We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and others in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)."We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"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."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"It is absolutely invisible once running."
"The administration is its most valuable feature as I can see all versions in one place."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"The solution provides good accessibility and is not heavy on resources when there are updates or when it is in operation."
"The most valuable feature of ESET Endpoint Security performance."
"It is pretty easy to deploy. Its update definition file is small, so it can dispatch very quickly within the enterprise. The product itself is very lightweight, so it won't delay your endpoint. You also don't have to do any difficult configuration because it comes with a very good default setting. So, you just install it and forget it."
"The stability is great."
"The pricing is good."
"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."
"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 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."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The support needs improvement."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"The solution includes only Intrusion Detection and not IPS, which is an important feature that is missing in my version."
"The initial setup of ESET Endpoint Security can be complicated when you get involved with encryption."
"There are some new antivirus technologies that rely on AI, artificial intelligence. ESET does not have this technology right now."
"It's not scalable in that you cannot use a license for multiple devices."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The user interface of ESET Endpoint Security could be more user-friendly and more features could be added."
"It can be hard to set up if you need to customize it."
"I would like them to use AI features to do preventative virus protection."
"The free online storage capacity is limited."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 9th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 96 reviews while Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP). ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] writes "Provides online backup in case of ransomware and hardware failure". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] is most compared with .
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