We performed a comparison between Check Point Harmony Endpoint and Intercept X Endpoint based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a sophisticated defense against ransomware and phishing attacks. The solution is praised for its forensic analysis and VPN connectivity. Intercept X Endpoint combines two products into one solution, offering strong performance, server protection, and efficient threat management capabilities. Users say Check Point could improve its endpoint vulnerability management and threat-hunting features. Intercept X Endpoint could benefit from better integration with third-party vendors and improved support for virtual infrastructures.
Service and Support: While several users lauded Check Point support for its problem-solving skills, others said there is room for improvement. Some users found Intercept X Endpoint's support team knowledgeable and supportive, while others expressed dissatisfaction with responsiveness.
Ease of Deployment: Setting up Check Point Harmony Endpoint is uncomplicated, and one admin is usually enough for the job. It may take time to configure the solution due to the wide range of available blades. Intercept X Endpoint has a straightforward initial setup, with quick installation and simple configuration and maintenance. Some users said they occasionally encountered issues that required reinstallation.
Pricing: Users generally find the price of Check Point Harmony Endpoint to be reasonable and competitive. They perceive it as more cost-effective than other solutions, though some said it could be lower. Intercept X Endpoint is generally seen as fairly priced, but some users think it’s on the higher end of the price scale.
ROI: Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a comprehensive and economical solution, and customers say the product has helped them grow. Users say that Intercept X Endpoint offers exceptional defense against ransomware and zero-day threats, leading to a positive return on investment.
Comparison Results: Our users prefer Check Point Harmony Endpoint over Intercept X Endpoint. Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides a robust defense against ransomware and phishing attacks. While Intercept X earned high marks for its threat management capabilities, user reviews indicate that Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers a more comprehensive and effective solution for endpoint security.
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"It is stable and scalable."
"Its ease of use is the most valuable feature. We had existing endpoints and it was an easy upgrade process. The interface board is also easy to use."
"We had a ransomware attack and the SandBlast agent automatically picked up the ransomware."
"It is very powerful tooling that can be tuned a lot."
"The tool minimizes the impact of a breach with autonomous detection and response."
"It's great for securing our endpoints from any external attacks."
"One of the coolest features is that it provides an HTML report on the laptop and the endpoint console for the administrator."
"Forensic Analysis provides a complete analysis of threats via detailed reports."
"Its stability during any heavy performance activity is excellent."
"This solution is easy to configure."
"This solution offers very good performance and it has great features."
"The client isolation feature is a very effective feature."
"Ransomware protection is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"Solution for endpoint detection and response, with good stability and scalability. Users also benefit from email protection and data loss prevention."
"The deployment is quick. It just depends on the environment and what you may be replacing."
"Intercept X's smart prevention it's very good as so are its machine learning capabilities for troubleshooting channels and files."
"The product efficiently prevents data leakages."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"Detections could be improved."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The software requires considerable resources and can strain less powerful computers."
"The solution could be improved in the future with a way to provide online training to customers for free, as other providers do."
"We know that Check Point has a very good database about threats even Check Point tries to make this EDR stable still there are some issues we were facing after upgrading or taking TAC to help its got resolved but Check Point really needs to work on metadata."
"They need to make the user interface on the server more intuitive and user-friendly."
"Specifically, there are gaps when it comes to security."
"Support's service and the response times can be improved. The triaging of the tickets takes a long time and the tickets are only resolved with escalations."
"It would be useful if you could also mark blocks as safe from a client. Now users always have to ask an admin to make exclusions."
"We need a higher maximum file size in the sandboxing feature."
"It should offer better security updates."
"The tool should be made compatible with Linux and Microsoft operating systems."
"In my opinion, there have been significant developments in the product. In my opinion, I don’t have any suggestions as of now, however I can suggest a cost deduction which will be beneficial for all the parties. It will also relieve our budget and benefit our team."
"There is some issue with the reporting and refreshing information on resources that have been eliminated."
"The endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology has room for improvement because the information that it gives us to resolve our problems is poor nowadays."
"Intercept X could enhance its support services, particularly in terms of response time and resource allocation."
"Sophos needs to create a YouTube channel with educational material for technicians or engineers."
"They don't have the full stack of offerings as compared to the other competitive products that we see."
Check Point Harmony Endpoint is ranked 8th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 103 reviews while Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 7th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews. Check Point Harmony Endpoint is rated 8.8, while Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Endpoint writes "Excellent anti-ransomware protection, zero-day phishing protection, and web browsing filtering". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Intercept X Endpoint writes "A standard offering with good threat analysis but reduces machine performance". Check Point Harmony Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and SentinelOne Singularity Complete, whereas Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Symantec Endpoint Security. See our Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs. Intercept X Endpoint report.
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