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Sophos Virtualization Security vs Trend Micro Deep Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 2024

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

Sophos Virtualization Security
Ranking in Virtualization Security
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Deep Security
Ranking in Virtualization Security
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Virtualization Security category, the mindshare of Sophos Virtualization Security is 30.7%, down from 35.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Security is 40.4%, down from 44.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtualization Security
 

Featured Reviews

Jean Desir - PeerSpot reviewer
Good VM security, VLP, and threat protection
We use Sophos Virtualization Security for our management team only The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection. Sophos Virtualization Security requires more usage. For example, if you have a virtual service line of 100 nodes, you are unable to deploy…
Harel Cohen - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers excellent endpoint protection and great stability
Technically speaking, the customer support is okay, but the responsiveness needs to be improved. I'm referring to the universal support, as the Israeli staff are excellent and always willing to help. However, opening a case and entering into a back-and-forth with emails takes too much time. It should be working more quickly and smoothly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When it comes to their firewall, it notified me about a possible infection."
"I highly recommend Sophos Virtualization Security. I rate the overall solution ten out of ten for its excellent features and support."
"The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection."
"I like Sophos Virtualization Security's built-in antivirus and malware protection. The firewalls are pretty stable. It's just a matter of updating the virus signatures, and they're pretty good about providing those updates regularly."
"The SVM deployment has very good performance."
"Using this solution allows us to set up rule-based access control."
"Overall, I rate Sophos Virtualization Security a nine out of ten due to its ease of use, security, and customer support."
"They release timely updates and have efficient prediction features for threat detection."
"It is a scalable solution. If required, we can scale it more. That's not an issue...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."
"The tool provides information on server activities and hosts."
"It's scalable."
"Trend Micro Deep Security has a sandboxing unit, which is one of the major features that actually gives you a chance to detect any kind of threat in your network or on your servers."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's initial setup was straightforward."
"It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and Google Cloud Provider."
"My customers are satisfied with Trend Micro Deep Security since they feel safe and secure."
 

Cons

"The solution would be improved if all of the advanced features were included in the SVM."
"I wish Sophos could offer the solution at a lower price, but I doubt they will."
"The process of registering licenses for remote devices could be optimized as there have been instances where devices entered an unknown state."
"I would like to see some new features for improving the security part of the solution."
"Sophos Virtualization Security requires more usage. For example, if you have a virtual service line of 100 nodes, you are unable to deploy them from the console to a particular environment."
"We are unable to reliably specify bandwidth limits for particular clients, which is something that needs to be improved."
"The solution should focus on the EDR part and probably have an integrated data leak prevention module."
"The solution's reports should include more details of events like device control, live health status of the server, and inventory management."
"Sometimes, the product is not very stable, but it is something that depends on the infrastructure in which the tool is used."
"I think more work could be done on Deep Security's ability to handle dynamic threat scenarios."
"Trend Micro can interact with their consultant to ensure that we receive constant training to understand their platform and how to improve it."
"The initial setup needs improvement, as it was a bit challenging."
"What this product lacks at this stage is the ability to have automated workbooks to do the response. At this stage, the response is more manual, and it is not automated. If there is a response functionality in Deep Security, similar to what we have in EDR these days, to automatically respond to some of the threats, it would be cool. So, we'd like to have an automated response. There should be a response functionality."
"Trend Micro Deep Security security and scalability could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For virtualization security, the cost is approximately $50 USD per seat."
"Depending on the subscription, the price ranges from $700 to $1,000. There's a subscription for the antivirus and malware and another that includes web and email. So you might need that extended subscription if you were housing an email firewall. Otherwise, you pay a flat rate for the firewall. It's not based on the number of users."
"The pricing is fair."
"There is a license for this solution and there are extra features you can purchase."
"From a pricing perspective, I would say the product is economical...The payments are made on a yearly basis towards the licensing of the solution."
"The cost is approximately six thousand Qatari Riyal ($1650 USD) per user."
"It's more expensive than other solutions, such as Sophos and Kaspersky, as an endpoint solution."
"The tool's pricing is high."
"We pay a yearly fee of between $10,000 and $15,000."
"It is expensive but reasonable compared to other products by Trend Micro."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
41%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Sample Customers

UK National Health Service
Rush University Medical Center, Guess? Inc., Mazda Motor Logistics Europe, MEDHOST, KSC Commercial Internet Co., Ricoh Company Ltd., Square Enix, SoftBank Telecom, Telecom Italia, United Way of Greater Atlanta, A&W Food Services of Canada
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