We performed a comparison between Symantec Endpoint Security and Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability is very good."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"It is stable and scalable."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The product has been quite stable."
"Managing SEP is very easy, and also troubleshooting part is easily managed."
"This product is valuable for ransomware protection, general malware protection, and network exploitation protection."
"It is a stable product."
"The product blocks computer viruses."
"It is very easy to managing everything in relation to the implementation and processing. The initial setup is very easy."
"I have found the solution to be very scalable, we have 700 employees using the solution in our organization."
"With Symantec, I always know this tool will be reliable and with the latest protection."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is it runs in the backend and looks after the security for you."
"The best feature is the firewall that lets us allow or block ports. That's a great tool because we can limit specific types of traffic on user devices and apply granular security controls to IPs and ports."
"This solution's performance is good, and we've never had any issues with its stability."
"The firewall management and intrusion prevention are excellent; those are the critical differences between Symantec and most other products on the market, as they don't manage Windows Firewall or offer intrusion prevention."
"Stable with good customer service."
"Device Control is very user-friendly."
"The tool is a secure and stable workstation for checking antivirus. The alerting feature helps us see alerts and is easy to control. The main benefit we derive from using Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is stability."
"It is very easy to use. The user interface is friendly."
"The solution is not stable."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"Its interface needs improvement. Its interface is very old, and it needs a new look. Other solutions, such as Sophos and BitDefender, have a better and more modern interface, whereas Symantec has had the same interface for a while. There has been no enhancement in the interface. They should update and provide a better interface in 2022 for a better user experience for their customers."
"It's not cheap."
"The solution could improve by having a better graphical interface."
"Difficult to set up on older systems."
"If Symantec wants to improve, they should have a single event for all their products."
"Future releases should ideally be cheaper."
"I find the documentation on Symantec.com to be not very updated. It seems like Symantec focuses more on their product than on documentation."
"My personal opinion is that Symantec has too many WS.Reputation.1 detections, which could cause important computers to malfunction."
"An area for improvement for Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise would be its firewall features, in particular, this solution needs to provide more firewall controls."
"The product must develop some virus definition features."
"Symantec should revamp its graphical user interface."
"The product is a bit resource-intensive."
"Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise should focus on cloud security with Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS rather than having their standard solution."
"Needs to be more user-friendly; lacks a simple way to search data."
"Unlike traditional tools, Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise does not provide trigger alerts based on user behavior-based traffic."
"The solution could improve its speed, threat coverage, and the tool's functionality."
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Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 140 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is ranked 20th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 30 reviews. Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6, while Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security writes "The solution has given us visibility into compliance within our whole system and helped us ensure everything is updated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise writes "Offers the ability to craft very specific policies to secure your environment and customize your security functions". Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Deep Security and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security Complete. See our Symantec Endpoint Security vs. Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise report.
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