BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS) vs. CrowdStrike Falcon

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
BlackBerry Optics originated from Cylance, which became a Blackberry company from the early 2019 acquisition. BlackBerry Optics (formerly CylanceOPTICS) is an incident response solution emphasizing fast endpoint detection and automated smart threat response, root cause and context analysis, and other features.N/A
CrowdStrike Falcon
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
CrowdStrike offers the Falcon Endpoint Protection suite, an antivirus and endpoint protection system emphasizing threat detection, machine learning malware detection, and signature free updating. Additionally the available Falcon Spotlight module delivers vulnerability assessment with no performance impact, no additional agents, hardware, scheduled scans, firewall exceptions or admin credentials.
$59.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Pricing
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)CrowdStrike Falcon
Editions & Modules
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Falcon Go (Small Business)
$59.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Falcon Go (Small Business)
$59.99
Falcon Pro
$99.99
per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
Falcon Enterprise
$184.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)CrowdStrike Falcon
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)CrowdStrike Falcon
Considered Both Products
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)

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CrowdStrike Falcon
Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
It stacks on top. We love the ease of use, the third-party integration, having AI, and the CrowdStrike team was way more helpful with our team, so that adoption was within a couple of months. We also compared prices, and the value was higher, with a faster ROI, which helps our …
Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
we felt that this was a new refresh as what we had prior was best at the time and there are new and modern approaches to keep the end points secure
Features
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)CrowdStrike Falcon
Incident Response Platforms
Comparison of Incident Response Platforms features of Product A and Product B
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)
10.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
CrowdStrike Falcon
-
Ratings
Company-wide Incident Reporting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Other Security Systems10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Attack Chain Visualization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Dashboard10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Machine Learning to Prevent Incidents10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Live Response for Rapid Remediation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)
-
Ratings
CrowdStrike Falcon
8.8
99 Ratings
4% above category average
Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings9.190 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.397 Ratings
Centralized Management00 Ratings9.098 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Infection Remediation00 Ratings9.094 Ratings
Vulnerability Management00 Ratings7.873 Ratings
Malware Detection00 Ratings9.497 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)CrowdStrike Falcon
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(99 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BlackBerry Optics (CylanceOPTICS)CrowdStrike Falcon
Likelihood to Recommend
BlackBerry
You can set rules based on specific scenarios to run on machines. For example, you can use this to enable or disable machine learning to block or allow things that users regularly use. You can also log specific attacks on machines (for research later).
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CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike Falcon is ideal for large, cloud-native enterprises that prioritize advanced behavioral detection and have a mature SOC to manage their intelligence. However, its cloud-reliant architecture makes it a poor fit for air-gapped or offline networks. Additionally, small organizations with limited staffing may find it difficult to manage, while teams that require integrated SOAR and vulnerability management might be discouraged by the need for additional licensing to unlock those capabilities.
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Pros
BlackBerry
  • Maps out solid template frameworks.
  • Makes reporting to executives easy to compile and understand.
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CrowdStrike
  • The Log analysis is very detailed and easy to use.
  • Prevent and block all type of malwares.
  • Great threat intelligence which is very up-to-date with the recent cyber attacks
  • very user friendly in access and management
  • Automated feature of detecting, taking action and closing incidents using fusion workflow.
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Cons
BlackBerry
  • No major complaints! Love everything about the service.
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CrowdStrike
  • Support - we are often tasked with running down problems rather than being directed by support.
  • The sales staff we have dealt with are not very responsive or timely.
  • I believe this is a product built for installations of 300 users or more.
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Likelihood to Renew
BlackBerry
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
Crowdstrike has a large suite of tools built for helping the engineers triage and respond to security event whenever identified. The ability to customize the security policies and implement more granular policies to different devices based on the functionality is unmatched. Crowdstrike provides so much of ability in a decent budget which ascertains the value for money or ROI.
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Usability
BlackBerry
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
I think it is a complete and very trustful XDR platform, with very few False Positives. It is very well supported by highly skilled professionals on all levels: from pre-sales engineers, Customer Account Managers and support engineers.
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Support Rating
BlackBerry
I haven’t seen that there is much support for it. It seems like a lot of trial and error is/will be involved.
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CrowdStrike
Any time we need to engage the Crowdstrike Falcon Complete Team, their response is switch, thorough, and they are sure to not close out any request until the customer confirms that they have provided an acceptable resolution. If I ever need anything from the account team related to the product, I also get a response from them within minutes typically to address my question. Top notch customer service!
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In-Person Training
BlackBerry
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
There is limited amount of learning that can be completed in an in-person training available. In my opinion, the self-paced learning provided by Falcon portal is more useful over in-person training. The support from Falcon is great and useful to overcome difficulties, if any.
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Online Training
BlackBerry
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
The training provided by Crowdstrike Falcon is complete in terms of the depth of technical knowledge and teaches the users about going through with the platform. There are lots of jargons for different tools that Crowdstrike Falcon has and this training teaches them all which helps in managing the platform better. Plus, the regular knowledge checks are also very helpful for the end user.
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Implementation Rating
BlackBerry
No answers on this topic
CrowdStrike
Read the documentation
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Alternatives Considered
BlackBerry
We use Cylance in conjunction with two other products. We have ArcticWolf for monitoring the machines at an even finer detail than Cylance (they can pick up things that can be missed). We also use Cisco Umbrella to block potentially malicious DNS queries. The combination of these three products helps us feel much more secure than if we had just one.
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CrowdStrike
It stacks on top. We love the ease of use, the third-party integration, having AI, and the CrowdStrike team was way more helpful with our team, so that adoption was within a couple of months. We also compared prices, and the value was higher, with a faster ROI, which helps our finance department start the project promptly.
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Return on Investment
BlackBerry
  • Addresses known gaps easily.
  • Quick to implement.
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CrowdStrike
  • CrowdStrike Falcon's proactive threat mitigation has significantly reduced the risk of successful cyber attacks, resulting in tangible savings related to potential data breaches or system compromises.
  • The cloud-native architecture and automated features have improved operational efficiency.
  • The platform's real-time visibility and threat hunting capabilities have drastically improved incident response times.
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