CrowdStrike Falcon vs Varonis Data Security Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

CrowdStrike continues to be the leader of where it is today by extending the offerings that is has. While there are a number of downfalls of the product, no one other security vendor can rightfully do what CrowdStrike does. Smaller players in the game are able to "pull a feather" here and there but there is no stopping the behemoth that is CrowdStrike. So long as CrowdStrike continues to deliver on its endpoint protection capabilities and levels up their behavioral detections, they are the best buy all day long. For those looking for a company that is clear about what they are monitoring for and how, rule logic, etc.... CrowdStrike is the exact opposite. They are a complete black box that thinks detect logic is magic and protects it all as if it was intellectual property. For some organizations they will likely not care; however, for others with established security teams, this can prove to be an irritant.

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Bryan Bowie

Principal Incident Responder (Sr.)

VerizonSecurity & Investigations, 10,001+ employees

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For sure it is well suited for companies that need to keep track of their data and that are willing to pay for it. It does an excelent job of monitoring the file's access, with zero impact on Storage's performance. Sometimes it is not enough to be able to restore the data. Sometimes in critical incidents, managers and heads demand to know who caused it. Thanks to Varonis we were able to give them this information easily and in a short time.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

CrowdStrike Falcon

Varonis Data Security Platform

Anti-Exploit Technology

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Centralized Management

Hybrid Deployment Support

Infection Remediation

Vulnerability Management

Malware Detection

Pros

Ransomware protection. We ran a ransomware simulation with obfuscated executables to hide malware signatures and CrowdStrike found and stopped 15 out of 15.
Malware/adware detection. Packaged adware in official installers are instantly blocked without interfering with the install of the primary application.

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Randy Munroe

Information Security Analyst

Randall-ReillyMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees

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Ability to structure unstructured data
Help with data classification projects
Put access controls around data
Find out what is happening with your data

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Philip Clarke

IT Systems/Security Manager

R&QInsurance, 201-500 employees

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Cons

We get false positive detections when we run an email signature script for our users. These false positives can be a distraction. We've implemented a whitelist for those behaviors, but had some difficulty in figuring out how to configure CrowdStrike to recognize these executions since the file name and hash were always different (the executing file was firstname_lastname.exe, and that was too Vague to whitelist.

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Mark Sauer

Director of Information Technology

TransPakPackage/Freight Delivery, 1001-5000 employees

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Some of the reporting interfaces are difficult to navigate and appear somewhat dated.
This software does require a lot of servers to be built for various purposes.
Varonis is on the pricey side and now requires subscription based licensing. This can present problems is your company tries to use very little OpX spending vs CapX.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

No score

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Varonis Data Security Platform 8.0

Based on 1 answer

I wish the cost was a little bit lower and increase functionality and features would give it 10/10.

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Gus Awad

Senior Systems Engineer

BELLA + CANVASRetail, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

CrowdStrike Falcon 8.8

Based on 13 answers

When I receive support, it is always useful and informative. However, the support doesn't get back to me in the most timely manner. Often, by the time I hear back from support I have already resolved the issue. But for bigger issues, that need more in-depth help the support team has been incredibly valuable.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Varonis Data Security Platform 9.6

Based on 6 answers

Support has always been very responsive and addressed any issues we may have had in the past. Some local engineers are willing to come onsite or work over a web session to discuss creating a new rule set or look at some issues. Getting issues address has never been a problem. There was one feature we had trouble getting to function correctly, but support and local engineers were willing to work with us as much as needed to get it working correctly for our organization.

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Rodney Barnhardt

Server Administrator

Charlotte Pipe and FoundryBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

[Because of] its cloud-based architecture, complete set of features, LDAP integration and massive deployment options. The open integration with another security solution and it's almost native with all Windows flavors including Windows Server. Its Incident Response Team is a one-and-only kind of solution that makes CrowdStrike a really different competitor and a natural leader in cybersecurity market.

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Victor Rivera

Senior Information Technology Manager

Grupo VinteConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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Actually, we didn't expend much time evaluating other file auditing platforms. We chose Varonis just after a serious incident and we had already heard about Varonis at a Netapp event. So it was an easy choice. We called Varonis and asked them for a PoC, that's it. The PoC became a production and it is running until this day.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

CrowdStrike has cut our security costs.
Has given us more insight into our end points.
It has helped with our older PC's CPU usage.
Cut our cost and time from managing multiple platforms down to managing one platform with better insight than what we had with multiple security platforms.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Security & Investigations Company, 1-10 employees

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Positive: Audit carried out using much less time and people.
Positive: Organizational and management reports with information surveys.
Positive: After analyzing the FS, the cost went down a lot because we excluded repeated and unnecessary files from it.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

CrowdStrike Falcon Editions & Modules

Edition

Falcon Pro	$6.99¹
Falcon Enterprise	$14.99²
Falcon Premium	$17.99²

per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Varonis Data Security Platform Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

CrowdStrike Falcon

Varonis Data Security Platform

CrowdStrike Falcon

Varonis Data Security Platform

CrowdStrike Falcon

Varonis Data Security Platform

CrowdStrike Falcon vs Varonis Data Security Platform