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System Administrator at Alebra
Real User
Provides swift vulnerability attack and detection, and demonstrates a strong ability to protect endpoints against various threats
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the vulnerability attack and detection since it enables swift action."
  • "The UI has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use Trend Micro Apex One for Endpoint detection.

We have deployed Apex One both on-premises and as a SaaS.

How has it helped my organization?

Trend Micro Apex One demonstrates a strong ability to protect endpoints against various threats, including malware, ransomware, and malicious scripts. The solution is considered one of the best in our region's market.

Apex One's advanced protection capabilities adapt to safeguard against unidentified threats, making this visibility crucial for endpoint security.

Apex One's runtime machine learning helps in detecting ransomware, for which we are grateful.

The learning curve for Apex One is easy. The documentation from Trend Micro is excellent, covering all aspects of security, and we also have access to their personnel if needed.

The administrative aspect of Apex One becomes easier as we continue to use the solution. Initially, we encountered some challenges with technical threats and passwords, but Trend Micro promptly assisted us in resolving these issues.

Apex One has helped our staff save time and has also assisted with saving resources.

Apex One has automatically blocked all malware and ransomware.

The deployment of endpoints in the cloud has reduced our employee workloads by 1,200 endpoints.

Apex One reduces administrative overhead by automating many tasks and consolidating all the information into a single dashboard.

We utilize Trend Micro's XDR in combination with Apex One. The pairing of XDR and Apex One enhances the security of our environment.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the vulnerability attack and detection since it enables swift action.

What needs improvement?

The UI has room for improvement. Trend Micro Apex One does not allow us to select a user and deploy a product while creating a new policy and adding users. For example, this limitation occurs when trying to add a USB block.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Trend Micro Apex One for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Apex One is extremely stable, which is important to me.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Apex One is highly scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is helpful and efficient.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment took one hour and we had the assistance of the Trend Micro team.

What about the implementation team?

The Trend Micro team helped with our first deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Apex One has a high cost.

What other advice do I have?

I give Trend Micro Apex One an eight out of ten.

Apex One is deployed in our government headquarters as well as 50 branches.

For maintenance, we have a technical team that conducts security and policy checks every quarter.

I recommend Apex One to others.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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WAKKAS AHMAD - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at Mahle
Real User
Leaderboard
Great security for servers; ROI on protection of servers
Pros and Cons
  • "The features I found most valuable in this solution are the micro apps. I also value the dashboard that offers better visibility and helps protect machines from attacks."
  • "The solution could be improved by providing better training to the vendors."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is better security for servers.

How has it helped my organization?

The way that this solution has helped my organization is by protecting our devices from known and unknown malware.

What is most valuable?

The features I found most valuable in this solution are the micro apps. I also value the dashboard that offers better visibility and helps protect machines from attacks.

What needs improvement?

The solution could be improved by providing better training to the vendors. In the next release, I'd like to see client alerts.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for more than two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability of this solution a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. There are two people using this solution in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

I would rate the technical support of this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

I would say that the initial setup was a little bit complex.

What about the implementation team?

We deployed with an in-house team.

What was our ROI?

We have seen ROI with this solution because our servers are very critical to our operation. They house very important data and protecting that data is valuable.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Consultant (SOC) at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to learn, responsive support, and good threat-hunting and protection capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "Its threat-hunting capabilities and the information about the known threats are the most available features. It can easily catch any threat in our environment."
  • "We sometimes face issues with policies and rules while working with Apex One. They sometimes do not work."

What is our primary use case?

We use Apex One for security purposes. We have installed Apex One agents on 1,900 laptops and desktops. We use all the modules that are available in Apex One.

How has it helped my organization?

We have seen a reduction in viruses and malware since moving to Apex One.

Apex One is very good for threat detection and removal and scanning purposes. It has advanced protection capabilities that adapt to protect against unknown and stealthy new threats. These capabilities are definitely important for us.

It can detect ransomware with runtime machine-learning capabilities. It has the capability to detect ransomware-related threats as well.

Apex One can be integrated with other security products.

They provide virtual patching to protect against vulnerabilities even before a patch is available for the source of the issue.

What is most valuable?

Its threat-hunting capabilities and the information about the known threats are the most available features. It can easily catch any threat in our environment. If you have applied policies and rules, it quarantines or mitigates a threat. It is a very good feature in Apex One. 

Apex One is easy to learn. It is not complex.

What needs improvement?

We sometimes face issues with policies and rules while working with Apex One. They sometimes do not work.

When we implement an application policy for application control, sometimes, users are not able to access other applications. We apply the policy to a specific application, but it gets applied to all applications. We have found such issues, so the application module or application rules need to be improved in Apex One.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Apex One for five years. I have been using it in my current company for four years, and I also used it in my previous company.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There is downtime, but it is minimal.

How are customer service and support?

Their support is very good. Whenever we need their help, we raise a ticket, and we get a response within one or two hours. We get a very good response from Trend Micro support. I would rate them an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previously used McAfee. 

How was the initial setup?

It is on-prem as well as on the cloud. I was involved in its initial deployment, but it was four years ago. It was simple. It was not too complex.

In terms of maintenance, it does require maintenance. 

What about the implementation team?

We got help from Trend Micro. There were two people in total. I and one person from Trend Micro were involved in its deployment.

What other advice do I have?

You need certain skills and a certain amount of knowledge to work with this solution because a lot of things are there. I have been working with Apex One for about five years, and it has been good so far. It is very easy to use, and it gives good protection from threats. I would recommend it to others.

Overall, I would rate Apex One a nine out of ten.

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Rodrigo Perez - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Abu Dhabi University
Real User
Good end-to-end protection and stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the advantages for me is that it is very easy to use."
  • "Trend Micro Apex One could include more in-depth endpoint protection."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is for end-point protection such as anti-virus, anti-malware, etc. 

How has it helped my organization?

The benefit for the organization is that we're getting secured.

What is most valuable?

One of the advantages for me is that it is very easy to use. Moreover, it's cloud-based, so we're not managing any local hardware here. This means it's always updated.

What needs improvement?

In future releases, I would like to see more advanced protection.

Trend Micro Apex One could improve advanced threat protection or include more in-depth endpoint protection.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Trend Micro Apex One for three years. I am currently using the latest version. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate it an eight for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have around 700 users from all departments, including front-end, back-end, and executive offices.

I would rate it an eight out of ten because you can easily add licenses to scale it up.

How are customer service and support?

The customer service and support are very responsive.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. You just need to install the agent, which usually takes a couple of minutes. Moreover, maintenance is not required because the product automatically updates to the cloud.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

What you get for the license, you get it. If you want to get another product, then you have to get another license for that. That's how they do it.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten because there's still room for improvement.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Systems manager at Aluminios Cortizo
Real User
Easy to use but there are issues with the behavior filtering
Pros and Cons
  • "It's easy to use and used to be a very good solution."
  • "There is room for improvement in the behavior filtering and control of Trend Micro."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for many use cases, such as servers, clients, laptops, end-users, servers, and endpoints.

What is most valuable?

It's easy to use and used to be a very good solution a few months ago. However, we recently did an intrusion test, which didn't work as expected. So now we're very disappointed with it.

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in the behavior filtering and control of Trend Micro. Currently, this feature is not functioning correctly, which is evident in the behavioral backset basset on signatures like visors, but the behavior filtering is not working properly and needs to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for five years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There are no issues in performance. It is a stable solution, and I would rate the stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution, and I would rate it a seven out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The customer service team is very good. It is very responsive and knowledgeable.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy. The deployment was very fast.

What about the implementation team?

You do not need an expert to set up the solution, and you can deploy it yourself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We use a yearly subscription, and it is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. There are some issues with the behavior filtering functionality.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Ricardo_Carvalho - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Analyst at Genial
Real User
User-friendly, scalable, and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "I believe that optimization is a really good feature on the front side."
  • "The customization has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of the solution is for endpoint protection.

What is most valuable?

I genuinely enjoy the script and I find Trend Micro to be more user-friendly, as it requires only two administrators.

The big issue that I have is the edge agent, of course, Trend Micro has a larger database making it easier to find information.

I believe that optimization is a really good feature on the front side.

What needs improvement?

The customization has room for improvement.

I would like to have the ability to see what files are being scanned live.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for almost three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I give the stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I give the scalability a nine out of ten.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Microsoft Defender and Broadcom Symantec. Trend Micro Apex One is more complete and has a better layout.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It is easy to deploy the code. I give the initial setup an eight out of ten.

The deployment is quick.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed by a third party.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license is expensive but it is a complete solution.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

I recommend the solution to others because Trend Micro Apex One provides good protection.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Hussain Nogama - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at TGTC
Real User
Beneficial machine learning and good vendor support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Trend Micro Apex One are it has its own machine learning and it is quite fast, compared with the other solutions. When you're comparing the other solutions, each has pros and cons, you cannot claim one is 100 percent suitable for you. None of the solutions dominate in all areas."
  • "We had some problems with Trend Micro Apex One doing the updates and patches. Some of the other vendor's support has said that Trend Micro Apex One receives database signatures updates too late."

What is our primary use case?

We use Trend Micro Apex One on our systems and servers for endpoint protection.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Trend Micro Apex One are it has its own machine learning and it is quite fast, compared with the other solutions. When you're comparing the other solutions, each has pros and cons, you cannot claim one is 100 percent suitable for you. None of the solutions dominate in all areas.

What needs improvement?

We had some problems with Trend Micro Apex One doing the updates and patches. Some of the other vendor's support has said that Trend Micro Apex One receives database signatures updates too late.

Trend Micro Apex One consumes a bit more resources of your PCs than we would like to have consumed. We do not scan during busy hours of the network because it slows down my data network. What we have done is, we have kept everything after business hours. We have a scheduled scanning in our networks.

I have two operating systems running on my computer and when I start scanning Trend Micro Apex One consumes too many resources, such as processor power. For example, when you are in business hours and the scanning starts, your other operations in software, such as Excel, will have the performance slow down. Overall his solution is good.

I have worked with other solutions, such as Kaspersky, and it consumes approximately 35 to 40 percent of the maximum resources and Trend Micro Apex One consumes approximately 40 percent of the resources. The best thing is the delegation gene of this Trend Micro is amazing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Trend Micro Apex One within the last 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Trend Micro Apex One depends on how you use it. Additionally, the strength of the data connectivity from one branch to another matter. If your main server is on-premises, the solution's updates and patches should be sent from over the network. For example, if you have a data network, ERP, and internal intranet servers or data connectivity when the server sends the package the bandwidth is important. The bandwidth is something you have to consider with the cloud solution you have. If it is on-premises, your data will be updated quickly.

How are customer service and support?

We have not needed to contact the support from Trend Micro Apex One. We have a support vendor that has certified engineers. The access to our servers is with our support vendors. We do not need to log into our server often because we have installed a thread on this server. If the server is disrupted, it loses connectivity or shut down for some reason, we receive a thread through email,  MMS, or network monitoring system we have. We can have alerts from there. If we have any modification required, we call up the support team or support vendor and they will send an email. Once they're done, they will ask us to check if what they did resolve our issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previously used other solutions, such as Kaspersky Endpoint. 

Trend Micro Apex One and Kaspersky Endpoint are close to being the same solution. I would rate Kaspersky Endpoint higher than Trend Micro Apex One.

The drawback with Kaspersky Endpoint is if the computer systems are out of the network for a long time and the system comes back online, it takes a long time to synchronize and to receive updates. It updates, but it updates very slow, regardless, of whatever internal bandwidth you have. Even if you have changed the source from the on-premises server to the Kaspersky website to the Kaspersky cloud, it takes time. In Kaspersky Endpoint, some of the hash files are hard to find.

The most valuable feature of Kaspersky is, the moment you install the Net Agent, it immediately starts the inventory. This happens regardless of whether you have a system in your domain or non-domain, it scans your network fully.

How was the initial setup?

We only prepare the servers with Trend Micro Apex One for the customers. We give them VPN access with one server and their team is working on it to maintain it. However, we are receiving monitor reports from the solution. 

What about the implementation team?

The solution is completely monitored and maintained by our third-party solution provider.

What other advice do I have?

I am looking to upgrade Trend Micro Apex One to another solution. Both Kaspersky and SentinelOne, are under my budget and I am planning to move to one of them soon.

We are looking for a change because I have Windows 7 which is considered a legacy OS. It has been made completely obsolete by Microsoft. We're planning to update our machine to Windows 11 and then we will think of changing the Trend Micro Apex One. I have not found a good deal or sales, I would stick with Trend Micro Apex One because I have never faced any problem. Whatever I want, this solution has. I cannot give you any negative feedback. We are using two threat protection solutions. We have different locations and they are in different countries. In some countries, we are using Kaspersky and Trend Micro Apex One, and they both are on the same platform.

We have not purchased the EDR module for Trend Micro Apex One, we use the basic endpoint. At this moment I'm looking for the EDR option, endpoint detection response, and the rollback. Trend Micro Apex One Apex One doesn't have the rollback feature.

I rate Trend Micro Apex One an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Mangesh Masaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at UPL
Real User
Top 10
The cloud model allowed us to decommission our servers and consolidate
Pros and Cons
  • "Before Apex One, we used OfficeScan, which Trend Micro acquired, but it was on-prem. We were managing three or four anti-virus solutions. Apex One's cloud model allowed us to decommission the on-prem servers and consolidate. We get all the same features, and everything is upgraded automatically, so we only need to use the software."
  • "I don't give it a perfect 10 because of the Active Directory integration. It would make things easier if the Active Directory were integrated more seamlessly."

What is our primary use case?

We use Apex One for endpoint security on our laptops, desktops, etc. 

How has it helped my organization?

Before Apex One, we used OfficeScan, which Trend Micro acquired, but it was on-prem. We were managing three or four anti-virus solutions. Apex One's cloud model allowed us to decommission the on-prem servers and consolidate. We get all the same features, and everything is upgraded automatically, so we only need to use the software.

For how long have I used the solution?

Trend Micro only launched Apex One maybe two or three years ago, and we've been using it for about a year or so. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Apex One is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Apex One is scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

Setting up Apex One was straightforward. When we moved from on-prem OfficeScan to Apex One, that migration was also smooth. We didn't need to do much. Usually, on-prem to cloud migration takes a lot of research and planning. Apex One installation is practically automatic, so it didn't take that much effort. We migrated the endpoints from on-prem to the cloud without much manual work. 

What about the implementation team?

We had the help of an integrator. Our in-house team has about eight to 10 people plus Trend Micro's account manager and the integrator. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We renew our license for Apex One annually.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Trend Micro Apex One nine out of 10. I don't give it a perfect 10 because of the Active Directory integration. It would make things easier if the Active Directory were integrated more seamlessly. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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