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Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (5th), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
Sophos Central
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (12th)
VyOS Platform
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Routers (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sophos Central1.9%
CrowdStrike Falcon16.4%
Darktrace11.9%
Other69.80000000000001%
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VyOS Platform1.4%
MikroTik Routers and Switches17.4%
Cisco Enterprise Routers14.2%
Other67.0%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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.
Borislav Andric - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Navigator CORPORATION LLC
The product is free, and the initial setup is easy, but it is missing some features, and it is not stable
The product is missing some features. Some features are not implemented the way we expect them to be. The tool doesn’t have the same quality as other commercial vendors like Cisco. There were some problems with IPsec. For a long time, the tool did not support VTI tunnels. I also faced some problems with some specific networking solutions. I couldn’t set the source IP. I would like to have a hardware solution in the future.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The stability of the solution is very good, we have about 100 users on it right now, and we use it twice a week."
"The multi-layered approach to the product gives you confidence that it will stop exploits, ransomware, worms, or viruses from compromising endpoints, essentially providing peace of mind."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The best feature of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is that it collects logs from different sections such as the endpoint, the network, and the cloud, making it easy to investigate alerts, collect some of the investigation packages related to the infected machines, and provide live response."
"It is a simple platform to use."
"The positive impacts I see from Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks include a complete 360-degree view of our security posture altogether, being a uniform platform where we are ingesting logs from multiple resources."
"It'll not slow down your system when compared to others."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to rapidly detect certain hardware files."
"Sophos Central provides reports on downloads. It alerts the admin when users use their personal computers. The product is also flexible."
"Sophos Central has positively impacted our organization by being a desired EDR solution for our many clients."
"The most valuable features of Sophos Central are total threat hunting and detection response."
"Sophos Central is cloud-based, which allows the administrator to control everything from anywhere. It is free for most of the products except the firewall."
"The most valuable feature is that it protects my IT infrastructure from attacks."
"The advantage of central management, particularly in antivirus management, is that I don't need to go to each user individually."
"The most important feature is definitely the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tool. It allows us to track malware and other incidents in our environment."
"One of the most valuable features of Sophos Central for maintaining our cybersecurity posture is its ease of use."
"It is an open-source product."
 

Cons

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."
"Cortex XDR could improve its sales support team, including better commission structures and referral programs."
"This product has not improved my organization - in fact, we are in the process of moving back to another product as a result of Cortex's horrible impact on system performance."
"There are some third-party solutions that are difficult to integrate with, which is something that can be improved."
"There are some third-party solutions that are difficult to integrate with, which is something that can be improved."
"Cortex XDR could be improved with more GUI features."
"A better pricing plan would make this product more competitive."
"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around."
"I would like to see improvements in the password recovery process within the Sophos Central solution."
"Compared to GFI KerioControl, Sophos Firewall can be made much faster at setting up VPN clients and site-to-site VPNs."
"One area I would like to see improvement in Sophos Central is the multi-factor authentication process."
"The tool is slow in the Middle East region. It should also integrate custom reporting."
"The main drawback lies in the weak after-sales support system."
"Customer support for Sophos Central is a bit slow. When I create a support ticket, it takes a while for them to respond."
"In future releases, I would like to see a complete XDR solution in Sophos. I want to see its capability. I want to understand how it works compared to Trend Micro, specifically its features and how it gears up."
"I have not seen a return on investment yet."
"The product is missing some features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I did PoCs on products called Cylance and CrowdStrike. Although, I consider these products and they were also good, when it come to cost and budgetary factors, Traps has been proven to be better than the other two products. It is quite cost-effective and delivers all the entire solution which we require."
"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."
"I don't like that they have different types of licenses."
"Cortex XDR is a costly solution."
"The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."
"Compared to CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR is an expensive solution."
"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."
"It's way too expensive, but security is expensive. You pay for your licensing, and then you pay for someone to monitor the stuff."
"The product is expensive. However, you can get discounts for over 100 users."
"Though I don't know the exact price of the product, I know that the tool is worth the money."
"The solution is moderately expensive."
"The product is inexpensive."
"The tool is competitively priced."
"There is a one-time fee for the hardware and an annual subscription fee, which is pretty good because we can get free updates."
"The pricing is highly affordable, with no additional costs."
"The price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
28%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise49
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Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Central?
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What needs improvement with Sophos Central?
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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
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