Trend Vision One Endpoint Security Reviews

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

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.

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

Apex One is stable. 

Apex One is scalable. 

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. 

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. 

We renew our license for Apex One annually.

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. 

We currently have limited users, less than 100. We have found it difficult to manage users who are working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trend Micro Apex One has been a good option to update policies. I change the policy on the cloud so that it will be drilled down or updated automatically on the laptops when the users connect to the internet.

It has been very useful, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when so many users are working from home. Trend Micro Apex One has enabled us to easily update policies on the cloud so that they will be drilled down or updated automatically on the laptops when the users connect to the internet.

I'm using the cloud solution, which I really like. I like being able to update policies on the cloud so that when users who are working from home connect to the internet, their laptops will be updated automatically. I also like that this solution is easy to use and is stable and scalable.

In the case of ransomware files, artificial intelligence is used in some places to start encrypting the files. I like the fact that Trend Micro Apex One has an option to restart the process and back up the files that are being encrypted.

More integration with different platforms would be great, as everyone seems to want the solution to integrate with each team.

We have been using this solution for a couple of years.

I feel that it is a stable solution that is easy to use as well.

I think Trend Micro Apex One is scalable. Right now, we have limited users, under 100.

We have been using Symantec End-User Endpoint Security and added Trend Micro Apex One to our environment.

Installation is very simple when a web portal is available. You can log in and create the policy. The initial setup process took about one to two hours. 

I was able to implement it myself with the help of the vendor.

The setup is easy, and if your servers are managed on the cloud, you won't need to hire additional staff for deployment and maintenance.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Trend Micro Apex One at nine. If you are looking for a data solution along with the end point, this would be an option to consider. 

Also, Trend Micro Apex One has DLP options.

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

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.

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.

I have been using this solution for five years now.

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

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

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

Positive

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

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

We use a yearly subscription, and it is expensive.

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

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

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.

The customization has room for improvement.

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

I have been using the solution for almost three years.

I give the stability a nine out of ten.

I give the scalability a nine out of ten.

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

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.

The implementation was completed by a third party.

The license is expensive but it is a complete solution.

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

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

The primary use case is for antivirus, and antimalware scans.

The most valuable features are reporting and where we have the ability to report back and provide information when an item is quarantined or not quarantined.

The CPU usage when scanning stays too high and we have run into bottlenecks where Apex One consumes a lot of CPU cycles. 

The on-premises set up is daunting.

It's been five years of this where they (Microsoft) have two updates a year, sometimes three. By now Trend Micro should have come up with a solution where they don't have us block the updates and wait for them to be fixed.

There are times where Trend applies an update and that update doesn't fully apply. We then have to go in and run a manual VBS file that they have provided to us to do a proper uninstall of the application which is painful to do as we have a huge distributed workforce and many remote users. It isn't always easy to chase down remote users.

We have been using the Trend Micro product line for at least five years. The Apex One is their newest incarnation, which we have been using for the last year.

It seems to be an evolution of their current platform.

I would rate the stability of this solution a seven or seven and a half out of ten. We had several issues where it had crippled user's machines and we had to uninstall and reinstall the application to get it working. We have had to hold Windows updates. I think that it is the fault of the Microsoft deployment strategy. When they release a new feature update you can not deploy it right away. For example, when they go from 1903 to 1909, you have to wait for Trend to apply fixes to the application, otherwise, it won't work.

It seems to scale quite well. We have no issues from that perspective. We are able to onboard all of our users fairly quickly and them online. That was positive.

We have approximately 400 users in our organization.

We have had some challenges where sometimes it takes a while to get a solution.

We have always been using Trend Micro. We followed them through their evolution from OfficeScan to Office XG to Apex One. 

I think with the evolution of Windows 10, and how Microsoft does deployment, it has made using this application a lot more challenging. With the manageability and when Microsoft does an update, we sometimes struggle with the updates because of how they happen. 

The result being that Trend will block or pause an update on the Microsoft side and Trend will release the update. We deploy that update but the machine won't get those fixes and doesn't allow the update to happen, so we have to manually troubleshoot the machines, uninstall the app, and do several things to push the Windows update. We have always been playing a game of whack-a-mole with it. This can be extremely frustrating when you have a small IT team.

Initially, we tried to set up on-premises and there were huge pain points. Trend offered us their cloud solution.

We tried the cloud solution and it seemed to work much better.

The on-premises was daunting to set up, as there were a lot of issues and several challenges. We ended with their hosted solution, which addressed many of our pain points.

We had the cloud solution up and running within a day or so. The cloud solution is far quicker because you don't have to do all of the heavy lifting of installing it on-premises and all of those other features.

We have an IT team with five of us to maintain this solution, but it's generally done by two individuals.

It seems like there is a disconnect between the Trend Micro Team and Microsoft. Microsoft is constantly pushing updates and builds, and there is a delay from the Trend side when updates are released. 

As of now when we start reading that Microsoft's finalizing a build we start scrambling and reading Trend Micro blogs trying to figure out if it supports it.

Every solution has its problems, but It is a solid product. The question becomes one of whether there is value in it for the dollar. Does it do what it needs you to do? Has it been working and providing defense? The answer is yes on those fronts.

They have tried very hard to develop a cohesive product that supports us, that offers the ability to scan for viruses and scan for malware. It doesn't hit everything, but the more that I look at different solutions, no solution is a panacea and a magic bullet, and anyone who tells you there is, is not being truthful.

The question becomes, is the manual work outweighing the value that the solution adds? For us, we can handle the updates but when we started to really have a lot of issues where users, especially now in COVID times, working remotely have their machines crippled by the scans  and taking a long time, chewing up a lot of CPU,  users become frustrated with the solution.  We spent the last two months chasing ghosts and trying to troubleshoot. It was frustrating. 

As the leader of our IT organization, I need to ensure the stability and usability of all systems for all users.

I still think that the product has value, but I've just experienced a lot of pain points to realize that it's becoming cyclical for us, and the pain points are becoming too much.

We are in POCs with other products but we may find that they are just as bad and may stick with Trend.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

The primary use case is endpoint protection. It has been performing okay.

It needs a consolidated manager as there are too many parts to currently manage it. The ability to manage the solution needs improvement because it just does not seem like it is quite everything we need it to be.

Stability is okay.

I have not used the technical support.

I previously used Sophos, which is a much better product with centralized management (in my opinion).

I was not involved in the initial setup.

We evaluated McAfee and Sophos.

• McAfee: They have a SIM that we already had in place.
• Sophos: It definitely had the ability to be flexible and integrate with the rest of our equipment.

Do not believe the marketing hype. Talk with implementers of the product. Replace the solution with Sophos.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: functionality, price, and skill.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There is downtime, but it is minimal.

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.

Positive

I have previously used McAfee. 

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. 

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

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.

Our consultants provide solutions to our customers for SOC 2 use cases. We have more than 50 small to mid-sized customers and about ten enterprise customers. 

For one use case, we compared features and pricing for possible options. The solution was the best fit and we completed the project in twenty days. 

The solution is lightweight and easy to deploy.

The end-user perspective is very good because the solution isn't complex to learn and support is readily available. 

The solution could be more proactive by using AI to assess the production landscape and compete with other products that fully support Linux. 

For example, the old version of Apex did not support some kernels in the Linux environment. But their new version called Vision is supporting Linux and you're going to want all that compatibility. It is important that the solution stay on top of the latest trends. 

I have been using the solution for two years. 

The solution is cloud-based and scalable. 

The setup and implementation are not complex. It does take some time for many users or machines. Typical installations take about two days. 

We implement the solution for customers. 

The pricing is reasonable and depends on user count. 

We recommend the solution for tighter budgets or use cases that are not too feature heavy. 

If a customer has a bigger budget or is looking for a more futuristic product, then we recommend CrowdStrike or SentinelOne. 

Customers needing full Linux support should look at Apex' new product called Vision. 

I rate the solution a seven out of ten in comparison to SentinelOne and CrowdStrike.