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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

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

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
6.8
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Virtualization Security category, the mindshare of Sophos Virtualization Security is 18.3%, down from 36.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Security is 42.6%, 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 Security42.6%
Sophos Virtualization Security18.3%
Other39.099999999999994%
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…
Nadeem Syed - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers sandboxing unit and virtual patch management, stop all the vulnerabilities and exploits
It's a good product. It's taken the majority of the market share in Pakistan from any other product; the major feature of Deep Security is its virtual patching management, which they download on the cloud. They stop all the vulnerabilities and exploits as long as you don't download all the updates and install them physically on the servers. So, in that sense, it is a very good product. And we've been selling it for a long time; it's been four to five years. And we have a lot of customers for it. Trend Micro Deep Security has a sandboxing unit, which is one of the major features that actually gives you a chance to detect any kind of threat in your network or on your servers. Also, if users truly want to secure their network and the servers, they may want to use XDR as well, which has all these features we just discussed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using this solution allows us to set up rule-based access control."
"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."
"When it comes to their firewall, it notified me about a possible infection."
"The SVM deployment has very good performance."
"I highly recommend Sophos Virtualization Security. I rate the overall solution ten out of ten for its excellent features and support."
"The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection."
"Overall, I rate Sophos Virtualization Security a nine out of ten due to its ease of use, security, and customer support."
"Very user-friendly interface, easy to understand."
"In addition to providing our clients a view of what's happening in their data centers, it also does virtual patching in the data center. It enhances the security in the data center big time."
"Support in Trend Micro Deep Security is very good. They have very professional engineers, and they often respond effectively. We are satisfied."
"It provides security and protection. The endpoint firewall is valuable."
"It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and Google Cloud Provider."
"One of the most valuable features is that it's a firewall-based solution. We just open the required reports to the server—to server communication—and that's how we use Deep Security."
"Trend Micro Deep Security is a complete solution and all the threat management has been taken care of."
"The solution has a low footprint and does not have a lot of impact on the host."
 

Cons

"I would like to see some new features for improving the security part of the solution."
"The process of registering licenses for remote devices could be optimized as there have been instances where devices entered an unknown state."
"The solution would be improved if all of the advanced features were included in the SVM."
"I wish Sophos could offer the solution at a lower price, but I doubt they will."
"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."
"We are unable to reliably specify bandwidth limits for particular clients, which is something that needs to be improved."
"They are still working on the company integration from TippingPoint because this was a recent acquisition from a few years ago. So, a Tipping Point integration with Deep Security, having one single pane of glass dashboard, would provide us a simple use case."
"We want to see improved authentication."
"Our company faced issues syncing the active directory accounts"
"The user interface could be more user-friendly, as navigation sometimes requires familiarity with the console."
"As for what could be improved, I think it should come with an XDR facility without any extra cost. They're always releasing new features, but we need to pay extra for them."
"We have had some issues when it drains some of the resources of the server."
"I think more work could be done on Deep Security's ability to handle dynamic threat scenarios."
"Installation and operations may have issues on some machines owing to their configuration of the network cards as the product is a DPI driver."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For virtualization security, the cost is approximately $50 USD per seat."
"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."
"The AWS licensing model is scalable and easy to use, but could do with tiered discounts. I am not sure how well this model will scale when we start to use Auto Scaling with AWS resources."
"From a pricing perspective, I would say the product is economical...The payments are made on a yearly basis towards the licensing of the solution."
"We are paying approximately $50,000 each month, it's definitely expensive."
"The pricing is okay. Deep Security is single-server license-based, so it will work based on how many licenses you have procured. There is a yearly subscription for each license."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"The training needs improvement. It is expensive (classroom training), and it is often hard to find answers by yourself using the documentation."
"The solution is considerably cheaper than other similar solutions."
"On an AWS defined scope, it will cheaper than buying the on-premise service. We did a trial for the on-premise version, but we decided to go with the AWS version. We are downsizing our server room, and it didn't make sense to put more machines in there."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise41
 

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 ...
 

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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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