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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Sophos EPP Suite and Tanium offer varied strengths in endpoint protection. Sophos stands out for its pricing and ease of use, while Tanium is preferred for its comprehensive features, despite being pricier.

Features: Sophos EPP Suite boasts intuitive functionality, robust malware detection, and straightforward integration. Tanium provides advanced threat detection, scalable solutions, and real-time data collection for comprehensive endpoint visibility.

Room for Improvement: Sophos could improve its overall system performance and advance its threat response capabilities. Tanium needs enhancements in product stability and a reduction in resource consumption.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sophos EPP Suite is noted for its easy deployment and responsive customer support. Tanium requires in-depth technical knowledge for deployment, but its customer service is highly regarded for expertise and effectiveness.

Pricing and ROI: Sophos EPP Suite is seen as cost-effective with a good ROI due to lower setup costs. Tanium, although costlier initially, delivers significant ROI through its advanced features and comprehensive protection.

To learn more, read our detailed Sophos EPP Suite vs. Tanium Report (Updated: September 2025).

Sophos EPP Suite vs. Tanium

September 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Sophos EPP Suite

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

23rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Tanium

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

35th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (7th), Vulnerability Management (24th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (30th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Sophos EPP Suite is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tanium is 2.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Sophos EPP Suite	1.0%
Tanium	2.4%
Other	96.6%

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Featured Reviews

Sabbir Ahmed

Director at Infosonik Systems Ltd

Experience significant threat prevention advancements with user-friendly deployment

The feature is called relay server, and some people refer to it as a cache server. The Sophos EPP Suite is scalable. Some customers in banks typically have 5,000 to 7,000 users. One customer started with 1,000 users and has now extended to 4,000 users. Some customers are using up to 8,000 users without any issues. Regarding AI elements in the Sophos EPP Suite, firewalls have already introduced AI features. They have integrated AI models similar to ChatGPT in firewalls. These AI features should be introduced in endpoint XDR as well. Key features for comprehensive detection and prevention include advanced threat prevention, ransomware protections, exploit prevention, and AI-powered detections. Extended visibility and data analysis include cross-product data correlations. They have a data lake, live discover, and threat graphs. They also offer AI case summary and AI common analysis, accessible from Sophos Central, which is the management portal for Sophos XDR. Sophos Central serves as one central management portal for managing firewalls, endpoint, Sophos encryption, and mobile device management solutions. This centralized management is particularly appealing to customers.

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NitinKushwaha

Product Manager at OakNorth

Stable product with an ability to build complex roles

We use Tanium as an EDR solution for managing end-user devices and servers The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors. Tanium's dashboard UI could be similar to CrowdStrike. We have been using Tanium for two and a half years. The product is stable. I rate…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Sophos EPP Suite are the synchronized threat and ransomware protection."

"The performance and scalability are impressive. We can install it on various computers."

"The web control and the application control are two good features."

"It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."

"The product interacts well with other Sophos products we have."

"The most valuable features of Sophos EPP Suite are the detection capability, machine learning, ransomware protection, and live response."

"The most valuable feature of Sophos EPP Suite is the accounting and reporting services are good and professional. The business features of the solution are very useful, such as the reporting page for clients. It provides a clear understanding of usage, including how much traffic has been used and how much is remaining. Additionally, it's user-friendly and easy to understand. Overall, the solution is good, useful, and has a helpful user interface."

"Synchronized security is a great feature. My firewall knows exactly what is happening in my endpoint."

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"Tanium's most valuable features are patch management, inventory, and distribution software."

"Threat hunting is a very good feature on Tanium. We have just started using it and have not used it extensively."

"I like the fact that you can create patching campaigns depending on the area of your network that you want to address first. I like the ability it has to make several campaigns that work in parallel."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps."

"I'm not so familiar with the tool but I like the interaction of the console to the picture. Patching is the primary model I have been focusing on for the last couple of weeks. So I have created a proof of concept environment and have been checking the available features."

"I would say Tanium is the best tool for vulnerability management."

"When I push a quick update, it's done right away, and I can rescan immediately to confirm completion within minutes."

"I like the tool's incident response and security patching."

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Cons

"The automation side of the setup is a pain. I have to run the installers manually."

"The encryption features are not as good as McAfee's."

"Lacks delegated administration privileges for large organizations, and differential permissions for admins."

"Configuring notifications is lagging a bit behind the curve as the product should be able to direct exactly where any notification type is sent."

"In the future, I would like to see better third-party integration so that it can work in conjunction with our ticket system."

"The solution’s performance could be improved for the end-users."

"We require a fast response from Sophos, but currently, in the last three to four months, it has become lengthy; the support has become lengthy."

"The solution could improve in configuration and the central logging and dashboard."

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"I would like to have more integrations and custom plugins to input. Integration is always a big deal in a lot of different environments."

"We had some issues with the solution's OS upgrade."

"They could improve the UI."

"The solution needs to improve the reporting and tracking capabilities."

"When working with Tanium, there are some older devices that haven't been patched for a long time, and certain patches are not included in Tanium."

"The performance could improve in future releases. We have had performance issues in specialized web environments, but overall I think the problems are less than 2% of the computer systems being used."

"The solution can give a lot of false positives."

"Tanium required local admin or root rights on Mac devices, which did not comply with our security policies. This made the solution less suitable for our restrictive environment."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the price seven out of ten, for its cost-effectiveness."

"Sophos is cheaper than some competing products."

"We are on an annual license to use the solution."

"Sophos EPP Suite is a competitive and affordable solution."

"The product is inexpensive, and we receive good discount offers from our product partners."

"There is an annual license to use the solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"The price of Sophos EPP Suite is reasonable."

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"Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."

"The solution offers value for money."

"There is an annual license required to use this solution."

"It is higher than some competitors in the market."

"The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."

"The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."

"It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Educational Organization

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	14

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sophos EPP Suite?

Sophos EPP Suite is a powerful antivirus.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos EPP Suite?

For Bangladesh, the price of the Sophos EPP Suite is reasonable. We recently won a deal when compared with CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Palo Alto, and Checkpoint. The deal was won based purely on comm...

What needs improvement with Sophos EPP Suite?

The Sophos EPP Suite should work on key areas, especially in data management, specifically the data retention part. The data lake storage has certain limits. Users have noted that daily upload limi...

What do you like most about Tanium?

The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors.

What needs improvement with Tanium?

While there is always room for improvement, I am pleased with Tanium.

What is your primary use case for Tanium?

The primary use case for Tanium ( /products/tanium-reviews ) is compliance, patching, and inventory as part of the core functions.

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Overview

Protect every user and every device from malware, spam, data loss and more with our Enduser Protection bundles. Only Sophos delivers best-of-breed endpoint, mobile, encryption, email and web security solutions licensed per user and backed by the best support in the industry.

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Tanium Endpoint Platform reduces security risk, improves agility & increases efficiency, a fundamentally new approach to endpoint security's threat detection, indicent response, vulnerability assessment and configuration compliance & with management's software distribution, asset utilization, asset inventory and patch management.

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