We performed a comparison between CrowdStrike Falcon and Symantec Endpoint 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."The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"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 main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"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."
"Impressive detection capabilities"
"I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"The stability is very good."
"Scalability hasn't been an issue for us."
"Falcon's best feature is its detection and blocking of threats."
"The threat intelligence is the most valuable feature."
"The feature I like the most is the solution's detection."
"The most valuable feature is the activity dashboard because it gives you a holistic view of your environment from a security standpoint."
"It's very easy to set up."
"The 10 hours a week that we are freeing up from having to manage and monitor our AV solution has really allowed us to focus on other areas of the business. This has been a huge return on investment."
"The Protect functionality on the laptops provides great visibility into what's occurring, and the cloud management of the platform is what we needed."
"The interface is quite easy to use."
"IPS and the user interface are good features."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is its ability to conduct large scans on the endpoints without affecting the network."
"The most valuable feature is that the same agent can act as the endpoint detection and response agent."
"The security is good."
"The setup is quite easy."
"I've mainly found the antivirus and antispyware features valuable. The documentation is okay as well."
"The solution does all that we expect it to do."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"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"
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"Intelligence aspects need improvement"
"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."
"FortiEDR could add a separate scanning dashboard. In incident management, we prefer to remove the endpoint system from the environment and scan the system. We typically use Symantec for that, but if we want to use FortiEDR for that, then we need a scanning tab to clarify things."
"Forensic controls have room for improvement."
"The biggest issue with Falcon as a standalone product is it doesn't have very much reporting."
"The Integration with tools, SOC tools, could be better."
"Unfortunately, native applications are not supported."
"There is room for improvement in managing multiple customer IDs."
"The solution needs to have integration with on-premises security devices and security facilities. That means all the security products, including the perimeter firewall, the DMZ."
"Falcon could be improved with more function on the mobile end of things and better optimization with mobile devices."
"We sometimes get false positives."
"The solution needs to provide better integration."
"The GUI could be better."
"Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response could improve the reporting. It is very difficult to create reports from the user interface."
"They do need to minimize the number of agents installed on a server."
"Reporting is a major issue, as it is not user friendly."
"The network forensics feature could be improved."
"I would like to see better scanning capabilities."
"They need to improve their cloud presence."
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CrowdStrike Falcon is ranked 3rd in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 110 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 24th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews. CrowdStrike Falcon is rated 8.6, while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of CrowdStrike Falcon writes "Easy to set up with good behavior-based analysis but needs a single-click recovery option". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "A highly stable and affordable solution for detecting and preventing security threats". CrowdStrike Falcon is most compared with Microsoft Defender XDR, Darktrace, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, whereas 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 Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS). See our CrowdStrike Falcon vs. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response report.
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