OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection vs. Sophos Intercept X

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Webroot Endpoint Protection is the OpenText company's business class multi-vector endpoint protection application, providing centralized endpoint management, deep learning intelligence, and advanced behavioral analytics.
$150
per year per 5 seats
Sophos Intercept X
Score 8.7 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
OpenText™ Core Endpoint ProtectionSophos Intercept X
Editions & Modules
Business Endpoint Protection
$150.00
per year per 5 seats
Business Endpoint Protection
$690.00
per year per 25 seats
Business Endpoint Protection
Contact sales team
per 50+ seats
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
OpenText™ Core Endpoint ProtectionSophos Intercept X
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is for a 3-year commitment. Government and Education pricing available.
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Community Pulse
OpenText™ Core Endpoint ProtectionSophos Intercept X
Considered Both Products
OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection
Chose OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection
As previously mentioned, it does its job But seriously lacks some of the newer detection engines.
Chose OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection
Webroot Endpoint Protection is not as feature rich as the other products, but it is a great entry level product.
Chose OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection
We would consider Webroot in the top 5 when you factor in ease of use, level of protection, and cost. Probably not as comprehensive as other end-point security solutions but the proper level of functionality and support for our needs. Question what impact the acquisition by …
Sophos Intercept X
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 …
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.
Features
OpenText™ Core Endpoint ProtectionSophos Intercept X
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
OpenText™ Core Endpoint Protection
7.8
24 Ratings
8% below category average
Sophos Intercept X
8.1
24 Ratings
5% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology7.322 Ratings8.623 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.019 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Centralized Management8.224 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support6.513 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Infection Remediation8.022 Ratings7.824 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.220 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Malware Detection8.223 Ratings8.024 Ratings
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User Ratings
OpenText™ Core Endpoint ProtectionSophos Intercept X
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(29 ratings)
8.2
(41 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(8 ratings)
8.2
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(8 ratings)
8.1
(12 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(7 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText™ Core Endpoint ProtectionSophos Intercept X
Likelihood to Recommend
OpenText
The software tends to do a good job of basic protection but is not the best for larger clients and is not as powerful as some others offered on the market today. The support is not the best either, have had a hard time getting assistance in the past trying to resolve issues.
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Sophos
To be frank, this product is fairly expensive. So I would recommend this to companies that are mid-sized or larger to condone the cost of the purchase. It does save me a significant amount of time in my day - being able to glance at the dashboard and see if there are any outstanding issues that require my attention, as not much digging must be done to accomplish this. So for our company, with a short-staffed IT department, it's incredibly helpful to us. We also qualify for Educational pricing which brings the cost down - which helps tremendously
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Pros
OpenText
  • It is very light weight and does not tax the computers resources
  • Has a quick scan and does not take forevere when scanning
  • It's central management on the web makes it easy to use and gives tons of control for Admins
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Sophos
  • Sophos Intercept X is great at preventing malware infections and rolling back their effects. I have seen this happen hundreds of times since we installed it
  • When combined with Sophos Central, you have an easy to use dashboard where you can manage all installations from a single pane of glass.
  • It's easy to deploy on machines and stays updated.
  • Good reporting features including alerts sent to the admin if there's ever something wrong with it.
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Cons
OpenText
  • There are several configuration options for both end-point and DNS protection. Would like a more simple way to understand and validate settings.
  • Support is heavily video or FAQ based although you can submit a Support Ticket. Would like more availability to an actual support engineer.
  • Overtime you can forget how to change setting - a refresher course would be nice, especially as new features are added to the solution.
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Sophos
  • Sophos OOTB policies are very strict and they don't offer anything less strict without you creating new custom policies. I'm sure this is deliberate because the product starts you out in the safest way possible but it means that you will have lots of calls to your tech support desk when you first deploy it unless you do somewhat extensive testing beforehand.
  • Sophos Intercept X is currently broken (at least the DLP component) by having secure boot turned on in the UEFI/BIOS. If any user wants to be able to write data to a USB drive or floppy from their PC (yes we still have a couple users who need to use floppies) we have to turn off secure boot on their PC, even if the DLP policy for that user/PC combination specifies that the user and PC are allowed to write to USB/floppy. This would be a very serious problem if it weren't for the fact that we have very few users who need to write files to USB. For us it's OK but I bet it would be a deal-breaker for others.
  • I don't see a whole lot of evidence that Intercept X is any different than any other anti-virus, so maybe their admin alerts just don't clearly identify when they have identified a zero-day threat or maybe we just haven't had any zero-day threats.
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Likelihood to Renew
OpenText
It has proven successful so far in our environment for controlling malware/virus outbreaks.
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Sophos
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.
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Usability
OpenText
Webroot Endpoint Protection has been great for us, as its simple, cloud-based management console allows us to quickly deploy easily monitor all of our endpoints. However, it could improve by offering more customizable reporting options for deeper insights into security events and the interface could also use some updating, as it feels a bit dated.
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Sophos
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.
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Support Rating
OpenText
Support has been reliable up to this point. A request can easily be generated via the console and support responding in a reasonable time. We have not had any major issues other than the basic agents not communicating with the console and the like.
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Sophos
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.
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Implementation Rating
OpenText
I had some difficulties with remote users. I ended up needing to open a remote tech support session and finish the process. Other than a few speed bumps, I was impressed with the engineering of the install. Because of time differences, I was done installing in two days. The cost, per license, could be less.
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Sophos
Best thing was the help pushing out via group policy and was able to get instructions for that on sophos site
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Alternatives Considered
OpenText
Webroot is good in a way that it is an all encompassing solution one stop shop for protecting endpoints but it needs to be managed and licensed. Some users do not need constant protection or need to have it on their machines in where the combination of Field Effect and Malwarebytes is more effective.
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Sophos
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 remediate threats. Sophos is the clear winner between these two products.
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Return on Investment
OpenText
  • The DNS filtering allows for a very granular configuration of endpoints
  • The cost to benefit ratio is good. It is not a real EDR player yet, but the development looks promising
  • Its best feature is integration with our MSP software, providing actionable tickets.
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Sophos
  • Once our technical and commercial areas got certified, the ROI over the time spent, is great. Actual customers, and/or new ones with other tools, feel safe and advised, once they get in touch with us.
  • When Sophos EndPoint is being compared against Web Management Tools (competitors), we have failed to deliver, nevertheless, there is a version of Sophos Central (Cloud) which achieves this requirement at 100% and more, since is Cloud Based (on AWS).
  • We are grateful to be on Sophos "Radar" as a Platinum Partner, and "The Americas" valued partner, we have seen our business grow, thanks to this kind of technology, throughout the years.
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