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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks vs Huntress Managed ITDR comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.2
Cortex XDR enhances security and cost efficiency by reducing malware incidents, consolidating solutions, and ensuring data protection.
Sentiment score
5.1
Huntress Managed ITDR ensures enhanced security, saves time, and offers exceptional value for M365 tenants with competitive pricing.
They appreciate the rich telemetry data from the solution, as it provides in-depth threat identification.
Cyber Security Manager at Welab bank
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks helps to reduce my total cost of ownership significantly.
Detection and Response Consultant at Inovasys
I have seen a return on investment with Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, as this product is offered at a minimal cost, and we can find a good ROI from it.
Cyber Security Information Security Specialist at MHM Holding GmbH
I really value how Huntress does most of the heavy lifting and monitoring for the identities.
President / Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech company with 1-10 employees
You will not be able to beat Huntress Managed ITDR on pricing, and that is considering the capabilities Huntress Managed ITDR provides at their price level.
SOC Analyst L2 at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
In terms of a return on investment for our security posture, it's absolutely paying for itself to ensure that we are better secure compared to what we were without it.
Head of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Customer opinions on Cortex XDR support vary, praising expertise yet noting slow resolutions and regional language challenges.
Sentiment score
8.0
Huntress Managed ITDR offers exceptional, responsive customer service with knowledgeable support and clear communication, earning high user praise.
The technical support from Palo Alto deserves a mark of ten because they reach out within an hour whenever assistance is needed.
Head of data centers at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
There is no back and forth, and they know what we are asking for and come up with the best resolution for a solution.
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
If any of these services are missed, it becomes a problem in terms of support tickets, follow-up, or special configuration that needs to be done in the system.
Chief of IT Architecture at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
They are quick to respond and help us explain why Huntress marked an identity in a certain way.
Cyber Security Analyst at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
They primarily handle ITDR communications through chat, they made an exception and provided a call for a critical situation to walk me through the remediation process.
Business Owner at Royal IT
They've been very responsive when we have had to use them.
Head of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Cortex XDR scales efficiently across diverse environments, enabling rapid deployment and seamless expansion for various company sizes.
Sentiment score
8.2
Huntress Managed ITDR integrates seamlessly with Microsoft, offering effortless scalability and efficient user management without performance issues.
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can be expanded anytime by purchasing another license without any issues related to scalability.
Head of data centers at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
I think scalability for Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is good.
Threat Analyst II at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I've never had limitations on scaling or performance issues.
CTO at Accent Consulting
Huntress Managed ITDR is protecting about 120 users. In terms of the people that log into it, it's two or three IT admins, but we've got 120 licenses, so it's protecting 120 Microsoft accounts.
Head of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Whether there are ten users or three hundred, it attaches to the Microsoft tenant, making it effortless to scale.
Business Owner at Royal IT
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Cortex XDR is reliable, stable, easy to deploy, with some minor issues in updates and heavy data loads.
Sentiment score
9.2
Huntress Managed ITDR is reliable and stable, offering seamless performance with automatic updates and easy deployment, despite rare minor issues.
Cortex remains fast and responsive, even with increasing data and alerts.
Final Year Student at Gitam University
The thresholds we've seen on our firewall boxes at some instances reached 80% to 85%, but even at that level of utilization, we don't observe any latency or any issues reported with respect to accessing the application.
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Cortex XDR is stable, offering high quality and reliable performance.
Cyber Security Manager at Welab bank
I would rate the stability of Huntress Managed ITDR as a ten, as I have not really experienced any downtime, bugs, or glitches.
Security Administrator at Charles IT
In terms of stability, the solution is very stable, and the cloud platform itself is reliable.
President / Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech company with 1-10 employees
Once it is deployed, it updates automatically and takes care of itself.
SOC Analyst L2 at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cortex XDR needs better reporting, UI, integration, reduced resource use, enhanced support, and more automation for improved usability.
Huntress Managed ITDR needs interface, integration, threat detection improvements, and enhanced support for better accessibility and functionality.
Improving reporting and dashboard customization, along with the addition of real-time and exportable reports, would help SOC teams greatly.
Final Year Student at Gitam University
The inclusion of this feature would allow the application of DLP policies alongside antivirus policies via a single agent and console, making it more competitive as other OEMs often offer DLP solutions as part of their antivirus products.
Pre-Sales Architect at network techlab
If the per GB data could be provided at a certain level free of cost or at the same cost which the customer is taking for the entire bundle, that would be better.
Cyber Security Information Security Specialist at MHM Holding GmbH
There's a confusing aspect with the escalation options; applying conditions to a specific identity is not immediately visible and requires using a three-dot menu.
Business Owner at Royal IT
It's a very simple and easy-to-use interface in terms of recommendations and feedback.
Head of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I still see many issues indicating that devices are not compliant due to policy conflicts, and it has been almost a month trying to figure out how to make all devices compliant.
Cyber Security Analyst at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Cortex XDR is costly but offers flexible licensing and robust security, with discounts available for long-term commitments.
Huntress Managed ITDR pricing is seen as affordable and cost-effective, with favorable options and excellent value by users.
The pricing on SentinelOne is far more reasonable and cheaper than Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks.
Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would say it is definitely not a cheap product, considering how mature it is and how scalable all Palo Alto products are together.
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Cortex XDR is perceived as expensive by some customers, yet offers dynamic pricing.
Cyber Security Manager at Welab bank
Compared to other companies, Huntress keeps costs reasonable, offering 24/7 vigilance without price gouging.
Business Owner at Royal IT
I think it was two or three dollars a user a month.
Head of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The licensing cost, again, is a good price point that allows me to add it on to clients and it becomes a no-brainer for them to add it because the price of the service makes sense.
Director at Cloud4 Technology Limited
 

Valuable Features

Cortex XDR offers AI-driven threat detection, seamless integration, and intuitive features for robust, adaptive endpoint and network protection.
Huntress Managed ITDR provides effective threat detection, integration with Microsoft, and real-time monitoring, enhancing security and efficiency.
It incorporates AI for normal behavior detection, distinguishing unusual operations.
Cyber Security Manager at Welab bank
The product provides automation responses in case of a threat attack, severity assessments, centralized manageability, and comprehensive compliance features, resulting in reduced costs.
Pre-Sales Architect at network techlab
It includes machine learning to easily analyze data and detect complex threats across endpoints, networks, or clouds.
Final Year Student at Gitam University
It provides protection against M365 identity compromises, like admin account breaches.
Business Owner at Royal IT
The best features of the solution are the fact that there are real people behind it who watch the alerts and then escalate as required, and the fact that there is an immediate support team or SOC team behind it if we have any questions.
Head of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The best feature is the lack of false positives; when we receive an alert from Huntress Managed ITDR, the majority of the time they are true positives that are actionable, unlike some other tools which generate a lot of noise.
Security Administrator at Charles IT
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (5th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (8th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (7th), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (2nd)
Huntress Managed ITDR
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is designed for Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and holds a mindshare of 4.8%, down 5.8% compared to last year.
Huntress Managed ITDR, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), holds 4.9% mindshare, up 1.0% since last year.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks4.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon10.5%
Wazuh7.9%
Other76.8%
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Huntress Managed ITDR4.9%
CrowdStrike Falcon13.4%
Microsoft Defender for Identity11.1%
Other70.6%
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
 

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration
Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.
Jeremy Harlan - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Analyst L2 at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Managed detection has stopped account takeovers and has strengthened our incident response playbooks
Their threat analytics and process insights are exceptional. When Huntress Managed ITDR finds malware, a virus, or a phishing email, their analytics have improved significantly over time. I remember when they were not very detailed, but now they provide comprehensive information down to the specific type of dependency affected on a host machine. They show us exactly where all the infected files are located on the computer, which makes cleanup straightforward and invaluable. I know they partner with Microsoft, and if you have Huntress Managed ITDR and Microsoft Defender, it is truly near real-time as stated. That is a very accurate claim.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise44
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huntress Managed ITDR?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been pretty good; we got a good rate and continue to receive declining buy prices. We're generally kept up to date by the account managers...
What needs improvement with Huntress Managed ITDR?
I see improvements to the HaloPSA integration as something that could be better; it would be good to see more information in the ticket raised. Currently, it can sometimes just say there's been an ...
What is your primary use case for Huntress Managed ITDR?
My main use case for Huntress Managed ITDR is protecting people's accounts on 365. I use Huntress Managed ITDR to protect accounts on 365 by deploying it to all of our customer's endpoints as inclu...
 

Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
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