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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACylance, a Blackberry company since the early 2019 acquisition, developed their flagship business antivirus and endpoint protection software in CylancePROTECT, featured in business and home editions boasting artificial intelligence guided protection. BlackBerry Protect is a post-acquisition evolution of CylanceProtect.N/A

    CrowdStrike Falcon

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACrowdStrike 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 Protect (CylancePROTECT)CrowdStrike Falcon
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    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 Protect (CylancePROTECT)CrowdStrike Falcon
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)CrowdStrike Falcon
    Considered Both Products
    BlackBerry
    Chose BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    not as good but not willing to pay the price of the outage that happened earlier
    Incentivized
    CrowdStrike
    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 …
    Incentivized
    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
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Very flexible and more effective in detecting and blocking script based attacks.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Since CrowdStrike is a cloud-native platform, it reduces the need to maintain many servers on-premise and worldwide architecture. McAfee uses very high CPU and RAM resources on endpoints and servers.
    Identity protection feature is a huge step towards zero trust implementation.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Overall I found CrowdStrike Falcon's EDR capabilities superior to their competitors. Also, the user interface has taken its time to mature and is very intuitive and has a natural flow. Policy configuration and assignment as well as the features and settings within the config …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    We use these solutions in a complimentary fashion.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Trend Micro, Darktrace (I like Darktrace a lot too), Cylance.

    Crowdstrike is as good or better than all the other products. Trend Micro AV/endpoint security is probably less mature, but CS and Darktrace are both excellent tools. Cylance is good too, but there has been some …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    75 Answers
    Features
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)CrowdStrike Falcon
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) and CrowdStrike Falcon
    Feature
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    9.2
    9 Ratings
    8% above category average
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    8.7
    98 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology9.08 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.98 Ratings9.296 Ratings
    Centralized Management9.79 Ratings8.997 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support10.04 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Infection Remediation10.06 Ratings8.993 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management8.04 Ratings7.772 Ratings
    Malware Detection8.08 Ratings9.396 Ratings
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    WatchGuard Endpoint Security
    Score8.7 out of 10
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)CrowdStrike Falcon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    8.9
    (101 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)CrowdStrike Falcon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BlackBerry
    The policies that you make is where it's key. The "less you let people do, the better it will be" so to speak. So if you really clamp down on a policy and don't let people do specific things, then it'll be better for you. It also helps to protect the "not so tech savvy" people as well. Basically the same thing as above, if you have users that need more flexibility, on occasion the policies might come into play and interfere if you're not careful.
    Incentivized
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    CrowdStrike
    Crowdstrike is a unified platform for monitoring endpoint devices, whether they're workstations, servers, cloud-native machines, or even mobile devices. It uses AI/ML to monitor anomalies and suspicious behavior, including zero-day attacks. It is suitable for large organizations but may be costlier or less appropriate for smaller organizations, those who want an on-prem EDR setup, and those who need custom scanning based on compliance requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BlackBerry
    • Fast and Unobtrusive, users hardly notice that Cylance is running on their computer, except when it detects something malicious
    • User interface is simple for end users, and the management interface is streamlined and easy to get started with. The management interface has a quick tutorial that comes up upon first login that explains all the different aspects of how to configure CylanceProtect.
    • Customer support is fantastic - in that if you get stuck or need help understanding a feature/setting, they are quick to respond and help to ensure that your configuration is set as optimal as possible for your scenarios.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BlackBerry
    • It would be great if there was a way for an administrator to make a file as safe from the end user device when a false positive has occurred (which is rare). At present and administrator has to log into the web console, create an exception and then wait 60-120 seconds for this to be effective on the end user device, still great, but this can be frustrating for users that are urgently trying to use the file.
    • Executive reporting could be better. Just a single page dashboard report that could be included in other monthly reporting.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BlackBerry
    It's simply been the best product I've used and tested within the past four years.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BlackBerry
    1. Great product
    2. Great technology
    3. Great people
    4. Great leader (Stuart McClure)
    5. Great Service
    I work with hundreds of complex suppliers in healthcare and tech, and this company is more than just an extension of our business.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BlackBerry
    I have only used CylancePROTECT support one time and they were very fast and responsive with the answers that solved my issue. That is the only reason I gave them a 7 as I have only had one interaction with them.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    BlackBerry
    No answers on this topic
    CrowdStrike
    Read the documentation
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    BlackBerry
    Cylance, I believe is the only one that uses the predict and prevent execution of advanced threats and malware at the endpoint. Cylance is by far a superior product.
    Incentivized
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    CrowdStrike
    It was just a legacy AV program onboarded during initial setup days. As the org. As it expanded, its threat landscape also grew, and we needed a next-gen solution to protect against evolving threat vectors. Falcon EDR was the one that solved all these in a single place.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    BlackBerry
    • We have the piece of mind that our endpoints are protected.
    • We have more time to work on other projects as we don't have to worry about computers being on to have scheduled scans.
    • Our computers CPU and RAM aren't going to be taken up with big process like typical anti-virus programs do.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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