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Compare CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security and Sophos Cloud Optix 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 Workloads
No pricing available
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Star Rating
(81)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 Workloads
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSophos Cloud Optix
Star Rating
(21)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Sophos Cloud OptixCrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs Sophos Cloud Optix
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security overall.
- Reviewers felt that CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security meets the needs of their business better than Sophos Cloud Optix.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sophos Cloud Optix is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sophos Cloud Optix over CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Cloud-Native Application Security (CNAPP)
Contact Us
1 Workloads
Fully integrated Cloud-Native Application Security
- Full stack cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP)
- Discovery, visibility and compliance for any cloud infrastructure
- Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
Sophos Cloud Optix
No pricing availableFree Trial
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Free Trial is available
Sophos Cloud Optix
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
71
8.5
12
Ease of Use
8.7
73
8.1
12
Ease of Setup
8.9
66
7.8
6
Ease of Admin
8.9
53
8.6
7
Quality of Support
8.7
65
8.9
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
53
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
73
10.0
12
Features by Category
Management
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Operations
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Security Controls
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Security
8.7
26
9.3
5
8.7
24
9.0
5
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
Compliance
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
Activity Monitoring
8.5
39
8.8
7
8.4
38
8.6
6
8.4
40
9.0
5
8.6
43
8.8
7
Security
8.3
40
8.8
7
8.3
40
8.6
7
8.6
40
8.6
7
Administration
8.5
40
8.6
6
8.6
40
8.3
6
8.2
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection & Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
Visibility
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Vulnerability Management
9.1
22
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security and Sophos Cloud Optix are categorized as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Cloud Compliance, and Cloud Workload Protection Platforms
Unique Categories
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Sophos Cloud Optix is categorized as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sophos Cloud Optix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
27.5%
Computer & Network Security
12.5%
Banking
7.5%
Logistics and Supply Chain
5.0%
Computer Software
5.0%
Other
42.5%
Information Technology and Services
36.8%
Computer & Network Security
21.1%
Computer Software
10.5%
Retail
5.3%
Information Services
5.3%
Other
21.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security has no discussions with answers
Sophos Cloud Optix has no discussions with answers
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