Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) vs Antivirus – Which Offers Better Protection?

I have been pitching EDR solutions for as long as I have can remember now. Just yesterday during a casual conversation with a friend it dawned on me “Started with purpose, got stuck in process.” when he asked me why is my good old anti virus not enough for securing our endpoints. I probably got what I like to call – “I knew everything… except where to begin”. While there is no finite list of comparison  Hence I thought this was a good time to give a structure to the comparison. 

Cloud-Native Architecture

CrowdStrike Falcon, for example, is built from the ground up as a cloud-native platform. This means:

  • Lightweight agents with minimal system impact
  • Real-time threat intelligence and telemetry
  • Seamless scalability across thousands of endpoints

Advanced Threat Detection & Response

CrowdStrike and Coro.net offer:

  • “EDR/XDR capabilities” (Endpoint/Extended Detection and Response)
  • AI-driven behavioral analytics
  • Automated incident response

These features go beyond signature-based detection, which is still a core method for our old and trusted Anti Virus Solutions.

Ease of Use and Automation

Coro.net is praised for its “user-friendly interface”, “automated remediation”, and “strong support” — making it ideal for lean IT teams or MSSPs like yours. CrowdStrike, while more complex, offers deep customization and integration for mature security operations.

Enterprise-Grade Features

  • Coro.net” includes built-in “email security”, “DLP”, “ZTNA”, and “cloud firewall” in one platform—streamlining security operations.
  • “CrowdStrike” excels in “threat hunting”, “vulnerability management”, and “zero trust enforcement”.

Lastly, Most or all of our most popular traditional anti virus solutions are more consumer-focused, with features like parental controls and VPNs, which are less relevant in enterprise-grade security stacks.