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Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
(27)
4.4 out of 5
Darktrace/Detect
By Darktrace
Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management
(88)
4.1 out of 5
Sophos United Threat Management
By Sophos
At a Glance
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Star Rating
(27)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.8% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management
Star Rating
(88)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.4% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Darktrace/Detect vs Sophos United Threat Management

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sophos United Threat Management easier to use. However, Darktrace/Detect is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Darktrace/Detect overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Darktrace/Detect meets the needs of their business better than Sophos United Threat Management.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Darktrace/Detect is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Darktrace/Detect over Sophos United Threat Management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Darktrace/Detect
No pricing available
Sophos United Threat Management
No pricing available
Free Trial
Darktrace/Detect
No trial information available
Sophos United Threat Management
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
18
8.5
68
Ease of Use
8.1
18
8.6
68
Ease of Setup
8.8
10
8.5
49
Ease of Admin
8.8
10
8.2
50
Quality of Support
9.1
17
8.1
63
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
10
8.5
48
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
18
7.1
68
Features by Category
Unified Threat Management (UTM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
8.1
144
Security - Unified Threat Management
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.9
18
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Detection and Response (NDR)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management
Darktrace/Detect and Sophos United Threat Management share no categories
Unique Categories
Darktrace/Detect
Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management is categorized as Unified Threat Management (UTM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
12.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.7%
Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
58.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Financial Services
16.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Gambling & Casinos
8.3%
Education Management
8.3%
Other
50.0%
Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management
Information Technology and Services
24.7%
Computer & Network Security
9.1%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Financial Services
3.9%
Computer Software
3.9%
Other
53.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Neha V.
NV
Neha V.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

Its a British cyber company established in 2013 and basically a cyber security company.its a self learning artificial intelligence which makes environment specific and unique for every user,cloud account, desktop, laptop and server. It has scalability and...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Stan L.
SL
Stan L.
Verified User in Financial Services

While packet capturing, if the filtering feature to capture network packets can be enhanced, it would be great.

Sophos United Threat Management
Sophos United Threat Management
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Al W.
AW
Al W.
Verified User in Mining & Metals

Our Sophos SG230 has provided as much bang for the buck as we could get when it comes to protecting and administering our network security. It has all of the baseline firewall functionality in the definitions and rules that are either automatically set up...

Most Helpful Critical Review
MD
Mark D.
Verified User in Banking

Uninstalling from a machine is quite the chore. It is a several step process that is time consuming. Doing this en mass was very difficult when we had issues from our deployment at one point.

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Discussions
Darktrace/Detect
Darktrace/Detect Discussions
What is Darktrace Enterprise immune system?
1 comment
DW
The Enterprise Immune System learns normal ‘patterns of life’ to discover unpredictable cyber-threats, while delivering complete visibility across your...Read more
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What is a Sophos UTM?
1 comment
BC
Originally the Astaro security gateway. SOophos bought Astro and rename the product UTM or unified threat management. UTM has since been replaced as the go...Read more
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