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Sophos Virtualization Security vs Trend Micro Deep Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Sophos Virtualization Security
Ranking in Virtualization Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Deep Security
Ranking in Virtualization Security
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Virtualization Security category, the mindshare of Sophos Virtualization Security is 16.9%, down from 34.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Security is 43.2%, up from 42.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtualization Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Trend Micro Deep Security43.2%
Sophos Virtualization Security16.9%
Other39.9%
Virtualization Security
 

Featured Reviews

Vikas-Gupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Simplified graphical interface enhances task management and central console streamlines solution integration
I have been working with Sophos Virtualization Security in network security management The most effective feature of Sophos Virtualization Security is the simplified graphical user interface (GUI), which simplifies managing tasks. Additionally, the central console allows the seamless management…
Avnish Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Virtual patching has protected critical workloads and reduced downtime across financial environments
The best features Trend Micro Deep Security offers include virtual patching and comprehensive protection from multiple modules such as anti-malware, web reputation, firewall, integrity monitoring, and log inspection. It is very user-friendly, easy to understand, and helps us integrate multiple products with Deep Security. The user-friendly aspect and integration of Trend Micro Deep Security have helped my team significantly. For example, we can integrate our SIEM product, Active Directory, and multiple platforms. If an operations engineer cannot find something or forgets about a suspicious activity, we can identify the suspicious thing with the help of the SIEM. With Active Directory, we maintain our compliance, checking which server has Deep Security and which does not. By integrating these solutions, we effectively maintain compliance in our environment. Trend Micro Deep Security has positively impacted our organization because we have implemented it for multiple purposes, primarily for server security. It is installed on both multiple virtual and physical servers with minimal performance impact. It has been extremely stable throughout our usage, with no major disturbances.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When it comes to their firewall, it notified me about a possible infection."
"I highly recommend Sophos Virtualization Security. I rate the overall solution ten out of ten for its excellent features and support."
"Overall, I rate Sophos Virtualization Security a nine out of ten due to its ease of use, security, and customer support."
"I like Sophos Virtualization Security's built-in antivirus and malware protection. The firewalls are pretty stable. It's just a matter of updating the virus signatures, and they're pretty good about providing those updates regularly."
"Using this solution allows us to set up rule-based access control."
"The SVM deployment has very good performance."
"The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection."
"We use the solution to detect malicious threats, secure the endpoints, and disable the UFT."
"The most valuable features of the solution we have enabled in our organization are its anti-malware capabilities, applications, web reputation, and integrity monitoring."
"Patch management is most valuable. The major selling point of Deep Security is that it is based on the cloud. Deep Security is for the servers and databases of data centers, and generally, for patch management, you have to shut down the machines, and then you have to restart them. So, they need shutdown time, which is a cost. Big enterprises don't want to shut down their database or their data center for any kind of patch. Deep Security creates a wall and downloads all patches. You install it on the cloud. So, it saves your server from any kind of intrusion or any kind of penetration, and whenever you get a chance or time, in six, eight, or nine months, you can physically download or install all those patches in one go. So, it saves you time. It also saves your shutdown time and keeps your data center safe."
"​Very straightforward and very easy to implement.​"
"Technical support is good."
"There is no competition for this product, as no other product provides HIPS, host-firewall, and anti-malware together."
"The performance is good."
"Trend Micro provides the best support."
 

Cons

"I wish Sophos could offer the solution at a lower price, but I doubt they will."
"We are unable to reliably specify bandwidth limits for particular clients, which is something that needs to be improved."
"The process of registering licenses for remote devices could be optimized as there have been instances where devices entered an unknown state."
"Sophos Virtualization Security requires more usage. For example, if you have a virtual service line of 100 nodes, you are unable to deploy them from the console to a particular environment."
"The solution would be improved if all of the advanced features were included in the SVM."
"I would like to see some new features for improving the security part of the solution."
"Sometimes the patching is a bit slow."
"The situation with the currency in Turkey makes this solution a little bit on the expensive side, and if it were lowered then it would be more competitive."
"In the solution, servers often go offline for various reasons, requiring us to manually check the cause or issue, such as connectivity issues, and to find out why the agent went offline."
"The setup is fairly complex. The deployment took around two months."
"The workloads must be better."
"When implementing this solution, sometimes we have challenges with SQL migration."
"Trend Micro Deep Security security and scalability could be improved."
"They need to build in a central console because central integration is not very good right now."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Depending on the subscription, the price ranges from $700 to $1,000. There's a subscription for the antivirus and malware and another that includes web and email. So you might need that extended subscription if you were housing an email firewall. Otherwise, you pay a flat rate for the firewall. It's not based on the number of users."
"For virtualization security, the cost is approximately $50 USD per seat."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
"If you need an additional 10 or 20 licenses, you will need to pay additional fees."
"We don't pay any licensing fees."
"We are an original partner with AWS, so a couple of customers chose to directly take it from AWS Marketplace. A couple of customers will want us to take care of the billing. So, it's a mixed type of reaction that we receive from the customer."
"While the pricing was on the higher side, the manageability and comprehensive alerts provided by the product justified the cost."
"Purchasing on the AWS Marketplace is like shopping on Amazon Prime."
"Trend Micro Deep Security is quite expensive."
"It is a very expensive solution. It would be nice if they lower its price. Its license is based on the machines."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Virtualization Security?
It is more cost-effective to use Sophos Virtualization Security with their hardware and support rather than deploying on our own infrastructure. We have experimented with trial versions in lab envi...
What needs improvement with Sophos Virtualization Security?
The process of registering licenses for remote devices could be optimized as there have been instances where devices entered an unknown state. Despite this, support has been helpful in resolving su...
What is your primary use case for Sophos Virtualization Security?
We use Sophos Virtualization Security ( /products/sophos-virtualization-security-reviews ) primarily to upgrade our infrastructure as it provides centralized management and automatic VPN connection...
Is Crowdstrike Falcon better than Trend Micro Deep Security?
I like that Crowdstrike allows me to easily correlate data between my firewalls. What’s most useful for my needs is the intelligence modules feature. I also find that Crowdstrike Falcon’s dashboard...
What's the difference between Trend Micro Deep Security and Trend Micro Apex One?
Trend Micro Deep Security offers a lot of features. It guarantees security for your data center, cloud, and containers - all with a unified and comprehensive SaaS solution and without compromising ...
 

Also Known As

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Deep Security
 

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Sample Customers

UK National Health Service
Rush University Medical Center, Guess? Inc., Mazda Motor Logistics Europe, MEDHOST, KSC Commercial Internet Co., Ricoh Company Ltd., Square Enix, SoftBank Telecom, Telecom Italia, United Way of Greater Atlanta, A&W Food Services of Canada
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