CrowdStrike Falcon vs Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 13, 2026

Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR are solutions competing in the endpoint security category. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR seems to have the upper hand with advanced threat intelligence features, making it a preferred choice based on functionality.

Features: Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] offers robust encryption, extensive data loss prevention, and effective security management that enhance data security and compliance. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR delivers comprehensive threat detection, advanced threat response capabilities, and seamless cloud integration, offering a proactive approach to security.

Room for Improvement: Dell's solution can enhance its cloud functionality, real-time threat analysis, and integration with advanced AI features. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR may improve by providing more flexible pricing models, expanding its suite of native tools, and streamlining its user interface for broader accessibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell's suite enables traditional on-premises deployment with substantial customer support during setup. In contrast, CrowdStrike's cloud-native architecture simplifies deployment, requiring less infrastructure while offering a swift installation process backed by reliable cloud-based services. Although Dell provides attentive support, CrowdStrike's streamlined platform reduces complexity and vastly improves the user experience.

Pricing and ROI: Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] offers lower initial pricing and delivers steady ROI with effective cost management. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR presents a higher initial cost but justifies the investment through improved operational efficiency and enhanced threat protection, which contributes to long-term ROI advantages.

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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

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.

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Jacob White

Senior Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Centralized endpoint protection has strengthened compliance and accelerated incident response

There are a number of areas that I only touch a handful of times, but when I get in there, I realize why I don't do that. The main area would be within the support area. The support bot is not really as smart as you would expect it, especially in this day and age of LLM and other capabilities that I know CrowdStrike Falcon is already capable of doing. Additionally, I would appreciate a little bit more easy to read insights of some of the dashboards or maybe manipulation of the dashboards. It is still a little cumbersome to build custom dashboards and it's not as intuitive as you would think. Documentation is abysmal and needs to be improved dramatically. I know that there's a big effort to do this, however, even the new effort is honestly worse than it was before. Those are definitely major areas of improvement, just more in the usability of the features.

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Alexander Zhuravel

Head of Network and Server infrastructure department at JSC Alfa Bank Ukraine

A highly scalable tool that ensures its users face no problems while using it as a backup system

The tool is scalable and is currently being used on over 2,000 nodes. So, our company doesn't count the number of clients we have, but we do count the number of nodes, specifically referring to file system nodes, backup nodes, database nodes, virtual machine nodes, and blockchain nodes, which we use for file-based applications. According to the traffic, a backup of five petabytes of data can be done for a month.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a higher cost than other solutions, like CrowdStrike or Microsoft’s EDR tools, but it reduces the cost of our operations because it’s a new generation antivirus tool."

"We have a complete overview of all our PCs and it's very easy to handle and to use the interface. It has a lot of benefits for us."

"Technical support is the best in class, in my opinion, because they have invested heavily in research and development."

"But overall, when we speak about security and protection, they are one of the top providers."

"Palo Alto is one of the tech vendors that always provides top-of-the-line products."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to rapidly detect certain hardware files."

"The tool is easy to use."

"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."

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"The most valuable features of CrowdStrike Falcon are the AI in detecting and real-time detections."

"Overall, what I found most valuable in CrowdStrike Falcon is its good mechanism. It also has a good reporting feature. CrowdStrike Falcon is an invaluable tool because, through it, you can take quick action, for example, when an OS is missing specific patches."

"We haven't had any infections or down time."

"The scalability is good."

"The features we showcase to potential customers are prevention, malware protection, zero-day protection, and application scripting, and vulnerability assessment is another valuable feature."

"It is an easy product to deploy."

"The solution offers great stability."

"Since we deployed CrowdStrike, the network has become much calmer, and we now understand the sources of infections, which helps us prevent them from spreading."

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"Dell Data Protection has a decent service and integrates well with users' active directories."

"Technical support is excellent."

"It is a stable solution."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its speed, backup speed, and restore speed."

"It is a stable solution. Our company faces no problems with the backup system…The initial setup wasn't complex."

"There's a really they have a really nice way to test it first. Before you adopt it. And so I would suggest trying to they they create a test site for you, and they give you a link to it, and you can basically try out all the features on your own for I think we did it for a month."

"The security engine is effective at catching potential threats."

Cons

"I don't like that they have different types of licenses. For example, if users select a license, they think they will have all the platforms they need to improve their network or security. But after some time, Palo Alto Networks changed their licensing, and some of the features that, for example, were free at the beginning now have a cost. I think the integration can be improved. For example, a lot of tools are just integrated through APIs."

"It is a complex solution to implement."

"It would be good to have a better way to search for a file within the UI."

"It's more focused on network communication. If a customer wants to increase the level of protection and start working with documents, it's impossible to integrate these features into the system. It's more of a communication-oriented system than a content security-oriented system."

"The installation should be easier and the Palo Alto pre-sales and sales teams should have more information on the product because they don't know what they are selling."

"The downsides of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks are that in many incidents, when I enter the causality chain, there are numerous logs."

"Cortex does not offer an on-premises solution. However, some customers would prefer not to be on the cloud. It would be ideal if it could offer something on-prem as well."

"The setup is quite easy. We had appropriate support from the manager. One thing that was missing was the integration part."

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"I recommend that some deep-dive trainings are required for the NG SIEM, specifically for their next-generation SIEM module, as they need some basic trainings for that."

"I chose nine out of ten because while CrowdStrike Falcon has the capabilities and features I want, the pricing for each different functionality or feature we want to add raises my concern about potentially having a compound or overall pricing increase."

"CrowdStrike Falcon can be improved by continuing to adapt to everything that is going on with AI and other developments in the world."

"CrowdStrike needs to quit making up stuff about its features and functionality to bash its competition."

"CS Falcon sensing capabilities for non-domain machines should be enhanced since the agent doesn't detect the neighbor's IP Address and/or any anomaly which was identified in the network for the non-domain machine."

"CrowdStrike Falcon is pretty accurate and reliable, but the only part where we lack visibility is whether the endpoint has started reporting or is not reporting."

"CrowdStrike should provide better visibility in its reporting. There should be more forensic details about detected threats."

"I would like them to improve the correlation of data in the search algorithms. When we run an investigation, malware, phishing, etc., I want to look at multiple endpoints at once to correlate that data to see the likenesses, e.g., how are they not alike or what systems and processes are running across those systems? I don't want to have to run the same search in their Spotlight module five, 10, 15, or 100 times to get 100 different results, copy that data out, and then correlate it on my own. In a very simple way, I want to be able to load up a comma-delimited list giving me the spotlight data on these X amount of hosts, letting me search for it quickly. We have had to go back to CrowdStrike, and say, "Our search are taking far too long for even one host." They did bump up the cores and that did improve performance, but it is still kind of slow to get that Spotlight data. That is probably our biggest pain point. I think that needs some help. I understand this kind of information access is probably not the easiest thing to do. It is probably a big ask depending on how their back-end is setup."

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"The restore feed needs improvement."

"I consider the product pretty expensive, so from an improvement perspective, I would like the pricing to be better."

"The solution’s user interface should be made more user-friendly."

"Implementation in a beta environment is necessary before rollout to the larger community."

"The backup speed and deduplication are the most valuable features."

"Whenever we talk about reporting, I have a chance to look at the reporting, and in my opinion, it's not user-friendly."

"The solution could be more user-friendly."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is okay, although direct support can be expensive."

"The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."

"Compared to CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR is an expensive solution."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"The solution has one subscription for endpoint protection and one subscription for detection and response. The two licenses combined give you the BRO version."

"Very costly product."

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"It is an expensive product, but I think it is well worth the investment."

"We are on an annual subscription for the solution. There are not any additional costs."

"We bought a very small number of licenses, then ran it for a year. We bought a 100 licenses for a year, so we didn't actually do a proof of concept. We just bought them. Then, the next year, we bought 10,000 licenses."

"All I can say about the licensing cost is that it's negotiable."

"Pricing and licensing seem to be in line with what they offer. We are a smaller organization, so pricing is important. Obviously, we would make a business case if it is something we really needed or felt that we needed. So, the pricing is in line with what we are getting from a product standpoint."

"The price of CrowdStrike Falcon is reasonable."

"It is expensive compared to SentinelOne, but as the market leader, it is worth it."

"I do not have experience with the cost or licensing of the product."

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"You'll need to pay more than the product's original price for the support."

"It is more expensive than one of its competitors."

"It is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	55

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

CrowdStrike Falcon XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Threat Intelligence, CrowdStrike Identity Protection, CrowdStrike Falcon Surface, CrowdStrike Falcon Platform

DDP, ESS

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

CrowdStrike Falcon delivers AI-powered endpoint protection, detection, and response to help organizations stop malware, ransomware, fileless attacks, and sophisticated adversaries. Built on the cloud-native Falcon platform and a single lightweight sensor, it combines prevention, EDR, threat intelligence, and automated response to protect endpoints while simplifying security operations.

What features make CrowdStrike Falcon stand out?

AI-Powered Prevention: Uses next-generation antivirus, machine learning, behavioral analysis, and exploit blocking to protect against known and unknown threats.
Endpoint Detection and Response: Provides continuous endpoint visibility and contextual detection to accelerate threat investigation and response.
Adversary Intelligence: Enriches endpoint telemetry and detections with CrowdStrike threat intelligence to help teams understand and prioritize threats.
Automated Response: Enables endpoint isolation, remediation, and automated workflows to contain and eliminate threats quickly.

What benefits can users expect?

Stronger Endpoint Protection: Helps stop malware, ransomware, and sophisticated attacks before they lead to breaches.
Faster Investigation and Response: Combines detection, context, and automation to help security teams respond more efficiently.
Reduced Complexity: Consolidates endpoint security capabilities through a unified platform, console, and lightweight sensor.
Scalable Security: Cloud-native architecture helps organizations deploy and manage protection across endpoint environments without legacy on-premises infrastructure.

Across industries, CrowdStrike Falcon helps organizations modernize endpoint security, improve security team efficiency, and stop sophisticated threats with AI-powered protection and adversary intelligence.

CrowdStrike

Dell endpoint systems management (ESM) products provide a comprehensive and easy-to-use family of solutions that fulfills your systems management needs, regardless of your organization's size. Dell ESM solutions manage, maintain and secure your entire IT infrastructure - servers, Windows PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, mobile devices and connected noncomputing devices, such as printers, IP telephony and routers, in preparation for the Internet of Things. With a flexible suite of products and services, Dell ESM prepares companies to meet emerging systems management requirements, Preconfigured appliances, robust features, simple integrations with other software, fast deployment and rapid time to value.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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MEIZU, TBG West, Ackerman Charter School District, Church of the Highlands

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