Sophos Intercept X vs. Surfshark

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sophos Intercept X
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Sophos Endpoint Protection (Sophos EPP) with Intercept X is an endpoint security product providing an antivirus / antimalware solution that when upgraded with Intercept X or Intercept X Advanced provides advanced threat detection and EDR capabilities.
$28
per year per user
Surfshark
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$1.99
per month
Pricing
Sophos Intercept XSurfshark
Editions & Modules
Intercept X Advanced
$28
per year per user
Intercept X Advanced with XDR
$48
per year per user
Sophos Managed Threat Response
$79
per year per user
SurfShark Starter - 24 months
$1.99
per month
SurfShark One - 24 months
$2.49
per month
SurfShark Starter - 12 months
$2.99
per month
SurfShark One - 12 months
$3.39
per month
SurfShark One+ - 24 months
$3.99
per month
SurfShark One+ - 12 months
$5.99
per month
SurfShark Starter - 1 month
$15.45
per month
SurfShark One - 1 month
$17.95
per month
SurfShark One+ - 1 month
$20.65
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sophos Intercept XSurfshark
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is for a 3-year commitment. Government and Education pricing available.
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Community Pulse
Sophos Intercept XSurfshark
Considered Both Products
Sophos Intercept X
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Bitdefender was garbage, and it did not work well for non-persistent VDI desktops.

Even though we bought it we dumped it after a month and bought Sophos instead. The difference was like night and day.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos Intercept X is one of the industry leaders for a reason. Apart from integration issues, Sophos Intercept X stands above the rest when it comes to protection and usability. I have used at least 30 different antiviruses, antimalware, and antiransomeware programs and none …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
They have almost the same features but we ended up with a better offer for Sophos.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos Intercept X offers a far more comprehensive and stable product when pitted up against Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection and Watchguard Endpoint Security - both of which we offer as low cost alternatives for customers who are adamant about not paying for Sophos …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos Intercept X is easy to manage and deploy under your business. I think it is comparable to BitDefend with the ability to send out deployment via email or directly add it to the computer. I have noticed that Bitdefender seems to eat a lot of resources during its scans …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Webroot endpoint protection is not even in the same league as Sophos Intercept-X. I have tested and compared both sides by side, run simulations and it's not even close. Plus the Sophos central management is so much better. Easier to view user activities and apply policies and …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
I personally found Sophos Intercept X GUI to be easy to use. The agent is easy to deploy on client machines and runs in the background silently. It has a very good virus, malware scan engine that picks out a high percentage of malicious software. The price was also very …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos is much more user friendly and scalable for partners who wish to [centralize] all security across the IT industry, from email security, server security, phish threat management and more.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
We have used Avast, AVG, Panda, Sophos' original antivirus product, and Symantec before and it is better than each of them. The cloud console is the star of the show and it dramatically reduces the cost and effort needed to install the product. Other products were only …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
It is one of the only products that will scan all code in memory and arbitrary data for malicious behaviors.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
We have been using this product for a number of years, which shows that it has worked well for us. I don't recall the other products we reviewed.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
It provides more features for the same price. These added features differentiate Sophos from the rest of the pack, making it a better solution. Also, the ability to integrate with your Sophos firewall if you have one adds another level of integration and protection. This …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
We didn’t evaluate any other products. I used Sophos at a previous company and when I started here, they were using the on-prem version. We immediately migrated to central and haven’t looked back. I am aware of the competitors, but once you are comfortable with a quality …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos offered better value for money whilst beating the above products on detection and prevention. The GUI is fantastic and easy to use and works seamlessly on top of other features like DLP, application control and web monitoring. I would recommend getting the XG firewall as …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos Intercept-X gave us a more well-rounded solution.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos Intercept X is a little less expensive than the comparable package from Trend Micro and a little more expensive than a comparable package from Symantec, but in my opinion, it's easier to operate and it's got better centralized controls than both of the others. But the …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Trend Micro offered similar protection, however at the time did not offer EDR as a solution. The big benefit to Trend Micro was the capability to push out the installation of the agent to assets within the Trend Micro console, eliminating the need for a GPO or deployment …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos is by far the simplest of the products to setup and going in a very short period of time at a very similar price point. Trend is overly complex and relied on an appliance for each ESX node meaning you lose one appliance and then you lose protection across multiple …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Besides legacy malware protection, Sophos is doing a good job in protecting against ransomware, thanks to their Intercept X and its behavioral analytics that would stop ransomware that was never seen in wild.
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Best in class... PERIOD... Bit Defender is a good AV product by itself, but it lacks in Next Gen Heuristic detection. It has allowed malware to get past it in our client environments, even with Admin permissions restricted. Sophos is hands down a superior product when paired …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
Sophos I feel is a better product upon installation we had a few systems that reported threats that ESET did not catch. Sophos also has multiple other products that we were able to bundle together and still have one interface to do. Intercept X, Endpoint Protection, and …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
In our analysis we discovered that for the price and feature set, Sophos was able to rise above the rest. Pricing is always a large consideration, however it isn't the only consideration - the feature set that Sophos Endpoint Protection provided over its competitors made the …
Chose Sophos Intercept X
We used to use Symantec Endpoint Protection. At the time we were using it (it may very well be different by now), it required a bit more maintenance and we were constantly having issues with definitions not being downloaded as well as issues updating the software itself. We …
Surfshark
Chose Surfshark
Surfshark's VPN (Virtual Private Network) is simply better in every way than any of the competitors that we have used every time. This is the jewel in the crown of the product. With the tools such as the search function, site breach detection and other tools such as antivirus …
Features
Sophos Intercept XSurfshark
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Sophos Intercept X
8.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Surfshark
-
Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Sophos Intercept X
-
Ratings
Surfshark
8.4
Ratings
7% below category average
AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Kill Switch00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
IP Address Masking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sophos Intercept XSurfshark
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sophos Intercept XSurfshark
Likelihood to Recommend
Sophos Intercept-X is well suited for any environment big or small. There is even a home version that is free that I highly recommend for anyone at home. If you are looking for endpoint protection that is centrally managed, catches everything, and has many features this is the product for you.
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At the price point this product sits at, it's well worth the additional layer of security. Surf shark isnt a security silver bullet, more of a additional security weapon to add to the arsenal and used properly, can augment and compliment your overall security posture. Using the search function when searching on sensitive subjects is helpful, using the site checker to ascertain for breaches is a valuble tool and the VPN is always on and is solid
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Pros
  • Sophos is a little too good at DLP. But it is indeed very good at not allowing our data to leave our endpoints without strict adherence to policy.
  • Sophos is very good at protecting endpoints against viruses and other malware.
  • Sopho is really good at informing us of what is happening on our endpoints. OOTB reporting is way better than expected.
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  • VPN works very well
  • Checks sites that have been breached in real time
  • Allows you to search (like google) in privacy
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Cons
  • The migration from on-prem sophos to cloud sophos, could have been a little more seamless
  • Would love to get more insight on what was blocked or flagged and what it was trying to do
  • Better and more granular feature management from group policies
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  • It can sometimes not play well with some websites
  • updates sometimes a little buggy
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Likelihood to Renew
We have gotten a great product for the price. Easy to maintain and set up on new devices. Support is great and easy to work with and understand.
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Because we have renewed and it is constantly improved
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Usability
The usability has never been a problem. Sophos Intercept X is a program you can install and let protect your company without much intervention. Apart from a few policies, Sophos will keep you protected better than most any product on the market. Sophos Intercept X works quite well when you are looking to "tighten your grip" on user's access to websites, programs, and add-ons.
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Product is great, but occasional issues with some sites. The user interface is clean and simple to navigate and work through. Making it fairly idiot proof is welcome for a techno novice like myself! All of the key tools are listed on the lefthand side and are easy to click through and activate/use
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Support Rating
Most of the support reps are fantastic. There have been a few though that have had to be escalated via Account Manager when they haven't followed up but this is a rare instance, and often followed up by the Support Manager for APAC.
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No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Best thing was the help pushing out via group policy and was able to get instructions for that on sophos site
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No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
I don't feel it's fair to compare Sophos Intercept X with the versions of Symantec and AVG that I have used in the past - as that was such a long time ago. I'm sure those other companies have released far more features than I used all those years ago
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Surfshark's VPN (Virtual Private Network) is simply better in every way than any of the competitors that we have used every time. This is the jewel in the crown of the product. With the tools such as the search function, site breach detection and other tools such as antivirus etc it makes it a compelling suite
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Return on Investment
  • Before we had Intercept X, we had several infections of ransomware. Since that time it has stopped at least 10 attempts, saving us thousands of man-hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • By decreasing the time needed for malware remediation, it has saved us the cost of .25 FTE in the IT department.
  • Initial setup was cumbersome and cost us .1 FTE in additional costs the first year.
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  • It allows us to bolster our security posture
  • secures our wifi when travelling
  • allows us to make sure sites haven't suffered recent breaches and if they have to take remediation action
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