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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Check Point Endpoint Security

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ACheck Point Endpoint Security is an enterprise class endpoint protection suite combining antivirus and advanced threat protection, full disk encryption (FDE), remote access VDN, and zero-day phishing prevention, among other features.N/A

    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) is a holistic, cloud delivered endpoint security solution that includes risk-based vulnerability management and assessment, attack surface reduction, behavioral based and cloud-powered next generation protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), automatic investigation and remediation, managed hunting services, rich APIs, and unified security management.

    $2.50

    per user/per month

    Virtru

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AVirtru in Washington DC offers email encryption software and persistent data security, privacy and loss prevention.

    $119

    per month

    Pricing
    Check Point Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for EndpointVirtru
    Editions & Modules
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    Academic
    $2.50
    per user/per month
    Standalone
    $5.20
    per user/per month
    Starter
    $119
    per month Includes 5 Users
    Business
    $219
    per month Includes 5 Users
    CMMC/FedRAMP/ITAR
    $399
    per month Includes 5 Users
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Check Point Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for EndpointVirtru
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Check Point Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for EndpointVirtru
    Considered Multiple Products
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
    Microsoft comes as a bundle suite and for other solutions the purchasing needs to be done separately.
    Incentivized
    Virtru
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    157 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    146 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    155 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    130 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    140 Answers
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    Features
    Check Point Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for EndpointVirtru
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Check Point Endpoint Security and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Virtru
    Feature
    Check Point Endpoint Security
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
    8.7
    79 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Virtru
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    Ratings
    Anti-Exploit Technology10.01 Ratings9.075 Ratings00 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)10.01 Ratings9.179 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Management10.01 Ratings8.679 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support10.01 Ratings7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infection Remediation10.01 Ratings9.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management10.01 Ratings8.774 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware Detection10.01 Ratings9.278 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ESET PROTECT
    Score8.8 out of 10
    ESET PROTECT
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Check Point Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for EndpointVirtru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (169 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Check Point Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for EndpointVirtru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Check Point Endpoint Media Encryption and Port Protection (Pointsec) is well suited for Microsoft Windows environment. While, for MacOS it is less appropriate.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    If you have multiple endpoints in your environment, if you're looking to understand what your environment looks like, if you're trying to identify the health of your environment, or identify any risks or vulnerabilities in your environment pertaining to your endpoints and devices.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    Of all the products out there that integrate with Google, we found Virtru to be the most user-friendly for both our users and the recipients. At the same time, its logging capabilities provide the trail we need for sensitive information. This is one tool for us that has generally been "setup and forget" which helps with the I.T. Dept workload.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • Requires authorized passwords and logins from end users.
    • Utilizes voiceprint recognition to validate users.
    • Allows for a one time login from end users working remotely away from their desks.
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    Microsoft
    • The big thing for us is on endpoint, it kind of integrates with everything else that we already have because we use Microsoft completely. And so that helps us with being able to integrate, and send things over to Azure Sentinel as we need to as well.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    • Email encryption without installing or exchange keys with the recipient.
    • Email DLP that is easy to configure and maintain.
    • Application Gateway that encrypts email sent directly from SaaS application (ex. Zendesk, SalesForce).
    • Protect attachment with restriction like time, print, and copy.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • Types of devices to control needs to be added like McAfee and GFI Endpoint Security.
    • Device whitelisting needs more granular level like by Vendor ID, Serial Number, Device ID etc.
    • Device Control and Media Protection on MacOS to be added.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Microsoft
    • I'd say building out summaries and log reviews for analysts reviewing incidents. So, pivoting from the alerts themselves to actually getting the detail underneath. Trying to understand what caused an alert, where they went from there, et cetera, et cetera. And then trying to get into deeper log review to take that investigation further can be a pain point.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    • Native Google Docs file encryption should be improved, it's working great in Google Drive but only for files that are not Google native.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Cost add-ons for Security features is nickel and diming the process to keep pace with cybercrime. Limited Education budgets require us to be more pro-active in finding cost-effective measures to protect our devices, staff and students. Defender is a strong, well-featured product that is pricing itself out of the education market
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Because it's hard to find things sometimes. I can find things now because I know where they are. But you have to work with it a little while to figure out how. I'd basically say it was a security tool designed by developers. So you have to get that mindset to find things. So a new hire, a new person in the SOC would have a difficult time. I know that's sitting in here, or that screen is in here somewhere. So it's gotten better.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    For the one sending/using, I rate a 10. For receiver experience, I would rate it 8, as sometimes there are hiccups. So overall, a 9
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    Reliability and Availability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint chugs along just fine no matter what we throw at it and what systems it's running on. It doesn't take up a lot of resources either, so that's welcomed.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy on memory and resources on clients.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The first time I tried to onboard my macOS endpoints to MDE I struggled for quite a bit. I had to reach out to Microsoft's MDE support team. The tech was very helpful in walking me through the steps during a screen share session
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Deployment was handled by our team here and everything went pretty smoothly. We did have a few hiccups in our test group, but that only took a bit to get ironed out.
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    Virtru
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    Alternatives Considered
    Check Point Software Technologies
    Symantec Encryption, a few management points led me to evaluate and not go with it.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Particularly, we're evaluating Symantec Endpoint Protection, the commercial version. We've looked at eSet, a couple of the others, and it's much too heavy or difficult to manage, things like that. Ease of use, ease of integration. It's already there. It's super easy to update it with the regular OS updates and everything. So we can manage it whether we're using SCCM or Intune or Dato, it's very easy to deploy updates and manage things.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    Full Gmail integration was not a negotiable item for us in our evaluation. Other products provided our needed functionality, but they were outside the standard Gmail interface. That made them more difficult to use, and also less likely to be used. Virtru was the only one we evaluated that actually resided within the Gmail interface, making it very easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Check Point Software Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easily scaled from small orgs to giant enterprises.
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    Virtru
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Check Point Software Technologies
    • Stops Ransomware attacks
    • Easy to manage
    • Easy to deploy
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    Microsoft
    • I think the positive impact overall is that we do a lot of sitting in front of assessors- federal assessors, government assessors. And it really comes down to when the assessor has to think about another product that you're bringing in that's not Microsoft, it creates a lot of confusion, more paperwork, more explanation. But the positive impact is that they know it, everybody kind of knows Microsoft. And so when you tell them you have this endpoint for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, they're like, okay. The questions go away, and it makes the overhead a lot less during an assessment.
    Incentivized
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    Virtru
    • Saving manual work and a few steps of the daily work of our reps. saving about 50 hours a month.
    • Ensuring customer sensitive info is protected.
    • Regulation compliance which would prevent us from doing business.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Check Point Endpoint Security Screenshots

    Screenshot of a dashboard viewScreenshot of Harmony Endpoint's threat huntingScreenshot of a report, in Harmony EndpointScreenshot of Harmony Endpoint's analyticsScreenshot of a platform overview

    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Screenshots

    Screenshot of blocked activitiesScreenshot of Detects & respondsScreenshot of discovers vulnerabilityScreenshot of Eliminates blind spotsScreenshot of Risk management