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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Mohammad Shahabuddin Anwar

Health Care Integration Engineer at RamSoft

Confident backups have enabled reliable rollbacks and supported multi-cloud growth

Central management is one of the main use cases of Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL]. Comprehensive workload coverage in Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] helps us back up our data. Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] has positively impacted our organization because we were able to test and implement changes confidently, knowing that if something goes wrong, we can roll back the changes. This confidence in our recovery capabilities helped us grow and conduct more research and development. Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] offers very fast recovery time capabilities.

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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

"The main benefit of using Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks while employing Palo Alto Firewall at the internet edge is that it improves security on our endpoint devices, integrating seamlessly with Palo Alto Firewalls to deliver comprehensive network, analyst, and security details all in a single dashboard, which allows us to manage everything from our network devices."

"The stability of this product is very good."

"If you are looking for security, mainly for advanced threat prevention from ransomware and malware attacks, I would recommend Cortex."

"The one feature of Palo Alto Networks Traps that our organization finds most valuable is the App ID service."

"The most valuable features of this product are the management capabilities, which allow an IT organization to get quite a good picture of attempted cyber attacks, and its out-of-the-box investigation capabilities."

"I recognize that Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is one of the best products in its category regarding capabilities."

"The scalability of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is very good."

"I have found the solution to be very easy in respect of the integration and configurable."

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"The most valuable features of CrowdStrike Falcon include Falcon Fusion workflows and endpoint detection capabilities."

"My advice to others looking into using CrowdStrike Falcon is to not look at anything else and to use it instead."

"Because it is security product and acts like an AIML smart product, not merely based on daily/weekly updates and signatures."

"The added value I see in having endpoint, identity, cloud, and other security telemetry converge on the same CrowdStrike Falcon platform is that it is very useful to consolidate this data."

"CrowdStrike Falcon has been very low maintenance."

"The most valuable feature is the machine learning that they use to check certain patterns in the endpoint devices. It checks the whole ecosystem or entire environment."

"CrowdStrike is deployed on every workstation, so policy changes can be enforced on all of them. It lowers the manual work on each of the workstations. It has helped us manage device usage in our environment."

"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."

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

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

"It is a stable solution."

"Technical support is excellent."

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

"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."

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

"Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] has positively impacted our organization because we were able to test and implement changes confidently, knowing that if something goes wrong, we can roll back the changes."

Cons

"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 dashboard could use some significant improvement, just making it more useful with more information. It has a limited amount of information right now. It is customizable, but I'd love to see a better out-of-box dashboard."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a very good product, but financially, it is very expensive, so the company should look into that area."

"The solution could improve by providing better integration with their own products and others."

"If Palo Alto reduces the pricing slightly for their products, it would make them more scalable in markets such as India and globally for cybersecurity."

"Impact on system performance is horrible, adding a lot of delays for users."

"There are some third-party solutions that are difficult to integrate with, which is something that can be improved."

"The MAC agent is not as robust feature-wise as the PC version."

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"Documentation is abysmal and needs to be improved dramatically."

"I would like a centralized deployment where I could roll out or push it to all endpoints."

"There are some aspects of the UI that could use some improvement, e.g., working in groups."

"In the future release of CrowdStrike Falcon, they should add a sandbox feature."

"It can be expensive depending on the features you select."

"It would be nice if they did have some sort of Active Directory tie-in, whether that be Azure or on-prem."

"The solution could improve the policies themselves. It would be helpful if there were cost-cutting measures."

"I have not seen a return on investment."

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"The solution could be more user-friendly."

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

"Deployment complexity is higher in Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL], and the user interface could be improved significantly."

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

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

"The restore feed needs improvement."

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's about $55 per license on a yearly basis."

"When we first bought it, it was a bit expensive, but it was worth it. The licensing was straightforward."

"The pricing is a little high. It is per user per year."

"The pricing is a little bit on the expensive side."

"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."

"It is present, but when compared to other competitive products, I would say it is not less expensive; however, when all of the other added values are considered, the price is reasonable."

"We didn't have to pay any additional fee for the cloud instance. It just came with the renewal, which was nice."

"This is an expensive solution."

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

"It has an annual license, and it is not that expensive."

"The pricing is definitely high but you get what you pay for, and it's not so high that it prices itself out of the market."

"When comparing to Microsoft, CrowdStrike Falcon is more expensive."

"The price of CrowdStrike Falcon is expensive and should be reduced."

"There is no license required to use this solution."

"The price of CrowdStrike Falcon could be better. It is very expensive, we pay approximately $900 per month for the licenses. There are not any additional fees."

"There are approximately a hundred different modules you have to purchase, depending on what you want to do. I have most of the modules. How it works is you buy the portfolio, you have to decide all the components you want in it, and then they price out a bundle for you. I have almost all of the package features in my bundle. You only need to pay for the modules you want."

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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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Comms Service Provider

14%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

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Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	57

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Small Business	62
Midsize Enterprise	54
Large Enterprise	103

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Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
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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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