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Cofense Platform vs VMware Carbon Black Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cofense Platform
Ranking in Security Incident Response
13th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (36th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (40th), Security Awareness Training (12th)
VMware Carbon Black Cloud
Ranking in Security Incident Response
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (55th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Incident Response category, the mindshare of Cofense Platform is 4.7%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 7.7%, up from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Incident Response Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Carbon Black Cloud7.7%
Cofense Platform4.7%
Other87.6%
Security Incident Response
 

Featured Reviews

MohamedShaker - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Team Leader at ITVikings
Secures the business for customers quickly and accurately
It secures the business for the customers. For instance, if any phishing emails come into the environment and employees see it, we direct the email to Triage. The Triage system will investigate it through AI technology to see if it's a phishing email or not. If it is a phishing email, it will quarantine it and erase it from the environment.
reviewer2771742 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sec consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported consistent deployment across departments but needs better OS compatibility and detection performance
I am not really looking for a new solution, actually, I was preparing for an interview and wanted to have a comparison between both tools. I have not worked with any of these products before, but we had a training demonstration yesterday with Dynatrace, and I have investigated the Wiz solution better. In terms of experience, it will be my first time with CDR. I am working with something for EDR, specifically, we have an EDR, it's VMware Carbon Black Cloud. They have a hybrid environment, both on-prem and cloud. I would usually recommend this product for big companies, because it's not cheap, so only big companies would I expect to pay for that. The review rating for VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 6 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"For instance, if any phishing emails come into the environment and employees see it, we direct the email to Triage. The Triage system will investigate it through AI technology to see if it's a phishing email or not. If it is a phishing email, it will quarantine it and erase it from the environment."
"I would usually recommend this product for big companies, because it's not cheap, so only big companies would I expect to pay for that."
"​The ability to isolate an endpoint with only the host name and a click of a button is a major time saver."
"They're highly stable in comparison with other solutions I have."
"We are able to remotely isolate exploited endpoints in seconds and perform a live deep dive of any endpoint into its running processes (as necessary) without the need for extra scripts.​"
"We also took full advantage of its incident response reporting capabilities to act as a “black box” for our infrastructure around strings of suspicious activity. The reporting and incident response capabilities were incredibly helpful during active security concerns."
"VMware Carbon Black Cloud is a user-friendly solution that can isolate machines from the rest of the network."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is the possibility of securing any PC worldwide."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to seek out abnormal activity and to create alerts."
 

Cons

"If they continue improving and enhancing this solution, it could be even faster and more accurate."
"The solution needs to simplify the process of adding custom watchlists, as well as embrace YARA for rule creation."
"Additionally, it is complex to use, and the pricing should be improved."
"The dashboard should be more user-friendly."
"The threat intelligence feed could use some fine tweaking."
"Training and education for both partner and customer, including product marketing need to be improved."
"There have been some performance issues when deploying on Windows Server, but I believe Carbon Black is working on that."
"I recall we couldn't upgrade because the sensor was not compatible, and the latest VMware Carbon Black Cloud version was not compatible with the latest Red Hat version, so we couldn't actually update since it's a security tool, and it does not allow us to update."
"They have different products, but if we wanted to take their protection and their EPR, then we would need to have two agents"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing for this solution could be made lower."
"We had no issues purchasing through our preferred reseller and were able to get a fair price even when not purchasing direct. Carbon Black Enterprise Response didn’t break the bank, though adding on the matching antivirus and anti-malware components of the Protect product was more than we could afford, even with some discounting. Cb Response is really designed to complement Carbon Black’s Defense product. While Response can be used on its own, coupling with Defense seems like the best strategy if you can afford the price tag."
"The solution is very inexpensive so there is great cost savings to using it."
"You need to pay for the licensing of the product. The pricing is costly."
"Purchase Professional Services up front as part of the implementation package, then renew hours annually to ensure you have adequate support for upgrades and enhancements. Overbuy by at least 10% to account for infrastructure growth."
"VMware Carbon Black Cloud is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

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What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?
I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...
What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?
Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...
What needs improvement with Carbon Black CB Response?
I see room for improvement as I remember some problems on compatibility with some operating systems; I recall we couldn't upgrade because the sensor was not compatible, and the latest VMware Carbon...
 

Also Known As

Cofense Intelligence, PhishMe Intelligence, Intelligence ThreatHQ, Cofense Triage, Cofense LMS
Carbon Black CB Response
 

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