Sophos Intercept X Advanced.
Stop attacks before they run.
Intercept X Advanced protects your endpoints with deep learning malware detection,
anti-exploit, and CryptoGuard anti-ransomware, all managed in Sophos Central. Modern
AI-driven prevention stops known and brand-new attacks before they
run. Licensed per user, it scales from a handful of desktops to thousands.
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Specifications
Intercept X Advanced at a Glance
What's Included
Deep learning malware detection, exploit prevention, and CryptoGuard anti-ransomware, plus foundational
controls like application control, web filtering, and device control. Advanced covers
prevention. Advanced with XDR adds endpoint detection and response and cross-product
threat hunting.
How It's Licensed
Licensed per user, not per device. One user license covers the reasonable number of
computers that person signs into. Pricing is tiered by seat band, so buying into a higher band lowers
your cost per seat. Education, health, and government buyers may qualify for per-device licensing.
Management
Managed entirely from Sophos Central, the cloud console. There are no servers to stand
up. Default policies apply protection from day one, and the same console manages your Sophos firewalls,
servers, and email if you run them.
Platforms and Servers
Protects Windows and macOS desktops and laptops. Servers use a
separate Intercept X Advanced for Server subscription, licensed per machine. Mobile
devices are covered by Sophos Intercept X for Mobile.
Advanced or Advanced with XDR?
Advanced stops attacks. Advanced with XDR adds detection, investigation, and response across your
endpoints, servers, firewall, and email. See the full Intercept X lineup and pick the tier that fits your
team.
It is licensed per user. One user license covers the reasonable number of computers
that person signs into with the same credentials, so a user with a laptop and a desktop still counts
as one. Servers are the exception and use a separate per-machine license. Education, health, and
government organizations may qualify for per-device licensing instead.
Advanced is the prevention tier. It uses deep learning malware detection, exploit
prevention, and CryptoGuard anti-ransomware to stop attacks before they run. Advanced with XDR adds
endpoint detection and response plus extended detection and response, which let you hunt threats and
investigate across your endpoints, servers, firewall, and email. If you want managed 24/7 coverage,
Sophos MDR builds on top of that.
Pricing is tiered by the number of user licenses you buy. Common bands are 1-9,
10-24, 25-49, and 50-99 users, and larger bands continue from there. The more seats you buy at once,
the lower the price per seat. Higher bands carry a minimum quantity, so a 25-49 band means you are
purchasing at least 25 licenses. Not sure which band you land in? We will help you size it.
Desktop and laptop coverage runs on the per-user license for Windows and macOS.
Servers need a separate Intercept X Advanced for Server subscription, which is licensed per machine
rather than per user. Both are managed from the same Sophos Central console, so a mixed environment of
workstations and servers stays in one place.
No. Intercept X Advanced is a full endpoint security product that combines modern
AI-driven techniques with foundational anti-malware, so it can replace what you have today. If you
would rather layer it on first, it can also run alongside an existing antivirus while you transition.
Switching from another vendor like McAfee or ESET often qualifies for Sophos competitive upgrade
pricing, so ask before you renew elsewhere.
No. Intercept X Advanced is managed in Sophos Central, the cloud console, and works
on its own without any Sophos hardware. If you do run a Sophos firewall, Synchronized Security lets
the firewall and your endpoints share threat information through a feature called Security Heartbeat,
which is a nice bonus but not a requirement.
Get Intercept X Advanced sized and quoted
Tell us your user count and whether you need servers or XDR, and we will put together the right seat
bands and term. Firewalls.com is a Sophos Platinum Partner, so you get certified pre-sales advice and
straight answers, not a shopping cart guessing game.
