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# Cisco Talos vs VirusTotal Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Cisco Talos** [

4.4/5(43)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews#reviews)

**VirusTotal** [

4.7/5(35)

](https://www.g2.com/products/virustotal/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Cisco Talos**
No pricing available

**VirusTotal**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Cisco Talos**
Not enough reviews yet

**VirusTotal**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Cisco Talos**
Not enough reviews yet

**VirusTotal**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Cisco Talos**
$$$$$

**VirusTotal**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Cisco Talos**
Not enough reviews yet

**VirusTotal**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Cisco Talos**
[
Threat Detection (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2456521&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Accuracy of Information (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2456543&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2456578&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integration Issues (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2456588&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**VirusTotal**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Cisco Talos**
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Cisco Umbrella

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**VirusTotal**
Not enough data

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Cisco Talos**

9.3

9.336

**VirusTotal**

9.1

9.122

Ease of Use

**Cisco Talos**

8.9

8.936

**VirusTotal**

9.7

9.722

Ease of Setup

**Cisco Talos**

8.2

8.213

**VirusTotal**

9.4

9.49

Ease of Admin

**Cisco Talos**

8.5

8.59

**VirusTotal**

9.4

9.46

Quality of Support

**Cisco Talos**

9.0

9.035

**VirusTotal**

8.8

8.815

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Cisco Talos**

9.3

9.39

**VirusTotal**

10.0

10.05

Product Direction (% positive)

**Cisco Talos**

8.4

8.436

**VirusTotal**

10.0

10.023

Features

Malware Analysis Tools[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.6

12

Detection

Malware Detection

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

12

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Threat Alerting

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

10

Analysis

Malware Evaluation

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

11

Sandboxing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

11

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

File Analysis

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

12

Response

Response Automation

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Malware Removal

Not enough data

7.0(won by default)

9

Data Protection

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

8

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence[Hide 51 FeaturesShow 51 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

36

Not enough data

Orchestration

Asset Management

8.8(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Security Workflow Automation

8.8(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Deployment

8.9(won by default)

27

Not enough data

Sandboxing

8.8(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Remediation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Information

Proactive Alerts

9.0(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Malware Detection

9.6(won by default)

29

Not enough data

Intelligence Reports

9.1(won by default)

29

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-time Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Personalization

Endpoint Intelligence

8.9(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Security Validation

9.2(won by default)

27

Not enough data

Dynamic/Code Analysis

8.4(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Event Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generate Attack Scenarios

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generate Threat Detection Rules

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generate Threat Summaries

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Profiling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Cisco Talos](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_cda0c42faa4c36a25c467531c8c66f22/cisco-talos.jpg "Cisco Talos")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews)

Cisco Talos

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

27.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

38.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

[![VirusTotal](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2c0d4be5b207064f57ac0cbaf44b56d4/virustotal.png "VirusTotal")](https://www.g2.com/products/virustotal/reviews)

VirusTotal

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

41.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

27.8%

41.9%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

38.9%

32.3%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

25.8%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Cisco Talos](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_cda0c42faa4c36a25c467531c8c66f22/cisco-talos.jpg "Cisco Talos")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews)
Cisco Talos

Computer Software

22.2%

Information Technology and Services

13.9%

Banking

5.6%

Marketing and Advertising

5.6%

Computer & Network Security

5.6%

Other

47.2%

[![VirusTotal](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2c0d4be5b207064f57ac0cbaf44b56d4/virustotal.png "VirusTotal")](https://www.g2.com/products/virustotal/reviews)
VirusTotal

Information Technology and Services

21.9%

Computer Software

9.4%

Financial Services

9.4%

Security and Investigations

6.3%

Computer & Network Security

6.3%

Other

46.9%

Alternatives

**Cisco Talos Alternatives**

 ![FortiGuard Labs Outbreak Alerts](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_07bfa374b92dba6a408ffabd0e772e6c/fortiguard-labs-outbreak-alerts.jpg "FortiGuard Labs Outbreak Alerts")

[
FortiGuard Labs Outbreak...
](/products/fortiguard-labs-outbreak-alerts/reviews)

 ![CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_56db399f44b6fabb7c667f09bc770579/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform.png "CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform")

[
CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint...
](/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews)

 ![Trellix Threat Intelligence Exchange](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_125464cae13e24dfa75329cc9b89ded3/trellix-threat-intelligence-exchange.png "Trellix Threat Intelligence Exchange")

[
Trellix Threat Intelligence...
](/products/trellix-threat-intelligence-exchange/reviews)

 ![Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b2231a414cb9f3f7c194f65af32b723e/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance.png "Cloudflare Application Security and Performance")

[
Cloudflare Application...
](/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews)

**VirusTotal Alternatives**

 ![OPSWAT Filescan](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f1f3a381c9b2fed3e3e970ff79f94f7c/filescan-io.png "OPSWAT Filescan")

[
OPSWAT Filescan
](/products/opswat-filescan/reviews)

 ![ANY.RUN Sandbox](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0d2e15f662db374687d02189c6ab1630/any-run-sandbox.svg "ANY.RUN Sandbox")

[
ANY.RUN Sandbox
](/products/any-run-sandbox/reviews)

 ![Hybrid Analysis](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_40d545e607a2bcd2aae97bdee89b92df/hybrid-analysis.png "Hybrid Analysis")

[
Hybrid Analysis
](/products/hybrid-analysis/reviews)

 ![Intezer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7460ac9956eddf606de6591b6f80e7af/intezer-intezer.svg "Intezer")

[
Intezer
](/products/intezer-intezer/reviews)

## Cisco Talos vs VirusTotal

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found VirusTotal easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with VirusTotal overall.

- Reviewers felt that Cisco Talos meets the needs of their business better than VirusTotal.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cisco Talos is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VirusTotal over Cisco Talos.