We performed a comparison between Sophos SafeGuard and Symantec Endpoint Encryption based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Encryption solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of the solution are the fact that they are able to encrypt the hard disk and to encrypt USB sticks."
"The solution can be easily connected and it is very secure."
"The advantage of Sophos SafeGuard stems from the fact that it is more secure than other products in the market."
"The user experience and the quality of the features are good."
"I like its ease of use the most. The management console is really nice. I like having one pane of glass that does everything. It does the Sophos anti-virus and encryption. Everything that you need is in one place. It is easy to use, and it is also pretty fast. It provides some pretty good details, and it lets you know who has access to a file. You can also add additional people to the encrypted documents, which is pretty good. Its stability and performance are also very good."
"The solution has a great VPN."
"The setup process is straightforward."
"The product filters phishing emails."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"It is stable."
"The solution’s installation was easy."
"Disk encryption and file and folder encryption are the most valuable and used features. It is also very well integrated with Symantec Messaging Gateway and Symantec DLP, which is helpful in protecting any kind of information that goes outside. Symantec DLP catches an email and sends it to the encryption server. The encryption server encrypts the email and intimates to the user that confidential information is being sent out. The administrator can then take appropriate action."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"SafeGuard's user interface is ugly and doesn't provide reports, so we have to go into the database and get information from there by creating queries."
"The solution is not using other features like booting encryption, because it causes very heavy processing of the workstation. If they could find some way to handle the encryption and decryption to be lighter on the workstation it would be better."
"Sometimes, multiple updates and crashes happen in the tool, making it an area where improvements are required."
"In the next release, I would like to see more automation with the endpoint logging, but it's a special feature that is quite complicated to explain."
"Sophos SafeGuard is a German product. Sophos isn't really active in Europe. The Middle East, Africa, South Africa works with Sophos but their primary users aren't in Europe. They should market and push this solution to the European market."
"The security does not have 100% authentication."
"The product's next release could have integration features with different internal and external systems."
"If it's possible, they should make all the features available because it's got a lot of features on offer, but you have to buy the license in order to add those features to the normal Endpoint. If they could make all those features available and/or offer a bundling option it would be better."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow."
"If for example, a user forgets the endpoint key, they cannot access their data. We need a support team that is a single point of contact for the IT entity to be trained and to have documentation for troubleshooting and managing the solution."
"The solution does not have endpoint control."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
Sophos SafeGuard is ranked 3rd in Endpoint Encryption with 34 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 34 reviews. Sophos SafeGuard is rated 8.6, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Sophos SafeGuard writes "Stable solution that preserves data confidentiality". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Provides a centralized management console and a straightforward initial setup process ". Sophos SafeGuard is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, ESET Endpoint Encryption and Cisco Secure Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Encryption is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, McAfee Complete Data Protection, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Digital Guardian and Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption. See our Sophos SafeGuard vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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