Trend Micro Deep Discovery is a very specific product for threat intelligence with smart protection. Trend Micro Deep Discovery is a very good product from a security point of view.
CEO at Haniya Technologies
A stable and specific product for threat intelligence with smart protection
Pros and Cons
- "Trend Micro Deep Discovery is a very specific product for threat intelligence with smart protection."
- "Trend Micro Deep Discovery is a very expensive solution, making it very hard to sell."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
Trend Micro Deep Discovery is a very expensive solution, making it very hard to sell. The solution's initial setup could be made easier for the end users.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Trend Micro Deep Discovery for about one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery a nine out of ten for stability.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery an eight out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
Overall, the solution's technical support is pretty good. The solution has a 3-tier system, where one is partner support, then distributor support, and then Trend Micro support. You can purchase the support directly from Trend Micro, where you don't have to open a ticket with the partner or distributor. You just have to open a ticket with Trend Micro, and they will handle the issue. The technical support team's response time is very fast, and they are quite quick.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is not complex, but you must have training or a certified engineer to do it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Trend Micro Deep Discovery is quite expensive compared to other endpoint security products.
What other advice do I have?
Feature-wise, Trend Micro can add other products to one product or get a new product on top of the security.
Users need to train their IT support department on Trend Micro, especially on the products they buy. If they are not trained, it's very hard for them to understand and run or manage the product. They have to call someone every time they have even small issues. Since users do not always purchase the support directly from Trend Micro, resolving issues takes time, which hurts them.
Overall, I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller

PS IT Security Engineer at Alex Bank
Helps us with user behavior analysis and has an easy setup process
Pros and Cons
- "The platform provides all essential features for discovery and administration."
- "The product's security features need enhancement."
What is our primary use case?
We use the product for signature-based user behavior analysis. It helps us detect threats in virtual environments as well.
What is most valuable?
The platform provides all essential features for discovery and administration. There is no need for customization options as the features are designed with a user-centered approach. We can identify the root cause of the problem and share the results with the users.
What needs improvement?
The product's security features need enhancement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Trend Micro Deep Discovery for ten months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery's scalability an eight out of ten. We use it 24/7.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team replies on time in case of any issues.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is easy. It doesn't require a lot of experience for implementation. It needs five executes for deployment and maintenance.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Trend Micro Deep Discovery to others and rate it an eight out of ten. I advise others to implement it in a test environment if they use it for IPS and IDS purposes.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Network & Security Team Lead at Tech Stations
It's scalable and integrates smoothly with other solutions
Pros and Cons
- "Deep Discovery is scalable and compatible with other products. It's crucial to have that compatibility because it's an integral part of our security solution. It integrates smoothly. The interface is user-friendly, so administration is simple."
- "Deep Discovery is easy to manage, but there is still room for improvement on the administration and operations side. Competing products have a cleaner interface that makes it easier to manage their products. Trend Micro offers a lot of features in one product suite, but it can be unwieldy for the customer to manage all that with a single interface."
What is our primary use case?
Most of our clients are in the government, so they must comply with regulatory requirements for security because their networks are classified as critical infrastructure. Trend Micro ticks all the boxes for endpoint protection, application whitelisting, file protection, disk protection, etc. Our solutions are typically on-prem because our clients aren't comfortable with the cloud. There use a few cloud solutions, but it's rare.
What is most valuable?
Deep Discovery is scalable and compatible with other products. It's crucial to have that compatibility because it's an integral part of our security solution. It integrates smoothly. The interface is user-friendly, so administration is simple.
What needs improvement?
Deep Discovery is easy to manage, but there is still room for improvement on the administration and operations side. Competing products have a cleaner interface that makes it easier to manage their products. Trend Micro offers a lot of features in one product suite, but it can be unwieldy for the customer to manage all that with a single interface.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've worked with Trend Micro solutions for many years on various projects, but I've only used Deep Discovery at this company for three or four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Deep Discovery eight out of 10. The stability depends on the customer's environment. In an environment that meets all the prerequisites, I would give it an eight out of 10.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Deep Discovery seven out of 10 for scalability. It's scalable, but I haven't worked on many use cases that push the limits of it.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Trend Micro support eight out of 10. We've contacted them for a few issues, and they were excellent.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I rate Deep Discovery seven out of 10 for ease of setup. I wouldn't necessarily say that the deployment is hard, but there are many external factors that might determine whether the deployment goes smoothly. Overall, it's straightforward, but it's not the easiest product to install. It isn't a "next, next, finish" installation. One person is enough to implement Deep Discovery, but you need someone from the network and applications team to deploy the entire project.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I am not involved in purchasing. However, I know that the price isn't the same for every customer. We have account managers who work with distributors, so the price isn't stable. However, I can say generally that the price is competitive. There are more expensive vendors than Trend Micro. It's reasonable.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
There are many factors to consider, such as pricing, interface, support, and integration. Based on all those dimensions, I would place Trend Micro in the top three.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery eight out of 10. I would recommend it. You need a knowledgeable team to work with the solution. It isn't a solution where you can run an installer, and it's ready to go. You must understand your use cases and prepare accordingly. It's an excellent product, and you will get a lot of value from it if you know what you're getting yourself into.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Maximizes bandwidth, offers little degradation of performance and is simple to set up
Pros and Cons
- "The performance and stability are great."
- "The scalability is sometimes limited."
What is our primary use case?
It's been useful in checking network traffic.
What is most valuable?
The performance and stability are great.
We've been using it to detect any malicious traffic. It confirms any malicious traffic that is detected from other products. It informs us whenever we need to remediate or lock or quarantine or block or disable a workstation. It provides us with the threat analysis, the CVEs.
The initial setup is easy.
What needs improvement?
The scalability is sometimes limited.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is okay. It's been stable for the longest time. There's little degradation of performance. We've been able to maximize the bandwidth allocated to us. The Trend Micro vendor really provided us with good steps in computing the bandwidth that we need and also where to place all the missing sniffing ports. Strategically, they've been very, very helpful to us. The DVI really, really works well for us.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Part of the limitation is the switches. If you want to sniff traffic from a certain segment, you have to have an integrator. There's something where you can put your DDI in the middle of the connection so that you can intercept traffic. You have to purchase that part of the solution.
While the scalability could be better, it depends on the design of our network. The DDI is there. If you want to sniff more segments, you have to have the DDI, however, you have to also calculate your ports and switches, and you have to purchase additional switches if you want more segments to be sniffed.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is okay. The solution works well, however, and we're benefitting from that aspect of it.
We get premium support of Trend Micro, so we have no problems with them.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I'm not sure if we previously used a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is easy to implement. It's very straightforward. We just deploy the machine. We plug in all the sniffing ports. Then we added another dirty line for the sandboxing, that's it. We're able to get logs from it with no problem.
For Deep Discovery, the deployment took around one to two weeks.
What about the implementation team?
Our vendor handled the deployment for us.
What was our ROI?
We're seen a pretty good ROI. Considering the cost incurred if you are infected, it stabilizes cybersecurity and helps save money.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not sure about the licensing aspect of the solution.
We have an enterprise license and then we just renew it as needed.
What other advice do I have?
We are not quite at version 5.5.
I'd recommend the solution to others.
The relationship our company has with Trend Micro is very, very good. They've been very, very supportive of us. We are prioritized whenever we have a problem.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
DGM-IT at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Useful for zero-day vulnerability protection
Pros and Cons
- "One of the most valuable features is the performance, since, so far, we have not faced any issues with Deep Discovery."
- "This solution could be improved with faster technical support and cheaper licensing prices."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case of Deep Discovery is as a sandbox. It sorts the DDAN, our on-premise Deep Discovery Analyzer solution, so if Deep Security or Trend Micro isn't able to find out whether a particular file or memory is a threat or not, they will send that file signature or file to the DDAN. The DDAN will then deploy that file inside their virtual sandbox, analyze the implications, and return the result to the concerned agent. We mainly use it for zero-day vulnerability protection.
Deep Discovery is deployed on-premise.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features is the performance, since, so far, we have not faced any issues with Deep Discovery.
What needs improvement?
This solution could be improved with faster technical support and cheaper licensing prices.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Deep Discovery for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I'm satisfied with the stability and performance of Deep Discovery. So far, we have not faced any issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In our organization, we have around one thousand licenses for Trend Micro. Whether or not we increase our usage will depend on business requirements.
How are customer service and support?
Trend Micro's technical support could be better and faster.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was done by a Trend Micro implementation partner. It took about one or two weeks.
For deployment and maintenance, we have a team of two engineers and a few managers.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented Deep Discovery through a Trend Micro partner.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing cost is a bit pricey. We pay a yearly subscription.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Deep Discovery an eight out of ten. I would recommend Deep Discovery to others. If people are ready to invest as a capital, then I can recommend a Deep Discovery license. Otherwise, they can go with their cloud-based solution.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
CEO at Haniya Technologies
Easy to use, easy to deploy, and helpful for quickly figuring out the problems in the network
Pros and Cons
- "It is a very good solution. It is very light, and it is quite quick to figure out the problem in your network."
- "Trend Micro can improve the pricing in general. There is nothing else they can add or improve in the solution."
What is our primary use case?
Deep Discovery is good for network protection. There is also an Email Inspector.
What is most valuable?
It is a very good solution. It is very light, and it is quite quick to figure out the problem in your network.
It is very easy to use. It is also very easy to install and deploy.
What needs improvement?
Trend Micro can improve the pricing in general. There is nothing else they can add or improve in the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There are quite a lot of clients who use this solution. It is an enterprise solution, and 80% of the enterprise-level companies are using it over here.
How are customer service and support?
We do hear of issues from our clients. We go over there for technical support, but there is nothing major for which they require support from Trend Micro itself.
How was the initial setup?
It is straightforward. It doesn't take much time. It usually takes an hour or two. It requires a maximum of a day.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its price is fine, but Trend Micro can improve the pricing in general.
It is a hardware solution. It is based on the number of nodes, and according to the number of nodes, clients decide which box they should acquire. They have to renew their license every year. It is subscription-based.
What other advice do I have?
Trend Micro has divided most of the solutions into different sectors. If you want to go for the end-to-end solution, they are very much in a position to provide that. You do not have to add different kinds of products or vendors. Trend Micro covers almost everything.
I would definitely recommend this solution. It is a very good solution. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
CEO at Chorus
Advanced features, sandbox environments, and priced well
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are monitoring for advanced persistent threats, the system runs in a sandbox allowing for effective zero-day exploits management, and the Inspector has a built-in sandbox."
- "The solution needs to be able to integrate better with third-party infrastructure."
What is our primary use case?
We are using this solution for network security.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are monitoring for advanced persistent threats, the system runs in a sandbox allowing for effective zero-day exploits management, and the Inspector has a built-in sandbox.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to be able to integrate better with third-party infrastructure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have customers that are small and enterprise-sized companies using this solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is at a moderate level of difficulty. However, we are qualified and for somebody quite new to the solution it could be more difficult. It is not usual for the end-user to start the process themselves. Usually, they are assisted with a partner or with Trend Micro themself. It is not a matter of how complex the solution is, but how much experience they have with the setup.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution is lower compared to the competition.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have recently evaluated Darktrace.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution.
I rate Trend Micro Deep Discovery a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
Solutions Architect at NGN
Ahead of its competitors in providing MSP services to customers
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for its security features. Trend Micro has an MSP portal where you can create customer accounts, assign some licenses, and make your customers use those licenses from a portal. Trend Micro is ahead of its competitors in providing MSP services to customers.
What is most valuable?
Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is stable and easy to use. It's very useful for an MSP company, making it easy and efficient to work with.
What needs improvement?
Security features could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable because it doesn't require an on-premise server installed. Everything is being monitored and managed from the cloud portal, irrespective of the number of agents. You can manage all from one portal.
How are customer service and support?
Vendors are locally present in our country. We contact them via email, etc. We are very flexible with vendor support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. One person is enough for it.
An MSP company creates customer accounts from Trend Micro's MSP portal. Then, the customer gets the key. After that, they can log in to the Trend Micro portal. They will see the agent to be downloaded for Windows and Linux. It takes about two or three minutes to deploy.
What about the implementation team?
Deployment can be done by yourself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The MSP's model and licensing is global and has very reasonable prices. Also, the perpetual license model is reasonable. It's cheap for the assembly companies. Licensing is very straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
Around five to ten technical persons are using the support. We will be able to sell those agents to more than 20 companies.
Only one technical person is enough for a large company for the installation and the management. In terms of management, many logs, alarms, and entries are happening in the portal.
Trend Micro can be a viable option for SMBs looking for a basic EDR or PRT solution. However, for larger organizations or those with highly complex security needs demanding advanced services and sophisticated department knowledge, Trend Micro's capabilities might not be sufficient.
Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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