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Adlumin Security Operations vs Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Adlumin Security Operations
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
45th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (53rd), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (26th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (21st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (24th)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) category, the mindshare of Adlumin Security Operations is 1.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 4.8%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks4.8%
Adlumin Security Operations1.3%
Other93.9%
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
 

Featured Reviews

NickShmakov - PeerSpot reviewer
Md at Res-Q
Strong security reporting has supported our consulting work and drives better integration choices
I rated Adlumin Security Operations probably the same as Huntress at eight. They are better at reporting and better integrations. The integrations in terms of the number of integrations you can run from them or connect to are not as many as available with Huntress, but they have easier implementation. Overall, I would say it is the same. I do not want to see any additional features in the next release of Adlumin Security Operations, but I would change the pricing a little bit for around SIEM integrations and SIEM data collection. That is probably the maximum I would do. I do not really have much to say because that is literally five percent of our deployments versus ninety-five percent being Huntress. My overall rating for this review is eight.
ABHISHEK_SINGH - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration
Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We normally focus on Huntress."
"Based on my experience, I would recommend Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks to other people."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the user interface."
"The live terminal is probably the best thing ever. It gives you the access to get straight onto any machine."
"If any application performs suspicious activities, such as changing registries or modifying other applications, Cortex XDR detects and blocks the entire application."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to rapidly detect certain hardware files."
"I recommend this solution to others because it is easy to manage, reliable, and overall good to use."
"If you are looking for security, mainly for advanced threat prevention from ransomware and malware attacks, I would recommend Cortex."
"Their XDR agent and their behavioral indicators of compromise (BIOC) are pretty nice. Their managed threat hunting is also pretty nice. They also have WildFire, which is a service for actively looking for malware. It's quite useful."
 

Cons

"Adlumin Security Operations's functionality is probably slightly better, but implementation and integration with Office 365 was not as straightforward."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."
"Although I would say this product is highly-rated, it could probably do more because nothing does everything that you want."
"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."
"While using Cortex, I noticed some aspects that could be improved, such as increasing the synchronization speed between XDR and Xnor."
"Cortex XDR could be improved with more GUI features."
"The negative aspect I see is the economic model used by Palo Alto."
"It is an enterprise-level solution. Its price could be less expensive."
"I have run into some detection issues with Cortex XDR. It needs to be better at detection of internal attacks."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."
"I am using the Community edition."
"Cortex XDR's pricing is ok."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."
"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."
"This is an expensive solution."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The tool's price is moderate."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business48
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise56
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Adlumin Security Operations?
I see room for improvement. I would want to improve reporting.
What is your primary use case for Adlumin Security Operations?
I have hands-on experience with Huntress as a consultant and a reseller. I deal with some competitors as well, but I mainly focus on Huntress.
What advice do you have for others considering Adlumin Security Operations?
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Also Known As

Adlumin Cybersecurity Platform
Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Courthouse News Service, Maschoff Brennan, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Tooele County School District, Southern Oregon ESD, CNB Bank & Trust, Ogden City, Southeast Financial Credit Union (SEFCU), Utah State Bar, Financial Plus Credit Union, Kelly Community, United Southern Bank of Kentucky (USBKY)
CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
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