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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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)

    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

    Score4.7 out of 10
    N/AMcAfee's Total Protection included antivirus and antimalware offerings for home and small businesses or home offices. This product line is not a focus for Trellix, the brand formed from the merger of McAfee and FireEye that offers business grade products. Trellix Endpoint Security is the company's product line for business endpoint security.

    $24.99

    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)

    Qualys VMDR

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AQualys VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk gives enterprises visibility and insight into cyber risk exposure with the goal of making it easy to prioritize vulnerabilities, assets, or groups of assets based on business risk. Security teams can take action to mitigate risk, helping the business measure its true risk, and track risk reduction over time.N/A
    Pricing
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Editions & Modules
    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)
    Multi-Device
    $24.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)
    Individual
    $29.99 ($79.99)
    1st year price (subsequent years)
    Family
    $29.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 10 devices)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Considered Multiple Products
    CrowdStrike
    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
    McAfee did not stop the attack we received. We hope that Crowdstrike proves that it can going forward.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    High ENS compliance and client requirements.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike Falcon provides a single solution to complex problems along with the ability to contain a machine and remotely execute programs using admin dashboard and administrator capabilities
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection is one of the best industry leading NG-AV and it is capable to cater all needs which are present requirement. You can blindly trust on this product as it is having multiple features and using latest technology to eliminate the risk which …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Crowdstrike Falcon Endpoint protection is based on AIML enhanced technology,l. It's cloud-based so users don't need to connect to their office network to get their policy synchronization done from Server to endpoints agents. Also, the Crowdstrike Falcon agent size is small and …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    N/A
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    It's easier to manage, less time to deploy, has more integrations and better understands the business needs. False positives, visibility, sensors management, device control, detections, preventions are pretty much the differentiators with other rivals. It will have more and …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Crowdstrike [Falcon Endpoint Protection] blows [McAfee Endpoint Security] out of the water. At least when you compare their traditional AV to CrowdStrike. Operational and Security wise, leaps and bounds.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike is on another level compared to AV solutions.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    I was not part of the selection process; however after speaking with the team that did make the call, the following where the key scenarios or features that ultimately made the decision.
    1. The number one decision from the support team was the client deployment and management of …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Crowdstrike has a much lower memory footprint than most traditional antivirus platforms and has a much more modern interface. The centralized portal gives data which feels like it actually represents reality. We feel we can be confident that Falcon actually works but we have …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike is the only software we have used or tried that actually held up to what they said they would do and could do. I have tried multiple different products and was able to sneak exploits by them all while using and testing them - I was not able to do so with CrowdStrike.
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
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    Qualys
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    75 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of CrowdStrike Falcon and McAfee Total Protection (discontinued) and Qualys VMDR
    Feature
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    8.7
    98 Ratings
    2% above category average
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Qualys VMDR
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-Exploit Technology8.989 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.296 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Management8.997 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support8.24 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infection Remediation8.993 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management7.872 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware Detection9.396 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of CrowdStrike Falcon and McAfee Total Protection (discontinued) and Qualys VMDR
    Feature
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    -
    Ratings
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Qualys VMDR
    8.4
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings00 Ratings9.67 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of CrowdStrike Falcon and McAfee Total Protection (discontinued) and Qualys VMDR
    Feature
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    -
    Ratings
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Qualys VMDR
    8.8
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Small Businesses
    SentinelOne Singularity
    Score9 out of 10
    Norton 360
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Malwarebytes
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ESET PROTECT
    Score8.8 out of 10
    AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
    Score8 out of 10
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (101 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Qualys VMDR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Discontinued Products
    I think McAfee is great to have whether it's for work or for personal use. While it has some drawbacks, I like the peace of mind of feeling safe when I'm browsing the web/email, especially when my computer has sensitive/confidential information, knowing that McAfee will immediately detect any threats. The UI is extremely easy to navigate, which makes it easy for users regardless of how tech-savvy they are.
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    Qualys VMDR is best suited for larger companies with a very large IT asset footprint. Qualys VMDR is not suited for businesses that are small and upcoming as the price for the tool is very expensive and could be a budget sink if not used properly. In our organization we use the Qualys VMDR dashboard and reporting in order to collect any vulnerabilities we miss during our routine audits to ensure that our environment is stable and protected for attacks.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Excellent protection of all internet connected assets on our VPN.
    • Constant updates of needed security patches that ensure our network and systems are protected from current and emerging/potential threats.
    • Prompt and reliable customer service that provides needed answers and expertise in a crisis.
    • Strategic whitepapers on emerging cyber threats and McAfee solutions to resolve them before they become a problem for my team or our clients.
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    • Seamless reporting across the different widgets (i.e. TruRisk)
    • DEEP-DIVE into an asset's info/vulns
    • Baked-in PCI ASV scans that a Qualys QSA can approve
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Price - Extremely high price tag for many of the solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    • Qualys VMDR can definitely improve on its reporting of assets as we have caught devices not captured in the Qualys VMDR scans.
    • We would like to see an improvement on the dashboard interface as it is faulty sometimes.
    • Qualys VMDR should focus on more competitive pricing as it is very expensive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Discontinued Products
    McAfee has consistently delivered on its stated goals of providing comprehensive protection for our networks and systems. Due to their excellent work and follow through I have been, and will continue to be a loyal customer.
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    Next to Veeam (which is a tremendous product for backup/DR) this is the best service/software I have used in the past three decades. Should be called the Swiss Army Knife of security.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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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    Discontinued Products
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    Qualys
    infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities
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    Reliability and Availability
    CrowdStrike
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    Discontinued Products
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    Qualys
    Always available with the exception on maint windows
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    CrowdStrike
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    Discontinued Products
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    Qualys
    Once in a while it would be slow -
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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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    Qualys
    This is iron but I am giving it 5 star and I can give more If I can do because they are best in support. So once you own this product they will assign a dedicated support for you and when you are under the weather with anything just connect them with anything call, ping or ticket they will come like Genie.
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    In-Person Training
    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.
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    Qualys
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    Online Training
    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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    Qualys
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    Implementation Rating
    CrowdStrike
    Read the documentation
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    Not really - the integrations via connectors is not heavy lifting. Any complexity has to do with a service that requires more steps (i.e. AWS/GCP)
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Discontinued Products
    I haven't used Norton for a while, but when I did use it I felt that it slowed down my computer and had constant pop-ups, which were both equally frustrating and annoying. It was also very difficult to remove from my computer. Malwarebytes is a great, straightforward program I've used for virus scanning. It's pretty bare bones but I think if you just want something to scan for viruses it gets the job done quickly and reliably. In my opinion McAfee offers similar benefits as Norton but its more intuitive and doesn't impact system performance.
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    It is a very similar tool but Qualys VMDR is much better when it comes to reporting and solutions provided. Asset management is really good in Qualys VMDR. Qualys VMDR support is really quick , you can get a TPM if you run into any issues. Qualys VMDR has wide variety of scanning options which lacks in tenable.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    CrowdStrike
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    Discontinued Products
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    Qualys
    MOSTLY good - but as noted having all features purchased on portal only - nothing that is not purchased.
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    Scalability
    CrowdStrike
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Qualys
    Outside some pretty arcane apps or OS this is painless. The problem - and self-inflicted - is that older stuff is not supported.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Blocks unsafe websites
    • Virus detection and removal
    • Protects sensitive data
    Incentivized
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    Qualys
    • Cut down on manual efforts to investigate or remediate vulnerabilities, which can be a big driver of ROI
    • Avoidance of potential incidents with upfront risk mitigation
    • Patching efficiency gains
    Incentivized
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