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Minos Pitsillides - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director at IT-Flow ltd
Reseller
Apr 13, 2022
Stable solution with great technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "Great technical support staff."
  • "The technical support staff is well trained and very skillful, and I find them to be very supportive."
  • "I'd like them to offer a better way to scan the hardware to detect whether they are valid."

What is most valuable?

They have great technical support staff. 

What needs improvement?

I'd like them to offer a better way to scan the hardware to detect whether they are valid. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

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How are customer service and support?

The technical support staff is well trained and very skillful, and I find them to be very supportive. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is relatively easy. 

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

Licensing is on a yearly or monthly basis and you pay for each device. It's an expensive solution. 

What other advice do I have?

For first time users, I'd recommend contacting the Central Team for guidance.

I rate the solution nine out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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IT-Leiter at Spiekermann GmbH
Real User
Feb 23, 2021
Good protection and alerts with a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The product so far has been good at protecting us. We haven't faced a breach."
  • "The solution protects our equipment and it works quietly in the background, so as not to disrupt employees."
  • "Occasionally, we suffer from little bugs that give us the wrong message."
  • "Although the antivirus solution is so good that we've never suffered from an attack, we've had a few problems with false positives where they weren't correct."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution in our company, we use it on each device or city cars. We use it for security. The solution works in the background and protects us from viruses.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution protects our equipment and it works quietly in the background, so as not to disrupt employees. It makes sure we are free of viruses.

What is most valuable?

If ever something goes wrong, we get information from the panel or from tech on your PC. It alerts us to call support.

The system is automatically cleaned.

The product so far has been good at protecting us. We haven't faced a breach.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It's something that any company should be able to handle with ease.

What needs improvement?

Although the antivirus solution is so good that we've never suffered from an attack, we've had a few problems with false positives where they weren't correct. We received an error message and we had to fix bugs. Otherwise, it was relatively trouble-free. The solution could have more functionality for the administrators of the product. For end-users, it's fine. however administrators need ways to better track everything on the backend, especially the display of threats

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for about five years at this point. It's been a while. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have in the past suffered from bugs that would present the wrong message. It's a very small problem, overall. Other than that, it's mostly stable.

How was the initial setup?

The solution offers completely web-based installations. You have only to install it on one PC in an entire network. It allows you to mark every other workstation as possible clients or the software. You can click in solution and simply make different configurations between the installations. It's pretty straightforward. It's not too complex.

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

The licensing costs are not too high. We pay about 20 Euros a year. It's a reasonable amount to pay.

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution. We're always updating the product.

We are just a customer and end-user of the product. We don't have a business relationship with the company.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. For the most part, we have been very happy with it. 

We do plan to continue to use the solution into the future. We don't have plans to change anything.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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IT Infrastructure at 4 Seniors Brasil
Real User
Jul 26, 2024
Provides the usual endpoint protection features such as virus and malware protection
Pros and Cons
  • "WatchGuard EPDR improves organization primarily by supporting the IT team rather than the end users directly. It helps IT teams accomplish more with fewer people. One of its standout features is the patch management solution, which allows companies without up-to-date services like WSUS to manage patches for Windows and Linux systems. Additionally, it provides the usual endpoint protection features such as virus and malware protection, application control, and website control."
  • "WatchGuard EPDR does have areas for improvement. One significant gap is the lack of a virtual patching feature integrated into the endpoint security. This would be particularly useful for endpoints running operating systems that are no longer supported, such as Windows 7."

What is our primary use case?

We use the tool for endpoint protection. 

What is most valuable?

WatchGuard EPDR improves organization primarily by supporting the IT team rather than the end users directly. It helps IT teams accomplish more with fewer people. One of its standout features is the patch management solution, which allows companies without up-to-date services like WSUS to manage patches for Windows and Linux systems. Additionally, it provides the usual endpoint protection features such as virus and malware protection, application control, and website control.

The tool's most valuable feature is patch management. Patch management is particularly valuable because few other companies, like Trend Micro and Kaspersky, offer integrated patch management solutions within their endpoint protection products.

What needs improvement?

WatchGuard EPDR does have areas for improvement. One significant gap is the lack of a virtual patching feature integrated into the endpoint security. This would be particularly useful for endpoints running operating systems that are no longer supported, such as Windows 7.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for three years. 

How are customer service and support?

As a partner, we have direct access to development. 

How was the initial setup?

Deploying WatchGuard EPDR is quite straightforward. Multiple installation options exist, including manual installation, email installation, etc. Since it's a cloud solution, installing a server is unnecessary. The endpoint installations can be managed easily through various methods, including scripts. Additionally, WatchGuard EPDR comes with well-configured default policies.

The primary maintenance task involves updating the endpoint agents. Occasionally, you might encounter issues with agents, which are typically related to the operating system rather than the solution itself.

What was our ROI?

The product helps to reduce the company's operational costs. 

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

The solution's pricing is better compared to other products. 

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate WatchGuard EPDR a seven out of ten. It lacks a proper virtual patching solution, which competitors like Trend Micro and CloudStrike offer.

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Mauro Ferreira - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Technology at MFAL LDA
Real User
Jun 22, 2023
A scalable solution that provides device control feature
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the solution is its device control."
  • "Panda Security Adaptive Defense’s stability could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We can replace one appliance solution with Panda Security Adaptive Defense.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its device control.

What needs improvement?

Panda Security Adaptive Defense’s stability could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Panda Security Adaptive Defense for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Panda Security Adaptive Defense is a stable solution. I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Panda Security Adaptive Defense ten out of ten for scalability.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Panda Security Adaptive Defense is not complex. It's very easy.

What about the implementation team?

The solution's deployment time depends on the dimension of the client and the number of licenses the customer wants to have. For example, it takes less than one hour to deploy ten licenses.

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

Customers need to pay monthly licensing costs for Panda Security Adaptive Defense, which is not expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Panda Security Adaptive Defense is deployed on the cloud. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate Panda Security Adaptive Defense nine out of ten.

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Carlos Coris - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and System Technician at MFAL LDA
Real User
Jun 19, 2023
Offers device control features, particularly for USB ports, enabling the blocking or management of traffic
Pros and Cons
  • "We have control over our devices, specifically USB ports, allowing us to block or control the traffic."
  • "The stability could be improved. My teammates who use Panda Security and I have experienced some issues."

What is our primary use case?

We have five licenses for internal use, not for sale. For other users, we utilize demonstration licenses or organization licenses.

What is most valuable?

Firstly, we can manage it on the cloud. Secondly, we have control over our devices, specifically USB ports, allowing us to block or control the traffic. In cases where clients cannot afford a Firebox, they can use Panda Security as a cost-effective solution to protect their devices. It enables widespread usage.

What needs improvement?

As for areas of improvement, there is always room for enhancement. The stability could be improved. Both me and my teammates who use Panda Security have experienced some issues.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with this solution for five months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability of Panda Security Adaptive Defense nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Panda Security is a comprehensive security solution because it includes a firewall.

At the moment, there are 20 users using this solution. It is regularly used. Moreover, we do have plans to increase its usage.

How are customer service and support?

The customer service and support team is good. We like the support. 

How was the initial setup?

We have a team of four for deployments and maintenance. We have two administrators and two support members who provide guidance on usage.

What about the implementation team?

I had to make a technical call to implement this solution for the clients. It has been a part of my daily work ever since. Currently, I am providing training to my teammates on how to set it up internally and for clients. 

Some clients initially prefer a demonstration before committing to payment. In such cases, we create a client profile and provide a demonstration license for a month. We use it during that period.

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

As for licensing costs, we pay for a yearly license. It is an expensive licensing. 

What other advice do I have?

In Africa, we suffer attacks all the time. It's an everyday need. We need to protect our devices and our information from these attacks. In terms of recommendations, I would suggest using Panda Security to protect computers against these and other types of attacks. 

Many people initially struggle with licensing costs, and some resort to open-source solutions. However, when they experience an attack, they realize the importance of using a commercial license. 

We recently discussed the issue of device protection during a session where Panda Security was recommended. Many people have shown interest in the solution, and we are waiting for feedback. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Panda Security as a ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1864449 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Support Specialist at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Mar 31, 2023
Good performance, an easy setup and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "It is stable, and the performance is good."
  • "t would help if it would monitor the network better."

What is our primary use case?

We're primarily using the solution for security purposes. It is for software and malware blocking, URL blocking, and executables. We use it to monitor PCs to check for threats and updates, et cetera. It helps with endpoint protection.

What is most valuable?

The solution makes it easy to unblock software. 

I like the way they show inventory and the serial number of devices. 

The initial setup is very straightforward.

It is stable, and the performance is good.

It is scalable.

The cost is not too high. 

What needs improvement?

It would help if it would monitor the network better and offer email protection for better monitoring. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one and a half years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's very trustworthy. The performance is quite good. It's updated well. 

It is easy to give access to people who need to see the admin panel from their PC.

I'd rate the stability eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. You can make groups or divide the company departments and add specific rules to each. It's simple.

We have about 100 users at this time. At this time, we do not have plans to increase usage. 

How are customer service and support?

We've never used technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to set up the solution. It's not overly complex. 

It took maybe a week to deploy it to the whole company.

We were able to deploy it through email or the Active Directory. It can also be installed manually. The setup is flexible. 

You only need one or two people to deploy and maintain the solution. We have engineers that can handle these tasks. 

What about the implementation team?

We handled the setup in-house. We did not need any outside assistance. 

What was our ROI?

I have not evaluated the ROI. However, it is worth to cost of the product.

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

You do need to pay for a license to use the solution. However, I do not know the exact cost. My understanding is it is not expensive. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not previously evaluate other options. 

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution. 

There may be better solutions; however, for now, we use this.

I'd advise new users to first know the rules they wish to implement before doing the full deployment.

I would rate the solution eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Katyan Roach - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees
Real User
Nov 11, 2022
An economical solution useful for security protection but should have additional endpoint protection
Pros and Cons
  • "The dashboard management feature is valuable."
  • "We have had a good experience with customer service and support."
  • "The solution should have additional endpoint protection."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is security protection as anti-virus software.

What is most valuable?

The dashboard management feature is valuable.

What needs improvement?

The solution should have additional endpoint protection.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately one year.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable, and the entire company uses it.

How are customer service and support?

We have had a good experience with customer service and support.

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

We previously used Symantec. However, we switched because some of our operating systems were becoming older, and we needed to find something to keep us in those older devices.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it in-house, and it took approximately 20 minutes per machine. So we did not require many people for deployment.

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

I rate the licensing costs an eight out of ten.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Sophos.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. I recommend this solution to users looking for something economical to cover most of their bases.

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reviewer913587 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Aug 24, 2022
Easy to manage with a full feature set and a relatively simple setup
Pros and Cons
  • "I've found it's got excellent web protection."
  • "It's quite easy to manage, which is a good thing."
  • "We do get the odd false positive when we're trying to install the software."

What is most valuable?

It's quite easy to manage, which is a good thing. I've found it's got excellent web protection. It just adds a little bit more to the product, including antivirus, application, and white-listing, which is good.

It seems to be faring quite well.

It's pretty simple to set up.

So far, the solution has been stable enough. It does the job. 

The product can scale. 

It's got a pretty full feature set.

What needs improvement?

We do get the odd false positive when we're trying to install the software. They take a bit of time and a bit of input, which they shouldn't need to do.

We've had some issues with the setup; however, other than that, it works well. 

Nothing that really appears to be outstanding needs to be addressed.

We'd always enjoy it if they lowered the price. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about eight months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has been stable and reliable so far. There aren't bugs and glitches. Aside from some issues with a few false positives, it's great. I'd give it a rating of nine out of ten for stability. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale. It's just web-based, cloud-based, which makes it easy.  You can scale up to any site anywhere, anytime. 

 We have maybe ten people using the product right now. 

How are customer service and support?

We've dealt with support and they've been good overall. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We've used Trend Micro. 

They're both very, very good. I wouldn't put one above the other. 

Both of them are very, very stable products. The only thing with Trend is we get fewer false positives with Trend, which is good value. That said, the reporting is actually better for Panda.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty easy. It's the only thing that's not working as well as it should be.

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

The pricing is good. It's around the same as Trend Micro. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We're looking at Webroot.

What other advice do I have?

We do resell the product.

We are using the latest version of the solution. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall. We're pretty happy with it. 

I would recommend the solution to others.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Freelancer at ITware
Reseller
Aug 14, 2022
Provides a great interface with good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "The interface is great."
  • "We are very satisfied with the product."
  • "The implementation was difficult."

What is our primary use case?

We are very satisfied with the product. It's a very good product.

How has it helped my organization?

The interface is great.

What needs improvement?

There could be improvements to the PC policy. For example, they could improve policies related to the software to disable, folders and files and patch updates for Windows workstations and machines.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for five years, primarily with our customers. We are using version Fusion 360, and it is deployed on-premises.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. We have 70 customers with five PCs per customer.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is very good.

How was the initial setup?

The implementation was difficult. When installing Panda Security Adaptive Defense on a customer's PC, it must download the agent and then run agent files to set up the product.

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

The price is very reasonable and does not cost a lot. It is €30 per PC per year.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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reviewer1864449 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Support Specialist at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jun 12, 2022
Useful hardware information, light on resources, but more features needed
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Panda Security Adaptive Defense are the useful hardware information it provides, light on resources, controllable from the console, remote scan functionality, and the blocking of a lot of URL malware."
  • "Panda Security Adaptive Defense can improve by including the intrusion and prevention system not only on their most expensive platform. Additionally, it blocks software that is legitimate from users. They complain and then we have to manually unblock the software, by hash, or we receive a message. Some of the prevention features are not available and this might cause us to need a separate firewall or something to protect the company."
  • "Panda Security Adaptive Defense can improve by including the intrusion and prevention system not only on their most expensive platform."

What is our primary use case?

We use Panda Security Adaptive Defense for antivirus.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Panda Security Adaptive Defense are the useful hardware information it provides, light on resources, controllable from the console, remote scan functionality, and the blocking of a lot of URL malware.

What needs improvement?

Panda Security Adaptive Defense can improve by including the intrusion and prevention system not only on their most expensive platform. Additionally, it blocks software that is legitimate from users. They complain and then we have to manually unblock the software, by hash, or we receive a message. Some of the prevention features are not available and this might cause us to need a separate firewall or something to protect the company.

The reports from Panda Security Adaptive Defense could improve, they are very basic and not user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Panda Security Adaptive Defense for approximately six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Panda Security Adaptive Defense is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Panda Security Adaptive Defense can be complicated. You can group departments or people by their needs, but I'm not very happy with this grouping, they are difficult to apply. For example, applying a policy to allow some software to be used by this group and by another group, it's a little more complicated to achieve.

We have approximately 80 people in my company using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

We had an issue once where a PC didn't allow us to install the software. There was some conflict with the other antivirus that was set by default on the PC and it was not obvious it was running. That's why we couldn't install the antivirus.

I rate the support from Panda Security Adaptive Defense a three out of five.

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

We previously use Symantec Endpoint Protection but we needed more resources for it to run.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Panda Security Adaptive Defense is easy.

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

There is a license needed to use this solution and it is approximately $30 annually.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others, they should try it out for the 30-day trial. If they are happy then they can purchase it later.

I rate Panda Security Adaptive Defense a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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