Kaspersky Endpoint Security vs. Sophos Intercept X

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Sophos Intercept X

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Score 7.6 out of 10	N/A	Kaspersky Small Office Security (formerly Kaspersky Work Space Security) is antivirus / endpoint security software from Russian company Kaspersky.	$29.99 per month
Sophos Intercept X	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	Sophos Endpoint Protection (Sophos EPP) with Intercept X is an endpoint security product providing an antivirus / antimalware solution that when upgraded with Intercept X or Intercept X Advanced provides advanced threat detection and EDR capabilities.	$28 per year per user

Pricing

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Sophos Intercept X

Editions & Modules

Essential Suite: $29.99
per month
Advanced Suite: $39.99
per month
Premium Suite: $44.99
per month

Intercept X Advanced: $28
per year per user
Intercept X Advanced with XDR: $48
per year per user
Sophos Managed Threat Response: $79
per year per user

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Sophos Intercept X
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Pricing is for a 3-year commitment. Government and Education pricing available.

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Community Pulse
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Sophos Intercept X
Considered Both Products	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cisco is very complicated to use in my opinion and this leads to some operational doubts when you have to manage sensitive and critical operations. with Kaspersky there's more trust perception and a feeling that everything is going the right way and as expected. Cisco AMP can't … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Other cybersecurity products we've tested only detect a few malware. They are not cost-effective as they have separate licenses for other features. Other vendors no longer support the old version of the OS. This is very important to us as we still have legacy OS in place. To … Incentivized Helpful? ST Starling Trinidad IT Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Offers equal or greater protection against current threats, stays updated. Its license is cheaper than the competition (i.e. EPDR) and financiers really like this. Incentivized Helpful? SEGUNDO GONZALEZ GONZALEZ CIO (Chief Information Officer) Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security has less impact on computer memory and processing. On the other hand, I think the solution is much more advanced and more powerful overall. Both solutions have a central management console, but Kaspersky's solution has better usability and provides … Incentivized Helpful? Hunter Bonner Technology Consultant Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security In terms of management, it it much more difficult to cloud manage Kaspersky versus Webroot. Also, as stated before, much easier to make exceptions to virus definitions and scanning. Incentivized Helpful? BS Benedetto Schiavone AD Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security More performing and better protection. Incentivized Helpful? VK vinoth kumar Sr system administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security one of the best antivirus software I have used with a much friendly interface and is easy to manage as compared to other security products. As an admin, We have managed many security tasks in an organization. It does come in handy for such tasks without any hassle. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky was chosen over other competitors for it's benefits. As Kaspersky is a fully fledge solution for encryption, patch management, OS deployment, Device control, web control, application whitelisting and endpoint protection. Incentivized Helpful? Annie Kramer Senior Business Analyst Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security There are lots of reasons for choosing this endpoint security system. It is a very efficient tool in terms of identifying viruses. The biggest benefit is that it always keeps me away from opening harmful or suspicious sites. This is the most affordable security product. Incentivized Helpful? Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I've used the cloud version of CarbonBlack and Bitdefender. They both say they automatically scan files as soon as they appear on your computer. The user/administrator is left to trust that the technology works. With Bitdefender, it at least allows an on-demand scan, but it … Incentivized Helpful? Emir Omeragić Customer Support Expert Associate Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Fairly similar, but Kaspersky is more Cloud centric, I would say better for Remote workers. Price is better with yearly subscriptions. Incentivized Helpful? AW Amanda Wiens Analista de Suporte Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security was chosen because it has very high reliability and an easy to use graphical interface. It also has excellent technical support, and in evaluations, it met all the technical requirements that the management needed. The software protects against the … Incentivized Helpful? JJ Junie Johwa Senior Infrastructure Analyst Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Symantec Endpoint Protection Incentivized Helpful? Kevin Staley MIS Administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security At the time, we thought its centralized management and highly-rated anti-virus detection capabilities stood out above the other solutions we reviewed. Incentivized Helpful? David Judice IT Director Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security The Central Security Center for the Symantec Endpoint Protection product that was previously being used was horrible and the client programs were a huge drain on system resources. The workstation resources were overloaded when this program was running and rendered the … Incentivized Helpful? Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP Security Architect Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky is a leader in endpoint protection, but its ties to potential adversaries are unsettling. Kaspersky has a great threat research team and quickly identifies malicious software and its signature. Its web-based protection is also top notch. This is a great product but as … Incentivized Helpful? Brandon Pelinka Senior Systems Engineer Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security It is one of the best anti-virus products that I have used. Much more friendly user interface. It is way easier to implement and install. It is also way easier to manage through the MMC. The console is Microsoft like and very intuitive to any system admin who has run consoles … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky adds another layered approach to defense that continues to protect and provide ongoing operations. The suite of products within the solution continue to provide solid proactive threat detection and prevention actions, centralized enterprise controls make management … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I have not used a competitor of Kaspersky's. Incentivized Helpful? Ian Raloff Senior IT Systems Administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security System Center is more robust than Kaspersky Security Center. They both offer a single pane of glass for remote management of Endpoints (at the Advanced level for Kaspersky). Kaspersky does an excellent job of providing 3rd party applications in packages that can be downloaded … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Gerber IDS Specialist Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I tried both Avast and Avira and the annoying pop ups to upgrade and being locked behind a paywall made buying Kaspersky a no brainer, especially when I have seen it first hand protect our data. The interface for all 3 was lacking in some sort of way but the Kaspersky UI was … Incentivized Helpful? Erik Ross IT Help Desk Administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I used Norton for almost 10 years, always reliable and never had a big problem with the features or offerings. Kaspersky won me over with its speed, mobility and much more reliable nature. Norton had a nasty habit of uninstalling programs it didn't want, even though they were … Incentivized Helpful? Bruce Emmerling IT Manager Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security often comes up on top of other competitor products for a variety of reasons. These include overall speed, easy to user interface, lower costs for implementation, and easy to manage features. It has a great security research department to deal with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security We looked at other solutions and chose Kaspersky over the other software out there as the price point on a multiyear contract was aggressive and the software running on the computers as the agent was thin and didn't use up much system resources. We also like that Kasperksy has … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Work Space Security is little bit [better] than Microsoft Forefont. Better software. Incentivized Helpful?	Sophos Intercept X Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X Bitdefender was garbage, and it did not work well for non-persistent VDI desktops. Even though we bought it we dumped it after a month and bought Sophos instead. The difference was like night and day. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos Intercept X is one of the industry leaders for a reason. Apart from integration issues, Sophos Intercept X stands above the rest when it comes to protection and usability. I have used at least 30 different antiviruses, antimalware, and antiransomeware programs and none … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X They have almost the same features but we ended up with a better offer for Sophos. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos Intercept X offers a far more comprehensive and stable product when pitted up against Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection and Watchguard Endpoint Security - both of which we offer as low cost alternatives for customers who are adamant about not paying for Sophos … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X I don't feel it's fair to compare Sophos Intercept X with the versions of Symantec and AVG that I have used in the past - as that was such a long time ago. I'm sure those other companies have released far more features than I used all those years ago. Incentivized Helpful? IR Ian Reger IT Specialist Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos Intercept X is easy to manage and deploy under your business. I think it is comparable to BitDefend with the ability to send out deployment via email or directly add it to the computer. I have noticed that Bitdefender seems to eat a lot of resources during its scans … Incentivized Helpful? William Scott Coates IT Support Specialist Chose Sophos Intercept X Webroot endpoint protection is not even in the same league as Sophos Intercept-X. I have tested and compared both sides by side, run simulations and it's not even close. Plus the Sophos central management is so much better. Easier to view user activities and apply policies and … Incentivized Helpful? AP Ash Patel Director of IT and Facilities Chose Sophos Intercept X I personally found Sophos Intercept X GUI to be easy to use. The agent is easy to deploy on client machines and runs in the background silently. It has a very good virus, malware scan engine that picks out a high percentage of malicious software. The price was also very … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos is much more user friendly and scalable for partners who wish to [centralize] all security across the IT industry, from email security, server security, phish threat management and more. Incentivized Helpful? Beau Sorensen COO Chose Sophos Intercept X We have used Avast, AVG, Panda, Sophos' original antivirus product, and Symantec before and it is better than each of them. The cloud console is the star of the show and it dramatically reduces the cost and effort needed to install the product. Other products were only … Incentivized Helpful? Reginald Johnson Managing Consultant - DevOps Chose Sophos Intercept X It is one of the only products that will scan all code in memory and arbitrary data for malicious behaviors. Incentivized Helpful? Shawn Umansky Network Engineer Chose Sophos Intercept X We have been using this product for a number of years, which shows that it has worked well for us. I don't recall the other products we reviewed. Incentivized Helpful? Ramon Vazquez IT Director Chose Sophos Intercept X It provides more features for the same price. These added features differentiate Sophos from the rest of the pack, making it a better solution. Also, the ability to integrate with your Sophos firewall if you have one adds another level of integration and protection. This … Incentivized Helpful? Sarah Urbani IT Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos Intercept X is just easier to implement and manage. Incentivized Helpful? Steven Hiersche, Jr. Director Of Information Technology Chose Sophos Intercept X We didn’t evaluate any other products. I used Sophos at a previous company and when I started here, they were using the on-prem version. We immediately migrated to central and haven’t looked back. I am aware of the competitors, but once you are comfortable with a quality … Incentivized Helpful? BC Ben Coppard IT Manager Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos offered better value for money whilst beating the above products on detection and prevention. The GUI is fantastic and easy to use and works seamlessly on top of other features like DLP, application control and web monitoring. I would recommend getting the XG firewall as … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos Intercept-X gave us a more well-rounded solution. Incentivized Helpful? Jane Updegraff Senior Systems Administrator Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos Intercept X is a little less expensive than the comparable package from Trend Micro and a little more expensive than a comparable package from Symantec, but in my opinion, it's easier to operate and it's got better centralized controls than both of the others. But the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sophos Intercept X Trend Micro offered similar protection, however at the time did not offer EDR as a solution. The big benefit to Trend Micro was the capability to push out the installation of the agent to assets within the Trend Micro console, eliminating the need for a GPO or deployment … Incentivized Helpful? Thayer Ramahi Director, IMIT Chose Sophos Intercept X We found Sophos is a full suit in one, easy to deploy, manage and very effective. Incentivized Helpful? Neil Taylor Trade Floor Infrastructure Manager Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos is by far the simplest of the products to setup and going in a very short period of time at a very similar price point. Trend is overly complex and relied on an appliance for each ESX node meaning you lose one appliance and then you lose protection across multiple … Incentivized Helpful? Eric V. Zarghami Deputy CIO Chose Sophos Intercept X Besides legacy malware protection, Sophos is doing a good job in protecting against ransomware, thanks to their Intercept X and its behavioral analytics that would stop ransomware that was never seen in wild. Incentivized Helpful? Alex Farling Managing Partner Chose Sophos Intercept X Best in class... PERIOD... Bit Defender is a good AV product by itself, but it lacks in Next Gen Heuristic detection. It has allowed malware to get past it in our client environments, even with Admin permissions restricted. Sophos is hands down a superior product when paired … Incentivized Helpful? Ryhlen Schoeberl Server Administrator Chose Sophos Intercept X Sophos I feel is a better product upon installation we had a few systems that reported threats that ESET did not catch. Sophos also has multiple other products that we were able to bundle together and still have one interface to do. Intercept X, Endpoint Protection, and … Incentivized Helpful? Jon Shurtliff Vice President of Information Technology Chose Sophos Intercept X In our analysis we discovered that for the price and feature set, Sophos was able to rise above the rest. Pricing is always a large consideration, however it isn't the only consideration - the feature set that Sophos Endpoint Protection provided over its competitors made the … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Sophos Intercept X

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security 9.3 Ratings 9% above category average	Sophos Intercept X 8.1 Ratings 5% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	9.00 Ratings	8.60 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	9.00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Centralized Management	9.50 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	9.50 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	9.00 Ratings	7.90 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	9.00 Ratings	8.40 Ratings
Malware Detection	10.00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Sophos Intercept X
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.2 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.2 (0 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.5 (0 ratings)	8.1 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Sophos Intercept X
Likelihood to Recommend	Anytime you are managing multiple servers and workstations on a network, having a good Security Center to assist with that management is critical. Kaspersky Security Center provides that and gives the administrator the tools and reports necessary to properly manage and monitor these systems across a network. This is a VERY useful tool and it makes my job much easier. Incentivized David Judice IT Director Read full review	Sophos Intercept-X is well suited for any environment big or small. There is even a home version that is free that I highly recommend for anyone at home. If you are looking for endpoint protection that is centrally managed, catches everything, and has many features this is the product for you. Incentivized William Scott Coates IT Support Specialist Read full review
Pros	Potential threat identification and quarantining is immediate and very reliable. Monitoring system updates, statistics, hardware status, and connectivity issues for all systems on the network. Installation and registration, either remotely or in person, is a breeze, usually taking about 10-15 minutes, and with step by step confirmations. The organizational hierarchy, as well as the abilities listed in the hierarchy are extremely user friendly and easy to use for novices and pros alike. Incentivized Erik Ross IT Help Desk Administrator Read full review	Sophos is a little too good at DLP. But it is indeed very good at not allowing our data to leave our endpoints without strict adherence to policy. Sophos is very good at protecting endpoints against viruses and other malware. Sopho is really good at informing us of what is happening on our endpoints. OOTB reporting is way better than expected. Incentivized Jane Updegraff Senior Systems Administrator Read full review
Cons	The PC imaging tools are difficult to set up and use Device Encryption tools are getting better, but are difficult to manage. The policies are powerful, but could be broken up. More help can be provided in what the policy element does within the policy setup Incentivized Ian Raloff Senior IT Systems Administrator Read full review	The migration from on-prem sophos to cloud sophos, could have been a little more seamless Would love to get more insight on what was blocked or flagged and what it was trying to do Better and more granular feature management from group policies Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	The product is stable and accurate in detecting security threats. There are very few or no false positives in detecting security threats or unusual behavior and has very sharp heuristics. The product does the job very well including saving us money in getting 3rd party patch management tools as the business is already using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager which is Microsoft product specific and the product patches these third party products e.g Adobe Flash Player Incentivized JJ Junie Johwa Senior Infrastructure Analyst Read full review	We have gotten a great product for the price. Easy to maintain and set up on new devices. Support is great and easy to work with and understand. Incentivized Ryhlen Schoeberl Server Administrator Read full review
Usability	I will give Kaspersky a score of 9 out of 10 for scalability, as it allows businesses to easily expand their security infrastructure. This means it won't cost them a lot to add further protection and security. It won't also require them to purchase other hardware and services for their required protection. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	The usability has never been a problem. Sophos Intercept X is a program you can install and let protect your company without much intervention. Apart from a few policies, Sophos will keep you protected better than most any product on the market. Sophos Intercept X works quite well when you are looking to "tighten your grip" on user's access to websites, programs, and add-ons. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Reliability and Availability	I've used the on-premise server. I've only experienced one time that we couldn't open the console, and that was a server issue. It seems to be a dependable solution. It's there, and it's stable. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	No answers on this topic
Performance	Users don't notice any slowdown with the antivirus running on their systems. There have been issues when the systems have missed a scheduled scan, and it was checked to run at [a] first available time, they will start a full scan at startup. This has caused some lag. Normally there are also some issues with the workstation, but it is something to note. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	I give the maximum grade because we have no complaints; we never had any failure, serious error, and serious threat to the company. All of its features work very well. The great advantage of having a product supported by an industry-leading security company is that regularly updated security protocols will protect the system against all emerging threats. Incentivized AW Amanda Wiens Analista de Suporte Read full review	Most of the support reps are fantastic. There have been a few though that have had to be escalated via Account Manager when they haven't followed up but this is a rare instance, and often followed up by the Support Manager for APAC. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Make sure to provide awareness campaigns on changes that will be implemented and WHY the business is doing it and the benefits reaped. Benefits reaped is very important for the justification of why things have to change and emphasizing the importance of security. This will reduce user disgruntlement and total bitterness on use of their workstation or laptop Incentivized JJ Junie Johwa Senior Infrastructure Analyst Read full review	Best thing was the help pushing out via group policy and was able to get instructions for that on sophos site Incentivized Ryhlen Schoeberl Server Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	I've used the cloud version of CarbonBlack and Bitdefender. They both say they automatically scan files as soon as they appear on your computer. The user/administrator is left to trust that the technology works. With Bitdefender, it at least allows an on-demand scan, but it still never reports to the user if the file was clean. Kaspersky automatically scans and notifies the user that it has been scanned AND the results of the scan. In IT we know we can't always trust the technology to perform as designed. I NEED confirmation to feel at ease. Kaspersky makes it easy to run an on-demand scan of a workstation if there is suspicion of an infection. Another thing is that I have not [seen] in Bitdefender, and I know CarbonBlack does not provide inventory information for the administrators like Kasperky. Kaspersky gives detailed information about the systems it scan and lists every software installed. You can even filter and search for specific installations in your network through the Kaspersky Server Center (KSC). It helps know what licenses are used and where. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	I don't feel it's fair to compare Sophos Intercept X with the versions of Symantec and AVG that I have used in the past - as that was such a long time ago. I'm sure those other companies have released far more features than I used all those years ago Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Scalability	You can create groups and create different policies for each group. You can customize many parts of the software before it is deployed. You can create different tasks and schedules based on the groups. It is customizable. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	It reduced the incidents of infections and so reduced the efforts needed by the IT department to mitigate problems. It made it difficult to manage the security of our growing mobile user base due to infrequent contact with our on-premise management server. Incentivized Kevin Staley MIS Administrator Read full review	Before we had Intercept X, we had several infections of ransomware. Since that time it has stopped at least 10 attempts, saving us thousands of man-hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars. By decreasing the time needed for malware remediation, it has saved us the cost of .25 FTE in the IT department. Initial setup was cumbersome and cost us .1 FTE in additional costs the first year. Incentivized Beau Sorensen COO Read full review
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