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Sophos Central vs Vectra AI comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.7
Sophos Central is cost-effective, enhances resource use, excels in threat detection, and integrates well, boosting financial returns.
Sentiment score
6.9
Vectra AI enhances security efficiency, offers cost savings, improves incident response, and is valued despite challenges in quantifying ROI.
We returned our investment within the first year.
Supervisor, Infraestructura Information Technology at Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo
After adopting Sophos Central, we can easily integrate with ServiceNow, which means fewer employees, and that translates to money saved.
Senior Security Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The payback period is roughly six months.
Strategic RAN Lead | Network Transformation & Optimization | Philippines & South Africa at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.9
Sophos Central's support receives mixed reviews, varying from quick, knowledgeable assistance to delays and communication challenges across regions.
Sentiment score
8.0
Users highly praise Vectra AI's customer service for its knowledgeable, responsive, and proactive support, with effective issue resolution.
In my recent experience with a support ticket, the engineer was not very effective and took longer than I expected.
Senior Security Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
If I call support at any time, they will assign a new engineer according to SLA immediately or within one to three hours.
Project Incharge at IT Solution
Sophos Central integrates effectively with other products.
Supervisor, Infraestructura Information Technology at Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo
The support is quite reliable depending on the service engineer assigned.
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
When I create tickets, the response is fast, and issues are solved promptly.
Planning& Performance Analyst at National Information Center, Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia
Customer support receives a rating of nine out of ten due to being very supportive and responding quite efficiently.
Strategic RAN Lead | Network Transformation & Optimization | Philippines & South Africa at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Sophos Central excels in scalability and ease of expansion, earning high satisfaction from enterprises of all sizes.
Sentiment score
7.3
Vectra AI efficiently scales across large networks with planning, handling vast data traffic and numerous endpoints smoothly with proper infrastructure.
Sophos Central's scalability is excellent because I can add any licenses at any time without needing to create a new console.
Project Incharge at IT Solution
I believe Sophos Central's scalability is good compared to other EDR solutions that we have.
Senior Security Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vectra AI is scalable because it can work through different kinds of solutions and is compatible with all kinds of cloud solutions.
Strategic RAN Lead | Network Transformation & Optimization | Philippines & South Africa at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Sophos Central is stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and effective integration across devices despite occasional performance concerns.
Sentiment score
8.0
Vectra AI is stable with rare downtime, quick bug fixes, and easy monitoring despite occasional throughput-related slowness.
 

Room For Improvement

Sophos Central needs improvements in speed, integration, user-friendly authentication, flexible licensing, support efficiency, and enhanced app capabilities.
Vectra AI should improve integration, reporting, orchestration, reduce false positives, enhance accuracy, flexibility, and refine pricing and documentation.
I would add that the logs in Sophos Central should be more detailed. Sometimes, when we're checking the logs, they simply state that a file is blocked, but we can't find out why that is the case.
Senior Security Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I saw how I can query history from my workstation to do threat intelligence.
Supervisor, Infraestructura Information Technology at Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo
I think Sophos Central could be improved by offering an on-premises option because some users prefer to keep their data locally rather than in the cloud.
Project Incharge at IT Solution
ExtraHop's ability to decrypt encrypted data is a feature that Vectra AI lacks.
Planning& Performance Analyst at National Information Center, Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia
You need to have a Linux server, and from the Linux server, you must perform AI tasks, and there is a lot to be handled in the back end.
Owner at Fortibits
All threats, including hacking attempts, should be comprehensively addressed.
Consultant at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Sophos Central offers competitive pricing with perceptions varying from slightly expensive to cost-effective, lacking some licensing flexibility.
Vectra AI pricing is seen as high but justified by its robust features, though expensive for some, like schools.
My thoughts on the pricing or licensing with Sophos Central are that it is very good.
Supervisor, Infraestructura Information Technology at Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo
Vectra is cheaper in terms of pricing and features compared to Darktrace.
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is very acceptable when you compare it with Darktrace, for example.
Owner at Fortibits
 

Valuable Features

Sophos Central is praised for centralized management, ease of use, integration, real-time detection, and affordability for small businesses.
Vectra AI excels in AI-driven threat detection, risk scoring, and seamless integration while enhancing visibility and handling high-risk behaviors.
If it detects malware, it blocks it and then it sends it through to Sophos Central, which then sends me an email notification that one of the workstations picked up an infection or encountered an issue.
Senior IT Consultant at ICTS Group of Companies
Sophos Central has positively impacted my organization because it allows us to utilize Sophos products in a single pane of glass, and with its synchronized security, it helps to protect our environment more effectively by isolating infected devices from the internet.
Project Incharge at IT Solution
Sophos Central is very user-friendly and easy to manage.
Supervisor, Infraestructura Information Technology at Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo
Our company used Vectra AI to detect the malicious threats and viruses before they could cause more damage, and we successfully stopped the threats.
Consultant at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Alert noise was dramatically reduced by nearly 80%, allowing SOC analysts to focus more on true threats, which made them more productive and resulted in higher operational efficiency.
Strategic RAN Lead | Network Transformation & Optimization | Philippines & South Africa at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
There are extensive out-of-box detection capabilities.
Owner at Fortibits
 

Categories and Ranking

Sophos Central
Ranking in AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Vectra AI
Ranking in AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (5th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (2nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (16th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms category, the mindshare of Sophos Central is 0.8%. The mindshare of Vectra AI is 9.8%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Vectra AI9.8%
Sophos Central0.8%
Other89.4%
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Fayas Ummer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Analyst at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Centralized threat blocking has reduced manual monitoring but still needs better exclusions and logs
One way Sophos Central can be improved is in its exclusion capabilities. When we try to exclude legitimate files, we find that it requires a lot of effort, as we cannot simply exclude one file from every detection. Due to the layered approach, it takes time to exclude even one file, indicating that the exclusion process could definitely be enhanced. I would add that the logs in Sophos Central should be more detailed. Sometimes, when we're checking the logs, they simply state that a file is blocked, but we can't find out why that is the case. More detailed logs could significantly improve the log collecting aspect. Areas for improvement in Sophos Central are log collection, exclusion processes, and customer support. Aside from these points, I believe the overall product is great.
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Consultant at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Threat detection has improved and malicious emails are now identified quickly
Vectra AI offers artificial intelligence capabilities with visibility that can be integrated into our day-to-day operations and other tools, including malware detection tools and cyber threat tools. Vectra AI has positively impacted my organization. Last year while using it, we received many malicious email threats and virus incidents, including a trojan virus that had reportedly been deployed by someone. Our company used Vectra AI to detect the malicious threats and viruses before they could cause more damage, and we successfully stopped the threats. Using Vectra AI, I notice that server downtime has decreased significantly. We now experience only two to three hours of downtime, whereas without Vectra AI and other tools, our downtime would exceed 48 to 72 hours.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sophos Central?
One of the significant advantages of Sophos is its affordability compared to other technologies like Check Point and Fortinet.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Central?
My thoughts on the pricing or licensing with Sophos Central are that it is very good.
What needs improvement with Sophos Central?
On a couple of older machines, Intercept X does tend to slow a computer down significantly, but on new, modern Windows 11 machines, I have not detected this issue yet. Intercept X tends to pick up ...
What is the biggest difference between Corelight and Vectra AI?
The two platforms take a fundamentally different approach to NDR. Corelight is limited to use cases that require the eventual forwarding of events and parsed data logs to a security team’s SIEM or ...
What do you like most about Vectra AI?
The solution is currently used as a central threat detection and response system.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vectra AI?
It is very acceptable when you compare it with Darktrace, for example.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

No data available
Vectra Networks, Vectra AI NDR
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Tribune Media Group, Barry University, Aruba Networks, Good Technology, Riverbed, Santa Clara University, Securities Exchange, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
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