OpenText Core Endpoint Protection vs WatchGuard EPDR comparison

OpenText and WatchGuard are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. OpenText is ranked #50 with an average rating of 5.0, while WatchGuard is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.8. OpenText holds a 0.8% mindshare in EPP, compared to WatchGuard’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of WatchGuard users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection and WatchGuard EPDR compete in the endpoint security category. WatchGuard EPDR has a slight upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set, outstanding customer service, and superior detection tools.

Features: OpenText Core Endpoint Protection provides robust endpoint security with real-time threat intelligence, advanced malware protection, and zero-trust application service. WatchGuard EPDR enhances its suite with integrated endpoint detection and response, patch management, and application control, offering a more dynamic approach to security.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Core Endpoint Protection could improve by expanding its feature set, providing more advanced detection tools, and integrating patch management. WatchGuard EPDR may benefit from better pricing transparency, enhanced user interface customization, and reducing the learning curve for new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers a streamlined deployment process and responsive customer service. WatchGuard EPDR matches in deployment efficiency and excels in ongoing support, providing tailored assistance that improves user experience.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is recognized for its competitive costs and solid ROI, appealing to cost-conscious buyers. WatchGuard EPDR, while more costly upfront, delivers significant ROI through rich features, making it appealing to organizations valuing advanced security despite higher initial expenses.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Core Endpoint Prot...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

50th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WatchGuard EPDR

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 0.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard EPDR is 2.1%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
WatchGuard EPDR	2.1%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	0.8%
Other	97.1%

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Featured Reviews

Urs Schuerch

Information Technology Engineer at Ingenias AG

A tool that offers good UI and documentation

Webroot Business Endpoint Protection had sent me a physical installation medium, which was very easy to obtain and deploy. It was also easy to configure, and it had a nice UI. I didn't have any problems with the product. I think that Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is very transparent about the pricing models offered to users. The tool also maintains transparency about the features and specifications. Previously, when I compared the two products with Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, I saw that with Trend Micro, it is very difficult to transparently find out what it offers and how much it charges for it.

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PaolaLamura

SOC & Incident Manager at Retelit

While being easy to manage and create reports, the tool also offers a good UI

I rate the ease of use and management of Panda Adaptive Defense 360 an eight on a scale of one to ten. The tool's ability to provide information about the vulnerability is the most impactful feature of the product that has an impact on our company's security posture. Speaking about scenarios where the solution effectively prevented the security breach, I would say that our company sees how the tool blocks when our customers accidentally click on some malware, after which it quarantines that file. My company makes a playbook with the SOAR tool that Panda Adaptive Defense 360 uses to block and isolate attacks. In our company's system, if there is a big event that occurs, then to block the endpoint, we use SOAR with Panda Adaptive Defense 360 to block and isolate attacks or threats. The solution's real-time monitoring has improved our company's ability to detect threats if we use it in our company with Panda SIEMFeeder. Only if in my company there is a need to do some research, prepare a report, or if we want to change the policy, so it is not very often that we use the visualization part of the tool in our company. The reporting and analytics part of the tool has helped with the decision-making in our company since we combine different kinds of logs and situations from different ingestion logs, and we can configure a specific alert. In my company, we use the tool's data search functionality if required to check the information we need. Presently, our company uses the configuration alert and SIEMFeeder in our system. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The feature we found most valuable is the AI functionality for maintaining endpoint security. This is very powerful."

"It is excellent endpoint protection for mobiles that does everything it says it will."

"Valuable features include good scanning, very light footprint and management console that the client can access and (just as important) in which I can see status of groups of computers (I am a consultant, IT role)."

"Probably, compared to other antivirus programs, what we like about it is it is lightweight."

"The most valuable features of the solution include the endpoint navigation protection, the protection related to the EMS service, as well as the control and the cloud integration capabilities."

"The Webroot cloud console is very powerful."

"They have a lot of features integrated from way back, which shows that the product developers know exactly what they're doing."

"The ease of use of the centralized admin console is its best asset."

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"I would give the overall solution a rating of ten out of ten."

"It is easy to manage."

"It prevents our users from circumventing security. Everything is password protected so they can't get into it. They can't uninstall it. They can't do anything."

"What is really great about Panda Adaptive Defense 360 is its console in the cloud, and it can keep the inventory of software in the PC."

"WatchGuard EPDR improves organization primarily by supporting the IT team rather than the end users directly. It helps IT teams accomplish more with fewer people. One of its standout features is the patch management solution, which allows companies without up-to-date services like WSUS to manage patches for Windows and Linux systems. Additionally, it provides the usual endpoint protection features such as virus and malware protection, application control, and website control."

"Great technical support staff."

"The most valuable feature of Panda Security Adaptive Defense is we don't have to have dedicated infrastructure on-premise because it is cloud-based."

"The patch management module is very important."

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Cons

"The console spins up relatively slowly, and some of the configuration items are obscure (e.g., reporting back one time per day is a default setting) and need to be tweaked."

"Reporting system could be improved."

"I'm not happy with Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, for only one reason. It seems that it slows down my interface when I'm doing programming in Microsoft Access, tremendously."

"There needs to be more advanced analytics. It would make it a more powerful antivirus solution within the marketplace."

"It would be great if there was a feature which would allow you to scan an individual file on an endpoint user's computer."

"We need more control over when upgrades to the app are rolled out."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to improve its ability to detect threats."

"The only complaint I have with Webroot is its inability to prevent UoD phishing and its inability to check against bots or block anti-attacks. Plus the URL server is in zero-definition."

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"Needs a better way to scan the hardware to detect whether it's valid."

"It would be nice if Panda Security Adaptive Defense could come out with remote desktop usage."

"The implementation was difficult."

"The stability could be improved. My teammates who use Panda Security and I have experienced some issues."

"The only part I really don't use as much is their firewall. It's a bit superfluous. Most people have their own firewall in place, so they don't really need that part portion of the solution."

"The software has performance issues due to its requirements on the processor, however, these issues are common with other vendors, not just WatchGuard."

"Panda Security Adaptive Defense’s stability could be improved."

"Panda Security Adaptive Defense is stable. However, when updates are being done on the computers we can experience some troubles because the computers need to be restarted. When we start the computers they are not functioning correctly and we have not received proper feedback regarding this random issue."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our strategy was to overestimate the complexity and cost. It turned out that Webroot's assurance was justified."

"Get a trial, then a multi-year license."

"The pricing is high."

"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."

"From a pricing standpoint, I would rate it a four out of five."

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

"I rate the product's pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. There are no costs in addition to the product's standard licensing fees."

"The solution is very cost-effective."

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"The price is excellent."

"I don't think Panda's license is too expensive, but they're charging more than it's worth. It's a yearly license. For 1,000 endpoints, it's around $18,000."

"The product is available at a high price."

"Our licensing fee is 1M Euro per month, so it is about 80 Euro's per user."

"The solution's pricing is better compared to other products."

"Customers need to pay monthly licensing costs for Panda Security Adaptive Defense, which is not expensive."

"The price of this solution depends on the number of licenses that you are purchasing."

"Panda is cloud-only and comes at a reasonable cost. It is a set price per seat."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Real Estate/Law Firm

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Hospitality Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Webroot Business Endpoint Protection?

I haven't observed any of the instabilities in the solution. It is a stable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Webroot Business Endpoint Protection?

Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is probably on the cheaper side, so I would rate their pricing a one or a two out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Webroot Business Endpoint Protection?

Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to improve its ability to detect threats. It does not do what it's advertised to do. Real-time threat detection also doesn't work as it should.

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What do you like most about WatchGuard EPDR?

The product's most valuable features are the zero-trust application service and its capability to detect threats and attacks.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WatchGuard EPDR?

The price of the solution is okay. It's all right.

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What needs improvement with WatchGuard EPDR?

I have no idea if I use some automation functions. I can't find any disadvantages; maybe that is because many companies haven't used it. I would prefer to see some features such as AI in antivirus ...

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Also Known As

Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

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Overview

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

EDR for continuous monitoring that prevents the execution of unknown processes. Behavioral analysis and detection of IoAs (indicators of attack) scripts, macros, etc.
Automatic detection and response for targeted attacks and in-memory exploits. Endpoint protection capabilities such as URL filtering, device control and managed firewall.
Zero-Trust Application and Threat Hunting features delivered as managed services. Lightweight agent and easy-to-use Cloud-based console with detailed reporting.

WatchGuard

Sample Customers

Mytech Partners

Indra, Valea AB, Fineit, Aemcom, Data Solutions INC., Gloucestershire NHS, Golden Star Resources Ltd, Hispania Racing Team, Instituto Dos Museus e da ConserÊo, Escuelas Pias Provincia Emaus, Axiom Housing Association, Municipality of Bjuv, Lesedi Nuclear, Mullsj_ municipality, Eng. skolan Norr AB, Dalakraft AB, Peter Green Haulage Ltd

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