BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) vs. Kaspersky EDR Optimum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
Score 9.1 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
Score 9.2 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 and 2 year licenses also available. per endpoint
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Kaspersky EDR Optimum
$14.50
per year on a 3 year license (Pricing is for a 3-year commitment, calculated per year). 1 and 2 year licenses also available. per endpoint
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Kaspersky EDR Optimum
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
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Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
9.2
Ratings
7% above category average
Kaspersky EDR Optimum
-
Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
9.3
(0 ratings)
-
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Availability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Configurability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Product Scalability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
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User Testimonials
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Kaspersky EDR Optimum
Likelihood to Recommend
If I had to recommend an endpoint AV solution, [BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)] would be on the list...in fact at the top of the current list. It is a cost effective solution. When we did the bakeoff in our selection we built 3 generic W10 PCs. We located a Malware repository on the internet and downloaded a package of 100. The first solution stopped 80% from installing, the second stopped 100%, [BlackBerry (CylancePROTECT)] would not let the package download! Winner winner chicken dinner :)
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I’m convinced that the key is guaranteeing the 100% of coverage, with the best configuration possible and without pain or hit at resource consumption and harmonies performance.I would like that the solution detecting, inventorying, and alerting about some host/device unknow or don’t register in KSC. Don’t depend on Device Detection function.
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Pros
  • Cylance uses AI Math-Model algorithms/machine-learning solutions, compared to other solutions which use signature-based solutions.
  • The Cylance client is very light-weight and is not as resource hungry.
  • The blocking capability is completely customizable through policies. Macro blocking, script blocking, and device blocking (USB, CDROM, iPhone, Android, etc.) can all be customized per organization needs.
  • Management interface is easy to use. The dashboard gives administrators a quick glance at threat events, threat protection, and device protection. Reports give you quick glances at infections, stale versions, and computers that have been offline for a period of time. Updates are easy to roll out in a tiered fashion to properly test.
  • Customer support is great! You can open up a ticket within the management portal and get help within a few hours. Most of the support is over email unless it is complicated, then they will do a remote session.
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  • KEDR Optimum is helping to see threat kill chain formation, which helps to get clear picture of the what exactly attacker was trying to do during attack.
  • We are crating prevent execution rules to block the threat in our complete infra.
  • Ioc scan to validate and remove the any active threat entry from our endpoints
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Cons
  • It would be great if there was a way for an administrator to make a file as safe from the end user device when a false positive has occurred (which is rare). At present and administrator has to log into the web console, create an exception and then wait 60-120 seconds for this to be effective on the end user device, still great, but this can be frustrating for users that are urgently trying to use the file.
  • Executive reporting could be better. Just a single page dashboard report that could be included in other monthly reporting.
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  • Agent package size is little big, if it can be optimize with lite package would be great
  • If possible Host Integrity functionality can be added, to take action as quarantine the non-compliance machine to connect our enterprise network
  • Many times KSC cloud operating slow, if it can optimized for the faster response
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Likelihood to Renew
It's simply been the best product I've used and tested within the past four years.
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At the moment and unfortunately we'll not renew our licenses, due to the Russian conflict and the company policy that has forced us to get rid of any Russian related product. Before that incident, we were very happy with the product and we did not even think once about changing it... Maybe on the future...
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Usability
  1. Great product
  2. Great technology
  3. Great people
  4. Great leader (Stuart McClure)
  5. Great Service
I work with hundreds of complex suppliers in healthcare and tech, and this company is more than just an extension of our business.
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Performance
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This item can always be improved, perhaps by pre-elaborating very long reports, such that they are built progressively so that when the user wants to consult them, the delay is minimal. It would also be interesting to have a warehouse of reports, which serves as a repository where they can be consulted whenever needed, adding AI capabilities that allow data to be linked together and improve the analysis and possible correlations of events.
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Support Rating
I have only used CylancePROTECT support one time and they were very fast and responsive with the answers that solved my issue. That is the only reason I gave them a 7 as I have only had one interaction with them.
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Alternatives Considered
At the time we were looking to upgrade to the Blackberry version, we already had the Dell branded version of Cylance installed on our machines and we really liked it. Once we got the pricing comparison between Carbon Black and Blackberry we made the decision to stick with Cylance since we knew it was proven to work well in our environment with some of our unique software.
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Kaspersky EDR Optimum is the evolution of Kaspersky Endpoint Bussiness, a more complete product, which runs the same software on Windows 11 and Windows Server. Now, we already use Kaspersky Sandbox on-premises, which has now been unified with KEDR as Cloud Sandbox. These improvements and unifications have made life easier for Security administrators.
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Return on Investment
  • We are spending less time troubleshooting potential attacks - all alerts go to our management interface and we can globally clear/block items.
  • Users are not getting upset at the resources taken by antivirus - they feel they got their speedy machine back.
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  • In fact very positive, Advanced Threat Detection engine is strong
  • gives clear visibility as well and option respond on active threat immediately, Nice
  • Also implemented, Default deny using application control
  • Worth buying in single solution, many features
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