use."

"The initial setup was straightforward. It took five minutes. I installed the solution myself."

"The solution has many features, is very easy to define and set the policies based on the user groups, does not take up a lot of resources in operation, and has provided us with a good track record of protection."

"Their policy management, their cloud-based dashboard and user interface are very easy to navigate."

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

"My advice about this product is that it is a very good solution and offers a stable and trusted software that runs smoothly and is easy to deploy."

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"SonicWall Capture Client provides dual protection through two multi-engines: SonicWall Capture Client sandboxing and SentinelOne agent, with features like content blocking, real-time 24/7 protection without signature updates, and advanced machine learning that eliminates concerns about manual updates, making it more protective and easier to deploy."

"The product’s interface is easy to use."

"The solution serves as a very stable platform."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"Overall, what I love the most about SonicWall Capture Client is its management console. SonicWall Capture Client also has the intelligence to tell you which computer is online, what OS it uses, etc. I also found the rollback feature and SentinelOne integration valuable in SonicWall Capture Client. Rollback is a powerful feature of the solution because it's similar to locking your endpoint during an attack, so you won't have to pay the hackers, particularly during ransomware attacks. That feature in SonicWall Capture Client allows you to get back your endpoint or make your endpoint right again after an attack. I also like that it isn't complex to remove the engine error from the endpoint because you only have to provide the security key from SonicWall Capture Client, so the process is simple. It's not complex."

"The solution has this very useful rollback feature, in which even if the system is infected by the worst malware or ransomware or anything, your data won't be lost."

"Considering other products, SonicWall Capture Client has two differentiators."

"SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike."

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Cons

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."

"There are some limitations on the Traps agents."

"The solution lags to the real-time scenarios here and there."

"However, if you do not have Palo Alto in your environment, you are paying these additional services just for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, so it is not a cost-effective solution."

"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around."

"It's not an ideal choice for smaller businesses, as you need a minimum of 200 endpoints to even use the solution at all."

"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."

"If they had pulse rate detection, it would be better."

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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."

"Unified threat management (UTM) integration."

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

"One of the biggest pain points is that it's not really ransomware-oriented. They will be able to catch some, but that's where Sentinel One is a better player compared to Webroot."

"It needs to improve the problems with the faster connection, and have a huge reduction in false positives."

"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."

"It doesn't do anything proactive. The virus has to hit the machine before it detects it."

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"Occasionally, the Sentinel engine becomes unresponsive, particularly when customers do not properly restart or shutdown their systems."

"The vulnerability reports need to be better. Windows Defender detected some issues that SonicWall Capture Client couldn't."

"SonicWall Capture Client could be made a little lighter than it currently is in terms of memory consumption."

"It takes technical support too long to resolve an issue."

"We weren't very happy with the product itself and therefore don't know if it is worth it to spend the money we have on it."

"XDR cannot be used unless MDR services are purchased with SonicWall."

"An area for improvement in SonicWall Capture Client is TenantCloud support. Suppose you want to implement SonicWall Capture Client; you'll have to register it on MySonicWall, then once your SonicWall Capture Client license expires and you don't want to renew it, you can't delete it from your MySonicWall account, so that's an area for improvement."

"The implementation is not easy."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has a higher cost than other solutions, like CrowdStrike or Microsoft’s EDR tools, but it reduces the cost of our operations because it’s a new generation antivirus tool."

"The tool's price is moderate."

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

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is an expensive solution."

"The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

"Cortex XDR is a costly solution."

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

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

"Webroot is less expensive than SentinelOne."

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

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

"It is relatively cheap."

"If you purchase for clients, then you are the managing billing entity. It's better to either get a monthly subscription check from your clients, or to prepay for the year (so as to not keep cash in reserve to pay the bill each month) IMHO."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is not too expensive. My licenses cost me between $300 and $400. It is really good price wise."

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"Here in Indonesia, SonicWall Capture Client costs five hundred thousand rupiahs for every endpoint. If I'm correct, you only have to pay the licensing fee, and there's no additional fee. To me, the pricing for SonicWall Capture Client is four out of five."

"The product is very expensive."

"You have to pay for the solution, and a lot of customers do not want to pay."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	49

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike.

What needs improvement with SonicWall Capture Client?

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Product Reports

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

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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.

Palo Alto Networks

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.

OpenText

SonicWall Capture Client is a sophisticated solution providing endpoint protection with rollback capabilities, supporting OS like Windows 7, and delivering a user-friendly interface.

SonicWall Capture Client offers a powerful suite of tools for endpoint protection, featuring advanced threat protection, machine learning, and scalable deployment options. With Capture Security Center, RTDMI, and dual protection with SentinelOne, this solution includes free Capture ATP sandboxing and web filtering. It enhances visibility and threat detection while ensuring robust device control and comprehensive content filtering. Addressing the need for antivirus and malware protection, it extends its capabilities with multi-engine sandboxing without additional firewalls, although it faces challenges like high memory usage, network latency, and complex licensing. Users also note the need for better vulnerability reports and cross-device installations.

What are the key features of SonicWall Capture Client?

Rollback Feature: Recover from attacks with ease.
Compatibility: Works with operating systems including Windows 7.
Capture Security Center: Centralized threat management.
RTDMI: Real-time memory inspection for advanced threat detection.
SentinelOne Integration: Dual protection with leading endpoint security.

What benefits and ROI should you consider?

Advanced Threat Protection: Strong defense against evolving threats.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies deployment and management.
Scalability: Supports growth and adapts to infrastructure changes.
Comprehensive Control: Enhances device control and content filtering.

SonicWall Capture Client is utilized across industries like hospitality and manufacturing, offering endpoint protection and antivirus capabilities. It provides critical visibility and protection in environments handling malware and ransomware, supporting safe device and server operations. Organizations rely on its robust asset management, reporting, and cybersecurity features to safeguard large-scale infrastructures from breaches and attacks, ensuring reliable threat detection with tools like Capture ATP and web content filtering.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Mytech Partners

Luton College

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