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Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR vs Proofpoint Threat Response comparison

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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

Torq
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Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (8th), AI-SOC (13th), AI-Powered Security Automation (2nd)
Palo Alto Networks Cortex X...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (3rd), SOC as a Service (2nd)
Proofpoint Threat Response
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Security Incident Response (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR8.9%
Microsoft Sentinel13.0%
Splunk SOAR7.8%
Other70.3%
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
Security Incident Response Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Proofpoint Threat Response8.9%
ServiceNow Security Operations8.6%
VMware Carbon Black Cloud8.0%
Other74.5%
Security Incident Response
 

Featured Reviews

Nimrod Vardi - PeerSpot reviewer
Global IT Director at OpenWeb
Automation workflows have transformed our IT, enabling secure just-in-time access control
We work with them quite often, so we have a direct line regarding areas in Torq that have room for improvement. If we have a feature request, we can request it. I do not have anything in mind at the moment. We were a design partner for a short while, so we feel that they listen and that users of the system have an impact on the way the system is designed for the better. They have a new community, which is something that I personally suggested years ago. There are many people like me in different places and they might have already built the workflow that I need. Having the option to share workflows or to jump on a thread and say I have this need, did anyone ever build a workflow for it, is amazing. Someone would jump in and say yes, sure, here, take this workflow. I think this is an amazing thing and I really hope that the community will come alive because I think this is really powerful. This is something that I already suggested and it did happen eventually, and I am quite happy with it. I do not have any specific feature in mind that I have a need for at the moment.
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Enterprise Security Architect V at FirstEnergy
Customization supports seamless workflow while data influx challenges response time
What I appreciate most about Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR is that it is very open, even more so than Anomali. I can create various custom automations and custom fields. There is significant customization ability in this platform. If I already have an established process, I do not have to change my process to fit into the tool. I can modify the tool to fit into my process, which makes things considerably easier. All of our alerts from different tools come into this central place as we have multiple SIEMs. We have items coming from Anomali and other platforms that are not SIEM tools. This serves as our central location where our SOC analysts can work and determine if incident response is needed. The platform provides data enrichment capabilities, offering information upfront so analysts do not have to search for it. They can access details such as username, phone number, email address, and workplace information. For malware files, they can retrieve details from VirusTotal, including file names and environment presence. We have built substantial automation around these features, which also helps us track case metrics, investigation time, and threat mitigation duration.
reviewer2460363 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Automatically remove threats from mailboxes once identified, reducing manual intervention but on-premise version doesn't scale well for large companies
Auto pull and auto restore are valuable features. Auto restore isn't quite what it should be, but it's a lot better than someone having to manually release mail back to everyone. If something's pulled and then it's later declared a false positive, it will automatically restore. They also take automatic feeds from their advanced threat detection modules. Anytime Advanced Threat Protection finds something that was allowed to go through, either a URL or attachment, it will send out a signal, and Threat Response will automatically pull all of that out of the mail files. The automation is the big thing for us. Integration capabilities: There's an API, but most of it is around how you handle incidents. We're also not using the whole Threat Response suite, just the subset. So, we've never had to or could integrate anything else. We're limited to the Exchange portion only. The whole Threat Response should be labeled as a SOAR tool. The portion we have, I would call it "SOAR-lite." I know there are a couple of others that offer a SOAR-lite, but we're just starting to look at them.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Once I started to use the system and I saw the potential, it changed all of our work in IT."
"As an analyst, it has demonstrated potential to reduce workforce requirements and time needed for related activities."
"What I appreciate most about Torq is that it is an essential part of our system."
"Using that one piece of AI, we auto-closed 511 cases in quarter four alone."
"It’s easy to install."
"The most valuable feature is its capability to automate responses and collect information for any security event before you even delve into the details. It's a vast product with an active roadmap, so I'm satisfied with it for now. It's very efficient at data collection and correlation."
"Each incident collected is orchestrated with automation that selects the security analyst to be involved, or provides complex execution plans for managing security incidents."
"The automation is excellent."
"I have no complaints about Cortex's stability."
"It was easy to integrate Cortex with existing infrastructure and other tech tools."
"The product is quite easy to use."
"We use the solution to automate our SIEM tools and incidents."
"Support is very responsive."
"The platform's most valuable include the ability to check emails and block potential spam."
"It has reduced our manual efforts to remove emails from each user's inbox, and in this case we do not have to ask our IT department or users to do so."
"The best part of Proofpoint Threat Response is the Auto-Pull feature. Being able to pull an email back from a user's mailbox is very useful, yet I have noticed that not a lot of organizations use this kind of feature."
"If something's pulled and then it's later declared a false positive, it will automatically restore. They also take automatic feeds from their advanced threat detection modules."
 

Cons

"The initial deployment of Torq was not easy."
"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."
"Regarding stability, I have noticed some lagging, crashing, and downtime, which is one of my largest gripes."
"There is room for improvement in support. The response time could be faster."
"The price of the solution could be improved."
"It's only one cloud right now. It might be helpful for some companies to have an on-premies option."
"The solution's technical support could be better."
"They should provide integration with machine learning platforms."
"The configuration of the solution could improve it is difficult."
"The complexity of Cortex XSOAR has a trade-off with its versatility. The deployment requires integration and the development of integration modules."
"The platform’s setup procedures could be streamlined compared to one of its competitors."
"The platform's technical support services and pricing need improvement."
"If the reporting gets improved then it would be better, but the product is running amazing as it is."
"The interface within Threat Response could be made simpler."
"The on-premise version doesn't scale well for large companies."
"Has some quirks."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR is comparable to other solutions in the market."
"From the cost perspective, I have heard that its price is a bit high as compared to other similar products."
"The solution is based on an annual licensing model that is expensive."
"It is approx $10,000 or $20,000 per year for two user licenses."
"My company did not make any payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product since we were only using its pilot version."
"It's cheaper compared to its competitors."
"There is a perception that it is priced very high compared to other solutions."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"It's quite affordable to have it with this much functionality and ease to administrate."
"The way most big companies work with Proofpoint is that they try to tie everything into an enterprise license. I can't comment on the actual costs, however I do know that alternative solutions such as Abnormal Security can be much more expensive than Proofpoint Threat Response."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Torq?
From our research and testing with the tool, we determined there need to be modifications and changes to train the LL...
What is your primary use case for Torq?
I used Torq for conducting one of the proof of evaluations for a vendor we are connected with. I am currently working...
What advice do you have for others considering Torq?
One of our members uses AWS, and we receive their feed. This involves triaging AWS-related logs. While I do not have ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR?
Comparing pricing to Micro Focus, they were offering bundles, making it free with their SIEM. For customers, it is ze...
What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR?
To improve the solution, it needs to have complete features that are low-code, no-code, and should be plug-and-play. ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Threat Response?
I have a vague idea because I don't know what others are charging. But we felt that putting up with the pains and hav...
What needs improvement with Proofpoint Threat Response?
The platform's technical support services and pricing need improvement.
What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Threat Response?
We use the product to verify and manage emails sent and received through our Microsoft Exchange server, focusing on b...
 

Also Known As

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Demisto Enterprise, Cortex XSOAR, Demisto
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Sample Customers

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Cellcom Israel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, esri, Cylance, Flatiron Health, Veeva, ADT Cybersecurity
University of Waterloo, Akorn, Fenwick and West LLP
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