IT Operations Lead at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Simple management, efficient dashboards , but difficult implementation
Pros and Cons
  • "CrowdStrike Falcon Complete's most valuable features are efficient dashboards and their ease of management."
  • "The improvements needed for CrowdStrike Falcon Complete are in the way the agent updates. The overall management of endpoints needs to be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use CrowdStrike Falcon Complete for the management of endpoints, which are located onshore and offshore. 

CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is mainly for endpoint protection, and we used it alongside Microsoft Defender, to secure our assets, which are either domains or newgroups.

What is most valuable?

CrowdStrike Falcon Complete's most valuable features are efficient dashboards and their ease of management.

What needs improvement?

The improvements needed for CrowdStrike Falcon Complete are in the way the agent updates. The overall management of endpoints needs to be better.

In the next release of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, they should include more security towards endpoints, add device management, and PAM solutions along with their endpoint solutions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using CrowdStrike Falcon Complete for approximately two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is stable. If they make any changes in the backend, then they leave their clients with very little choice, they either have to force manage everything or they can be left out.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is good. We are in the cloud making scalability not a problem.

How are customer service and support?

The support for CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is not good. They take a very long time to respond, it takes 24 to 28 hours for them to get back to us.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used previously Microsoft Defender for Endpoints.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoints is a very basic endpoint security solution. I cannot even compare it with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete.

How was the initial setup?

The initial implementation of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, including the creation of policies and aspects, is fairly easy. However, the only challenge is to roll out the endpoints individually onto all systems. If you have a large network and you don't have an SCCM or any other solution through which you can roll out, it becomes cumbersome. The solution does not come with any auto ruling platform feature.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of this solution is expensive compared to others solutions.

What other advice do I have?

I have been using CrowdStrike Falcon Complete a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Technology Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
MSP
Improves our security posture, and it's easy to use and very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "Its ease of use is valuable. Nothing is left to you."
  • "Its price and integration into a pre-existing process could be better."

What is our primary use case?

It's an endpoint detection and response tool. I am using its latest version.

How has it helped my organization?

It improves our security posture.

What is most valuable?

Its ease of use is valuable. Nothing is left to you.

What needs improvement?

Its price and integration into a pre-existing process could be better.

In terms of features, I'm quite happy with where they're at the moment in their roadmap as a company.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. I'd rate it a ten out of ten in terms of stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's scalable. I'd rate it a nine out of ten in terms of scalability. It would be a ten if it was cheaper.

In my organization, there are 100 users, but we have also deployed it elsewhere. They have over 10,000 users. It goes on every device irrespective of the role.

How are customer service and support?

They're good on official channels and non-official channels.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using another solution. We switched because of our partners.

How was the initial setup?

It's easy as long as you've got something to deploy on LAN. Otherwise, it's a bit of a pain. For me, it took less than 10 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

I installed it on my own. One person is enough for its maintenance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's expensive. Its price varies because it's a modular solution. I'd rate it a six out of ten in terms of pricing.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I'd rate it an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Partner at Fortium Partners: Interim, virtual & fractional CISO and CPO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Good intelligence, outstanding security whitepapers, excellent support, and does what it is supposed to do
Pros and Cons
  • "Their intelligence is really good. The security whitepapers that they write are outstanding. They handle it all for the clients. CrowdStrike Complete is managed by CrowdStrike. They only call a client if there is a problem that they can't address. They pretty much contain and eradicate. This is not something that every vendor provides."
  • "People should be able to obtain training at any point of the engagement so that if somebody who doesn't have the basic knowledge is getting thrown into it, they are able to get trained, and CrowdStrike is able to help them out. CrowdStrike is really doing what they're supposed to be doing, but it is like anything else where they have to keep up on their research and development, or they'll fall behind. This is a fast-paced environment, and I've seen that vendors that were really good three years ago are terrible now. CrowdStrike is trying to stay ahead of the bad guys. They have AI. I have not had a problem with them missing anything. If they missed something, they should just make sure that they don't miss it again and understand why they missed it. I don't know if they did."

What is our primary use case?

Our clients use it for protecting themselves from getting ransomware. Their use case is just to protect their endpoints because it is really bad out there.

It is a hybrid deployment. You have to have agents on all the endpoints, and all the CrowdStrike AI is on the cloud.

What is most valuable?

Their intelligence is really good. The security whitepapers that they write are outstanding.

They handle it all for the clients. CrowdStrike Complete is managed by CrowdStrike. They only call a client if there is a problem that they can't address. They pretty much contain and eradicate. This is not something that every vendor provides.

What needs improvement?

People should be able to obtain training at any point of the engagement so that if somebody who doesn't have the basic knowledge is getting thrown into it, they are able to get trained, and CrowdStrike is able to help them out.

CrowdStrike is really doing what they're supposed to be doing, but it is like anything else where they have to keep up on their research and development, or they'll fall behind. This is a fast-paced environment, and I've seen that vendors that were really good three years ago are terrible now. CrowdStrike is trying to stay ahead of the bad guys. They have AI. I have not had a problem with them missing anything. If they missed something, they should just make sure that they don't miss it again and understand why they missed it. I don't know if they did.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easy. All you need to do is to get the correct pricing. When you add more endpoints, you are going to pay more for the license. When you do mergers and acquisitions, it is always a concern. If you've got really good security products in one company but not in the other one, you have to bring them in.

Most of our clients are medium-sized companies. We also have large clients, but they have got full security staff. CrowdStrike does well in medium-sized companies because they need them really badly. With CrowdStrike Complete, they don't have to have the staff to manage it.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have interacted with them, and they are excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Our clients had other solutions, and they switched because they got ransomware. A lot of solutions aren't always what they say they are. Some are good, but people don't have the staff to manage them. With CrowdStrike Complete, you don't have to have the staff to manage it.

How was the initial setup?

Its initial setup is very straightforward. The agents are really easy to roll out. 

I always tell my clients that it is a partnership. You have to do health checks with them to make sure that you're doing what you should be doing and they're doing what they're supposed to be doing.  Sometimes, clients put products in place, and they leave them. Then they find out that they didn't set them right, and now they're a victim of a ransomware attack that they could have avoided. They had the right security product in place. 

CrowdStrike should be promoting these health checks with their clients, and they do, but I don't know if all salespeople do it. That is so important because sometimes it is not the vendor that caused the issue. It is the client, but they didn't know any better.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

They are really reasonable for the services they are providing. When you add more endpoints, you are going to pay more for the license.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution. I would advise others to get the best pricing and doing it around the quarters. You should really understand the pricing structure and the fact that you still need somebody to be able to take their call if there is something they can't do. Do health checks, and make sure that it is implemented correctly and you have got all your endpoints covered. It is a partnership between the vendor and the customer, and CrowdStrike is really good at that.

I would rate CrowdStrike Falcon Complete a ten out of ten.

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IT Infrastructure Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Stable, with good pricing but could offer better reporting
Pros and Cons
  • "We found the initial setup to be quick and easy for the most part."
  • "The reporting could be better. It's not as good as it could be."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use this solution for our clients.

What is most valuable?

The solution is stable.

We found the initial setup to be quick and easy for the most part.

The product can scale if you need it to.

The pricing of the product is okay. It's not too expensive.

What needs improvement?

The reporting could be better. It's not as good as it could be. If they could improve that a bit, and make it more robust, that would be ideal.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for one and a half years. It hasn't been a very long time just yet.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. We find it reliable. It doesn't crash or freeze. There aren't bugs or glitches. It's been good so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale If a company needs to expand it, they should be able to do so with relative ease.

We have about 10,000 users in our company that benefit from the solution.

We will continue to use the product and may even increase usage in the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't contacted technical support. Therefore, I can't make an assessment of their services.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Kaspersky. We used it up until around 2018 and then we switched.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is not so complex. In fact, it's relatively straightforward. A company shouldn't have issues implementing it.

The deployment is pretty fast as well. It took us about one month to have everything up and running.

We had about five people who worked on the setup and deployment in our organization.

What about the implementation team?

We handled the deployment ourselves. We didn't require any outside assistance. We didn't hire an integrator or consultant. It was all handled in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We've found the pricing to be reasonable. We pay a certain amount for licensing and that's it. It's not too much.

What other advice do I have?

It's my understanding that we are using the latest version of the solution.

I would definitely recommend this product to other companies. 

I'd rate the solution, on a scale from one to ten, at a nine. We've been quite happy with it so far.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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System Engineer at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
Advanced threat detection, managed services and rapid incident response
Pros and Cons
  • "The system is valuable as it is a fully managed endpoint protection service designed to stop breaches, detect threats, and respond to incidents effectively."
  • "The technical support is satisfactory, but there is room for improvement to enhance it."

What is our primary use case?

We commonly use it for mitigating phishing, virus, and malware attacks, making it an essential tool for such security incidents.

What is most valuable?

The system is valuable as it is a fully managed endpoint protection service designed to stop breaches, detect threats, and respond to incidents effectively.

What needs improvement?

The technical support is satisfactory, but there is room for improvement to enhance it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with it for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is excellent, and our clients are satisfied with it. Even minor bugs are promptly addressed and fixed.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support response times are contingent upon the severity level of the issue. However, we ensure prompt attention by assigning a dedicated person or engineer to address critical issues immediately. I would rate it seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is quite simple.

What about the implementation team?

Managing and implementing it is straightforward for us because we have specialists in our company who are skilled at implementing this tool. The deployment time varies depending on the client's needs, but typically it takes no longer than one week.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Our clients choose CrowdStrike, particularly Falcon Complete, due to a variety of factors such as pricing and a wide range of features.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Senior security consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
MSP
Top 20
Easy, lightweight, 100% reliable, and able to stop zero-day and ransomware attacks
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a major anti-malware solution. It can stop zero-day attacks and ransomware attacks. There are so many features in CrowdStrike. Falcon Overwatch is a valuable module. It is lightweight on the endpoints. It doesn't have any scanning mechanism. It works on artificial intelligence, static analysis, and dynamic analysis. There is no signature available on this. It is a pretty easy solution. It is cloud-based, so there is no driver maintenance or anything like that. You can go anywhere in the world. If you have internet, you'll get connected to the cloud and the policies that it contains. It is pretty simple."
  • "Its support should be improved. The product is amazing, but the problem is that their support team is overconfident about the product. If something happens, they don't listen. They keep arguing with the customer. It should have more reporting. Reports are not that customizable. We need customizable reports for our customers, but they not there in CrowdStrike as well as SentinelOne."

What is our primary use case?

It is an advanced anti-malware solution. Our clients replace the existing traditional antivirus with this solution. We are an implementer. We sell this solution, and then I go and understand the existing environment to deploy it.

What is most valuable?

It is a major anti-malware solution. It can stop zero-day attacks and ransomware attacks. There are so many features in CrowdStrike. 

It is lightweight on the endpoints. It doesn't have any scanning mechanism. It works on artificial intelligence, static analysis, and dynamic analysis. There is no signature available on this.

It is a pretty easy solution. It is cloud-based, so there is no driver maintenance or anything like that. You can go anywhere in the world. If you have internet, you'll get connected to the cloud and the policies that it contains. It is pretty simple.

What needs improvement?

Its support should be improved. The product is amazing, but the problem is that their support team is overconfident about the product. If something happens, they don't listen. They keep arguing with the customer.

It should have more reporting. Reports are not that customizable. We need customizable reports for our customers, but they not there in CrowdStrike as well as SentinelOne.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been providing this solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a 100% reliable solution. We had some small glitches with it, but we were able to rectify those issues by tuning it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is pretty good. We have four customers, and there are a total of 15,000 to 20,000 users.

One of our clients has been using this for over a year now, and they have acquired more companies. They will possibly buy more. They really like the product and are happy with the product.

How are customer service and technical support?

The first level of support is with us. If I'm not able to solve an issue, then I'll raise a case to Falcon with the help of the customer. I get guidance from the customer to raise the ticket about the issue and everything. As a partner or a vendor, we cannot raise a case for another customer. 

Their support team is overconfident about the product. If something happens, they don't listen. They keep arguing with the customer.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have got experience with SentinelOne Vigilance. The major difference between SentinelOne Vigilance and CrowdStrike Falcon is the pricing. CrowdStrike is more expensive. Otherwise, both work in almost the same manner. They are cloud-based, and they are next-generation endpoints. They block cyber attacks. 

How was the initial setup?

Its initial setup is straightforward. It is pretty simple. It is a very powerful product that doesn't take much time to be set up. Unlike traditional antivirus, you don't need to create a lot of policies and build up the server. I have a link, and I enable the license and download the agent. That's it. It is pretty fast. 

The deployment duration depends on the environment and the number of clients. It could take from three days to one week depending upon the number of agents. In most cases, the customer will opt to deploy for 50 machines. A customer has around 6,000 endpoints, and I have also deployed for only 50. It depends upon the customer. 

What about the implementation team?

We are a team of two. I and my colleague do the deployment. 

It definitely needs upgrade, fine-tuning, and exclusions. No security product is 100% accurate, so we need fine-tuning. I am responsible for the maintenance for our clients. They have something called an Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC). Every quarter, I need to do a health check of their endpoints. After that, I send a report to them about the fine-tuning findings and the fine-tuning steps that need to be performed.

What was our ROI?

Our clients have definitely seen ROI. They were attacked with ransomware, but CrowdStrike blocked it. They reported to us, and we reported to CrowdStrike.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

CrowdStrike is more expensive than SentinelOne. Licensing works on the number of agents and the modules you buy. CrowdStrike has different modules, such as Falcon, Falcon Overwatch, Falcon Complete, etc. The pricing depends upon the module that the customer wants. They have different Incident Response (IR) teams, which are very expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We definitely need to move to the next-generation solutions because these days attacks are pretty intense, and the traditional antivirus solutions are not going to stop them. CrowdStrike gives a proper security block. It is a 100% protector. 

There was a customer who was impacted by ransomware. We put SentinelOne over there, and we were able to catch the file that their antivirus couldn't. These solutions are 100% reliable and definitely good for any company that wants their enterprise to be protected on the endpoints. 

I would rate CrowdStrike Falcon Complete an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Founder and Ceo at MIS3 inc.
Real User
Simple, requires little management and is easy to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easy to deploy and manage."
  • "We're a small organization. I'm not sure how it would fare if you were larger and had more and more users and added complexity."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for mobile and endpoint protection.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution is extremely simple. That's what makes it great. It just works. There's no management of it, really. The sheer simplicity is what has really improved overall.

What is most valuable?

The threat intel provided is very good. The overall vulnerability and identification, for example, are excellent. As is the malware protection.

CrowdStrike is actually probably the most well-rounded endpoint platform. They're the leader according to Gartner.

The solution is easy to deploy and manage.

The product is able to handle mobile as well as the cloud and various operating systems.

What needs improvement?

I don't think the solution is really missing any features.

We're a small organization. I'm not sure how it would fare if you were larger and had more and more users and added complexity.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about a year at this point.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. It doesn't fail or freeze. It doesn't seem to have bugs or glitches. We find it very reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good. If you need to scale it, you can.

How was the initial setup?

The solution isn't too complex to set up. We found it pretty easy to implement and deploy, actually. We're a small organization, so we didn't have too much complexity, however. We're less than 20 people, so our organization's setup was pretty quick.

What about the implementation team?

We handled the entire implementation process with our own team in-house. We didn't need the assistance of a consultant or integrator.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The company has to make money. I understand why they charge what they do, and I see the value in the product. Therefore, the pricing is fair.

What other advice do I have?

We're the secure digital transformation leader in Canada. We're customers and consultants that use different solutions. We're also a partner. We provide managed services and we actually sell the software.

We're 100% on the cloud and all of our solutions are on the cloud. We're using the latest version of the solution.

Overall, I would rate them ten out of ten. They have a great, holistic platform.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Sr Telecom Analyst at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Real-time response features, in-depth data collection, and top level stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The real-time response features are valuable for us."
  • "The documentation that they had for the use of their API's was not very helpful."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for AB protection and endpoint detection and response.

What is most valuable?

The real-time response features are valuable for us.  The depth of data that the agent collects is all very helpful, and on a forensic standpoint as well.

What needs improvement?

The documentation that they had for the use of their API's was not very helpful. It took us a lot of time to work through their API on how to do it programmatically. Aside from that, we really have not had very much trouble with Crowdstrike.

For an upcoming feature, adding more Linux support for real time response analytics would be helpful. This might be on their roadmap, or maybe even in a very pending release. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately four months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Comparing the stability of the solution to other similar products it is at the top.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability was good.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support has been good the entire time. We had the one issue with the APIs but we already dealt with that. The technical support has been good on all of our issues.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is simple and the deployment is straightforward for the agents.

What other advice do I have?

I did not give the solution a ten out of ten because there is always room for improvement.

I rate CrowdStrike Falcon Complete a nine out of ten.

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