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Nadeem Syed - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
Sep 20, 2021
Responsive technical support, plenty of features, and high performance
Pros and Cons
  • "Some of the valuable features of Trend Micro Apex One are DLP, encryption, and patch management."
  • "All the features in Trend Micro Apex One are not compatible or functional for all the different operating systems. For example, they have fewer features in other operating systems compared to what they have for Microsoft Windows. It would be nice if they could have one solution which all functions work on all kinds of operating systems. It would be much easier for those who have different operating systems in their environment to have one solution."

What is most valuable?

Some of the valuable features of Trend Micro Apex One are DLP, encryption, and patch management.

What needs improvement?

All the features in Trend Micro Apex One are not compatible or functional for all the different operating systems. For example, they have fewer features in other operating systems compared to what they have for Microsoft Windows. It would be nice if they could have one solution which all functions work on all kinds of operating systems. It would be much easier for those who have different operating systems in their environment to have one solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable with high performance.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Trend Micro Apex One is scalable.

We have approximately eight customers using this solution. 

There are is a total of between 100 and 200 users using the solution.

How are customer service and support?

Trend Micro has an edge over other solutions in technical support because they have local support.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is very easy and quick, it takes approximately five to six hours to complete.

What about the implementation team?

We have one technician that deals with the implementation and maintenance of the solution. However, if you are going to implement the solution in an enterprise-level company then you will need a team of two to three.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have evaluated other solutions, such as Kaspersky.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Trend Micro Apex One a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Assistance Manager-IT at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Sep 13, 2021
Integrates well, stable, scalable, and has good support
Pros and Cons
  • "The main benefit is the threat intelligence network of Trend Micro."
  • "The DLP model needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution as our endpoint security solution.

What is most valuable?

We are very satisfied with Trend Micro products.

The main benefit is the threat intelligence network of Trend Micro. It is very good.

It checks all signatures to ensure they are the latest and most up-to-date with the latest vulnerabilities. 

The threat intelligence network is very good in Trend Micro.

It integrates well with different products. We are currently using three or four different versions of this endpoint. We use it in the security sector, we use Deep Security and it is working very well.

What needs improvement?

The integration needs to be improved. We are using the IDLP models and DLP models. 

When integrating we are having some issues with the customization of our DLP policies.

The DLP model needs improvement. When compared to other market DLP products it is not as strong.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Trend Micro Apex One since 2018. Prior to this, it was known as OfficeScan.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Trend Micro Apex One is quite stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable product.

We are an enterprise business with approximately 1300 endpoint users.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is fine. When we raised issues or complaints they would respond and resolve the issues in a timely fashion.

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

Earlier, I was working with OfficeScan, which was the previous brand.

We also use Trend Micro Endpoint, and Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector, and Deep Security.

I have been using Trend Micro Endpoint for the last five years.

With Trend Micro Deep Security and Trend Micro Apex One, the use cases are different. One is directly designed for server security and the other is for endpoint devices, which are mostly Windows 10 and Windows 8.

We are using Deep Security for our server and Apex One for our endpoints.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Trend Micro Apex One is easy.

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

From a commercial aspect, it is a bit higher compared to other market products.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Trend Micro Apex One a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Vikas Ingle - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure and Security Lead at a program development consultancy with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5
Aug 9, 2021
Feature-rich, easy to install, has good performance and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "Trend Micro Apex One has good features and is lightweight."
  • "They could improve the integration with Active Directory."

What is our primary use case?

We have 1,000 machines or endpoints that we need to protect. We use Apex One to protect them.

What is most valuable?

Trend Micro Apex One has good features and is lightweight.

It has good performance.

When I compare it with other solutions, it's good. There are no other features that I haven't been able to find.

What needs improvement?

There are some things that could make Trend Micro Apex One better. 

They could improve the integration with Active Directory. 

As Apex One has its own structure it is very difficult to click on files. Once integrated, it can import the OE structure of the Active Directory. It will make it very easy to click on files and get back to control.

We also use the device control, which is host named. I have to either lock or allow a hostname. By default, it is locked. For example, USB access and drive access will be blocked in the organization. If you need to allow some endpoints, we have to allow that particular hostname. Now anybody can log in to that host and use that USB access, but it should be user-based.

I would suggest that Trend Micro Web Proxy, TMWS a proxy solution that has a separate function integrate into one single agent.

Currently, you have one endpoint with one agent for the anti-malware DLP and another agent, for the proxy. If they could integrate both into a single agent. That would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using OfficeScan for the last six years.

Apex One was previously OfficeScan.

We are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Overall, the product is good. I don't have any issues with the stability of Trend Micro Apex One.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have contacted technical support several times.

Technical support is good.

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

Earlier I was using McAfee and changed to Trend Micro Apex One. McAfee was also very good but Trend Micro provides more features and is more lightweight.  

We are in the process of implementing XDR.

How was the initial setup?

The installation process was not much of a challenge.

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

Trend Micro has very aggressive pricing, but it is also very good. It is one of the reasons we chose to use Trend Micro.

What other advice do I have?

If you are looking to use this solution, I would definitely recommend it, especially if you are not satisfied with the solution that you are currently using.

I would rate Trend Micro Apex One a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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LuisSilva6 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Technology at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Jun 10, 2021
Very stable and scalable; it's on the cloud so it's very easy to deploy and use
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is stable and scalable."
  • "The solution could use extra dashboards and offer more analytics."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for protecting the computers from viruses.

What is most valuable?

This product is stable and scalable; it's on the cloud so it's very easy to use. 

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see extra dashboards and more analytics. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for about eight years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy, I deployed myself together with an assistant and I estimate it took us around 10 minutes per computer. We probably have around 150 users. 

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

We pay the license on a quarterly basis - sometimes we need to review a few details.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a 10 out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Victor Arceo - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Operations Section Head at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
May 26, 2021
Effective behavior monitoring, highly reliable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most favorable features have been behavior monitoring and zero-day threat protection."
  • "The integration could improve in this solution."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for protection against ransomware, viruses, and spyware. Additionally, we have the policy for integration with the cloud.

What is most valuable?

The most favorable features have been behavior monitoring and zero-day threat protection.

What needs improvement?

The integration could improve in this solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In the two years that we have been using the solution we have not had an issue with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. We have approximately 2,500 licenses.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is easy and took approximately 10 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation ourselves and we have an automatic installer for our clients.

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

The price of the solution was expensive in the first year we had it because we were purchasing it locally. This year we have a global discount for the license. There is an additional cost if you want maintenance support.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Trend Micro Apex One a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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it_user1578687 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
May 18, 2021
Straightforward to set up, knowledgeable support, and the web reputation and user behavior monitoring features help to mitigate careless user actions
Pros and Cons
  • "We really like the ability to have different policies to keep servers and endpoints unique to their own policy."
  • "I'd like to see the different interface components combined into one, or be allowed to get to the agent management portion without having to log into the main console."

What is our primary use case?

We use Apex One for Antivirus only.

Our company currently has more than 8,500 machines with the Apex One agent installed, including servers and workstations. We are a 100% Microsoft Windows environment.

Being a financial institution, data integrity is paramount to keeping our customers' information safe, as well as the well-being of the bank. We use the Apex One web console to review logs and triage any infections that may be occurring or that have occurred.

We really like the ability to have different policies to keep servers and endpoints unique to their own policy.

How has it helped my organization?

Apex One has streamlined our AV. We use the SaaS instance in the cloud.

We use real-time scans, manual and scheduled scans for viruses, malware, grayware, ransomware, etc. We also use other modules like Behavior monitoring and predictive machine learning, malicious web tracking, and blocking.

We were previously using the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus product, so it was only natural that we upgraded to the Apex One product when we decided to upgrade. The SaaS instance in the cloud was right for us.

What is most valuable?

We really have found the web reputation monitoring and the behavior monitoring portions to be highly valuable. These modules really cut down on careless user impact.

Behavior monitoring keeps ransomware from taking hold.

Real-time scans also monitor files as they are accessed, downloaded, sent, etc.

We have our environment set up to alert our security department not only when endpoints are infected, but for anything that is considered a low risk that may need further investigation.

A daily check of the logs helps us keep an eye on those things.

What needs improvement?

The console is divided into two parts. One for the policy and configuration, another for agent management. I'd like to see the different interface components combined into one, or be allowed to get to the agent management portion without having to log into the main console.

Another item that I would like to see change is the fact that, on occasion, the console will be updated and items that I once knew the location of have moved to a different location. I would like to see a model where we are alerted to the changes as they happen.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Trend Micro Apex One for six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, we have no complaints. We have had zero downtime with our SaaS instance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

From what I've seen, we would have no issue adding more policies, endpoints, etc. to our environment.

How are customer service and technical support?

Our account manager and lead tech were essential in setting this up and getting everything the way we needed. They were quick to answer our questions and very knowledgeable.

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

We were an OfficeScan portion, which was rebranded and upgraded to Apex One.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very straightforward.

Go to the site, answer a few questions and within five minutes, you're up and running.

What about the implementation team?

We did the work in-house, with support from our Trend team if needed.

What was our ROI?

Our ROI is yet to be determined, as we have not had the product long enough.

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

The SaaS version is competitively priced and amazingly easy to set up.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, and FireEye.

What other advice do I have?

We have really had a good experience so far with Apex One.

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?

Other
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Vikas Ingle - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure and Security Lead at a program development consultancy with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5
May 10, 2021
Reasonably priced, good anti-malware, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Along with the anti-malware, it has a built-in device control and DLP."
  • "It should have a single agent as competitors are offering."

What is most valuable?

It's a good product. The software is good. 

We have not been faced with any issues as far as antivirus, or anti-malware is concerned.

Along with the anti-malware, it has a built-in device control and DLP. We have been using that and found it to be very useful.

Previously, we were using OfficeScan and now it is Apex Central. The Smart Scan feature and the update frequency have improved. The antivirus updates used to be once or twice a day, now it's in real-time. Every two hours there is a new definition or there is a new pack, which is a good thing.

We also like that it has Advanced Threat Protection because it is a good feature.

What needs improvement?

The driving force behind Trend Micro is not wanting two different agents on the same machine. If the cloud proxy could be on the same agent, it would increase our footprint on the client machine. Instead of running two agents, we think it would be better to run a single one.

The only concern that I have is with Trend Micro not having Cloud Proxy integrated into the same agent and the same console. 

They have two different products, Cloud Proxy, and Anti-malware with DLP, which the only reason we are considering replacing it.

It should have a single agent, as competitors are offering.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Trend Micro Apex One for four and a half years. 

Presently, the version we are using is Apex Central.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is quite stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Trend Micro Apex One is very much scalable.

We have 1,000 licenses.

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

Before Trend Micro, we were using McAfee.

We switched because of the price difference. There is a huge price difference between Trend Micro and McAfee.

What about the implementation team?

Our local partners deployed this solution.

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

We are not required to buy new licenses. The existing licenses will expire and we have to renew the license. 

The issue is that we have requested a web proxy, cloud proxy feature, but the cloud proxy, with Trend Micro, has a different console, it's a different agent. 

But I understand other competitors like CrowdStrike and Sophos, have a single agent for anti-malware that includes the DLP, the device control, and the cloud proxy.

The price for Trend Micro is reasonable.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Because it is time for renewal, I have been evaluating other solutions to see if I should stay with Trend Micro or if I should replace it. We are evaluating products such as Crowdstrike, Sophos, and Cloud Proxy, but the prices are quite high.

What other advice do I have?

The product is very good. It's stable, and if you are not looking for a cloud based proxy then you should go for Trend Micro. The pricing is very good, but Cloud proxy pricing is very high.

I would rate Trend Micro Apex One a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Apr 13, 2021
Good technical support with a great complexity and the capability to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "We've found the technical support to be very helpful overall."
  • "The solution should adjust its pricing for the smaller market we are in."

What is our primary use case?

Next month, we will implement the solution as our own primary endpoint solution. Currently, we have clients that are using it for the same purpose.

What is most valuable?

We've just started the distribution of Trend Micro Products. We're at the start of the process. However, it's my understanding that it is a very complete solution.

With the DLP addition, it's quite a good product.

The complexity of the product is very good. It has a lot of features. It covers many items and different parts of intrusions.

The solution can scale quite well.

We've found the technical support to be very helpful overall.

What needs improvement?

We're still in the early stages of using the solution. We need more time to do some installations and work with the product to really be able to evaluate it completely. 

We had some challenges with the initial setup.

The solution should adjust its pricing for the smaller market we are in.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've only been using the solution for about six months - or half a year. We haven't used the solution for that long just yet.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very easy to scale and quite flexible. If a company needs to scale, it can do so with ease.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have our own global distributor, a local provider, and they have some technical personnel that covers the lower level of support queries. For a big issue, we contact the Trend Micro team directly. 

It's very easy to contact both. They are very quick and responsive, They are quite knowledgeable and helpful. We're very satisfied with the level of service we are provided with.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be difficult. We had some issues, however, we worked with a local provider here in Bulgaria, and successfully performed this type of installation previously.

What about the implementation team?

We had the assistance of a local provider that was well trained in implementation. They sorted out any problems we had and helped us set everything up. We were very satisfied with the results.

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

We have a small market in Bulgaria and the price is always the leading issue and the leading decision point. Trend Micro is a big vendor, one of the best vendors, in my opinion. For a couple of years they've been in the top three and top five as an antivirus solution. Therefore, the quality comes at a price. I try to explain to our customers and our clients that they are paying for quality. That said, due to the fact that Bulgaria is such a small market, the pricing doesn't match the expectations. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I am currently comparing this solution with ESET.

What other advice do I have?

We are both a distributor of this product as well as a customer.

I'd recommend the solution to other companies. We don't just offer it to clients. We use it ourselves. We believe in the solution. We see the value in it.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. Although there are some improvements to be made, it's a very complete product with good flexibility and a good level of flexibility.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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