We performed a comparison between CrowdStrike Falcon and Norton Small Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"We have seen a reduction to the performance hit to our operating systems."
"It seems to do a pretty good job of protecting the host. It offers good insights that it gives you when it has a detection. It's pretty incredible."
"The most valuable features are the complete IPS and IDS."
"The ability to execute real-time response, or, that you can connect to the agent and see exactly what processes are operating, is the most important feature of this solution."
"The Protect functionality on the laptops provides great visibility into what's occurring, and the cloud management of the platform is what we needed."
"The most valuable feature is its threat analysis."
"The most valuable feature of CrowdStrike Falcon is its accuracy."
"The CrowdStrike Falcon dashboard is good, and we haven't had any problems with it."
"The product offers all the essential licenses compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and mobile platforms."
"The solution has good performance."
"The solution detects viruses very, very fast."
"The most valuable feature of Norton 360 has been its robust notification system."
"Norton 360 offers the best defense compared to other low-priced antivirus solutions. Its most valuable feature is storage and automatic backup. You can restore materials from the tool's cloud backup. It is encrypted with authentication."
"It offers diverse features, such as antivirus protection, firewall, identity protection, secure VPN, device backup, password management, parental controls, and performance optimization."
"The product’s valuable feature is the availability of support services 24/7."
"It efficiently scans for threats without causing disruptions, unlike some other antivirus software."
"The support needs improvement."
"Detections could be improved."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"The overall cost of CrowdStrike Falcon could be reduced."
"I've found that CrowdStrike's technical support could benefit from increased technical expertise."
"Too many false positives."
"I would like to see equal support across all versions. Aside from that, I would say most of the features are there."
"We have had to open a case with the technical support to get some issues and bugs resolved."
"CS Falcon sensing capabilities for non-domain machines should be enhanced since the agent doesn't detect the neighbor's IP Address and/or any anomaly which was identified in the network for the non-domain machine."
"It can be expensive depending on the features you select."
"In the future release of CrowdStrike Falcon, they should add a sandbox feature."
"There's a need for enhanced security measures."
"The product should be improved with more storage. Though included in its price, the tool's auto VPN doesn't work at times."
"I would like to see Norton 360 improve the speed of its cloud backup."
"The integration with Android devices needs enhancement."
"Norton 360’s features for device optimization could be better."
"The tool should be easily available in the market and should be cheaper."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"One area where Norton 360 could improve is the constant push for upselling."
CrowdStrike Falcon is ranked 3rd in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 107 reviews while Norton Small Business is ranked 35th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 9 reviews. CrowdStrike Falcon is rated 8.8, while Norton Small Business is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of CrowdStrike Falcon writes "Easy to set up with good behavior-based analysis but needs a single-click recovery option". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Norton Small Business writes "Provides a secure and hassle-free environment". CrowdStrike Falcon is most compared with Microsoft Defender XDR, Darktrace, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, whereas Norton Small Business is most compared with HP Wolf Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Microsoft Defender for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Norton Small Business vs. CrowdStrike Falcon report.
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