We performed a comparison between Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The stability is very good."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"This is stable and scalable."
"It is easy to scale and it is suitable for organizations from small businesses to enterprise."
"It is stable."
"The features that are most useful are the simplicity of deploying the package and the cryptosystem for managing all the situations on the computer."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and simple, meaning it's not much complicated."
"They are constantly updating the solution against malware."
"It was easy to set up."
"The tool alerts about lateral internet movements."
"It efficiently investigates security incidents."
"The solution does its job with no issues."
"I've mainly found the antivirus and antispyware features valuable. The documentation is okay as well."
"In Symantec, we have found that the most important feature is Application and Device Control."
"It is very simple to use."
"Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is stable."
"There are times when Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response tags an executable as malicious when it is trying to get executed on the machine. In this case, it prevents the execution and it gives you a process view of things where you can look into what has happened and whether it is a genuine process trying to access some system activities, or it's a malicious one. Depending upon the process, it gives you a clear identification, and we can do the containment from the interface itself and isolate the machine from the network. The process review on network isolation is good."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is its ability to conduct large scans on the endpoints without affecting the network."
"The solution is scalable."
"We've had a lot of false positives; things incorrectly flagged that require manual configuration to allow. Even worse, after we allow a legitimate program, it sometimes gets flagged again after an update. This has caused a lot of extra work for my team."
"The solution is not stable."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"Areas for improvement would be performance and pricing."
"For many, the problems come mostly when they start tweaking or short-cutting - particularly for patch management."
"We would like to see password management integrated into the solution because I don't like having a third-party password management system."
"In terms of improvement of the solution, it could have better features. For example, having a firewall within. This way we would only need one solution."
"The on-premises setup for Bitdefender sometimes faces issues with connectivity. Management of Windows Defender is a bit easier compared to Bitdefender."
"The pricing should be improved. The user interface has been improved on a yearly basis. The key issue is that they need to look at their pricing."
"The reporting is much too simple."
"They were working on the encryption management for laptops, and if they complete it then it would be helpful."
"They need to improve their cloud presence."
"The network forensics feature could be improved."
"The GUI could be better."
"The Symantec portfolio is not big enough to cover the organization in all 360 degrees."
"The solution can always be more stable and more secure."
"I think we have experienced some technical issues because the company focuses mainly on bigger clients. Also, sometimes the solution fails to detect zero-day attacks, so that feature needs some enhancement because it is lacking compared to other solutions."
"The product doesn’t offer MDM functionality under its current licensing model."
"One potential area for improvement in Symantec EDR is the reporting engine."
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Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is ranked 14th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 56 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 25th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews. Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is rated 8.6, while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Bitdefender GravityZone EDR writes "High-quality threat intelligence, including encryption and mobile device protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "A highly stable and affordable solution for detecting and preventing security threats". Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Intercept X Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Vision One, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) and CrowdStrike Falcon. See our Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response report.
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