McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator vs Sumo Logic Security comparison

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McAfee and Sumo Logic are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. McAfee is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0, while Sumo Logic is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.3. McAfee holds a 1.8% mindshare in SOAR, compared to Sumo Logic’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of McAfee users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Sumo Logic users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and Sumo Logic Security are competing products in the field of security management. Sumo Logic Security seems to have an advantage with its advanced features such as real-time analytics and enhanced visibility, while McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is noted for better pricing and support.

Features: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator offers centralized security management, comprehensive malware protection, and effective endpoint security management. Sumo Logic Security brings cloud-native architecture, real-time analytics capabilities, and advanced threat detection, which enhance its visibility and feature set.

Room for Improvement: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could improve in the areas of scalability, user interface, and integration capabilities to match its competitors. Sumo Logic Security might enhance its ease of use, reduce training requirements for cloud-based deployment, and streamline setup processes for new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator supports on-premises deployment with seamless integration for existing infrastructures and is known for responsive customer service. Sumo Logic Security provides cloud-based deployment for rapid scalability and flexibility, with proactive customer engagement strategies, although it may require additional training.

Pricing and ROI: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator offers a more cost-effective initial setup, appealing to cost-sensitive organizations with strong ROI via lower upfront costs. Sumo Logic Security might be higher in setup costs but promises substantial ROI through advanced analytics and operational efficiency, making its value proposition strong.

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Torq

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of Torq is 3.5%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sumo Logic Security is 2.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Torq	3.5%
Sumo Logic Security	2.3%
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator	1.8%
Other	92.4%

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Featured Reviews

AdityaDesai

Solutions Architect at ProArch

Automation has streamlined multi-tenant SOC workflows and improves alert handling efficiency

Although the reporting within Torq is not that great, we did ask for many features regarding reporting in Torq, but due to some platform constraints, they could not make the whole dataset available for us to be used in reporting. Except for that, we used some basic reporting. When I used Torq, it was indeed in the early stages of AI capabilities. Only a few customers were allowed to use it, and we were among them. It functioned well as long as we summarized the data properly. If you input garbage, you would get garbage out. Thus, we had to do significant fine-tuning regarding what data context we provided to the AI orchestrator to get meaningful results. In terms of Torq's unified platform approach to AI SOC automation and case management compared to managing multiple point solutions across my security stack, I find it case-centric. The unified view in case management is good since it provides clarity, although there are limitations regarding how many items in case management can be modified at once. Bulk operations are very limited, potentially due to their back-end database or data retrieval processes that can be improved. Regarding improvements for Torq, when we were onboarded, there were aspects we were uncertain about, such as the number of cases that could be generated, what data we could bring in, how many clients we could onboard, and similar concerns. Initially, we also lacked clarity about the number of playbooks or workflows we could build. Different triggers like system triggers, case-based triggers, and others can be employed without restrictions, but when it comes to on-demand and scheduled jobs, there is a limitation based on the subscription and pricing tier that notably caps the number of workflows we can create. No bulk editing across cases was one issue, along with limited filtering related to single grouping constraints. Additionally, the out-of-the-box case templates provided require substantial modifications before they become usable. There is also a feature in the cases for notes that cannot be searched. They are only visible through the UI, which is another area for improvement. The workflow and execution-based charges seem misleading as this was not discussed initially. I am not sure if new customers are made aware of this. It seems that workflows revolving around cases hinder functionality outside of case management, as we have many use cases needing on-demand triggers and schedules for functions like reporting or polling devices. Creating additional workflows to achieve basic functionalities raises costs significantly, which disadvantages customers. While they facilitate optimization and scaling, the support received tends to be very basic. Improvements can be made in that area as well.

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Binu Haneef

System Administrator at Sky News Arabia

Comprehensive security management enabled through efficient integration and automation

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator helps automate routine security tasks. We created customized automation. For example, when we did not have an EDR or XDR solution, we created tasks exclusively for detection and response automation and automatic segregation of infected PCs. The ability to customize the dashboard in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator helps us significantly. The main feature is automation for auto-segmentation and segregation. As we are in an AI era, McAfee can focus on AI tools. Instead of putting manual effort into each security-related task, it can implement more advanced automation using AI. This enhancement could improve cybersecurity significantly. Regarding the reporting area in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, we are satisfied with what we currently have. Our cybersecurity team needs customized reports beyond the default ones. We have more than 20 separate reports for identifying threats, managing, and understanding the security posture of our company and assets.

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Migell Roberts

Senior Security Analyst at City Electric Supply Company

Security insights have enabled faster incident response and streamlined cross-team collaboration

To improve Sumo Logic Security, I would appreciate the tool being easier to use from a search perspective. For example, we have a few teams that want to use the tool itself, but they are not as savvy when it comes to creating searches from the core platform. I understand that Mobot has come out and is in the works, and it really does assist non-savvy users when it comes to querying the platform. As far as that is concerned, I wish that could be improved a bit more, but I do know that that is in the works. I would add that I wish for improved documentation. For example, we are using Sumo Playbooks and automation integrations along with that, but I have found that there has been a lack of documentation, very little to none at all when it comes to that. With regards to automation integrations as well, there are very few details included in them. I would also appreciate the AWS automation integrations to be more secure because currently, they are using access keys, which involves a user rather than roles, which is the security best practice recommended by AWS. I chose eight out of ten because to make it a nine or ten, I would lean heavily on the documentation. A lot of the times when we get around to configuring things such as playbooks or trying to understand playbooks, what I found was that documentation sometimes is not up to date or documentation is lacking. There are instances also where some security best practices are not being followed. So, if we are able to set up an integration that is not only secure, following security best practices, and has complete documentation, I believe it would alleviate the issue of having to go back and forth with support to check the documentation and things of that nature. My impression of the built-in threat intelligence feature in Sumo Logic Security is that it is comprehensive, but I would say that it could do a little bit better. For example, we have the TAXI feeds, which is STIX and TAXI integrated into the core platform, but the issue I am running into is that I am able to use that feed into a CSE alert; however, I am not able to see the contents of that feed. If I integrate CISA, which we do have integrated, I cannot see what IOCs are in that feed in the core platform, and I hope that is the case because, in order for us to better tune our alerts, we need to be able to see what is in the contents of that threat intelligence feed.

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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

"If I review about 100 vendors that I might work with, Torq is definitely in the top five that gave me personally investment back, just because every bit of effort I put into Torq eventually became a workflow that gave it back to me."

"According to positive outcomes, Torq reduced manual work and made incident response more efficient."

"Torq offers the best feature through integration with AI."

"Torq has helped a lot regarding SOC analyst efficiency."

"With Torq, I automate actions while achieving SLA compliance and streamline alert investigation processes much better."

"Almost four or five hours of work is now completed in four or five minutes."

"Any request that comes in, regardless of how complex it is, I can accomplish it with Torq."

"Since we started working with Torq, I am handling much fewer alerts, it is becoming really easy for me to handle an alert, I have all the information that I need, I do not need to connect to different vendors to receive this information, and the main thing I got from Torq is time, which now helps me to build another automated system and learn."

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"The solution is extremely stable; we haven't had any issues whatsoever, and even though there are often false positives, it is easy to fix them in the logs."

"If you set it up right, it can really manage a very complex environment which require fine tuning where there are a lot of exceptions. That's what it caters to. It can just do those specifics in those exceptional situations, which is good."

"I like the solution's feasibility. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is also better and easier to use than other ePOs."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator has a built-in advanced pattern, which is very useful because it can detect any pattern."

"We implemented data transfer protection, which allows transfer in one direction only. Users can copy from the PC to the USB but not from the USB to the PC. That way, if someone is carrying a virus on a USB, it will not be transferred to the PC."

"Many organizations will find the solution has many features that would suit their needs and reduce the number of issues they face."

"The solution provides excellent advanced analytics capabilities and the integration capabilities make it straightforward to integrate McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator with IT workflow systems."

"This solution reduced a lot of effort to check and confirm that all PCs are running the latest anti-virus signatures and patch levels."

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"Sumo Logic Security has positively impacted my organization by increasing engagement with different teams."

"As a cloud-native SIEM, it scales up very well automatically, and real-time threat detection is available, so detection time has dropped significantly from three to four hours to under 30 minutes, reducing alert fatigue by over 100 days of low-volume alerts and significantly improving our KPIs, alert efficiency, decision quality, and operational stability."

"Technical support is always great."

"There are a lot of things we like about this product."

"We can integrate threat intelligence solutions into the product."

"It gives us a bird's eye view of what's happening from our connection's point of view."

"Sumo Logic has absolutely improved our organization — 100% Sumo Logic is a great tool, it's absolutely necessary."

"Compared to other tools, I prefer the UI much better as it categorizes data very well for me."

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Cons

"The workflow and execution-based charges seem misleading as this was not discussed initially, and creating additional workflows to achieve basic functionalities raises costs significantly, which disadvantages customers."

"Torq can be improved by adding some more features, such as adding more automation and providing a no-code option so I don't have to code for everything."

"The initial deployment of Torq was not easy."

"We have MCP that we are working with our cloud security platform, and we wanted to connect this MCP to the case management."

"It was able to capture data but was unable to differentiate between the agent hostname we are using and the hostname that resides on the back end of the Internet."

"However, we did encounter some problems with custom steps, which definitely affected our progress, and the speed of bug fixes is also a bit slower than expected."

"Torq does extensive marketing saying that SOAR is dead and markets itself as an all-in-one solution, but this is not actually true."

"Regarding stability, I have noticed some lagging, crashing, and downtime, which is one of my largest gripes."

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"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator support has been helpful. However, sometimes when I raise the case they take a while to answer. For example, the last time I used them it took them two weeks to reply back by email. No one has contacted me back since. They should improve their service."

"The rollout to cover the online resources, such as SharePoint, One Drive, and Office 365 doesn't seem to have a very clear path."

"The areas of concern where improvements are needed are related to the product's assignment policy and tag assignment, where users can assign the policies with the help of tags and sort out the systems."

"The impact of the agent on the endpoint's performance - the resources it takes. Additionally, the difficulties we experience with inheriting and breaking inheritance on the organization's structure breakdown for policy inheritance and then for rules inheritance. We are actually struggling with this."

"Although it has the ability to auto create service tickets, it needs to expand to allow more products this ability."

"However there is no definite SLA when a complicate issue is escalated to McAfee Level 3 or to McAfee software developers."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could improve by supporting container microservices, such as Docker and Kubernetes."

"The installation process is quite difficult and requires technical support."

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"Some of the operations and security team members don't think Sumo Logic does as well as Splunk in their field."

"The initial setup is the most stressful, like learning how to use it."

"I don't recommend this product."

"The dashboard has room for improvement, because sometimes it is a difficult to create a specific dashboard or query. This would be a nice place to correct problems."

"From the network segmentation side, there is some discrepancy in log onboarding. The tool needs to improve direct API integrations, login integration, native login integration, etc."

"It took a bit of trial and error to get it set up correctly based on everything we had to do. In the end, we had to send everything over HTTP, which was sort of a stop-gap."

"I would like to see improvement in the user experience when configuring things, ingesting logs, and creating ports."

"The correlation rules and log mapping are not as mature compared to other SIM tools like Splunk."

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"Compared to other Antivirus products, the cost of this solution is a bit high."

"For large enterprise companies, the price should be alright, but for small businesses, the uptake might be slow because, for these clients, the price doesn't look very attractive."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is a cheaply priced product, meaning it is not expensive since McAfee provides a free version of ePO, which includes phone support as well."

"It's an expensive solution"

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is not an expensive solution."

"There is a license required to use this solution. If we use the additional components, such as DLP encryption, there is an additional cost. However, it is similar to a separate product altogether. If you want to use that or not, it is optional, but when you use it, it will cost you additional pricing."

"$The price of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is expensive, it is approximately $6,000 to $9,000 per license annually."

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"I don't pay the bill. I've heard the AWS Marketplace pricing is high, but I like the value."

"Purchasing Sumo Logic through the AWS Marketplace was a simple step."

"Pricing has been cheaper than some of the competing tools, like Splunk."

"The AWS Marketplace pricing is fairly reasonable for what it does. I wouldn't call it expensive, but I wouldn't call it cheap. It is pretty good."

"We chose to go through the AWS Marketplace because it makes it a lot easier when we bill our customers. Rather than having to get multiple different sources of information then correlate a monthly bill for our customers, it is just included in the AWS usage charges."

"If we went to ELK Stack, which is open source, it would have been less costly, but it would have required more development from our side."

"The product is costly."

"The AWS Marketplace pricing is borderline. Every annual renewal, we always contemplate if we are getting what we think we could out of it or could we do it cheaper with some other product."

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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company

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Financial Services Firm

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Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

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15%

Construction Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Torq?

There are some bugs in Torq, of course. They can be present in data transformation, some UI debugging, and other area...

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What is your primary use case for Torq?

My main use case for Torq is the automation of cyber security processes through a SOAR platform and APIs. A main exam...

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What advice do you have for others considering Torq?

Regarding someone thinking about using Torq, I recommend looking into their provided academy to start working with th...

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Which is better - Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Mcafee's MVision ePO or ePolicy Orchestrator network secur...

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What needs improvement with McAfee MVISION ePO?

There is a question regarding suggestions for additional tools or functions for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, and whet...

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What is your primary use case for McAfee MVISION ePO?

The question pertains to describing the use case and process for which people utilize McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sumo Logic Security?

I would say that the pricing for Sumo Logic Security is in the medium part of the market. If you go to the well-known...

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I would say there are a few more things that Sumo Logic Security can improve on. It is not the tool; it is a technica...

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Comparisons

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Compared 9% of the time

Dropzone AI vs Torq

Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

GTB Technologies Inspector vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 6% of the time

Elastic Security vs McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

Torq is the enterprise AI SOC solution that effectively combines adaptive insights and automation to handle critical threats efficiently. It manages threat lifecycles, swiftly moving from triage to response, ensuring effective risk management.

Torq is designed to streamline security operations by aggregating telemetry across your security stack. It investigates significant risks and manages threats from triage to containment and remediation. This AI-driven tool enhances the capabilities of your SecOps team, allowing them to achieve more impactful results without introducing complicated processes.

What are the key features of Torq?

Adaptive Agentic Insights: Provides real-time threat intelligence tailored to specific security challenges.
Automation: Automates responses to security incidents, minimizing manual intervention requirements.
Threat Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive handling of threats from detection to remediation.
Telemetry Aggregation: Integrates data across platforms for a unified security overview.

Why consider Torq based on reviews?

Efficiency: Users notice significant reductions in time spent managing threats.
Risk Reduction: Enhanced ability to identify and address critical threats promptly.
Resource Optimization: Allows teams to allocate effort to other critical tasks by reducing manual security operations.
Scalability: Adaptable to meet the demands of growing or changing infrastructures.

In industries like finance and healthcare, Torq shows effectiveness by adapting to specific risk scenarios often encountered in these fields. Its integration with existing infrastructures makes it a valuable asset for maintaining stringent security standards, essential for protecting critical data and operations in diverse high-stakes environments.

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McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator centralizes cybersecurity management, providing a unified platform for antivirus and data loss prevention with integrated analytics and reporting capabilities. It enhances policy oversight and threat detection across diverse IT environments.

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator offers centralized management for robust network and endpoint security. Its scalable platform includes advanced threat prevention, encryption, and application control. With its intuitive console, it simplifies management of policies across devices. Challenges include improvements in automation, reporting, licensing clarity, and compatibility with modern technologies, often impacting system performance. Despite this, its centralized interface efficiently manages device control, antivirus, data loss prevention, and threat intelligence, offering custom insights for better compliance visibility.

What are the key features of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator?

Centralized Management: Streamlines security across endpoints from a single platform.
Intuitive Console: Simplifies navigation and administration for users.
Robust Antivirus and DLP: Provides comprehensive threats and data protection.
Advanced Analytics: Enhances insights into security data for proactive measures.
Scalability: Accommodates growing security needs of IT environments.
Extensive Automation: Facilitates efficient reporting and segmentation tasks.

What benefits should users expect from McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator?

Enhanced Compliance: Customized reporting improves visibility into regulatory adherence.
Threat Detection: Advanced analytics aid in identifying potential threats.
Centralized Policy Management: Simplifies control over security policies.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with existing IT systems.

In industries requiring meticulous data protection and compliance, such as finance and healthcare, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is implemented to manage endpoint security, alleviate data security risks, and ensure adherence to strict regulatory standards. Users benefit from its powerful capabilities in managing network logs and automating security tasks.

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Sumo Logic Security offers efficient event monitoring with customizable alerts, centralized log search, and real-time threat detection. It supports multi-cloud environments and integrates with threat intelligence, reducing workload with AI-driven analytics.

Sumo Logic Security empowers organizations with advanced logging and monitoring solutions, facilitating comprehensive security event management. Its robust log search and comparison features, combined with user-friendly dashboards, enable quick event analysis. The platform's multi-cloud support and real-time threat detection are notable features, seamlessly integrating automated log correlation and AI analytics to optimize user experience. Despite needing enhancements in querying and dashboard functionalities, Sumo Logic Security remains a reliable choice for application log management, IT asset visibility, and incident alerting. Organizations utilize it for threat detection, posture monitoring, and compliance audits, in platforms like AWS, focusing on security insights and performance monitoring.

What are the key features of Sumo Logic Security?

Log Search: Facilitates centralized search and event analysis.
Custom Alerts: Offers flexibility in monitoring specific security events.
AI-driven Analytics: Reduces workload and speeds up response times.
Real-time Detection: Ensures swift threat identification and mitigation.
Multi-cloud Support: Enables integrations across cloud environments.

What benefits can users expect from Sumo Logic Security?

Ease of Implementation: Quick setup and deployment processes.
Cost-effective Pricing: Provides value-driven investment with supportive customer service.
Responsive UI: Enhances user experience and efficiency in operations.
Compliance Audits: Facilitates thorough security audits and reporting.

Organizations in industries like finance and technology implement Sumo Logic Security to maintain security and compliance, leveraging its advanced monitoring and alerting capabilities. Teams focus on application troubleshooting and forensic analysis, ensuring robust security posture and effective incident response across cloud-based environments.

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Brelje & Race, Cognizant, Sutherland Global Services, Eagle Rock Energy, Arab National Bank, Bank Central Asia, Kleberg Bank, Leading Mexican Bank, SF Police Credit Union, Macquarie Telecom, Seagate Technology, Blackburn & Darwen Council, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, IRCEP, Major U.S. State Government, State of Alaska, State of Colorado, Cemex, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke

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