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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sophos Intercept X

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASophos 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

    Tanium

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATanium delivers Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) with the goal of allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk.

    $8.99

    one-time fee per subscription license

    Pricing
    Sophos Intercept XTanium
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Tanium Patch (v.2)
    $8.99
    one-time fee per subscription license
    Tanium Core Platform
    $29.99
    one-time fee per subscription license
    Tanium Subscription Suite
    $33.99
    one-time fee per subscription license
    Tanium Client Management
    $36.99
    one-time fee per subscription license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sophos Intercept XTanium
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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
    Sophos Intercept XTanium
    Considered Both Products
    Sophos
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    Tanium
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Sophos Intercept XTanium
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Sophos Intercept X and Tanium
    Feature
    Sophos Intercept X
    8.1
    24 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tanium
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-Exploit Technology8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Management8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infection Remediation7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware Detection8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sophos Intercept XTanium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (41 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sophos Intercept XTanium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Tanium
    Tanium is well suited for organizations where enterprise infrastructure has great significance and needs to be properly managed as well as protected. Most organizations depend upon their infrastructure to sustain so Tanium can be a boon for them to sustain in this competitive market. However, Tanium is less appropriate for the traditional offices that don't have or have a less online presence.
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    Pros
    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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    Tanium
    • It's recognize threat and offering easily.
    • Helps in security management and installing patches.
    • Tanium offers endpoint data precisely, merges many teams and processes effectively.
    • It's protect from all kinds of malicious threat and help you to achieve your task.
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    Cons
    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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    Tanium
    • One issue is its ring topology, as the data is stored in central hubs and pushed through its peer nodes. If the central hub fails, then the associated node will also result in failure.
    • Another problem is that all Tanium management is on premises requiring the customer to maintain it. If we want ask any help from Tanium support we always get a response like "you are maintaining it yourselves and it's your responsibility.
    • The Tanium User Interface could be improved a bit as, although the tool is rich in performance, a more impressive UI might really attract new customers.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Tanium
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Tanium
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Tanium
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Tanium
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Tanium
    Tanium is always my first choice, so much excellent feedback online from genuine users, easy to use in any system environment, and value for money, so many good things about Tanium stacks up against all the other competitors in the market. Tanium is one of the most reliable and trusted risk and compliance management software.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Tanium
    • Enhanced security.
    • Increase in customer trust.
    • Overall increase in company revenue.
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