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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kaspersky EDR Optimum

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Optimum helps identify, analyze and neutralize evasive threats by providing easy-to-use advanced detection, simplified investigation and automated response. It is a basic EDR tool for mid-market organizations who are just starting to build their incident response processes.

    $14.50

    per year on a 3 year license (Pricing is for a 3-year commitment, calculated per year). 1 endpoint

    ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThreatDown (formerly Malwarebytes for Business), combines Malwarebytes' endpoint security capabilities in four bundles. The basic Core tier includes incident response, Next-gen AV, device control, vulnerability assessments, and the ability to block unwanted application.

    $345

    per year 5 endpoints (minimum)

    Pricing
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Editions & Modules
    Kaspersky EDR Optimum
    $14.50
    per year on a 3 year license (Pricing is for a 3-year commitment, calculated per year). 1 and 2 year licenses also available. per endpoint
    Core
    $345
    per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
    Advanced
    $395
    per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
    Elite
    $495
    per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
    Ultimate
    $595
    per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOptional Add-Ons include server and mobile device protection. Server protection ranges from $129 to $179 per annum depending on service tier. Mobile security is $10 per device, no matter the service tier. A 10% discount is offered for choosing a two-year billing plan.
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    Community Pulse
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Considered Both Products
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answer on this topic
    Malwarebytes
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Kaspersky EDR Optimum and ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Feature
    Kaspersky EDR Optimum
    -
    Ratings
    ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    8.8
    15 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings8.514 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.215 Ratings
    Centralized Management00 Ratings9.715 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Infection Remediation00 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management00 Ratings8.613 Ratings
    Malware Detection00 Ratings8.815 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    8.3
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaspersky Lab
    We have been using Kaspersky EDR Optimum for over 10 years, with the evolution of products reaching EDR now, we can verify the integrated responsiveness and visibility of our environment. Great protection tool on all OS. Very good value for money, with the new licensing, all business plans will now have native EDR.
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    I think Malwarebytes is the best anti-malware company. I think it is well-suited for any situation and any device. I think Malwarebytes does the best on Windows and on MacOS. Also, Malwarebytes is always improving, and you can tell they are a company that stays on top of cybersecurity trends. If you have a tight budget or looking for the cheapest solution, then Malwarebytes may not be the solution for you. To clarify, I don't think Malwarebytes is that much more expensive compared to its closest competitors.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Kaspersky Lab
    • KEDR Optimum is helping to see threat kill chain formation, which helps to get clear picture of the what exactly attacker was trying to do during attack.
    • We are crating prevent execution rules to block the threat in our complete infra.
    • Ioc scan to validate and remove the any active threat entry from our endpoints
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    • Protects against malware - No matter how much training you give end users on social hacking, there is always a breach at some point.
    • Protects against ransomware - Ransomware could spell disaster for a company...it could literally shut the doors for good.
    • Centralized administration - Without a terrific centralized method to manage all the systems being protected, it would require an extra position just to maintain all endpoints.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Kaspersky Lab
    • Agent package size is little big, if it can be optimize with lite package would be great
    • If possible Host Integrity functionality can be added, to take action as quarantine the non-compliance machine to connect our enterprise network
    • Many times KSC cloud operating slow, if it can optimized for the faster response
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    • poor customer service
    • dashboard says product is working EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT!
    • slow response to concerns that should be easy to remedy
    • creates baggage which caused certain computers and the network to run more slowly
    • caused 3 computers on our network top have windows errors and network issues
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kaspersky Lab
    At the moment and unfortunately we'll not renew our licenses, due to the Russian conflict and the company policy that has forced us to get rid of any Russian related product. Before that incident, we were very happy with the product and we did not even think once about changing it... Maybe on the future...
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    When I first used the tool in my home systems MANY years ago, I wished for a Business version. I was once at a focus group for a major antivirus company, and one attendee’s feedback to “what could we do better?” was “buy out MalwareBytes and add it to your tool”. I’ve used the Business version since it first became available, and have continued to be a dedicated user through the many iterations and improvements
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Malwarebytes
    It simply works. It doesn't require the hand-holding and monitoring that some other solutions do. It's simple to deploy and maintain, and adding custom content such as Exceptions require minimal effort. I’ve had to add a few exceptions for internal-use, in-house-developed tools, but it’s quite simple to do so within the online interface
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Kaspersky Lab
    This item can always be improved, perhaps by pre-elaborating very long reports, such that they are built progressively so that when the user wants to consult them, the delay is minimal. It would also be interesting to have a warehouse of reports, which serves as a repository where they can be consulted whenever needed, adding AI capabilities that allow data to be linked together and improve the analysis and possible correlations of events.
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    Malwarebytes
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Malwarebytes
    As I mentioned, we have only email support. Their phone support was very expensive. If we ever have any issues, we have to email them and wait for their response. In most cases, I have figured out the issue on my own. The software is very stable so we haven't used their support much.
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    Implementation Rating
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Malwarebytes
    I first implemented this more than 10 years ago, when it required an in-site setup with SQL Server (or SQL Express), and even that was pretty easy. With the move to centralized web management some treats ago, it’s become even easier to deploy
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaspersky Lab
    After several evaluations we concluded that the kasprsky provider has a solution for each processing environment we have.This impacts an excellent cost-benefit for achieving economies of scale on the company's infrastructure. On the other hand, we verified that during its operation, its level of effectiveness in terms of malware detection is excellent. Finally, it provides a desktop patch management solution that we found efficient and effective. Allowing you to automate the distribution of patches with a minimum staffing of technical personnel.
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    It's no contest. Cisco AMP, Umbrella and Endpoint use vast amounts of resources and provide little protection when compared with Malwarebytes. One client recently replaced Cisco with MWB and found over 7,300 vulnerabilities on 352 endpoints, including 120 listed as Critical and 7,180 listed as High, with CVE's dating back to 2008.
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    Return on Investment
    Kaspersky Lab
    • In mayor aspect, saving time for IT/Cybersecurity teams.
    • Agile process to short the operations outages.
    • Centralized view and relevant data for SOC team.
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    Malwarebytes
    • The ease of remediation has saved our IT team a number of hours manually installing, for example, the free version of Malwarebytes to remove infections, and then cleaning the machine up. Being able to centrally send commands to clean the device is much more efficient.
    • The centralised management has also alerted us to infections on machines that we might not otherwise have known about, as the existing AV had not detected them, saving us potential data loss, or system damage.
    Incentivized
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