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Bitdefender VS Sophos

Bitdefender offers award-winning prevention, protection, detection and response capabilities that surpasses Sophos with a lightweight footprint and low false positives.

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Best-In-Class Security  for Organization of All Sizes


Powerful Risk Assessment Included	Includes powerful prevention tools like system, app, and user behavior risk assessment	Lacks risk assessment leaving organizations blind to potential threats
Minimal Performance Impact on Systems	A consistent top performer in independent tests*, excelling in protection, low false positives, and minimal performance impact	Plagued by poor performance impact as reflected by independent tests*
Superior XDR Capabilities	XDR provides activity correlation across extensive attack surface with broad remediation capabilities	Lack of advanced XDR capabilities and automated response actions leaves critical systems vulnerable
Greater Attack Surface Coverage	XDR covers a broad attack surface, including systems, productivity apps, networks, cloud workloads, business applications, and identity platforms	XDR lacks visibility into identity platforms and business applications leaving important attack surfaces uncovered
More Core Features	More core features included such as device control, risk management, and content control provide better security for less	Costs more to get the same functionality that Bitdefender offers inherently

*source: AV-Comparatives Business Security Test

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Bitdefender Named a Leader in Endpoint Security

Bitdefender was named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security, Q4 2023 and was recognized for its “near-relentless focus on stopping threats before they can impact the endpoint…”

Bitdefender received the highest scores possible in ten criteria, including malware prevention, and patching remediation. In our opinion, these scores reflect an integrated, holistic approach to endpoint security.

In the report, Forrester acknowledges that "Bitdefender differentiates with its aggressive prevention-first mindset". Forrester also notes that Bitdefender offers one of the most flexible pricing models and reference customers highlighted the excellent personal service.

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Named a Strong Performer by Forrester

Bitdefender was named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection And Response Platforms, Q2 2024 report. See how Forrester evaluated the top XDR vendors and learn why Bitdefender’s GravityZone XDR is “...an easy-to-use, reliable XDR focused on detection and response.”

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A Customers' Choice in Gartner Peer Insights

Bitdefender is named a Customers’ Choice in EMEA in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms and is recommended by 95% of Bitdefender customers worldwide¹.

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Security that’s consistently recognized across independent evaluations

Most #1 Placements in AV-Comparatives Enterprise Tests

Based on results in Real-world Protection Test, Malware Protection Test, Advanced Threat Protection Test, Endpoint Protection and Response Test, 2021-2023.

Best Protection. Best Performance for Business Users

Bitdefender GravityZone Endpoint Security received the AV-TEST Award 2023 for Best Protection and Best Performance in the business users category.

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100% detection and highest level of description 3 years in a row

Bitdefender detected 100% of attack steps in the 2023 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations, while providing the highest possible level of description.

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By adding GravityZone XDR Network Sensors, we can consolidate cues across our network and endpoints to gain a more complete view of risks and respond to threats quickly