Network Specialist at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Quick to install and stable threat protection software, however, it can cause slow performance in your device
Pros and Cons
  • "Stable threat protection software that's quick to install. The security it provides is okay."
  • "This software could affect the performance of your device negatively, particularly causing slow performance after installation."

What is our primary use case?

We're using Trend Micro Apex One for protection against threats.

What is most valuable?

The security Trend Micro Apex One provides is okay.

What needs improvement?

The device, e.g. laptop, becomes slow after installing Trend Micro Apex One, so this is an area for improvement. The security it provides is okay, but it causes slow performance after installation. Personally, I don't like this software, because I can install and use other solutions that won't affect the performance of my laptop, though Trend Micro Apex One has many uses.

For how long have I used the solution?

My company has been using Trend Micro Apex One for more than one year.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Trend Micro Apex One is a stable software.

How was the initial setup?

Installation of this software was quick. It took just 10 to 20 minutes to complete the installation.

What other advice do I have?

I'm an infrastructure consultant, not part of the security team. My company is a system integrator in Thailand. We have many, many silos, e.g. we have the security, data, network, and development teams. My role is under the network team.

I wouldn't recommend Trend Micro Apex One to other users who want to start using it.

My company pays for the license of this software, but I don't know if it's a monthly or a yearly subscription.

My rating for Trend Micro Apex One is a five 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: Integrator
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Product Specialist at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Reseller
Lightweight, automatically scans websites and email attachments, and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "I can run a full scan and it won't cost too much in terms of resources, which is good."
  • "I would like to see behavior analysis capabilities included."

What is our primary use case?

This product is set up on our company laptops and I used it to scan files to ensure there is no virus or malware on my PC.

What is most valuable?

Sometimes when I browse to a website, there will be malicious content and it will be pointed out by Trend Micro.

This product automatically scans my email attachments to make sure that there is no malware or any malicious code.

Another advantage is that the level of resources it consumes is not very significant. I can run a full scan and it won't cost too much in terms of resources, which is good.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see behavior analysis capabilities included. This type of module can effectively detect an attack, like ransomware. This is not something that I have at the moment.

The dashboard could be a little bit easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Trend Micro Apex One since I joined the company, six or seven years ago. The company was using it prior to that.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is quite stable and reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are between 200 and 300 users in the company.

How are customer service and technical support?

Our IT department handles technical support, so if I need help then I don't contact the vendor directly.

What about the implementation team?

Our IT department is responsible for deployment and maintenance. They follow ISO compliance and keep the product up to date.

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

Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.

What other advice do I have?

This product is easy to use, doesn't consume too much in terms of resources, and has automatic scanning. Because of these features, I recommend it to other users.

I would rate this solution an eight 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: Reseller
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Executive at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Mature, easy to use, and the behavior monitoring is helpful
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the behavior monitoring."
  • "When I was setting this up for one of my clients, I was not able to deploy the DLP."

What is our primary use case?

We are a solution provider and Apex One is one of the products that we provide to our customers. It is used as part of a security and antivirus solution.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the behavior monitoring.

The interface is user-friendly. Even people without IT experience can easily make use of machine learning or predictive analytics.

What needs improvement?

When I was setting this up for one of my clients, I was not able to deploy the DLP. It was not working and I think that this area is in need of improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

Our team has been working with Apex One for almost two and a half years, although I have been working with it myself for between six and seven months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Our customers are very satisfied with the stability and the product overall.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have 20 to 30 clients who use this product.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is very good, although it takes some time to get connected to them. Once they are available then the support is fine.

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

We have been using Apex One since it was the OfficeScan product. We are currently in the process of upgrading and we are having some issues with the process. We would like a better solution but they are not providing one for us.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment takes between two and two and a half hours.

What about the implementation team?

We handle the deployment for our customers.

What other advice do I have?

This is a mature product that is nice to use.

I would rate this solution an eight 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: Partner
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DSI at a museum or institution with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 20
Offers good endpoint protection but their technical support is lacking
Pros and Cons
    • "Technical support is very very slow. There is no French support. Only English. The experts are in England, the United States, or Japan, I don't know where. So the support is really lacking."

    What is most valuable?

    I think the classic product, which is the endpoint protection, and the antivirus and security suite for the endpoint are all good.

    What needs improvement?

    They have gateway protection for emails, but they're not good enough. They really have to improve it. They really have to improve it because it produces many false positives with spam.

    The pricing can always be improved upon. Newly added features should be free.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using the solution for almost three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I find the solution is stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I don't have much experience on the scalability but processes and functionality but we have made some tests and some proof of concept to the data link prevention and it works good and it was easy to configure. But it did not expand to other functionalities, like mobile endpoint etc. We don't have such usage here. We're a small company. We have 230 users.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Technical support is very slow. There is no French support. Only English. The experts are in England, the United States, or Japan, I don't know where. So the support is really lacking. We'll have to fight against the false positives, that's a little bit hard.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was straightforward. It's easy.

    What about the implementation team?

    We had integrators the first time but we continued on our own.

    What other advice do I have?

    I think the solution is a classic, really basic software. It's good enough. The footprint on the computer is not very heavy, it's not heavy at all and I think it has a good signature database. From holistic function, it gives a good enough performance.

    I think they have additional features but not for the new products with new licenses and all the new protections like the EDL or remediation. I think they added new features, but you have to pay, they did not just scale the basic product but I think it's about marketing and income.

    I would recommend this product for endpoint protection. Not for the hosted email security and other services on the emails.

    I would rate this solution at seven our of 10.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Nadeem Abdulla - PeerSpot reviewer
    Assistant Manager IT Infrastructure at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
    Real User
    Top 10
    Stable, straightforward to set up, and reasonably-priced
    Pros and Cons
    • "This is a very stable product and we plan to continue using it."
    • "The support could be more customer-friendly, although my experience with them has been okay."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are using this product for endpoint protection on all of our workstations and servers.

    What is most valuable?

    We are using this as an antivirus solution and all of those features are helpful.

    What needs improvement?

    The support could be more customer-friendly, although my experience with them has been okay.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using Trend Micro Apex One for a couple of years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    This is a very stable product and we plan to continue using it.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have approximately 1,000 users.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I have rarely been in contact with technical support, but my experience with them has been okay.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation process is straightforward. We are automating it, so I am not sure of the time that it takes to deploy. Installing it is done through our group policy.

    What about the implementation team?

    Our organization deployed it with an in-house team before I joined.

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

    The cost of this solution is mid-level; not cheap nor expensive. The subscription is paid on an annual basis.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    The evaluation of products took place before I joined the company.

    What other advice do I have?

    Overall, this is a good solution and I can recommend it.

    I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    Manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Good support, reasonably-priced, and we are fully satisfied with the functionality
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature is Vulnerability Protection."
    • "We are completely satisfied with the functionality of the product, but the reporting should be more granular."

    What is our primary use case?

    There are multiple components to our use case and one of them is the anti-virus.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature is Vulnerability Protection.

    What needs improvement?

    We are completely satisfied with the functionality of the product, but the reporting should be more granular.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using this solution for the last three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    There have been limitations at times.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have more than 3,000 users.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Technical support is good.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was straightforward. It was not complex.

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

    Compared to other products on the market, I think that the pricing is reasonable. We are satisfied with the licensing model.

    What other advice do I have?

    Depending on the requirement, I would recommend this solution, although it should have more granular reporting.

    I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    it_user8769 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Technology and Information Systems Manager at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees
    Real User
    No down time for updates because of the cloud; work stations can be updated externally
    Pros and Cons
    • "No down time in terms of the backend having to be updated because it's on cloud."
    • "Some of the updates still require a complete reboot of the system."

    What is our primary use case?

    We have been a Trend client for some time and we looked at this product as the next evolution. We had servers on-prem to manage our Trend install and we went with the Apex One real-time monitoring solution. Being cloud-based meant we didn't have to worry about upgrading the backend servers. We could also be sure that the regular disk came down to the components and that they will update properly on each one of our devices. We are customers of Trend and I'm the manager of our company. 

    What is most valuable?

    The nice thing about this product is that there is no down time in terms of the backend having to be updated because of the cloud, so it's basically real time and the work stations can be updated externally as well. It doesn't require people being connected to the net, like our nomadic users. The client goes out and pulls the necessary updates directly from the cloud.

    What needs improvement?

    From the client perspective, there are situations where some of the updates still require a complete reboot of the system and the problem there is from an end user perspective. We have to make sure, particularly with people who work remotely, that they actually are rebooting their machines and not just putting them to sleep. If the updates didn't require rebooting that would make a big difference. 

    I'd like to see a single back pane between the end points as well as on the service side of things. I know they're working on that at the present time and it will be great when it's done.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We've been using this solution for some time. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability is good and there's a better capture rate in terms of reporting as well, because now you get to see all your machines in and out of your network.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It's a very scalable solultion, more so now that it's not dependent on my back end.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We use the support and find them quite good. I have someone who deals with the tickets that arise out of Apex One. We have set up a system where anytime there's an issue, virus or whatever, the back end will let us know what was done on a particular machine and it can be validated once the process is complete. We get notifications into our ticketing system if any work has been done. The support for implementation is also good, and they're very responsive. If you have an issue with any kind of malware, they help with that too. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    it_user859173 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Consultant- Information Security at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Reseller
    Provides antivirus precautionary care and antivirus solutions
    Pros and Cons
    • "The DDAN and the sand boxing features are very good and accurate."
    • "I am expecting an Apple featured IDLP solution with OfficeScan, where we have only IDLP. Also, the ADR functionality in our Office Scan solution would be a nice addition. Genrally, the ADR solutions are the only failed ends of the solutions we have found with Trend Micro."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use this solution daily. It provides us with 99% of antivirus precautionary care and prevention of email threats.

    How has it helped my organization?

    We use several Trend Micro solutions. We use Trend Micro OfficeScan, DDM and DDI. We are also using IMSVA and WSVA for email security and web security. After deploying OfficeScan, we have found more detections of possible virus attacks.

    What is most valuable?

    The DDAN and the sandboxing features are very good and accurate.

    What needs improvement?

    I am expecting an Apple featured IDLP solution with OfficeScan, where we have only IDLP. Also, the ADR functionality in our OfficeScan solution would be a nice addition. Genrally, the ADR solutions are the only failed ends of the solutions we have found with Trend Micro.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    Three to five years.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Tech support needs improvement. We raised certain cases regarding a lag in terms of a solution, and the response time was slow. 

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

    We previously used McAfee and Symantec. 

    How was the initial setup?

    It was initially straightforward. It took multiple phases. 

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

    Pricing and licensing are competitive with other solutions on the market.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: I am a reseller.
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