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IBM Resilient vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

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

IBM Resilient
Ranking in Security Incident Response
7th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (20th)
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Security Incident Response
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (30th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (31st), Ransomware Protection (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Security Incident Response category, the mindshare of IBM Resilient is 7.1%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 6.0%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Incident Response Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Resilient7.1%
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint6.0%
Other86.9%
Security Incident Response
 

Featured Reviews

ZaidHaddad - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Seller at Alawtad group
Suitable for different industries and ensures effective incident response
IBM Resilient is great in many aspects like its wide range of integrations and customizable playbooks. However, one thing to improve is how it handles data formats, which currently might require scripting for conversion to CSV before uploading. Despite this, it stands out for incident response, case management, task organization, and team collaboration, making it a strong choice for organizations compared to competitors like Demisto Palo Alto. When it comes to additional features, I think IBM Resilient is on the right track with its AI capabilities, like linking related incidents and providing recommended actions. It would be nice to see more enhancements in this area, but overall, it looks good.
PM
CTO at Microsoft
Improved incident investigation has supported response while core protection still needs progress
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint does not have easy integration, as there are many complexities with the Ribitava API, which is very deep. I rate this solution overall as a five or six on a scale from one to ten. I have integrated VMware Carbon Black Endpoint with other tools that are helpful. I think this solution should be targeted at small clients, because adoption will grow more with small businesses tomorrow.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's really simple and has a flexible interface."
"The product is very good at incident response."
"The solution is simple to use and to integrate with IBM QRadar."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The UBA, User Behavior Analytics, is very good."
"What I like most about IBM Resilient is that it has a complete stack, which means you don't need to use different OEM products because you have all you need under the IBM Resilient umbrella. You don't need to worry much about integrations and components because you're working with tested and proven architecture."
"The integration with IBM SIM and the ability to block users during brute force attacks are particularly effective."
"IBM Resilient is scalable."
"Carbon Black CB Defense has helped improve my organization by allowing us to have better data so that we can do correlation and get visibility into the alerts."
"The triage feature that shows you the whole chain of the malware is useful."
"We have another piece of that infrastructure that does what they call threat emulation. It's like sandboxing where it takes files that it doesn't know about, puts them in a VM-type environment, and it kicks them off to see if there's any malware or tendencies that might look like malware, that kind of thing."
"It uses machine learning and behavioral analytics for advanced threat detection and response."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The most valuable feature is that it detects and stops malicious executables."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the support it provides."
"The product itself works quite well, it's pretty intuitive, but there is so much more data and capabilities at your fingertips."
 

Cons

"The ability to analyze incidents needs to be improved in the solution."
"The response time of the support is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution is limited, but it needs lots of development, especially when we talk about making actions with other security solutions."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Integration with some devices, including Cisco PowerPower and certain antivirus products, has limitations."
"Right now, sometimes it can take up to two to three months to resolve an issue, which is far too long."
"One thing to improve is how it handles data formats, which currently might require scripting for conversion to CSV before uploading."
"The tool needs to improve its documentation on license scripts."
"There could be more knowledge. I think they made a mistake when they took away the Check Point integration, because it provides more automation and also more threat intelligence."
"In the past, we've seen some stability issues in the latest version releases. We tend to hang back one version just to make sure issues are fully resolved to avoid user disruption."
"Report generation can be improved."
"The solution needs expanded endpoint query tools."
"A search bar in the investigation page and some AI-related tasks like outgoing alerts, or recent tactics that are being used in the market, must be embedded in the tool so that it's easier to find alerts."
"As far as I know, Carbon Defense has nothing that can be installed on mobile devices. It lacks a defense solution for mobile devices, especially mobile tablets. I would like to see support for mobile devices and the pricing should be less than the pricing for a normal workstation."
"The UI interface needs improvement. The management needs further work in future versions."
"The pricing could always be a bit better. They could work to make it less expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license you need to pay for in order to use this product."
"Pricing for the solution is good, in my opinion."
"There are no costs except for the support services that our company pays in addition to the licensing charges attached to the solution."
"I would rate the tool’s pricing a three out of ten. The tool’s pricing is on a yearly basis."
"I feel it is an expensive product when my company pays annually for renewal, support, and follow-up."
"The licensing cost for IBM Resilient is not too expensive, but it's not affordable, so it's moderately expensive. Regarding price, I'm rating the solution seven out of ten. The company pays for the license yearly, based on the number of users. Apart from the cost of the license you need to pay for each user, you also need to spend an initial investment for the base platform. You also have to pay for IBM Resilient support."
"It is very expensive."
"We could create unlimited users using the license we had purchased."
"Price-wise, VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly-priced solution. Regarding the licensing cost of the solution, one needs to opt for an annual subscription."
"The solution has almost the same price as other different kinds of infrastructures, but it offers a lot of different features."
"This is a really expensive product and we pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."
"CB Defense is available on a yearly subscription and is priced by the number of endpoints."
"The licensing cost is on the more expensive side, but I thought it was worth it because they did a good job. It was one of the vendors I truly didn't have to worry about too much until this latest upgrade."
"Carbon Black provides competitive pricing."
"The license is annual. It's a standard license."
"Its pricing was very good, which is one of the reasons I went to it as an alternative. It is on a yearly basis. There are no additional fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
29%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise33
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Resilient?
I am not the one in charge of pricing, so I am not sure about the costs.
What needs improvement with IBM Resilient?
Integration with some devices, including Cisco PowerPower and certain antivirus products, has limitations.
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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carbon Black CB Defense?
My rating for the pricing of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is that it is not cheap, but it is also not as inexpensive as I would prefer.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Golden Living, Health Equity, USA Funds
Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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