Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform vs. Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Minerva Labs, headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel, supports endpoint security by introducing new and different approaches to stopping threats that other tools may miss, regardless of the size of the user's team, their skillset, or their toolset. It is an endpoint threat prevention platform is comprised of multiple modules that work in tandem to block unknown threats that employ unconventional evasive techniques.N/A
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Cortex XDR (formerly Traps) replaces traditional antivirus with multi-method prevention, a proprietary combination of malware and exploit prevention methods that protect users and endpoints from known and unknown threats.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform
8.7
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
-
Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention PlatformPalo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(13 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention PlatformPalo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Likelihood to Recommend
Minerva Labs
Minera is suitable for small, medium and large companies and offers additional network security for Ransomware protection.Minerva in some cases is not suitable because it does not integrate easily with other solutions this would make it more accessible
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Palo Alto Networks
Malware that doesn’t leave files behind has become widely available. Anyone who can afford to reverse this trend should purchase technology. Application whitelisting isn’t for everyone, and Palo Alto Networks Traps can help. Enterprises looking for a low-affected, next-generation solution with high protection should consider it. PAN Traps is a great product at a reasonable price, and I highly recommend it.
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Pros
Minerva Labs
  • Prevent both known and unknown ransomware
  • Stop ransomware pre-execution
  • Close the security gap so ransomware will always lose
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Palo Alto Networks
  • Direct Access to devices via Live Terminal which provides operations with scripting, triage, and preservation of artifacts.
  • Behavioral Indicators of Compromise which provides alerts on events regarding groups of hosts and their signatures.
  • Querying complex data sets involving a variety of devices for network connections, hashes, DNS, etc.
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Cons
Minerva Labs
  • Minerva can improve prices for the end user
  • He needs to improve in material in Spanish
  • lack of focus on success stories
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Palo Alto Networks
  • Traps doesn't seem to function as a traditional A/V very well, so it's better as another layer to your endpoint protection
  • Traps can cause issues with some legacy or custom programs, so exceptions may have to be made
  • Traps falsely identifies things as malicious at times, this is not often though
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Usability
Minerva Labs
No answers on this topic
Palo Alto Networks
Cortex XDR does a very good job of blocking suspicious and threatening items. However, as with all software of this nature, it will sometimes block known-good items. The difficulty is in manually whitelisting these known-good items. The interface to whitelist is confusing even for a seasoned IT professional and has been the single most frustrating experience of using Cortex XDR
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Support Rating
Minerva Labs
No answers on this topic
Palo Alto Networks
The support we receive from Palo Alto is one of the best aspects of Traps. It is very easy to recommend their support. It seems much easier to connect directly with someone with a deep understanding of the product rather than other companies where you basically have to make an airtight case that it is some kind of non-standard issue that can't be solved with existing documentation. Palo Alto digs deep and helps with advanced troubleshooting to get things working.
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Alternatives Considered
Minerva Labs
Minerva is a dedicated solution for the prevention of Ransomware-type attacks
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Palo Alto Networks
Traps is the slickest interface, easy to use and intuitive rule making, and the rest just didn't quite stack up to the performance level of Traps. McAfee and Kaspersky just hog processor and RAM power. I didn't like the interface and functionality of SentinelOne as much as Traps. Palo Alto really put a lot of time into the development of this software, and had some of the founding fathers of IT Security heading the development process. Can't beat that.
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Return on Investment
Minerva Labs
  • Prevent unknown threats
  • Offers easy implementation and does not require ongoing maintenance
  • Gives administrators complete control and visibility with a single console
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Palo Alto Networks
  • After putting Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR on a user's system, users came back with a positive response that there are no performance issues now.
  • We are able to track and control granular suspicious and malicious activities.
  • Web controls are missing, which if they would have been there would have been very helpful.
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