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Trellix Helix Connect vs VMware Carbon Black Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
3.6
Trellix Helix enhanced security, reduced costs, increased efficiency, minimized manual work, decreased downtime, and offered deeper security insights.
Sentiment score
7.3
VMware Carbon Black Cloud offers cost savings, improved security, centralized protection, better efficiency, and quick ROI with automation features.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.9
Trellix Helix Connect offers efficient support but some users face delays and expertise issues during company restructuring transitions.
Sentiment score
6.6
Users typically find VMware Carbon Black Cloud support efficient, with no negative feedback reported and alternative contacts available for assistance.
We experienced some challenges due to the ongoing transformation and fusion of McAfee and FireEye, but we are committed to improving response times.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Trellix Helix Connect excels in scalability for large enterprises but may be cost-prohibitive for smaller businesses.
Sentiment score
7.6
VMware Carbon Black Cloud is highly rated for scalability, performing well in diverse environments from small to enterprise businesses.
We support the largest companies in the world and can cater to large environments.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Trellix Helix Connect is highly stable and reliable, with minor fixable issues, earning near-perfect user ratings.
Sentiment score
7.0
VMware Carbon Black Cloud became reliable after initial instability, with high user satisfaction despite minor performance issues on large deployments.
The availability is high, which is critical for our customers who rely on a single panel of glass to operate.
 

Room For Improvement

Trellix Helix Connect needs better integrations, UI improvements, competitive pricing, more cloud connectors, fewer false positives, and domain distinction.
VMware Carbon Black Cloud needs better false positive handling, agent efficiency, support improvement, and enhanced features, training, and global support.
We have just released the solutions to the market recently, making it a revolution in the cybersecurity sector.
 

Setup Cost

Trellix Helix Connect is costly, ideal for large enterprises, free for FireEye users, with mixed expense ratings.
It is not the cheapest, but also not the most expensive solution.
 

Valuable Features

Trellix Helix Connect enhances cybersecurity with seamless API integration, automation, AI analysis, and over 400 customizable connectors.
VMware Carbon Black Cloud offers cost-effective, real-time security with intrusion alerts, quarantine, host isolation, data search, and threat hunting.
Trellix Helix, as an AI XDR platform, helps our organization by offering an extensive number of connectors for integration, enabling us to consolidate all information in a single dashboard.
 

Categories and Ranking

Trellix Helix Connect
Ranking in Security Incident Response
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (19th)
VMware Carbon Black Cloud
Ranking in Security Incident Response
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (47th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Security Incident Response category, the mindshare of Trellix Helix Connect is 6.3%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 7.5%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Incident Response
 

Featured Reviews

Daniel_Martins - PeerSpot reviewer
Experiencing frequent disconnections and support challenges but benefits from quick implementation and integration capabilities
The timeout of the tenant is an area that needs improvement. When investigating and gathering information from the Helix tenant for extended periods, disconnections occur. This results in lost work and the need to restart investigations due to disconnected sessions. It is problematic when progress is lost and investigations must be restarted, resulting in lost information and significant time wastage. The capability to integrate with other TIPs or cybersecurity intelligence sources could be improved to determine whether IOCs are malicious, similar to Mandiant's functionality. The capacity to reduce false positives needs improvement as we receive many alerts from Helix that turn out to be false positives upon investigation. Enhanced capability in this area would make the system more efficient and easier to use. The dashboards could be improved as customers frequently request real-time SOC dashboard displays for Helix.
Tom Kar - PeerSpot reviewer
Shows promise for endpoint detection and response, with room for improvement in complexity and pricing
VMware Carbon Black Cloud is a user-friendly solution that can isolate machines from the rest of the network. When a machine is quarantined, it cannot communicate with any other machines on the network except for the Carbon Black Cloud server. This allows you to investigate the machine without the risk of malware escaping to the network. Carbon Black Cloud's server can communicate with the quarantined machine through DNS and VSCP. This allows you to collect data from the machine, such as system logs, process activity, and registry changes. This data can be used to investigate the infection and determine the next steps. CrowdStrike and Cybereason are also popular EDR solutions. They offer similar features to VMware Carbon Black Cloud but may have different strengths and weaknesses. It is important to evaluate all of your options before choosing an EDR solution. Additionally, it is complex to use, and the pricing should be improved.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Healthcare Company
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireEye Helix?
The price of Trellix Helix is competitive in the market. It is not the cheapest but also not the most expensive. As for additional costs beyond standard licensing fees, there are none.
What needs improvement with FireEye Helix?
The timeout of the tenant is an area that needs improvement. When investigating and gathering information from the Helix tenant for extended periods, disconnections occur. This results in lost work...
What is your primary use case for FireEye Helix?
We use Trellix Helix Connect because it is a SaaS solution. I think it has its own infrastructure rather than AWS or another provider. We use the Helix SaaS and a component called Evidence Collecto...
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 do you like most about Carbon Black CB Response?
Threat hunting is the most valuable feature of VMware Carbon Black Cloud.
 

Also Known As

FireEye Helix, FireEye Threat Analytics
Carbon Black CB Response
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Police Bank, Verisk Analytics, Teck Resources
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