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McAfee Firewall Enterprise MFE [EOL] vs Trellix Network Detection and Response comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee Firewall Enterprise ...
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trellix Network Detection a...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (6th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer999975 - PeerSpot reviewer
Computer Technician at a leisure / travel company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We cannot find resources to help us configure it, so most of the time the virus still goes on our computer and McAfee doesn't detect it
It's pretty easy to use on a daily basis, but there are no other features because it's hard to configure on the server. On the endpoint it's really easy to push. It's hard to configure on the server, though. It's hard to find resources to help us configure it, and there is not much online help that you can find. Most of the time, we were looking at the forums, and we needed to go very deep to find what we were looking for. It was hard, and McAfee was not really helpful when we were trying to get the product to work perfectly. This is why are changing it.
Twinkle Solanki - PeerSpot reviewer
Business development executive at Digitaltrack solution Pvt Ltd
Continuous network insight has improved early threat detection and streamlined investigations
Overall, we have a positive experience with Trellix Network Detection and Response, but like any enterprise security solution, there are areas where it can continue to improve. One area would be user interface and dashboard customization. While the platform provides a lot of valuable information, new users can sometimes face a learning curve when navigating and investigating and creating customized views. More intuitive dashboards would simplify workflows and help analysts access critical information even faster. Another area for improvement is reporting and analytics. The existing reporting capabilities are useful, but more flexibility and customizable reporting options would make it easier to generate executive-level summaries, compliance reports, and operational metrics for different audiences.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have 10 offices throughout Brazil, and now they are all connected by using the VPN feature of the firewall."
"It's a very functional and stable product if you're looking for a Layer 7 firewall with reputation filtering and encrypted traffic inspection."
"ROI: It's good."
"It does give certain protection for everything that is well configured on our McAfee server. We have good protection with it. If we could find a feature and make it work, it would work perfectly, there would be no bugs, and it would be really good."
"For managing multiple MFE firewalls it is incredibly handy, convenient, and it is easy to use the product with McAfee Control Centre."
"Anyone who is looking for a complete network protection solution and does not have any budget issues should definitely go for it."
"If we are receiving spam emails, or other types of malicious email coming from a particular email ID, then we are able to block them using this solution."
"Trellix Network Detection and Response has positively impacted my organization by creating a better safeguard and protecting us from threats."
"Over the thirteen years of using the product, we have not experienced a single compromise in our environment. During the COVID period, we faced numerous DDoS attacks, and the tool proved highly effective in mitigating these threats."
"The product is very easy to configure."
"The installation phase was easy."
"It has provided us with better malware, intrusion and incident detection."
"Application categorization is the most valuable feature for us. Application filtering is very interesting because other products don't give you full application filtering capabilities."
 

Cons

"Administration of the firewall is a little confusing for end users."
"HA configuration is a bit difficult for the first time."
"Migrating from v7 to v8 of McAfee Firewall Enterprise, in many cases, involves you having to completely re-write all of your previous McAfee Firewall Enterprise v7 policies due to the difference in the way the interfaces are named in the product going from v7 to v8."
"Customer support and AV are both lacking and are really hard to come to you when the product is installed. Those are the two major points that they need to work on."
"The hardware is not stable and we have faced many stability issues."
"Cluster option is not available in NX, and for false positives we need some customization configuration available, such as a whitelist."
"The pricing is not reasonable. The user fee is not as high but the maintenance fee is expensive."
"We'd like the potential for better scaling."
"Technical support needs improvement as sometimes engineers are not available promptly, especially during high-severity incidents."
"The initial setup was complex because of the nature of our environment."
"The product's integration capabilities are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The customer service is not that good."
"Trellix Network Detection and Response cannot be operated without customer support, especially during the first year and a half of use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's an expensive solution."
"There are some additional services that I understand the vendor provides, but our approach was to package all of the features that we were looking to use into the product."
"The pricing is fair, a little expensive, but fair. We've evaluated other products, and they're similarly priced."
"When you purchase FireEye Network Security NX, will need to purchase a megabit per second package. You must know your needs from day one."
"The user fee is not as high but the maintenance fee is expensive."
"Because of what the FireEye product does, it has significantly decreased our mean time in being able to identify and detect malicious threats. The company that I work with is a very mature organization, and we have seen the meantime to analysis decrease by at least tenfold."
"The pricing is a little high."
"We're partners with Cisco so we get a reasonable price. It's cheaper than Palo Alto in terms of licensing."
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Manufacturing Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

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Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise23
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireEye Network Security?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Trellix Network Detection and Response is positive, as the setup process was straightforward, licensing was flexible, and the value deliver...
What needs improvement with FireEye Network Security?
Based on my experience with the solution, I do not see any improvements needed for Trellix Network Detection and Response at present; it might be required in the future, but there is no space to im...
What is your primary use case for FireEye Network Security?
Our main use case for Trellix Network Detection and Response is to maintain oversight of our network traffic and catch any threats or unusual activity as early as possible. Trellix Network Detectio...
 

Also Known As

Firewall Enterprise MFE, Intel Security Firewall Enterprise MFE
FireEye Network Security, FireEye
 

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Sample Customers

French Ministry of Education, RWTH Aachen, Avency, Cegedim, Cobweb, Intel Security, Cemex Mauser, R_sler Oberfl_chentechnik
FFRDC, Finansbank, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Investis, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Bank of Thailand, City of Miramar, Citizens National Bank, D-Wave Systems
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