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SonicWall Capture Client vs VMware Carbon Black Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
SonicWall Capture Client offers cost savings, improved security, reduced manual work, lower infection rates, and easy deployment for better productivity.
Sentiment score
5.2
VMware Carbon Black Cloud offers cost savings, improved security, centralized protection, better efficiency, and quick ROI with automation features.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.9
SonicWall Capture Client support is mixed, with some satisfied but many seeking faster response and improved escalation processes.
Sentiment score
6.2
VMware Carbon Black Cloud's support is effective but could improve regionally, with mixed customer satisfaction and costly services.
Partners can purchase single endpoints at prices equivalent to 1,000-endpoint deals, providing an advantage for managed security service provider partners.
Product Manager at wahana piranti teknologi
While their escalation process is understandable, it can be time-consuming as all logs need to be provided multiple times across different service levels.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
SonicWall Capture Client delivers scalable licensing, easy installation, cloud management, and an accessible interface, favored by small to medium businesses.
Sentiment score
7.1
VMware Carbon Black Cloud is praised for its scalability and effectiveness in large environments, with minor integration suggestions.
There are no restrictions on the scalability of SonicWall Capture Client.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
SonicWall Capture Client is accessed via cloud-based management console.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The installation process is straightforward, requiring only five pilot installations to enable customers to complete the remaining installations independently.
Product Manager at wahana piranti teknologi
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
SonicWall Capture Client's stability divides opinion, praised for threat prevention but critiqued for high resource consumption and slowdowns.
Sentiment score
7.0
VMware Carbon Black Cloud is stable, with minor issues, resolves bugs quickly, but needs better support and availability for large deployments.
 

Room For Improvement

SonicWall Capture Client suffers from performance issues, outdated interface, high RAM use, and lacks robust threat detection and support.
VMware Carbon Black Cloud struggles with intelligence, usability, performance issues, inadequate support, and high costs, affecting its efficiency.
One of the drawbacks is that I cannot use Advanced and Premier licenses within a single tenant, which can be problematic when users need to deploy different licenses.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
A significant limitation is that SonicWall Capture Client cannot be installed on smartphones, as there is no mobile version available.
Product Manager at wahana piranti teknologi
XDR cannot be used unless MDR services are purchased with SonicWall.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I recall we couldn't upgrade because the sensor was not compatible, and the latest VMware Carbon Black Cloud version was not compatible with the latest Red Hat version.
Sec consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

SonicWall Capture Client pricing receives mixed reviews for cost-effectiveness, varying by business size, region, and additional costs.
VMware Carbon Black Cloud offers varied pricing experiences, but users often secure competitive rates through resellers with few surprises.
SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

SonicWall Capture Client provides robust protection features, including rollback, machine learning, and dual-agent real-time threat detection.
VMware Carbon Black Cloud provides endpoint isolation, threat detection, and real-time protection with minimal disruption and efficient threat management.
Machine learning is particularly effective due to SonicWall sandboxing's threat intelligence database of approximately 7.1 billion entries.
Product Manager at wahana piranti teknologi
One is that users can use the sandbox of SonicWall, which is called Capture ATP for free.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

SonicWall Capture Client
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
43rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (44th)
VMware Carbon Black Cloud
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
53rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Security Incident Response (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of SonicWall Capture Client is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SonicWall Capture Client0.7%
VMware Carbon Black Cloud0.4%
Other98.9%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

HT
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.
reviewer2771742 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sec consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported consistent deployment across departments but needs better OS compatibility and detection performance
I am not really looking for a new solution, actually, I was preparing for an interview and wanted to have a comparison between both tools. I have not worked with any of these products before, but we had a training demonstration yesterday with Dynatrace, and I have investigated the Wiz solution better. In terms of experience, it will be my first time with CDR. I am working with something for EDR, specifically, we have an EDR, it's VMware Carbon Black Cloud. They have a hybrid environment, both on-prem and cloud. I would usually recommend this product for big companies, because it's not cheap, so only big companies would I expect to pay for that. The review rating for VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 6 out of 10.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Government
10%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

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?
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, particu...
What is your primary use case for SonicWall Capture Client?
The solution is used primarily in hospitality, specifically hotels, and manufacturing sectors. Approximately 70% of usage comes from hospitality, with the remainder from manufacturing.In hotel case...
What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?
I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...
What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?
Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...
What needs improvement with Carbon Black CB Response?
I see room for improvement as I remember some problems on compatibility with some operating systems; I recall we couldn't upgrade because the sensor was not compatible, and the latest VMware Carbon...
 

Also Known As

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Carbon Black CB Response
 

Overview

 

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