ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes vs. Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
ThreatDown (formerly Malwarebytes for Business), combines Malwarebytes' endpoint security capabilities in four bundles. The basic Core tier includes incident response, Next-gen AV, device control, vulnerability assessments, and the ability to block unwanted application.
$345
per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Score 7.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Vulcan Cyber was an exposure and vulnerability risk mitigation platform, acquired by Tenable in early 2025. The product is no longer available for sale, and functionality has been integrated into the Tenable One Exposure Management platform's vulnerability solution.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Core
$345
per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
Advanced
$395
per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
Elite
$495
per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
Ultimate
$595
per year per endpoint (minimum 5)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOptional Add-Ons include server and mobile device protection. Server protection ranges from $129 to $179 per annum depending on service tier. Mobile security is $10 per device, no matter the service tier. A 10% discount is offered for choosing a two-year billing plan.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes, performs so many more functions than simple, traditional anti-virus tools. The cost is less than most others too! The centralized deployment and management console is super-easy to use, yet highly functional. In this day and age, I’m a bit …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
Selected this because it seemed like a good solution. After 2 years of using, I find that the system had not been working for FOUR MONTHS! even though system reported that ALL WAS WELL
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
It's no contest. Cisco AMP, Umbrella and Endpoint use vast amounts of resources and provide little protection when compared with Malwarebytes. One client recently replaced Cisco with MWB and found over 7,300 vulnerabilities on 352 endpoints, including 120 listed as Critical …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
I think Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection is hands down better from any point of view other than price. Malwarebytes is a little bit more costly than Webroot. However, Malwarebytes detects more threats, protects against more malicious URL's, allows more in customization of …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
In the past, we've used McAfee, ESET, and Trend Micro. Each of these has their pros and cons, and all are variably priced. They are all overall "good enough" antivirus software, but what makes Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection stand out more is that it's more affordable, it's …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
We chose Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection after reviewing hundreds of reviews from peers and calculating to cost of ownership and ROI which Malwarebytes handily beat any potential competitors we dealt with. They really worked with us to come up with a plan and a price that …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
Avast and Bitdefender. Malwarebytes works well in the background, with little input require from the user. The software does not seem to slow down the network while it is scanning. The increase in security level justifies the upfront cost of implementing this type of protection.
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
In my experience, Malwarebytes doesn't compete with other endpoint protection products but it complements them for a more effective defense in depth strategy. While it is possible to run Malwarebytes as your only endpoint protection solution, I have found it best to use it in …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
We have not used any other product consistently. We occasionally have used SuperAntiSpyware as an added scanning too, but do rely on or install it on our machines.
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
Forticlient is very good software, but it's more of a anti-virus software. We have used Symantec but it has so many issues, and the list is long.
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
It provides excellent cover in terms of ransomware, and when running various testing tools to see the effectiveness, it scored much more highly than our existing product. It also has excellent recovery options, with the roll back feature. I selected it because of the experience …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
I stick with Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection because of the simplicity of deploying and managing the product and policies. Most importantly - because it works to defend our network and systems so well that we have had little to no need for intervening on any items. …
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
We used some of the other products as our endpoint protection and they were not up to today's threats. Malwarebytes found threats the others let in from the 1st day we used it. We knew right then we had made the right choice.
Chose ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection is dedicated to protecting against and the remediation of malware. No other product does it better. Their consumer version of the software is often refereed to by other security products and security researchers to clean infected systems. It …
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Acronis Cyber Protect
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
I wasn't here at the time when the company compared different vulnerability management platforms so I'm not sure on the reasoning and difference between the 2. It could be that the team went through different choices and found Vulcan to be the best fit. It's hard for me to say …
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
My role is not in charge of selecting more services or products like Vulcan. I just use them as part of my daily responsibilities. Maybe other roles can give more feedback about this.
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Nucleus Security was missing some connectors and was more focused on risk prioritization than ticketing automation.

Seemplicity had a different billing method that may have ended up being more expensive. Also a younger app.
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Vulcan Cyber has a more mature platform catered for enterprise customers compared to Nucleus. The very close support and attention to detail of the Vulcan sales and technical team also helped in answering any possible question we had about the platform or take note of our …
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
The competitors were either more complex to implement or higher cost for similar capabilities.
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Vulcan was easier to implement with our existing Security environment. The UX and UI were more intuitive and user-friendly. While SOAR is a super solid product, for our business Vulcan made more sense. It was more of a natural fit for a rapidly-expanding company in a …
Features
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Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
8.7
Ratings
2% above category average
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
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Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes
-
Ratings
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Network Analytics00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Threat Analysis00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management Tools
Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Product A and Product B
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-
Ratings
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
IT Asset Realization00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
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CrowdStrike Falcon
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(0 ratings)
7.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
I would absolutely recommend Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection to a colleague and I have recommended it to many of my peers in the IT world. Malwarebytes is well suited for any environment that requires protection from mal/ransomware which is most companies these days. In particular for companies that host their own big data that the operation of the company relies on. The only place Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection may not be AS appropriate would be one where there is near zero reliance on computers, networks and data.
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We use Vulcan Cyber to help with the technical debt accrued over time with systems that were not maintained as well as they should be. To combat this, we use the campaign feature to keep a running tab on every system to ensure it is brought up to standards and maintained.
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Pros
  • The biggest plus with this software is that you can manage all the clients from a management console. You can push the install/updates through it. If the client cannot connect to the management console, then it will update directly from their website. This means you are always up to date and protected.
  • The software on the client machine has very low overhead so it doesn't affect the performance.
  • You can create policies based on the types of users or by the department. You can customize these policies so it will let you micro-manage the clients.
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  • The user interface makes it very easy to use.
  • It provides a clear picture and helps us to make decisions.
  • It offers automation and risk visibility.
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Cons
  • poor customer service
  • dashboard says product is working EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT!
  • slow response to concerns that should be easy to remedy
  • creates baggage which caused certain computers and the network to run more slowly
  • caused 3 computers on our network top have windows errors and network issues
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  • Deduping of assets could be better.
  • The weighting of vulnerabilities is hard to describe to non technical executives.
  • The Business Groups and Tagging needs improvement. Or at least allow tags to be removed if not needed. Now they are static from the API feed.
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Likelihood to Renew
When I first used the tool in my home systems MANY years ago, I wished for a Business version. I was once at a focus group for a major antivirus company, and one attendee’s feedback to “what could we do better?” was “buy out MalwareBytes and add it to your tool”. I’ve used the Business version since it first became available, and have continued to be a dedicated user through the many iterations and improvements
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Usability
It simply works. It doesn't require the hand-holding and monitoring that some other solutions do. It's simple to deploy and maintain, and adding custom content such as Exceptions require minimal effort. I’ve had to add a few exceptions for internal-use, in-house-developed tools, but it’s quite simple to do so within the online interface
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Support Rating
Whenever I've had a query for the support team, they have got back to me very quickly, and given me very well detailed advice on fixing whatever the issue I had was. They also pointed me to help documents and such where I could find more information if I needed
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Implementation Rating
I first implemented this more than 10 years ago, when it required an in-site setup with SQL Server (or SQL Express), and even that was pretty easy. With the move to centralized web management some treats ago, it’s become even easier to deploy
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Alternatives Considered
I think Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection is hands down better from any point of view other than price. Malwarebytes is a little bit more costly than Webroot. However, Malwarebytes detects more threats, protects against more malicious URL's, allows more in customization of policies, has better administration GUI, and has better means of implementation.
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Vulcan was easier to implement with our existing Security environment. The UX and UI were more intuitive and user-friendly. While SOAR is a super solid product, for our business Vulcan made more sense. It was more of a natural fit for a rapidly-expanding company in a hyper-growth phase using Edge technology.
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Return on Investment
  • Other than over billing our company by $6,821.76, our clients are very happy with our approach to network security and malware protection
  • Our service and lack of data breaches (do in part to Malwarebytes) has allowed us to retain our client base for over two decades.
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  • Allows much better prioritizing of which assets are most vulnerable
  • Allow a better understanding of what assets are actually under real threat vs. what is assumed to be vulnerable, but the real world fact is the system would be hard to reach internally, so it's not as vulnerable.
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