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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco TrustSec

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AN/AN/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

    Trellix Endpoint Security ENS

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ATrellix Endpoint Security (ENS) solutions apply proactive threat intelligence and defenses across the entire attack lifecycle to keep organizations safer and more resilient.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco TrustSecMicrosoft Defender for EndpointTrellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Academic
    $2.50
    per user/per month
    Standalone
    $5.20
    per user/per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco TrustSecMicrosoft Defender for EndpointTrellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco TrustSecMicrosoft Defender for EndpointTrellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Considered Multiple Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers strong integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure services, which provide a unified security experience. While McAfee Trellix is known for solid antivirus, Microsoft Defender excels in integration in the ecosystem.
    Incentivized
    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    Chose Trellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Trellix Endpoint Security ENS interfaces better with other tools and is simpler to use. provides wider endpoint protection and more centralized control than SentinelOne's automatic response. Trellix Endpoint Security ENS preserves McAfee's dependability while offering newer …
    Incentivized
    Chose Trellix Endpoint Security ENS
    At the time we took the decision all other products seemed to be complicated in usage and licensing. Trellix was very simple in all the aspects: licensing, usage, support.
    It also was very simple to deploy, setup and manage.
    Product interface was simple to understand and even …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Would buy again
    157 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    146 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    155 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    130 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    140 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Cisco TrustSecMicrosoft Defender for EndpointTrellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Cisco TrustSec and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Trellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Feature
    Cisco TrustSec
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
    8.7
    79 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Trellix Endpoint Security ENS
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings9.075 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.179 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Centralized Management00 Ratings8.679 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings7.110 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Infection Remediation00 Ratings9.077 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management00 Ratings8.774 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Malware Detection00 Ratings9.278 Ratings9.015 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco TrustSecMicrosoft Defender for EndpointTrellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (169 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    8.0
    (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)
    5.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco TrustSecMicrosoft Defender for EndpointTrellix Endpoint Security ENS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    • Control access to critical enterprise resources by business role, device type, and location, so policy changes can be made without redesigning the network.
    • Easily manage access control and segmentation while maintaining compliance.
    • Create and manage policies in an easy-to-use matrix.
    • Reduce the need for costly network re-architecture by automating firewall rules and access control list (ACL) administration.
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    It provides great web security and will protect your devices against viruses and malware when paired with other security software and hardware. For instance, we have multiple layers of security set up so if McAfee misses something then one of our other barriers will catch the infection or intrusion before it reaches the network. I would not suggest using this product as a standalone agent because I do not think it will be as effective when working by itself. The dashboard also makes it convenient to manage devices, policies, and settings from wherever you are so it's an ideal solution for any IT department to use. I would just suggest using something else as a backup so your network isn't left vulnerable.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Reduce operational expenses by simplifying network segmentation and defining security groups based on business roles, not IP addresses.
    • Limit the impact of a data breach by quickly isolating and containing threats using technology already in your network.
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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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Provides high fidelity alerting.
    • Allows CSOC analysts to perform forensic triage and alert investigations through containment from a single pane of glass.
    • Provides alert telemetry across on-disk and in-memory attacks.
    • Supports many additional 'bolt-on' modules to provide additional alert context or capabilities.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Help and solutions if needed, support
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • The amount of false detections especially the negative ones needed to be reduced.
    • It requires more optimization. It tends to make the PCs slower.
    • It almost doesn't have the ability to heal. This is very important as we need our sensitive data to be recoverable.
    • It doesn't have any free scanning functionality. Our users using personal machines cannot scan in case of an incident. This could be added like Malwarebytes.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Cisco
    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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    So below is my breakdown, Pro's: Centralized Management, Comprehensive Protection and customization. Con's: Initial cost
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy on memory and resources on clients.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Cisco
    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
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    The support of product was very good when we initially implemented the solution. We were getting fats replies and could see the customer approach. After a while the level of support was not following the SLA's and the replies were getting very confusing and late.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    Unlike Trellix Endpoint Security Symantec Endpoint provides less information about events on the user side. Trellix give an opportunity to see information about virus detection on a user machine as quick as it possible, so we were able to catch the signs of virus propagation early and prevent the spread of damage
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easily scaled from small orgs to giant enterprises.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Reduction in IT operational costs
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • From an auditing standpoint, we can show that our workstations/servers are protected.
    • Even though it cant identify more advanced/targeted malware, it is still good to identify the more obvious malware which occurs daily in my enterprise.
    • Since it can be easily deployed, the products can easily get deployed on all systems in the environment for optimal anti-malware protection.
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    ScreenShots

    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Screenshots

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

    Trellix Endpoint Security ENS Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Monitoring workspace presents actionable endpoint threat detection without the noise.Screenshot of Automatically identify the key findings without requiring manual evaluation of each individual artifact.Screenshot of Visualization displays relationships and speeds analyst understanding.Screenshot of AI-guided investigations automatically provide answers to typical questions asked during a security incident and highlight the most relevant evidence.