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Trend Micro Deep Security vs VMware NSX comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 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
5.1
Trend Micro Deep Security users report financial benefits through cost savings, improved security, enhanced efficiency, and significant returns.
Sentiment score
6.4
VMware NSX enhances infrastructure efficiency, CAPEX savings, cybersecurity, and ROI, but initial costs and security effectiveness have mixed reviews.
The management console is very useful and easy to operate, allowing policy deployment in a minimal amount of time.
It adds value by providing centralized control over servers and endpoints.
If the customer is interested in technical capabilities, we demonstrate the tools, setup, implementation, and their working.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Trend Micro Deep Security support is responsive and knowledgeable, but users desire faster response times and proactive engagement.
Sentiment score
6.7
VMware NSX customer service is praised for efficiency and expertise, but improvements in accessibility and responsiveness are desired.
Whenever I raise a ticket, whether critical or high priority, their team responds immediately, often over calls, and works towards closing the request with the highest priority.
They have very professional engineers, and they often respond effectively.
A dedicated support engineer will come in within three hours.
They were always helpful.
They are quick and understand things easily, so the support is aligned very effectively.
Our technicians have a good support experience from the company.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Trend Micro Deep Security is praised for scalable, flexible licensing, accommodating diverse needs, including cloud options, despite occasional challenges.
Sentiment score
7.7
VMware NSX is praised for its scalability, robust performance, and efficient network integration, despite some complexity in scaling.
Trend Micro Deep Security is highly scalable.
In most organizations, they are using a mix of these security solutions.
You can install it on a script basis for Linux and Windows.
There is a high level of satisfaction with its ability to scale.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Trend Micro Deep Security is highly stable and reliable, though minor deployment and configuration issues may occasionally occur.
Sentiment score
8.1
VMware NSX is highly stable, with strong performance, scalability, and frequent updates addressing most bugs and integration concerns.
It has been extremely stable throughout our usage, with no major disturbances.
Trend Micro Deep Security is very stable and provides protection at all times without issues.
We believe that software works fine until it is patched, managed, or monitored by the IT teams.
The product performs at 99% efficiency without any showstoppers or significant issues.
For stability, I would rate VMware NSX as a nine out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

Trend Micro Deep Security requires improvements in compatibility, integration, scalability, pricing, automation, and error transparency for better performance.
VMware NSX faces challenges in costs, complexity, and user satisfaction, needing enhancements in automation, scalability, and security features.
User experience improvement is most crucial, along with enhancements in policy management and the accuracy of the IPS, IDS features for real-time protection.
Additionally, the product is overpriced, which makes it difficult to sell to many customers.
The user interface could be more user-friendly, as navigation sometimes requires familiarity with the console.
The initial configuration and integration within our existing environment were not easy.
The pricing for the product is another area for improvement as I'm not satisfied nowadays.
The licensing model is expensive and could be more flexible, especially after Broadcom bought VMware.
 

Setup Cost

Trend Micro Deep Security offers varied pricing, competitive for some but cited as costly by others compared to competitors.
VMware NSX is viewed as costly, with complex licensing and high initial costs, particularly impacting smaller organizations.
We give a fair comparison of all the products, and give them clear insights of the products, which makes it helpful for the customer to make a final decision to purchase the license or product.
Trend Micro Deep Security is considered overpriced, which poses a challenge in selling it to many customers.
The pricing is moderate, not expensive or very cheap.
The cost of VMware NSX is considered high.
VMware NSX is a little higher in price compared to the competition.
There is room for improvement in terms of pricing.
 

Valuable Features

Trend Micro Deep Security excels with agentless deployment, integrations, and comprehensive security features, earning high user satisfaction.
VMware NSX offers enhanced security, seamless management, and flexibility with automation, scalability, and integration for cloud and on-premises solutions.
It has multiple security layers, including anti-malware, intrusion prevention, integrity monitoring, web reputation, application control, firewall, and log inspection.
It is well-suited for state government customers who require a complete sense of security.
Trend Micro Deep Security offers valuable features such as virtual patching, which allows me to manage server downtime challenges by taking care of threats.
Micro-segmentation enhances security and provides more secure data in your data center.
The most powerful feature of VMware NSX is the micro-segmentation that allows us to separate the different protocols our application works with.
I value the ability to dynamically configure our network on the fly using VMware NSX.
 

Categories and Ranking

Trend Micro Deep Security
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Security (1st)
VMware NSX
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Network Virtualization (2nd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (7th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (9th), Network Automation (5th), Microsegmentation Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud and Data Center Security category, the mindshare of Trend Micro Deep Security is 5.8%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware NSX is 11.5%, down from 16.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud and Data Center Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware NSX11.5%
Trend Micro Deep Security5.8%
Other82.7%
Cloud and Data Center Security
 

Featured Reviews

Avnish Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Virtual patching has protected critical workloads and reduced downtime across financial environments
The best features Trend Micro Deep Security offers include virtual patching and comprehensive protection from multiple modules such as anti-malware, web reputation, firewall, integrity monitoring, and log inspection. It is very user-friendly, easy to understand, and helps us integrate multiple products with Deep Security. The user-friendly aspect and integration of Trend Micro Deep Security have helped my team significantly. For example, we can integrate our SIEM product, Active Directory, and multiple platforms. If an operations engineer cannot find something or forgets about a suspicious activity, we can identify the suspicious thing with the help of the SIEM. With Active Directory, we maintain our compliance, checking which server has Deep Security and which does not. By integrating these solutions, we effectively maintain compliance in our environment. Trend Micro Deep Security has positively impacted our organization because we have implemented it for multiple purposes, primarily for server security. It is installed on both multiple virtual and physical servers with minimal performance impact. It has been extremely stable throughout our usage, with no major disturbances.
TAIYAB HASAN - PeerSpot reviewer
Has improved network visibility and security through micro-segmentation and SDN capabilities
This feature gives us flexibility and allows us to manage everything under one pane. We can see everything on one console, including network operations and behavior. Monitoring and security are among the best features for VMware NSX. For micro-segmentation, it's integrated with our endpoint security. If there are any issues with servers or VMs, it notifies us so we can isolate the servers and investigate. It provides distributed security features such as firewall and intrusion, IDS, IPS. The security level with IPS and IDS in VMware NSX is excellent. It also provides logical switching and routing which gives an extra layer for Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching requirements. The solution provides flexibility, automation, and self-service capabilities, resulting in cost savings as extensive expertise isn't required. Once automation and self-service are implemented, many tasks can be completed automatically. Load balancing is another excellent feature. Multiple servers can run on load balancing features, which is particularly useful since we have many application servers running. Sharing loads between servers provides the best performance.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise42
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about VMware NSX?
The product has valuable features for security and network extension.
 

Also Known As

Deep Security
VMware Nicira, Lastline Defender
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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
City of Avondale, Lumeta, Kroll Ontrack, Heartland Payment Systems, Baystate Heallth, Exostar, Tribune Media, iGATE, NTT Communications, Synergent, California Natural Resources Agency, Bloomington Public Schools, Columbia Sportswear, Join Experience S.A, Schuberg Philis
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