We performed a comparison between Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Trellix DLP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable aspect of Symantec DLP is its powerful policy system."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be partial enlisting."
"We work in the banking field. We deploy data loss prevention. Our branch protects our clients' data, credit card numbers, account numbers, and other confidential and sensitive data."
"I'm able to track everyone who is trying to send information outside the environment and to know if they are not supposed to be sending it. I'm also able to see the people who are accessing or maybe try to access the information they are not supposed to be accessing based on their level of classification. It gives me overall control of who has got access to what and at what point. And who can do what with specific information."
"The features I like most about this solution is the endpoint modules because it gives us the protection we need."
"DLP's most valuable feature is that it's more granular in terms of creating block-based policies, which gives you more options to create policies in a filtered way."
"With respect to the amount of intelligence that they have with respect to how they formed the DLP solution, for example, exact data matching. If you compare Forcepoint with Symantec, Symantec is more sophisticated than Forcepoint."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is endpoint security."
"It prevents enterprises from installing external software and devices and can block specific network pathways."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Scalability is feasible since it's on-premises. It's easy to scale there."
"Trellix can transfer the data through the cloud. The storage device control is an important feature."
"The tool has prebuilt templates for data classification. It is easier for customers to get started."
"Their support program needs a lot of improvement. If you are stuck somewhere, getting their support can be difficult."
"Where things could be improved is that product engineering takes time to respond when we make a request. They get on a call for troubleshooting, but fixing the issue takes time."
"They need to expand the channels they check."
"I would like for the administrator management interface to improve. It's kind of old and slow. Updating it would make this solution better."
"The product must improve its interface."
"The console is not the best one. There is room for improvement in the management console."
"Sometimes setting up the solution can get a little tricky because it would depend on your internal infrastructure. For example, you have to connect the Symantec Data Loss Prevention platform and you need to integrate it, so that could make the process somewhat difficult."
"The policies need to be improved."
"The support team's response time during the night is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Trellix is incompatible with Linux, and its DLP part is incompatible with Mac. Sometimes, it does not work on Windows, either."
"Trellix needs to improve customer support."
"In future releases, I would like to see like to see encryption available on the cloud-based version."
"The whole UI of the server console installed on the standalone computers is hefty."
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Symantec Data Loss Prevention is ranked 3rd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 53 reviews while Trellix DLP is ranked 21st in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 5 reviews. Symantec Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0, while Trellix DLP is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Data Loss Prevention writes "Consitent, accurate, and simple". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trellix DLP writes "Useful in the area of data security and is easy to deploy". Symantec Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Digital Guardian, Zscaler DLP and Trend Micro Integrated Data Loss Prevention, whereas Trellix DLP is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Varonis Platform, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, CoSoSys Endpoint Protector and Netskope Data Loss Prevention (DLP). See our Symantec Data Loss Prevention vs. Trellix DLP report.
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