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OpenText EnCase eDiscovery vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText EnCase eDiscovery
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
eDiscovery (12th)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (35th), Security Incident Response (6th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (36th), Ransomware Protection (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

OpenText EnCase eDiscovery and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is designed for eDiscovery and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, up 3.1% compared to last year.
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 1.8% mindshare, up 1.8% since last year.
eDiscovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery3.1%
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery9.0%
kCura Relativity5.8%
Other82.1%
eDiscovery
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint1.8%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint7.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon6.6%
Other83.8%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Alejandro Stromer - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Consulting SAP OpenText en Entelgy at DCL Consultores EIM SL
A stable and scalable hybrid solution with easy setup
The solution is scalable. It has three levels. You have the presentation area that can be escalated to the balance sheet. You have the back-end area that can be escalated using higher viability to configure more application servers. Also, the area of storage can be increased. We usually cater to enterprise solutions but have small- and medium-sized customers. It starts with 25 users and goes up to 100s and 1000s.
reviewer2689206 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Behavior analytics has strengthened threat prediction yet still needs to improve overall standing
Regarding the real-time monitoring feature with VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, it is helpful in addressing unseen threats. I find the behavior analysis feature beneficial. I assess VMware Carbon Black Endpoint's machine learning capabilities in detecting unknown threats as fantastic. The behavior and analytics feature employs machine learning, and these are features which make the product and give that distinguishing, differentiating factor. The intelligent threat hunting capabilities have impacted my customers' cybersecurity efforts by giving them the edge to be prepared well in advance. Whenever this feature provides prediction, you know what action to take. You are aware of a possible attack and what kind of attack it may be, so you are much better prepared.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."
"It is a very useful tool; it is worth buying irrespective of price."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"The most important feature we've found is the Enscripts, as it allows me to customize the scripts and deploy them as and how I need them, for example to segregate and index files efficiently."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution has been quite good, and, overall, the features we need are available to us."
"It uses machine learning and behavioral analytics for advanced threat detection and response."
"It gives you all of the information in a short and sweet fashion."
"The triage feature that shows you the whole chain of the malware is useful."
"It is stable and easy to set up."
"Behavioral Monitoring stops known malicious events before they even begin."
"The threat analysis functionality is good."
"The EDR and reports were helpful in improving our organization."
"I found the offline scanning to be particularly useful."
 

Cons

"We have come across problems with the end-case. We could not find an email discovery type of module and there was not flexibility with the email."
"From a customer service standpoint, this is unacceptable."
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."
"We have come across problems with the end-case. We could not find an email discovery type of module and there was not flexibility with the email."
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process."
"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."
"When you view the triage, it will show you everything within a given time frame, and not only the attack that caused the alert, which is what I want to see. It shows you all the events during that time, and that can be quite confusing."
"In our company, we also wanted to have network detection, like a host-based IDS on VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, but we did not get it."
"The Mac support needs improvement, as it had next to none."
"The endpoint machines need improvement."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"I would like to see the user credentials feature improved. I would also like to see more reporting features and better ways to roll the reports out."
"A search bar in the investigation page and some AI-related tasks like outgoing alerts, or recent tactics that are being used in the market, must be embedded in the tool so that it's easier to find alerts."
"The directions for Splunk are spot on, but it is difficult to find anything on integration with AlienVault."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a license. And, we found the cost high. We contacted them and talked to them about the ratio of the US dollar versus the Indian rupee and then we came to a solution."
"We have a license. And, we found the cost high. We contacted them and talked to them about the ratio of the US dollar versus the Indian rupee and then we came to a solution."
"EnCase is an affordable solution."
"​The product is affordable and user-friendly.​"
"The platform is expensive."
"The cost is a considerable factor, but the benefit factor is the most important. When you compare it with other products, the price is high. Carbon Black will negotiate the price."
"Overall, it was cost-effective too."
"The product is expensive. There are some additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution."
"We have branches, we have different companies, but we cannot buy less than 100 licenses. This does not make sense to me... It should be more flexible. I can understand their saying, "Okay, to be a customer you need 100," but to add on to that number it should be something very straightforward. If I need to add five, for example, I shouldn't need to add 100."
"Carbon Black might be a touch more expensive than Symantec. They tend to get a premium for their capabilities. They're sort of an industry leader in a lot of areas with the functionality that they provide."
"The pricing [is] more or less the same as other similar solutions."
"This is a really expensive product and we pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
13%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
 

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Also Known As

EnCase eDiscovery
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

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Sample Customers

Ontario Ministry of Government, Aerospace Company, Chesterfield Police Department
Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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