CrowdStrike Falcon vs. Watchguard Endpoint Security

CrowdStrike Falcon

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
CrowdStrike Falcon	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	CrowdStrike offers the Falcon Endpoint Protection suite, an antivirus and endpoint protection system emphasizing threat detection, machine learning malware detection, and signature free updating. Additionally the available Falcon Spotlight module delivers vulnerability assessment with no performance impact, no additional agents, hardware, scheduled scans, firewall exceptions or admin credentials.	$59.99 per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Watchguard Endpoint Security	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	WatchGuard EPDR (formerly Panda Adaptive Defense 360) combines next-generation antivirus protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), patch management, content filtering, email security, full disk encryption, and more, into one package. The platform touts a unique zero-trust security service that certifies the legitimacy and safety of all running applications thanks to a combination of automated, AI-driven processes and investigation services provided by a team of malware analysts.	N/A

Pricing

CrowdStrike Falcon

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Editions & Modules

Falcon Go (Small Business): $59.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
Falcon Go (Small Business): $59.99
Falcon Pro: $99.99
per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
Falcon Enterprise: $184.99
per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)

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Pricing Offerings
CrowdStrike Falcon	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	CrowdStrike Falcon	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Considered Both Products	CrowdStrike Falcon Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Sentinelone is bit complicated language use in there console in compare to CrowdStrike Falcon. CrowdStrike Falcon have much big modules and features but sentinelone don't. CrowdStrike Falcon have one single unified agent and in sentinelone bit confused in selection of agent … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon CrowdStrike is by far the superior product as we have had zero problems since installing compared to Trend where is positively failed us. We switched and again have had zero issues with the product and it protects our environment as it should without much interaction. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon CrowdStrike Falcon is way ahead of Symantec, and covers features that defender XDR doesn't, even if you purchase all the addons. I think the only real competitors are Sentinel One, maybe Palo Alto or Huntress, or Carbon Black. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon In my opinion, CrowdStrike Falcon provides superior detection and prevention capabilities over Jamf Protect. At the time we purchased (2017) CrowdStrike Falcon was more advanced than SentinelOne and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon CrowdStrike Falcon is far superior in all aspects. I love the features and support they provide. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon CrowdStrike Falcon is an industry leader in this sector and is superior in its low overhead agent, having minimal impact on end-users. We plan to migrate our macOS fleet when our existing contract expires. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon We felt that CrowdStrike had a more comprehensive security tool set and the overall cost for CrowdStrike was less than those other solutions. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Advance detection capability.Overwatch threat hunt team which proactively hunts your environment Interactive sandbox. Reduced false positives & ease of whitelisting to granular level.AI and ML can analyze events to identify subtle patterns that might indicate malicious … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon In my opinion, CrowdStrike Falcon does a better job of detection than Carbon black in all forms. Compared to SentinelOne XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon does a better job of finding potential threats even though the machine learning based detection cause more False Positives than the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon It is superior on the following two: Advanced threat detection because AI and ML can analyze vast amounts of data to identify subtle patterns that might indicate malicious activity, even zero-day attacks (previously unknown threats).Reduced false positives because it can help … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon It’s provides all of what the other solutions offered individually and at a better price. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon At the time of purchase CrowdStrike provided the best featureset and value proposition for the organisation. The cloud first nature of the product and the mix of heuristic and behaviour based detection technologies was better than anything else that we looked at. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon we felt that this was a new refresh as what we had prior was best at the time and there are new and modern approaches to keep the end points secure Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon CrowdStrike Falcon is the market leader so is head and shoulders above these products. These products work of old school methodologies of detecting malware which are no longer fit for purpose. Incentivized Helpful? Chris Stutzman IT Manager Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Although the other products were good, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete had more to offer and had a much cleaner, more intuitive interface. Incentivized Helpful? Humayoon Khan Team Lead Cyber Security Chose CrowdStrike Falcon It was the easiest to deploy and manage, while the dashboard was also very clear and precise in terms of useful information. Another major reason in selection CrowdStrike Falcon was its AI and ML detection capabilities which really impressed us during evaluation. Other tools … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Better tool and it was used by our Incident response team on a real incident. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Managed service for EDR operation Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon We moved on from Symantec and compared with Sophos - the impact (performance) to the endpoint is very minimal - our engineers always fight new security tools. During testing, they were running CrowdStrike for 2 weeks when they asked when we would install the new EDR tool to … Incentivized Helpful? James Dilley System Administrator Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Before choosing CrowdStrike Falcon, we evaluated alternative solutions such as Symantec and McAfee. However, CrowdStrike Falcon's cloud-native approach, advanced threat hunting capabilities, and real-time visibility into endpoint activities set it apart as the optimal choice … Incentivized Helpful? JA Javier Aguado Security Consultant Chose CrowdStrike Falcon High ENS compliance and client requirements. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon Next Gen antivirus solution. You don't need your own infrastructure for the service. Deployment is very easy and fast. Only one sensor on the clients with very low CPU impact. Easy multi factor deployment. Good overview in the console over your entire envirement. Very good and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon At the time we evaluated the products, CrowdStrike was clearly leading in this space. It's possible since that time so other products have added additional features and may be equivalent. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon CrowdStrike Falcon's cloud-native architecture gives it an edge in terms of scalability, ease of deployment, and real-time threat intelligence updates. The user interface of Falcon is intuitive and offers clear visibility into our organization's threat landscape. Our team felt … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose CrowdStrike Falcon When we looked, we narrowed to two choices Sentinel One and CrowdStrike. We chose CrowdStrike due to the use of AI backed up with Human Security experts to investigate detections and issues. Incentivized Helpful?	Watchguard Endpoint Security Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Better service, especially for distributors. Mejor servicio, sobre todo a los distribuidores. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security WatchGuard Endpoint Security has native XDR, has 4 security pillars on a single platform, has the ability to correlate information from solutions together, and offers greater protection to critical environments. WatchGuard Endpoint Security possui um XDR nativo, possui 4 pilares … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security They know more solutions than Watchguard Endpoint Security Conocen más otras soluciones que Watchguard Endpoint Security Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Jackson Information Technology and Systems Manager Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard EDPR is on par with the others. They essentially all do the same thing, but Watchguard has great visibility. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard is by far a tool that all organizations should be able to count on, I have had experiences with other protection tools, and none of them has responded effectively to the challenges posed by the increasingly lethal attacks of malicious people, who only intend to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Adaptive Defense 360 / WatchGuard EPDR is much better and efficient. Webroot is not an EDR but just an AV platform at the time we were using it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Despite offering great value for money, comparing Sophos' offering to WatchGuard Endpoint Security we find Sophos' offering is far superiour due to it's support system, the distributors it uses (apart from Arrow), it's management console, the resource-light application and, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Considering its effectiveness in protecting our network and much more, it has a fair price, its features are effective providing secure protection of your network and best of all, it gives you peace of mind so that you can focus on other issues in the company Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Comparing the two products, WatchGuard Endpoint Security is more complete, it has a centralized console, it uses better threat detection techniques and has the ability to Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security We use WatchGuard Endpoint Security in Combination with MDR from WatchGuard for a specific type of our customers like we do for Palo Alto Cortex XDR and MDR from Sophos. Incentivized Helpful? BL Bruno Laureti CEO Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard offers a security ecosystem that protects against all threats Incentivized Helpful? HB Habib Barakat Director Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Better support, better pricing, better integration, better academy, better tools to educate internal staff. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security Incentivized Helpful? Timothy Clarkson Managing Director Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security ThreatLocker and Huntress Incentivized Helpful? NB Nick Butler General Manager Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security It provides a singe product that replaces multiple products Incentivized Helpful? Steve Neuss Director of Sales Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security With advancements in AI-powered cyber threats, PCA needed an endpoint security solution with advanced threat hunting and zero-trust capabilities, built for an XDR platform, and integrated into a single management console with real-time communication. The solution needed to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security I've done demos of several other similar products but not really used any competitive products since I've been with this line since 2000 and never felt like I needed to switch to something else. Incentivized Helpful? MS Michael Shew IT Lead Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard is simply easier to implement than even Defender. The cost to value ratio is high as Watchguard subscription is cheaper than many other options. Incentivized Helpful? RS Roberto Saldaña Scholar ISO27001 Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security by the moment, only the EDR Incentivized Helpful? PR Pierce Rehn Network Engineer Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard AD integrates and works well with every security solution we use and sell to our customers. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security No other products Incentivized Helpful? Rob Lezer Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Only to use on Apple in the past Incentivized Helpful? Ryan Snelson Managing Director Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Very similar. I feel like Watchguard need to get a better foothold with people trusting the name in the endpoint space. It has pretty much everything S 1 does but it also provides so much more. Simple things like patch management and encryption are fantastic adding that deliver … Incentivized Helpful? Martin Szudarski Systems Engineer Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security WatchGuard Endpoint Security products have more features and provide better protection. Incentivized Helpful? IE Ian Edwards Technical Consultant Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security SentinelOne, ESET, Webroot Incentivized Helpful?

Features

CrowdStrike Falcon

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	CrowdStrike Falcon 9.1 Ratings 6% above category average	Watchguard Endpoint Security 8.3 Ratings 3% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	9.50 Ratings	8.30 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	9.70 Ratings	8.60 Ratings
Centralized Management	9.70 Ratings	7.50 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	8.20 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	9.30 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	7.70 Ratings	7.70 Ratings
Malware Detection	9.40 Ratings	8.60 Ratings

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User Ratings
	CrowdStrike Falcon	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (0 ratings)	8.3 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.1 (0 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.3 (0 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	7.6 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	7.6 (0 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.6 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	CrowdStrike Falcon	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend	CrowdStrike Falcon is well suited for any size of environment. Large to small, CrowdStrike Falcon does an amazing job. The ability to have the same security as a fortune 500 company and have a solution that sees the same threats that they are seeing is amazing. I do not think that there is a company or environment that wouldn't benefit from the CrowdStrike Falcon solution. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	We offer Watchguard Endpoint Security as a low cost alternative to Sophos Endpoint. As such, I would recommend this product to anyone with a customer with that same sort of mindset. It would also be appropriate for customers with a more 'basic' environment as configuring profiles is far less in depth compared to Sophos. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	The Log analysis is very detailed and easy to use. Prevent and block all type of malwares. Great threat intelligence which is very up-to-date with the recent cyber attacks very user friendly in access and management Automated feature of detecting, taking action and closing incidents using fusion workflow. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	It does an excellent job of detecting and preventing threats It uses global intelligence to reduce the time and effort I need to spend performing security operations It is lightweight and easy to deploy to client computers using a single agent for all modules Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	The Dashboard can become overwhelming at times, too much information to absorb Computers that may have made it out into the field without the endpoint sensor are very difficult to find As with all systems that rely on machine learning false positives occurr Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	As with any application of this nature, it can block processes or other suspected security risks that are actually safe. While easy to use, it sometimes provides less learning opportunities for less experienced staff who are not as well-versed in these applications. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Crowdstrike has a large suite of tools built for helping the engineers triage and respond to security event whenever identified. The ability to customize the security policies and implement more granular policies to different devices based on the functionality is unmatched. Crowdstrike provides so much of ability in a decent budget which ascertains the value for money or ROI. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I will definitely renew the software licenses on all our clients when they expire.Again, I have never worked so well with antivirus software before today. Watchguard is an extremely adaptable software to our business needs and I don't think I want to try other solutions that the market offers Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Usability	I think it is a complete and very trustful XDR platform, with very few False Positives. It is very well supported by highly skilled professionals on all levels: from pre-sales engineers, Customer Account Managers and support engineers. Incentivized FM Fotis Mastakas Fotis Mastakas Read full review	Easy and intuitive MSP management portal to manage all of your clients from a single pane of glass. Policies can be pushed down globally or individually based on needs. The client portal allows access to their tenant information and installs only which is nice if you are working with clients who might have an internal person or an IT team that also wants access to things to manage themself. Incentivized BP Brian Powell CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Read full review
Reliability and Availability	No answers on this topic	The software is 100% managed on a cloud platform that can be managed via an account even if they are not present within the company network where the software is installed, I even always opened the control panel on the browser of my smartphone to monitor the situation.I have never experienced any abnormal software crashes Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Performance	No answers on this topic	The only annoyance I complain, if we want to be picky, is the fact of the constant disconnections from the control panel.Every about 4 hours the account logs out even if I set the "remember this device" flag; having said that I have not noticed neither slowdowns nor conflicts with other software Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Support Rating	Support is generally pretty fast and gets right to the issue. We haven't had to use them much, fortunately, but the issues and questions we've had are usually answered quickly. The customer success manager/account manager you're assigned will also follow up with you on a regular cadence to ensure you're getting the most out of the subscription. There's not a whole lot of room to improve, other than the general confusion about what is/what is not covered in custom packages you're subscribed to. The initial purchase took much longer because of a package name changes and realignments of different modules into those packages. Incentivized Randy Munroe Information Security Analyst Read full review	I gave it a 10 because I compare it to air conditioning. I need it to work every day, 24/7. I need it to be reliable and not something that requires a ton of interaction from staff to make sure it works every day. In addition, I should be able to run other things at my house when the AC is on. Panda fits that description. Mike Narumiya President, Principal Read full review
In-Person Training	There is limited amount of learning that can be completed in an in-person training available. In my opinion, the self-paced learning provided by Falcon portal is more useful over in-person training. The support from Falcon is great and useful to overcome difficulties, if any. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Trainer was excellent, knew this product in-depth. Incentivized Krzysztof Wisniewski Senior Systems Engineer Read full review
Online Training	The training provided by Crowdstrike Falcon is complete in terms of the depth of technical knowledge and teaches the users about going through with the platform. There are lots of jargons for different tools that Crowdstrike Falcon has and this training teaches them all which helps in managing the platform better. Plus, the regular knowledge checks are also very helpful for the end user. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	The training was very helpful. It demonstrated how to configure the service for initial install, items to monitor, and how to set up for ongoing protection. Hands on training is more helpful but this is a good starting point Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Read the documentation Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Implementation shouldn't present any problems in standard office environments. In environments with development teams, however, caution is needed. If zero trust is enabled, mechanisms must be in place to ensure that internal software isn't classified as a false positive (software certificate, exception folder, etc.) Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	We were a former Arctic Wolf customer and feel like they worked more as a team with us. Cylance is what we're looking at possibly migrating to. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Way back in the day, I have used Norton end point security and really did not like the speed at which it tried to do its job. I know I am dating myself here. WatchGuard Endpoint Security, I feel, is light years ahead of Norton's product. WatchGuard Endpoint Security is FAST, ACCURATE, and truly an enterprise product. Incentivized JP James Parker I.T. Admin. Read full review
Scalability	No answers on this topic	With the implementation of watchguard (at the beginning Panda Endpoint, but it is the same) I was able to insert in the control panel all the unauthorized software previously installed by colleagues without any authorization from the various department heads.Now any licensed software goes into lockdown and can be unlocked from the control panel Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	CrowdStrike Falcon's proactive threat mitigation has significantly reduced the risk of successful cyber attacks, resulting in tangible savings related to potential data breaches or system compromises. The cloud-native architecture and automated features have improved operational efficiency. The platform's real-time visibility and threat hunting capabilities have drastically improved incident response times. Incentivized James Dilley System Administrator Read full review	By committing to go all in on Watchguard Advanced EPDR across our whole client base, we maximized our price position - enabling us to offer the best endpoint security at a price better than what lesser competitive products cost. Leveraging Watchguard Endpoint Security as part of our unified platform strategy provides better integrated security, managed through Watchguard's cloud architecture. This significantly reduces our cost to deploy, manage, and support our client's. Our improved security offering, better delivery, and stronger price position has helped us achieve 56% growth in our managed services business over the past 18-months. Organizations that have disparate cyber security products often require specialists for each solution in their stack. Watchguard provides outstanding training resources that equip our entire technical staff - significantly improving our service delivery while lowering our overall cost of business. Incentivized Steve Neuss Director of Sales Read full review
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