BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) vs. TotalAV

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Cylance, a Blackberry company since the early 2019 acquisition, developed their flagship business antivirus and endpoint protection software in CylancePROTECT, featured in business and home editions boasting artificial intelligence guided protection. BlackBerry Protect is a post-acquisition evolution of CylanceProtect.N/A
TotalAV
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Total AV is a real-time antivirus program offering additional security / privacy tools which are all available within the same application. Users who are premium paid member also can purchase the company's Safe Browsing (VPN) and Identity Protection features.
$99
per year 5 devices
Pricing
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)TotalAV
Editions & Modules
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Antivirus Pro
$99
per year 5 devices
TotalAV Internet Security
$129
per year 6 devices
TotalAV Total Security
$149
per year 8 devices
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)TotalAV
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst year discounts available of 69%. These promotional prices are reserved for new customers and are available for their initial term only.
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BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)TotalAV
Features
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)TotalAV
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
9.2
Ratings
7% above category average
TotalAV
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Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)TotalAV
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
9.3
(0 ratings)
-
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Availability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Support Rating
5.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Configurability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Product Scalability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
(0 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
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-
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User Testimonials
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)TotalAV
Likelihood to Recommend
If I had to recommend an endpoint AV solution, [BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)] would be on the list...in fact at the top of the current list. It is a cost effective solution. When we did the bakeoff in our selection we built 3 generic W10 PCs. We located a Malware repository on the internet and downloaded a package of 100. The first solution stopped 80% from installing, the second stopped 100%, [BlackBerry (CylancePROTECT)] would not let the package download! Winner winner chicken dinner :)
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TotalAV is well suited for: - Malware
detection. - Hard drive optimization. - Ad blocking.
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Pros
  • Cylance uses AI Math-Model algorithms/machine-learning solutions, compared to other solutions which use signature-based solutions.
  • The Cylance client is very light-weight and is not as resource hungry.
  • The blocking capability is completely customizable through policies. Macro blocking, script blocking, and device blocking (USB, CDROM, iPhone, Android, etc.) can all be customized per organization needs.
  • Management interface is easy to use. The dashboard gives administrators a quick glance at threat events, threat protection, and device protection. Reports give you quick glances at infections, stale versions, and computers that have been offline for a period of time. Updates are easy to roll out in a tiered fashion to properly test.
  • Customer support is great! You can open up a ticket within the management portal and get help within a few hours. Most of the support is over email unless it is complicated, then they will do a remote session.
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  • Malware protection.
  • Junk Cleaner.
  • Duplicate File Finder.
  • Browser Cleaner.
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Cons
  • It would be great if there was a way for an administrator to make a file as safe from the end user device when a false positive has occurred (which is rare). At present and administrator has to log into the web console, create an exception and then wait 60-120 seconds for this to be effective on the end user device, still great, but this can be frustrating for users that are urgently trying to use the file.
  • Executive reporting could be better. Just a single page dashboard report that could be included in other monthly reporting.
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  • It would be great if the reporting was more intuitive.
  • More help tutorials would help me understand operations.
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Likelihood to Renew
It's simply been the best product I've used and tested within the past four years.
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Usability
  1. Great product
  2. Great technology
  3. Great people
  4. Great leader (Stuart McClure)
  5. Great Service
I work with hundreds of complex suppliers in healthcare and tech, and this company is more than just an extension of our business.
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Support Rating
I have only used CylancePROTECT support one time and they were very fast and responsive with the answers that solved my issue. That is the only reason I gave them a 7 as I have only had one interaction with them.
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Alternatives Considered
At the time we were looking to upgrade to the Blackberry version, we already had the Dell branded version of Cylance installed on our machines and we really liked it. Once we got the pricing comparison between Carbon Black and Blackberry we made the decision to stick with Cylance since we knew it was proven to work well in our environment with some of our unique software.
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Sophos wasn't as user-friendly and TotalAV was more cost-effective for the team.
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Return on Investment
  • We are spending less time troubleshooting potential attacks - all alerts go to our management interface and we can globally clear/block items.
  • Users are not getting upset at the resources taken by antivirus - they feel they got their speedy machine back.
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  • One positive impact is the improved speed of the computers as there's more space on each one.
  • Peace of mind is another big return as we don't need to worry about our files - or our clients.
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