We performed a comparison between Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response and WatchGuard Threat 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."Impressive detection capabilities"
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"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."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The solution does all that we expect it to do."
"A great feature of this solution is that it is very well-integrated with antivirus software. Other ADR solutions are implemented as single technologies and are not integrated with the provider, but Symantec offers AV plus ADR."
"The most valuable feature is that the same agent can act as the endpoint detection and response agent."
"The pricing is pretty reasonable."
"IPS and the user interface are good features."
"I like Symantec EDR's device control and USB security features."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution can scale well."
"WatchGuard is very user-friendly. It provides us with all of the security services we need."
"The protection that it provides from ransomware is valuable. The awareness that it has is also valuable. It didn't have a central console earlier, but now it has a central console, which is pretty good."
"WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is a reliable solution."
"The analytics are important because if there is an abnormality then it provides that information to us."
"I like WatchGuard's network segmentation features. It's easy to configure user policies."
"The most valuable feature is the correlation of logs from different devices."
"When you download the executable file from the internet, it automatically sandboxes to make sure it's not doing anything incorrectly."
"The interface is very good."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"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 is not user-friendly."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"Reporting is a major issue, as it is not user friendly."
"It is not possible to buy it from the company itself, or resellers in other countries. If it is available, I see that it is offered as part of a larger service. For me, this was not suitable."
"The network forensics feature could be improved."
"The GUI could be better."
"The solution’s scalability and stability could be improved."
"Its UI could be more user-friendly."
"One potential area for improvement in Symantec EDR is the reporting engine."
"It would be beneficial to have more integration and compatibility with other platforms."
"When it comes to live-monitoring, the user-interface could be improved to make things easier."
"The reporting isn't so good. If they worked to improve this aspect of the solution, it would be much stronger."
"The website must provide more information on the product."
"I'd like a few extra features, especially around threat severity assessment."
"This product needs to be fully integrated with the firewall. Currently, it only sends logs to the cloud and asks the firewall to correlate them."
"It can have a couple of false positives, but after you add them to your allow list, it works fine. It could have better Mac support. I am pretty sure it doesn't have much support for Mac. It can be installed on a Mac, but it is not that good."
"The solution is a bit confusing and there are unusual complications with setup."
"The interface is not the best."
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Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 25th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews while WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is ranked 27th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 12 reviews. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6, while WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "A highly stable and affordable solution for detecting and preventing security threats". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response writes "Offers deployment simplicity, especially for firewalls and firewall configuration and good documentation available ". Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Vision One, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Darktrace, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Trend Vision One and Huntress. See our Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs. WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response report.
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