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Compare Amazon GuardDuty and Sophos Cloud Optix 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon GuardDuty
Star Rating
(56)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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 OptixAmazon GuardDuty vs Sophos Cloud Optix
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon GuardDuty easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon GuardDuty overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon GuardDuty meets the needs of their business better than Sophos Cloud Optix.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon GuardDuty and Sophos Cloud Optix provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sophos Cloud Optix over Amazon GuardDuty.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon GuardDuty
No pricing availableSophos Cloud Optix
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon GuardDuty
No trial information availableSophos Cloud Optix
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
45
8.5
12
Ease of Use
8.7
46
8.1
12
Ease of Setup
8.8
13
7.8
6
Ease of Admin
9.6
12
8.6
7
Quality of Support
8.9
43
8.9
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
13
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
46
10.0
12
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Security
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
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Detection & Response
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Management
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Analytics
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Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
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Visibility
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Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
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Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
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Security
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon GuardDuty and Sophos Cloud Optix are categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Unique Categories
Amazon GuardDuty has no unique categories
Sophos Cloud Optix is categorized as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon GuardDuty
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
Computer Software
30.2%
Retail
9.4%
Accounting
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
5.7%
Medical Devices
3.8%
Other
41.5%
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%
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Discussions
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