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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
115
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (4th), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
Sophos Central
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (8th)
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 Central2.4%
CrowdStrike Falcon15.6%
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks11.0%
Other71.0%
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VyOS Platform2.1%
MikroTik Routers and Switches17.9%
Cisco Enterprise Routers15.6%
Other64.4%
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.
AM
Data Analyst
Centralized protection has secured global endpoints and simplifies daily threat response
I have noticed pain points around installation. Whenever I want to install on devices that are Windows, it is usually a lot of hassle because it is very easy to install on a MacBook. However, when a user is using Windows, installing Sophos Central on Windows is usually a serious undertaking. I think they can improve on that. Additionally, the installation takes a really long time for Sophos Central. While that might be fine if it is doing its job, for Windows it is really quite a lot when you are installing for a particular person. Regarding needed improvements, I would suggest something. Zoho has this ManageEngine feature where users can actually turn off a device from the administrator end. I think if Sophos Central could integrate that in their system, whereby when there is a high alert, I as an IT administrator can easily go there and click on something to turn off the user's work device, I think that would be something I would love to have. That is a feature I would appreciate. I believe if Sophos Central could have something like remote desktop access, similar to Zoho ManageEngine, where when a particular device is attacked, you can toggle off the device from your end or maybe access the device remotely and render it non-functional, that is something I would appreciate seeing on Sophos Central in the future.
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.

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

Pros

"Technical support is the best in class, in my opinion, because they have invested heavily in research and development."
"The solution doesn't need a high level of technical training."
"Stability is a primary factor, and then there's the ease of distribution and policy management; Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is very easy to work with, and we're quite happy with them."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to rapidly detect certain hardware files."
"It can automatically correlate events and logs, which is very helpful for an IT administrator. It can correlate different kinds of malware activities over a network, agent, or host system. You do not need to do it manually. It is a good feature. It is also a user-friendly solution. We have deployed it on the cloud because our space does not provide any flexibility for on-premises deployment, but Palo Alto has added some flexibility to install it on-premises. It must be like the same Cortex XDR agent for all the VPN services, web filtering services, and everything else."
"In one single alert, we are getting the network telemetry, endpoint telemetry, email security telemetry, and proxy telemetry all in one single ticket, making it very easy."
"Has great threat detection capabilities."
"There has been a significant reduction of approximately 70% to 80% in our internal MTTR and MTTD metrics, now around five to eight minutes whereas previously it was hours, which has helped tremendously."
"The AI features in Sophos Central help you with investigating any issues, as you can get it to look at the logs for you, and it gives you good feedback on a summary of what it actually has found."
"We used to get malicious attacks from mail before using the solution."
"What I find most valuable in Sophos Central is its clear and detailed threat visibility on the dashboard."
"It helps manage all the components from one centralized portal."
"One significant advantage is its competitive dashboard compared to Trend Micro."
"It is highly effective because it operates in real-time, swiftly detecting malware and viruses on both endpoints and firewalls."
"The best features of Sophos Central are that it is very friendly and manageable."
"The best thing about Sophos Central is how it brings all its security solutions together in one place."
"It is an open-source product."
 

Cons

"The product's pricing could be better."
"Currently, we are monitoring all USB drives and ports but we would like to improve our device control capabilities."
"It automatically detects security issues. It should be able to protect our network devices while operating autonomously."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."
"Being able to filter the events to see those that are related to the actual alert would save time spent by the engineer."
"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."
"The downside to the solution is that there are a large number of false positives."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks could improve by offering remote management. It would be useful to look at the client's issue to fix it."
"The high price of the tool is a drawback that can be considered for improvement."
"Whenever a customer installs a Sophos Central agent on the end-user system, their system becomes slow."
"It's not well-marketed, so many customers don't know about this feature."
"With the current hybrid work environment and travel requirements, having a mobile solution would greatly improve our ability to access and navigate Sophos Central on the go, enhancing the overall user experience and making it a more portable solution."
"I don't have a Sophos firewall or many products that appear in the console, even though I don't have them enabled."
"As a user, I suggest improving Sophos Central by addressing some error messages we occasionally encounter that we just do not know what they relate to, even when it says it has resolved them."
"Maybe the license pricing could be improved."
"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."
"The product is missing some features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is moderate."
"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."
"I am using the Community edition."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."
"It has reasonable pricing for the use cases it provides to the company."
"Its pricing is kind of in line with its competitors and everybody else out there."
"It's the most expensive solution, but features-wise, it's quite strong. It's very good for protection, so the results are very good in the case of protection. I would rate it a two out of ten in terms of pricing."
"The return on investment is from the user side because we have seen the performance of it increase the delivery time of the product if we are using too many web-based and on-premise applications. In indirect ways, we saw the return of investment in terms of performance and user satisfaction increase."
"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 product is inexpensive."
"The cost is quite affordable."
"It is rather expensive."
"It offers the most competitive pricing compared to other vendors."
"Sophos Central is moderately priced."
"When compared to the market, it's relatively more cost-effective."
"The price is relatively affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
27%
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 Enterprise21
Large Enterprise54
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise9
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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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