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Fortinet FortiClient vs. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.9%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiClient is 1.9%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.9%
Fortinet FortiClient	1.9%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	1.7%
Other	92.5%

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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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Kok Keong-Low

Senior Technical Manager at Flexaccel

Remote access has become seamless and secure while deployment remains simple for our users

Performance could be improved today. People are now moving toward SASE, which stands for Secure Access, Secure Edge Solution. Fortinet also has that offering, which would be easier since it operates through the cloud, acting as a first line of defense. When the user connects to the internet, they connect to the cloud first for posture assessment and monitoring before connecting to the outside world. The impact is significant because nowadays people are adopting SASE. During COVID time, many users were trying to connect back to their office, causing the performance or CPU utilization of the firewall to increase tremendously, which slowed down performance. I have not worked with endpoint telemetry in Fortinet FortiClient that could have been helpful for threat mitigation.

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reviewer2584380

vCIO At Grove Networks Inc. at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Improving threat detection is critical for enhanced protection

We use Webroot Business Endpoint Protection as a NextGen antivirus solution for our clients. It's included in the contract we have with our clients as a cost-effective option for antivirus protection Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is cost-effective for rolling it out to all of our clients,…

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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

"On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks a nine."

"My advice for others looking into using Cortex is that it is very easy to use and very useful for the customer environment, whether it's a public or private one."

"Based on my experience with Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, I highly recommend it due to its quick response to zero-day attacks and low utilization from end-user devices."

"If you are looking to deploy a security solution as a whole, this is a good option."

"They have a new GUI which is just fantastic."

"There are a lot of lead solutions in this space, however, Palo Alto is number one."

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

"The most valuable features are incident creation, policy-based protection, IP whitelisting, and device encryption. These are beneficial for endpoint and server security."

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"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."

"The solution is easy to configure and manage."

"The solution's TNA feature blocks devices from entering the network that do not meet compliance protocols."

"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."

"The first thing I really appreciate about Fortinet FortiClient is their preventive protection; even if a new virus is released, they have a preventive mechanism built into their client, which works along with the firewall, so it automatically gets stopped."

"The solution is good; I like it very much, as it has inexpensive scalability, works very well, and can communicate with other Fortinet devices."

"The solution is very scalable. It just depends on the number of licenses an organization has. The enterprise management console is related to the number of clients, and the client interface itself is free to download."

"It is a feature-rich product that is easy to use and install without sacrificing security."

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"It is very lightweight on the workstations, not slowing them down while still doing its job very well."

"We've not had any issues with scalability. If an organization needs to expand, they can do so quite easily."

"Doesn't consume resources or affect the computer performance at all."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is very scalable."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that they have the lightest agent, as it is only six MBs, installs in a matter of seconds, is very lightweight, and has a very minimal, negligible performance impact on the machine and endpoints."

"Webroot pioneered integration of novel concepts in endpoint protection."

"The most valuable aspect of Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is that I have never gotten malware with it."

"This is a great solution - it helped us a lot without business and improved the security we're offering to our customers."

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Cons

"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by proving hard disk encryption. If it could support this it would be a complete solution."

"The playbooks could be improved to include more functionalities or actions."

"Cortex XDR should have a lightweight agent, and the agent size should not be heavy."

"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."

"In reporting they should have a customizable dashboard due to the fact that C-level people don't like reporting to the IT department. They prefer to have a real-time dashboard. That kind of dashboard needs to have various customizations."

"The price could be a little lower."

"It takes time to scan the servers and devices."

"There are some false positives. What our guys would have liked is that it would have been easier to manipulate as soon as they found a false positive that they knew was a false positive. How to do so was not obvious. Some people complained about it. The interface, the ESM, is not user-friendly."

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"I think that for additional functions, there should be some deeper analysis into what is happening, such as trend analysis. The analytics part could be better."

"The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable."

"We'd like to see a deployment wizard to help implementation become streamlined."

"An area of improvement could be better integration with the active directory. I did not find it easy to configure."

"It would be extremely useful to have an automatic updating feature."

"We have opened a service request ticket on their system, and it has been nearly one month and they are still looking for a solution."

"The features for application control and device control must be improved."

"The solution has some stability issues on the user side but is improving."

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"I'm not happy with Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, for only one reason. It seems that it slows down my interface when I'm doing programming in Microsoft Access, tremendously."

"Webroot used to be really good when they first came out, but now they've completely fallen behind, sadly."

"The solution could improve by providing better ransomware protection."

"Their customer support should be better. We started having some issues with it, and we didn't get the required support."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to improve its ability to detect threats."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to focus on how they can widen their area of scope by not just being an antivirus tool anymore. The shortcoming in the customization area of the tool needs improvement."

"The reporting is the weakest part of the Webroot console. Frequently, I export to Excel to massage something into it to pass on to others."

"There is one thing that is deplorable with the product that I would change as soon as I found a better one. However, the reports are worthless."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"We pay about $50,000 USD per year for a bundle that includes Cortex XDR."

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

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

"The solution is expensive. It's pricing is on a yearly-basis."

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

"The price of the solution could be reduced. I have customers that have voiced that the solution is good for the value but if I want to sell more of the solution the price reduction would help."

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

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"I don't know it by heart, but it is comparable to other solutions. It is based on the number of clients. It is probably 50 Euros per year per client. It greatly depends on the number of clients you're handling because the more clients you are ordering it for, the cheaper it will be."

"It is not that expensive. It was within the range. A dollar per user per month is nothing."

"Licensing was free up to ten users and after that, it was pretty reasonable."

"As a technical team member, I am not responsible to look into the pricing matters. These aspects are typically handled by the management team, who have the authority to obtain the necessary licenses based on certain established principles."

"The cost per port is very less as compared to the other technologies."

"Fortinet FortiClient comes free with the purchase of the FortiGate solution. There is a license required for this solution. You later can upgrade from the free version which will allow more endpoints. The cost of the license subscription is based on how many endpoints you require."

"The price of the solution depends on the type of firewall you have from FortiGate. I am satisfied with the price of the solution."

"If we pay for the yearly package that includes the FortiGate firewall, then the FortiClient VPN license is included with it."

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"Its cost is not much per month. Our price is a couple of bucks a user."

"I rate the product's pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. There are no costs in addition to the product's standard licensing fees."

"We are on an annual subscription for the use of Webroot Business Endpoint Protection."

"The solution doesn't cost too much. It's about 30 Euros a year for each endpoint. It's pretty affordable for us and for many other companies."

"Our strategy was to overestimate the complexity and cost. It turned out that Webroot's assurance was justified."

"Work on a price tier plan."

"I think the price is fairly reasonable. I was really prepared to pay more, but the price is fine."

"Webroot is less expensive than SentinelOne."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Construction Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

13%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	46
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	54

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	25

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?

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How does Fortinet FortiClient compare with Open VPN Access Server?

Fortinet FortiClient is a feature-rich solution that is easy to use and deploy without sacrificing safety and securit...

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 protectio...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiClient?

The solution is not cloud-based; it comes from the firewall itself.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Webroot Business Endpoint Protection?

Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is probably on the cheaper side, so I would rate their pricing a one or a two ou...

What needs improvement with Webroot Business Endpoint Protection?

Webroot Business Endpoint Protection needs to improve its ability to detect threats. It does not do what it's adverti...

What is your primary use case for Webroot Business Endpoint Protection?

We use Webroot Business Endpoint Protection as a NextGen antivirus solution for our clients. It's included in the con...

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OpenText Core Endpoint Protection

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

FortiClient

Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

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

Fortinet FortiClient is a comprehensive security tool, renowned for its VPN capabilities and seamless remote access, making it ideal for businesses seeking efficient endpoint protection and secure remote work options.

FortiClient integrates well with Fortinet systems, offering user-friendly features and centralized management. It supports Active Directory, multi-factor authentication, and delivers robust security measures including web filtering and antivirus. As a cost-effective solution, it provides rapid connectivity, scalability, and performance for businesses. While valued for its functionality, users seek improvements in management simplicity, web filtering, multifactor authentication, and version compatibility. Challenges include occasional slow connections, support quality, and pricing concerns. Areas needing enhancement involve deployment, stability, security, and reporting. Frequent updates demand better endpoint detection, broader integration, and reliable connectivity with improved documentation and analytics.

What are the key features of Fortinet FortiClient?

VPN Capabilities: Enables secure remote access and integrates with Fortinet firewalls for protected connectivity.
Antivirus and Malware Protection: Offers comprehensive security for laptops and desktops against cyber threats.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies management with intuitive controls and centralized features.
Active Directory Integration: Seamlessly connects with existing directory services for streamlined access management.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating Fortinet FortiClient?

Cost-Effectiveness: Provides a unified security solution that balances performance with affordability.
Scalability: Easily adapts to changing business needs with scalable features and capabilities.
Performance: Ensures rapid and reliable connectivity for remote operations and endpoint protection.
Security Enhancement: Offers comprehensive protection against threats, ensuring business continuity and data security.

In specific industries, FortiClient is utilized in sectors such as finance and healthcare, where high levels of security are mandatory. It enables secure VPN access to critical systems and data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Education institutions deploy FortiClient to protect academic data and facilitate remote learning environments, safeguarding both faculty and student interactions online.

Fortinet

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers cloud-managed endpoint security with AI integration, providing real-time protection and lightweight performance. It ensures low system impact, seamless cloud integration, and cost-effective security solutions for various devices.

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is a comprehensive endpoint security platform utilized by managed-service providers for antivirus and firewall functionality across servers, workstations, and mobile devices. It employs AI for robust threat detection, integrating with cloud applications for real-time updates. Multi-layered security features include malware protection, network defense, and DNS protection. Although connectivity and threat reporting need improvement, this platform extensively supports remote device management and integrates efficiently with Active Directory policies.

What are the key features of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Cloud Management: Centralized admin console for easy oversight
AI Integration: Enhanced threat detection capabilities
Lightweight Performance: Minimal impact on system resources
Real-time Threat Database: Constant updates for effective protection
Web Control Interface: Monitors and controls web traffic

What benefits are associated with OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Ease of Setup and Maintenance: Facilitates quick deployment and upkeep
Seamless Cloud Integration: Simplifies scalability and operation
Cost-Effectiveness: Affordable pricing with comprehensive features
Mobile Security Capabilities: Supports remote device management

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection finds application in industries requiring stringent data protection and peace of mind over device security. Managed-service providers implement this for comprehensive antivirus and firewall features, safeguarding multi-device networks. It is particularly useful for DNS protection and integrating with Active Directory policies, enabling secure yet flexible operations across sectors.

OpenText

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data

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Fortinet FortiClient vs. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection