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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACrowdStrike Falcon® Complete Next-Gen MDR delivers 24/7 managed detection and response expertise, powered by the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon® platform. Operating as an extension of customer teams, Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR conducts advanced threat detection, investigation, and response around-the-clock and across all key attack surfaces including endpoint, cloud, identity, and critical third-party data. The service combines security expertise, threat hunting and security technology to…N/A

    HPE Zerto Software

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    HPE Zerto Software aims to enable customers to run an always-on business by simplifying the protection, recovery, and mobility of on-premises and cloud applications.N/A
    Pricing
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDRHPE Zerto Software
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDRHPE Zerto Software
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDRHPE Zerto Software
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    CrowdStrike
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDRHPE Zerto Software
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR
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    Ratings
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR
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    Ratings
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery
    Comparison of Disaster Recovery features of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR and HPE Zerto Software
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    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR
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    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Disaster Recovery Planning00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Hot Sites00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Testing00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Automated Disaster Recovery00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDRHPE Zerto Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    4.0
    (34 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    6.7
    (16 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDRHPE Zerto Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CrowdStrike
    I mean, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR is best in class. If you want the absolute best and can afford it, it's the way to go. The sales team and CSMs are great and will promise you the world, and if you have the time and knowledge to set things up, they deliver. Sometimes, though, what they say and the actual reality differ a bit. Example: we were told that CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR will set everything up for us and assist us with configuring alerting and workflows. When it came time to do so, support told us that they can't set up workflows because they didn't know our system and can't be held responsible for missed triggers and alerts. Eventually, they did help, but only after we had set things up and they helped us tweak them.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Zerto is well suited for disaster recovery and virtual machine replication between multiple data centers. DR testing for audit or regulations is much easier with Zerto, great reporting, dashboard etc. It is not well suited for physical server replication for disaster recovery or as a primary backup solution.
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    Pros
    CrowdStrike
    • Proactive and comprehensive threat monitoring, mitigation and alerting
    • 24/7 threat response and escalation
    • Full incident response and support from start to finish
    • Excellent documentation and auditing
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Anyone with a large disk (VMDK) knows the issues of VMware snapshots. Most backup software is a "point in time backup" that uses snapshots. While the backup can be run multiple times per day the stress of the snapshot on the host and storage is eliminated by the continuous protection of Zerto log replication.
    • A client had a the disks on a VM go missing for some reason. We had them "flip the switch" for a real fail over and press the fail over button. The VM on our DR site started to come alive as the VM at the customer site was brought down. When the DR VM was fully up, automatic reverse replication started. The DR machine was available in a few minutes (to take into account different host hardware) for access. One the vm at both sites were in sync, we had the customer again repeat the fail over process and the DR site VM was turned off and the Production site VM was brought back on line. This was a 200 GB VM and the whole process was finished in about 3 hours.
    • Zerto also allows for "Test" fail overs that can be configured on many different functions, such as host, datastore, network and IP usage. Configuring the IPs is crucial to avoid inadvertent site cross contamination of the same VM.
    • Zerto can also retrieve files from any VM disk on the DR site without starting a VM. Very handy for retrieving files or directories.
    • Since Zerto is running continuous log replication, changes on the production VM are nearly instantaneously copied to the DR site. As with any data process, having sufficient bandwidth for "churn" peaks minimizes the delay in updating the DR site.
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    Cons
    CrowdStrike
    • Understanding the SIEM integration and pulling appropriate logs.
    • How they handled the global outage a couple years ago.
    • iOS support.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Moving a VM from one protection group to another could be simplified.
    • I would like to see an executive-style report of recovery and testing for upper management.
    • The ability to deploy Zerto as a virtual appliance, without the need for a windows server.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CrowdStrike
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We really like the easy setup of this replication solution, as well as the ease of management. Not to mention, our internal IT Economist determined that the Zerto solution would provide the best ROI out of the competing solutions we analyzed. So far, his calculations have been spot on, and we have saved substantially
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    Usability
    CrowdStrike
    Over all the usability of this service is great with good response from the complete team when something happens or indeed when we have questions. The reporting and telemetry from the system is useful and very helpful when carrying out our own investigations or indeed when identifying areas for improvement. Since we have taken on this service we have also added newer functionality it has become a clear extension to our small security team.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Zerto is very easy to implement and support. Uses are broad, only issues are once something doesn't sync it is difficult to get assistance until your reach tier 2 or tier 3 support. Basic file and folder recovery is great. Live and test fail overs are also easy to implement without issue.
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    Support Rating
    CrowdStrike
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Overall support is very good. We sometimes get pushback when asking Level 1 support to escalate to Level 2. This causes undue frustrations when you need a more knowledgeable support person to get involved. We've had to escalate to account reps a few times for this scenario. Zerto is very responsive and normally handles our requests very quickly.
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    Implementation Rating
    CrowdStrike
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Make sure the end goal is in mind before implementing. That way results meet expectations.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CrowdStrike
    Symantec just wasn't as polished or feature rich as CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR. For a Next-Gen MDR, there is really only one option.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We started out using Backup Exec which was in service until we virtualized our environment where it didn't perform as well at the time. Then we switched to Veeam which worked well, but then as we started needing to do migrations and off-site DR, we found ourselves relying on Zerto more often.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    CrowdStrike
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    For my organization, the pricing model was an upfront investment for the Zerto licenses. My organization prefers to pay upfront and not deal with month-to-month or year-to-year pricing models that most companies are moving to. But for some, the investment may be more than they can afford, and would prefer the year-to-year pricing model.
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    Professional Services
    CrowdStrike
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    I mean, it was 6 years ago, but we were up and going with all applications synchronizing in short order. The longest tasks was getting the 30 TB of application data synchronized between the datacenters.
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    Return on Investment
    CrowdStrike
    • So much less risk of costly malware and breaches
    • No training requirements for IT staff to manage the product, white glove service
    • More team productivity, one less thing for my team to manage
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Zerto is like having the best possible insurance ... it just works, and often provides the backups taken overnight that are key in recovering data/work between overnight backups.
    • Zerto easily enabled the move of primary datacenters by allowing easy failover to a secondary site, and failback to the primary site.
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