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Prominent pros & cons

PROS

Zero-day protection is highly valued by users.
Reporting capabilities are praised for their effectiveness.
Ease of setup, installation, and configuration is recognized.
Security validation assists in assessing organizational security posture.
Capacity to test EDR and anti-malware is highlighted as a key feature.

CONS

Reporting requires significant improvement, taking longer than expected with lacking quality.
Consultancy is needed for initial setup.
Cost is high, impacting scalability as more simulations require additional expenses.
Method for EDR could be improved, requiring action from EDR console which can block the entire execution.
There are issues with maintaining the system and trouble with the agents.
 

Cymulate Pros review quotes

Ondrej Kováč - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Engineer at Exclusive Networks Czechia
Feb 28, 2024
The most valuable feature for us is the zero-day.
reviewer2340765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Cyber Security at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 6, 2024
The reporting capabilities are very good.
PQ
Pre-sale manager at Nam Truong Son
Sep 25, 2024
Cymulate is easy to set up, install, and configure.
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SB
Deputy Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 12, 2025
Cymulate has positively impacted our organization by helping us to take care of the efficacy and reviewing the policies and configuration.
SB
Security Architec at Shikun & Binui
Jun 18, 2025
The security validation feature helps my organization in assessing our security posture.
reviewer2752437 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Cybersecurity at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Oct 9, 2025
With Cymulate, the best features are the capacity to test the EDR or malware, anti-malware solution.
 

Cymulate Cons review quotes

Ondrej Kováč - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Engineer at Exclusive Networks Czechia
Feb 28, 2024
The reporting process requires significant improvement as it often takes longer than expected and the quality is lacking.
reviewer2340765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Cyber Security at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 6, 2024
The product must provide consultancy for initial setup.
PQ
Pre-sale manager at Nam Truong Son
Sep 25, 2024
The cost can be quite high, and it impacts scalability as more simulations require additional expenses.
Learn what your peers think about Cymulate. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
879,853 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SB
Deputy Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 12, 2025
The way Cymulate works for EDR could be improved, as it drops payload and requires action from the EDR console for remediation, which can block the whole process of Cymulate execution.
SB
Security Architec at Shikun & Binui
Jun 18, 2025
I will be honest, we have it, but in the last year, I didn't maintain the system until a month ago.
reviewer2752437 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Cybersecurity at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Oct 9, 2025
We have had some trouble with the agents.