Sophos Intercept X vs. Watchguard Endpoint Security

Sophos Intercept X

210 Reviews and Ratings

Watchguard Endpoint Security

227 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Sophos Intercept X	Score9 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
Watchguard Endpoint Security	Score8.8 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

Sophos Intercept X

Watchguard Endpoint Security

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

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Pricing Offerings
Sophos Intercept X	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

Pricing is for a 3-year commitment. Government and Education pricing available.

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Sophos Intercept X	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Considered Both Products	Sophos Verified User 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sophos Intercept X They have almost the same features but we ended up with a better offer for Sophos. Incentivized Helpful?	WatchGuard Technologies Verified User 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? Bruno Laureti CEO in Information Technology at EBS Group (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard offers a security ecosystem that protects against all threats Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Cost to feature is readily better over competitors (either feature wasn’t available from competitor OR the cost was less for WatchGuard as opposed to the competitor). No known breaches to date, software runs as expected and allows for cloud based control as opposed to an on-site … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Ruffolo IT Security Engineer and CTO in Information Technology at eSecurity Solutions (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security WatchGuard EPDR provides more features and better network protection than Crowdstrike. The patch management add-on of WatchGuard EPDR is not available in Trend Micro Worry-Free, Sophos Endpoint Security, or Crowdstrike solutions. WatchGuard EPDR is easy to centrally managed and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Panda was the most cost-effective solution for our requirements against those reviewed with a clean and simple interface and with a good offering of features. It is simple to get started with and effective at what it does. Incentivized Helpful? Brian Powell CTO (Chief Technical Officer) in Information Technology at PCA Technology Group (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security While we did evaluate other potential Adaptive Defense 360 / WatchGuard EPDR and security products for our needs, after careful review and real-world test results we found Adaptive Defense 360 to be a notch above them due to the following reasons: ease of management, resource … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security [In our experience], Sophos Intercept X degraded PC's performance so much [that] we had to uninstall it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Overall, Adaptive Defense 360 / WatchGuard EPDR stacks up very well against the competition. It was easy to manage, easy to deploy, and in head-to-head tests, was as effective as the most well-reviewed or respected EDR/AV products on the market. The only place we felt it fell … Incentivized Helpful? Vicente Corrochano Information Technology Audit Manager in Information Technology at G15 Consultores (Computer Networking, 11-50 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Overall Adaptive Defense 360 is way easier to deploy, to manage and to control. [In our experience] Sophos solutions were extremely tedious and there was little to no help from Sophos Support, and The McAfee platform was a complete disaster from day one. Price could be a bit … Incentivized Helpful? David Delgado Déniz Cyber Security Engineer - Systems Technician Manager at edataconsulting (Airlines/Aviation, 11-50 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Best performance and a wide view of what happens in my organization. MSSP feature included as a reseller. Incentivized Helpful? Gabriele Minniti CyberSecurity Expert, CEO in Corporate at WhySecurity Srl (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security The product is good, but the console is not that easy to pick up. It takes time. [Adaptive Defense 360 / WatchGuard EPDR] with ART is the best especially for EDR requirements, to [analyze] what a PUA or malware tried to do while it started to be active before it got stopped. Incentivized Helpful? Darren Clarke IT Support Technician in Information Technology at William King Ltd (Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees) Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security We used to use Sophos Intercept X which was one of the top options on the market and we moved away to use Watchguard/Panda to protect our infrastructure. We have used Sophos for a few years, but upon trialing this the portal is so much more intuitive and easy to use. Policy … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

Sophos Intercept X

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Sophos Intercept X and Watchguard Endpoint Security
Feature	Sophos Intercept X 8.9 18 Ratings	Watchguard Endpoint Security 8.2 121 Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology	7.118 Ratings	8.3115 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	9.018 Ratings	8.6119 Ratings
Centralized Management	10.018 Ratings	7.5116 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	8.03 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Infection Remediation	10.018 Ratings	9.05 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	8.44 Ratings	7.720 Ratings
Malware Detection	10.018 Ratings	8.6120 Ratings

User Ratings
	Sophos Intercept X	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (35 ratings)	8.3 (123 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (13 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (2 ratings)	8.1 (88 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (4 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	8.1 (12 ratings)	8.3 (12 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	7.6 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (1 ratings)	7.6 (8 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.6 (4 ratings)