BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) vs. Kaspersky EDR Optimum
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![]() BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) | Score9.1 out of 10 | N/A | Cylance, a Blackberry company since the early 2019 acquisition, developed their flagship business antivirus and endpoint protection software in CylancePROTECT, featured in business and home editions boasting artificial intelligence guided protection. BlackBerry Protect is a post-acquisition evolution of CylanceProtect. | N/A |
Kaspersky EDR Optimum | Score9.3 out of 10 | Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees) | Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Optimum helps identify, analyze and neutralize evasive threats by providing easy-to-use advanced detection, simplified investigation and automated response. It is a basic EDR tool for mid-market organizations who are just starting to build their incident response processes. | $14.50 per year on a 3 year license (Pricing is for a 3-year commitment, calculated per year). 1 endpoint |
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| Would buy again | ||
100% Would buy again 8 Answers | 100% Would buy again 12 Answers | |
| Delivers good value for the price | ||
100% Delivers good value for the price 8 Answers | 100% Delivers good value for the price 12 Answers | |
| Happy with the feature set | ||
100% Happy with the feature set 8 Answers | 100% Happy with the feature set 12 Answers | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
100% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 8 Answers | 100% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 10 Answers | |
| Implementation went as expected | ||
100% Implementation went as expected 7 Answers | 100% Implementation went as expected 11 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Score9.1 out of 10 | Sophos Intercept X for Server Score7.3 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Watchguard Endpoint Security Score8.8 out of 10 | ![]() InsightIDR Score9.4 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | ESET PROTECT Score9.1 out of 10 | Microsoft Defender XDR Score9 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 | - |
| Usability | 9.3 | - |
| Availability | 10.0 | - |
| Performance | 10.0 | 8.6 |
| Support Rating | 5.0 | - |
| Implementation Rating | 10.0 | - |
| Configurability | 10.0 | - |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | 10.0 | - |
| Product Scalability | 10.0 | - |
| Professional Services | 10.0 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | 10.0 | - |
| Vendor pre-sale | 10.0 | - |
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