Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) vs VIPRE

Likelihood to Recommend

Specific tool for specific need. If you have a gap in your security infrastructure (protection from malware) you might think to use Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints to make sure your company's devices are safe. But also you can go beyond and enforce your SOC with Cisco AnyConnect where Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints is used as one of modules.

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Oleksandr Tsapenko

IT Project Manager

SvitSoftInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Robust protection with a small footprint. Catches all malware and viruses, while respecting the exclusions put in place by our organization. Pricing was very aggressive compared to other products. Great management application, where you can manage the installations and even update third-party apps on those machines from that portal. Great product for a great price.

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Mike Braddock

Network & Systems Administrator

Mortgage Investors GroupFinancial Services, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

VIPRE

Anti-Exploit Technology

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Centralized Management

Hybrid Deployment Support

Infection Remediation

Vulnerability Management

Malware Detection

Pros

lightweight connector
great integration with other security products
highly effective
will also alert for vulnerable software being used on your systems

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Wouter Hindriks

Technical Team Lead Network & Security

Missing Piece BVInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Vipre Antivirus constantly scans your computer in the background without a need for user intervention.
In one program Vipre can successfully protect all your computing devices from both malicious virus attacks as where vicious spyware intrusions.
You won't feel any slowness or sluggishness with Vipre installed & running in the background while you continue to use your computing devices.

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Paul Li

Senior Associate

Stir ArchitectureArchitecture & Planning, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Sometimes during whitelisting, other files from security tools get isolated even if it's not user intended.
Re-syncing policies also take some time, albeit in a straightforward process.
As with all security software, false-positives are still detected.
Hoping that once the library is expanded further, the false positives will be fewer.

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Ericson Aragoza

Unified Communications Engineer

VisionsConnectedTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees

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When using older versions of Outlook I have seen the plugin cause sluggish behavior and hangs, in 2007 and 2010 versions specifically.
For some business applications, there are .dll's and libraries and application .exe's that can be misidentified as virus or trojans. While it is fairly easy to whitelist these once discovered, new implementors should be aware that they will need to carefully look through their initial virus scan reports to find and whitelist these items.

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Bill Holmberg

IT Director

Wayne Transports, Inc.Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1000 employees

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Usability

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) 8.5

Based on 4 answers

I give it a very good score due to its simplicity in deployment, actually being able to do everything remotely is very good. Also noteworthy is the low consumption of resources compared to other competitive products.

Cisco support is really very remarkable and the tool has a good integration with other products, a very good work dashboard and very useful reporting.

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Sebastián Sarasate

Infrastructure Manager

Grupo Logístico AndreaniLogistics and Supply Chain, 5001-10,000 employees

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VIPRE 10.0

Based on 1 answer

VIPRE is very easy to use and administer. You have a lot of functionality from the server on what you can do with the clients. It has proved useful when I can't access a client any other way. I can reboot the computer from the server and then usually get back into that machine.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Plastics Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) 8.1

Based on 12 answers

We have needed very little support, but anytime we need to reach out for assistance they have always been helpful and knowledgeable about the product and helped us resolve any issues or needs we may have

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Nicole McMillian

Cyber Security Analyst

Associated Wholesale GrocersWholesale, 1001-5000 employees

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VIPRE 9.7

Based on 2 answers

VIPRE support is usually pretty quick. Sometimes you have to get a lot of information to send back so they can see the issue. This has not been too bad and I understand why it's needed. VIPRE also has a free rescue tool that is very useful and easy to use. There have been others but VIPRE seems to keep theirs updated. It's my go-to even outside of work.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Plastics Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

AMP is far superior to Symantec in my opinion. It is much more robust and customizable. It is much easier to manage systems and to spot trouble areas. Deploying and upgrading clients is much simpler. It is a much more lightweight client on the desktop. Overall a much better product in my opinion.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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We have encountered many different anti-virus programs over the years. VIPRE combines an anti-virus program with anti-spyware to provide comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, and spyware. And it still tops other competitors by being affordable, with very low overhead.

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Jonathan Hozeska

Partner

Network Services GroupComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

HAMP has allowed the team to focus on value added activities instead of constant cleanup of workstations and servers.
AMP is probably not the most cost effective solution, but is very good at protecting your systems.

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Scott Shipley

Senior IT Manager - Global Infrastructure

Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Vipre pushed and update for device control last year. It caused our workstations to reboot every 20 min. They resolved it within a day - which to me was too long. But in the end, we got everything sorted out. This certainly caused pause for the next renewal cycle. We did end up sticking with them.
Vipre helps keep us from having to touch every single computer we add to the domain. Remote deployment is one of my favorite features. Deploy on-demand is also good to have available - which it does.
Patch management again - it is a key reason we stuck with Vipre. Endpoint protection is the way to go.

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Michael Metalios

I.T. Administrator

The Y in Central MarylandNon-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

VIPRE

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

VIPRE

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

VIPRE

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) vs VIPRE