We performed a comparison between Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and others in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)."I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
"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."
"The console is easy to read. I also like the scanning part and the ability to move assets from one to the other."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"There's a really they have a really nice way to test it first. Before you adopt it. And so I would suggest trying to they they create a test site for you, and they give you a link to it, and you can basically try out all the features on your own for I think we did it for a month."
"The security engine is effective at catching potential threats."
"The backup speed and deduplication are the most valuable features."
"Dell Data Protection has a decent service and integrates well with users' active directories."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its speed, backup speed, and restore speed."
"It is a stable solution. Our company faces no problems with the backup system…The initial setup wasn't complex."
"It is a stable solution."
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"I find it is the most reliable solution on the market."
"The single-pane management is the solution's most valuable feature. It makes administrative control very easy."
"It is very easy to managing everything in relation to the implementation and processing. The initial setup is very easy."
"Stability-wise, it is very good and we have had no trouble."
"With a single console, you get control over Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. This control is most valuable."
"I like the additional features that come with it. The firewall feature and the encryption feature that they throw in are good as well. Another thing that I like about Symantec is that it runs on different platforms, not just on Windows."
"It's customizable, we're able to tune it to work with our products."
"The installation was very easy."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"Intelligence aspects need improvement"
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"The amount of usage, the number of details we get, or the number of options that can be tweaked is limited in comparison to that with other EDR solutions"
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"The solution’s user interface should be made more user-friendly."
"Whenever we talk about reporting, I have a chance to look at the reporting, and in my opinion, it's not user-friendly."
"I consider the product pretty expensive, so from an improvement perspective, I would like the pricing to be better."
"Implementation in a beta environment is necessary before rollout to the larger community."
"The backup speed and deduplication are the most valuable features."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
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"The solution should have more integration with other platforms."
"The technical support could improve because when you reach level one support there is a lot of delays."
"It would be nice to see more antivirus features for USB control."
"The solution could improve by having a better graphical interface."
"Symantec has not properly promoted Symantec Endpoint Security in the market. In my opinion, the product should be properly promoted."
"The management of the server is a bit complex."
"It could use more feature parity between what is offered with their on-prem console as well as their hosted console."
"This solution needs better compatibility with services and applications."
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Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 6 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 140 reviews. Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] writes "A highly scalable tool that ensures its users face no problems while using it as a backup system". On the other hand, 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". Dell Data Protection - Endpoint Security Suite [EOL] is most compared with HP Wolf Security and Sophos EPP Suite, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Deep Security and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks.
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