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BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity vs Fortinet FortiEDR comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersec...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (29th)
Fortinet FortiEDR
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity and Fortinet FortiEDR aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity is designed for Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.5% compared to last year.
Fortinet FortiEDR, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), holds 3.7% mindshare, down 4.1% since last year.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Sooraj Makkancherrry - PeerSpot reviewer
Doesn't have daily updates, which is important for healthcare IT
I face challenges with the exclusion policy - it still scans folders we told it not to, causing issues. When we contact support, they tell us to update the latest agent, but we can't do that immediately due to medical device protocols and validation testing. I wish support would try to understand our issues better instead of giving this standard response. The machine learning feature they use often tells us to upgrade the agent or add things to the exclusion list, which isn't unacceptable. It's a very good and new technology as a tool and antivirus. But sometimes, it doesn't work properly with our medical devices and products, quarantining files it shouldn't even after we add them to exclusions. This is tricky for us.
Jovan Jovanovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Collects valuable endpoint data with good analytics and helpful scalability
This is a question for the partners who implement and install it. I am not involved in the implementation process, so I cannot suggest improvements. As mentioned, this is a query for my presales team, not me. I am part of the security team lead, focusing mainly on sales. Regarding the product, Fortinet could consider reducing the minimum order quantity for EDR, currently set at 500 pieces. In smaller markets like Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, and Slovenia, it can be challenging to find customers with 500 endpoints. My suggestion to Fortinet would be to lower this minimum order quantity to one.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It provides good insight into the programs, applications, or websites that may need attention."
"What's most valuable in CylancePROTECT is the optics feature. I also like its easy-to-use and user-friendly dashboard and monitoring system."
"On the management side, we liked the way it displays things."
"Endpoints are protected in real-time without the need of a centralized server."
"Specifically for a Windows domain environment, the product can be customized and pushed via GPO or SCCM without issue.​"
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is very quick at easily changing the levels of protection for each computer and the server."
"It is a good endpoint solution. It is very easy to manage and detect the threat immediately. It will take the necessary actions."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"It's easy to configure and integrate the solution with the current network because it is used by Fortinet clients."
"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 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."
"We have a specific policy to protect most of the software our employees use on EvoraMet, whether cloud-based or installed on Microsoft machines. We enforce a security rule where any software with a security score lower than three is blocked within the network."
"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 solution acts like an advanced antivirus with extended features like logging and automated response to detected threats. This automation helps save time, as the system automatically handles malicious detections and responses without much manual configuration."
 

Cons

"​Work on the math model. We are catching a lot of false positives, which gets to be a pain at the start of a deployment."
"The price for this EPP platform is expensive and could be improved."
"The AI of CylancePROTECT has room for improvement. I'm on a trial license of SentinelOne, and its AI is much better than what's on CylancePROTECT."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required. The product's price should be more competitive."
"​It needs real analysis of quarantined files. The EDR product isn't showing much right now."
"The management console needs a little maturity in how it presents data and allows the administrator to drill down or search across systems."
"The stability could be improved."
"The OPTICS component could be made more user-friendly with respect to giving people more information."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"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."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"Detections could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The monthly fee is $55 USD per user."
"CylancePROTECT is an affordable solution."
"The solution's pricing is around the same as most EDRs but slightly behind some of the major ones."
"This cost of the license is approximately $5 USD monthly per user."
"I think that the price we are paying is good for what it is."
"Review closely how many endpoints you actually need before buying into a pricing level. Deal and deal with the VAR of your choice."
"The licensing part of the product is too expensive compared to other solutions in the market."
"We went through a third party initially to do the renewal, but we won't be renewing, we will move on to something else."
"The price is comprable to other endpoint security solutions."
"Fortinet FortiEDR has a yearly subscription."
"We got a good deal on licensing, so it is in the competitive range."
"Fortinet FortiEDR is pretty cheap compared to other EDR products because it provides three-for-one contracts."
"The solution costs less than 10,000 for 100 users."
"There are no issues with the pricing."
"It is expensive and I would rate it 8 on the scale."
"The hardware costs about €100,000 and about €20,000 annually for access."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Blackberry Protect?
It is a good endpoint solution. It is very easy to manage and detect the threat immediately. It will take the necessary actions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blackberry Protect?
The price is reasonable for us at the moment. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Blackberry Protect?
I face challenges with the exclusion policy - it still scans folders we told it not to, causing issues. When we contact support, they tell us to update the latest agent, but we can't do that immedi...
What's the difference between Fortinet's FortiEDR and FortiClient?
I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protection because it continually scans servers for emerging vulnerabilities, which gives...
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiEDR?
We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiEDR?
It's reasonably priced compared to other vendors' similar products.
 

Also Known As

Blackberry Protect
enSilo, FortiEDR
 

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Sample Customers

Panasonic, Noble Energy, Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Rovi Corporation, Toyota, Kiewit
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