We performed a comparison between Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Deep Security based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Trend Micro Apex One appears to be the superior solution. Any issues they are currently facing, they feel, will likely resolve with future updates. However, our reviewers found Trend Micro Deep Security to be expensive and difficult to deploy, and weren’t satisfied with the level of support.
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"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."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"Using the product as a service on the cloud has helped reduced employee workloads."
"The most valuable features are web application features and real-time scans."
"The solution offers good community support."
"The ease of deployment is one of its most valuable features."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the endpoint security with the zero-day vulnerability. They have an on-premise sandboxing solution which prevents any of those zero-day vulnerability issues."
"It's easier to integrate Apex One than Kaspersky. It also performs well, and the customer feedback has been positive."
"The features I found most valuable in this solution are the micro apps. I also value the dashboard that offers better visibility and helps protect machines from attacks."
"The main benefit is the threat intelligence network of Trend Micro."
"In addition to providing our clients a view of what's happening in their data centers, it also does virtual patching in the data center. It enhances the security in the data center big time."
"It can scale well."
"I switched to Trend Micro because of its good marketing techniques."
"Virtual patching is a wonderful feature where we do a recommendation scan and an internal assessment on the server, and it updates the IPS signatures to block any attack. I have seen instances where it has prevented attacks on the end-of-support servers such as 2018 R2, and many years ago, even 2007 servers that were end-of-support. It certainly helped there."
"The VPN is the most prized characteristic of Trend Micro Deep Security, which in addition addresses all zero-day vulnerabilities. This allows us to confidently transfer our system physically, as it presents to the external world, whether it be an intruder or a hacker, that our system is completely secure without any weak spots. Even if the latest security patches have not been installed or updated, the software virtually covers them for you."
"It is a scalable solution. If required, we can scale it more. That's not an issue...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."
"It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and Google Cloud Provider."
"For day-to-day efficiency, it provides a good dashboard, so our team can be active 24/7 instead of doing a lot of manual stuff. We just look at the dashboard, and it's all done."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"The amount of usage, the number of details we get, or the number of options that can be tweaked is limited in comparison to that with other EDR solutions"
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"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."
"It would be ideal if the solution could be simplified a bit."
"Some of our customers need to add cache file signatures in Trend Micro Apex One, but it is currently not a supported feature."
"We do not have much control as we have to work with regional policies and regional support."
"We had a few occasions where we had to turn off our clients' computers to upgrade the drivers."
"The product can be a bit heavy."
"Apex One's threat and vulnerability management has room for improvement."
"It should have a single agent as competitors are offering."
"The solution could be improved by providing better training to the vendors."
"Sometimes, the product is not very stable, but it is something that depends on the infrastructure in which the tool is used."
"Trend Micro Deep Security security and scalability could be improved."
"The solution could use more integration."
"The licensing structure could improve."
"There should be signature-based advanced and responsive features."
"The tool needs to improve its subscription."
"It would be better if they merge a few features into one product. For example, they have an encryption feature that is separately sold. If they could merge it with Apex One or any endpoint security solution, maybe it would also be good for the end user."
"The risk is very complex. We need our tools to be more intelligent, more automated, more detectable."
Trend Micro Apex One is ranked 6th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 125 reviews while Trend Micro Deep Security is ranked 1st in Virtualization Security with 81 reviews. Trend Micro Apex One is rated 8.2, while Trend Micro Deep Security is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Trend Micro Apex One writes "We can get consolidated logs of suspicious objects and malware attacks in a single console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Deep Security writes "Offers excellent endpoint protection and great stability ". Trend Micro Apex One is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Smart Protection and Trend Vision One, whereas Trend Micro Deep Security is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Symantec Endpoint Security, Trellix Endpoint Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
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