We performed a comparison between Symantec Data Center Security and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud and Data Center Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The granularity of applying the policies is valuable."
"The real strength lies in its straightforward approach, offering just two key policies: prevention and detection."
"The most valuable feature is the endpoint protection system."
"The monitoring in the management console allows us to find out what is going wrong, and it gets reports even before the user reports it."
"The console and tools are very user-friendly."
"The ability to finely control permissions and restrictions on servers or assets through a customizable rule set is a key strength."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized console, which can handle different products that we have."
"We use the product to prevent unauthorized access to data, systems, and servers. It provides essential features for data center security."
"The ability to scale from different clouds. At the moment, the scalability of the product is the number one thing that I saw."
"NSX can reduce costs and has good service. It is easy for you and your users to use."
"The most valuable features are the micro-segmentation and integrated security options."
"I am impressed with the tool's protection."
"It has reduced the number of people on the network team along with the system engineer involved in the security process. So, it is valuable."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's initial setup process was easy."
"I have found the solution to be stable."
"The solution is robust as it covers everything we want to do and is stable, so we're happy enough with it. We have had no problems so far. Everything is great."
"They need to develop a more flexible product that can be scaled such that it fits well into a small business or a bigger, enterprise-level solution."
"Adding more compatibility with common products like Microsoft would be a plus."
"There is room for improvement in enhancing its graphical user interface for a more user-friendly experience."
"A user or administrator making the policy in the DCS should have a very thorough knowledge of the operating system or policy making. You have to be very specific about the data structure."
"The product blocks certain processes, even after allowlisting them."
"Could have better reporting capabilities and better support."
"The support is very bad. They're not fast at all. Trend Micro's support is much better."
"There is plenty of room for improvement with this product, and it could start with platform metrics."
"The solution could improve by having a more streamlined setup."
"The training costs a minimum of $3,000, which is expensive and should be reduced."
"They could do more with cloud management."
"It's a good product, but the way that it has got so many multiple levels that need to be purchased makes it expensive and cumbersome."
"It's not feature-rich."
"We would like better integration with the standards on the market. For example, with OSPF, their integration in NSX is very low. It's not a full OSPF integration. It is too thin from a protocol perspective."
"We have been satisfied with the technical support. They were able to solve our problems. However, they could be faster."
"Some configuration maximums are limiting to the user, especially when it comes to the deployment of very, very large environments."
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Symantec Data Center Security is ranked 12th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 11 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 94 reviews. Symantec Data Center Security is rated 7.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Data Center Security writes "A robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for data centers, offering agentless security, powerful intrusion prevention, and a wide range of security features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Symantec Data Center Security is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Symantec Endpoint Security, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes and Illumio, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Symantec Data Center Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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