We performed a comparison between CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Users can scale the solution."
"The most valuable feature is that it does lifecycle management and that it will change to whatever the end target is."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"I like that you can remove the admin rights from the user's computer and have control over the environment. That means you can delete the local admins and grant them proper privileges with the console. So, they will get proper permissions for applications they need, but we don't have to do it. In the domain where we don't have control, the user can only do specified actions, but not all of them."
"It offers great performance."
"What sets CyberArk apart is its continuous innovation, staying ahead of the competition."
"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) 's most valuable feature is its ability to manage user application privileges and protect against ransomware attacks by controlling access to specific files and applications."
"The most valuable feature is that their database is completely encrypted and protected with multiple layers."
"The most valuable feature is that I don't feel that it is there. It works in the background and doesn't interfere with my daily work. All the scans are done in the background. This is the biggest advantage of this product. It works because I have never been infected since I have been using this solution. Its interface is also very good."
"The installation was very easy."
"Symantec ATP provides quite a good overview of how threats have spread within the company."
"I like the additional features that come with it. The firewall feature and the encryption feature that they throw in are good as well. Another thing that I like about Symantec is that it runs on different platforms, not just on Windows."
"The centralized console is great for us. It gives us one centralized console to manage all of the endpoints."
"The most valuable feature for our organization is the antivirus, as our staff is the target of zero-day malware and viruses."
"What I like most about Symantec is the intrusion detection module. If you are scanning the environment, it will flag a possible intruder and tell you the IP and where the attack is coming from. Traditional antivirus solutions will never flag that. If you have a traditional SIEM, you might be able to pick that up. Symantec is a holistic endpoint security solution, so when you scan an endpoint, Symantec will let you know that something is happening to it."
"It's good at detecting signature-based stuff and stopping that."
"Compared to other tools like Linux, this solution isn't as user-friendly."
"CyberArk has some performance issues. For example, servers could not handle the solution when we first took CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager."
"The price of the solution should improve."
"We have had some major issues with the tool, but we have worked with the R&D teams and we have worked with support. There is room for improvement, especially on response times. But they're working on it and they're doing the best they can."
"CyberArk is a pretty heavy solution."
"It's an old product and has many areas that can be improved."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The solution can be complex to use at times."
"The Symantec Endpoint Manager is very difficult to use and extremely old."
"Future releases should ideally be cheaper."
"They are lacking the visibility that you get in a heuristical, next-generation AI product."
"The reporting could be improved."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"The solution already has support for Windows, Mac, and Linux but it could improve by having better support for Linux. We have run into some problems when there are upgrades. If they can improve this point, Symantec would be good for endpoint protection as well as for a critical server."
"I would like to be able to migrate to the cloud so that the end-users outside the company offices don't need a VPN to connect to the Symantec server to update the policies. They should be able to connect to the admin center directly through the internet to get updated policies. There is some integration issue with the other security appliances or tools. Other hardware, firewall, or Network Detection and Response (NDR) solution vendors are not willing to integrate with Symantec. They only mention products from other vendors such as CrowdStrike and Carbon Black. Symantec is not there. Symantec should work on integration with products from other security vendors."
"I would like to see improvements in the anti-virus and the device control features."
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CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is ranked 6th in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 26 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 139 reviews. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is rated 8.0, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager writes "Offers integrated solutions and expands its capabilities through strategic acquisitions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security writes "The solution has given us visibility into compliance within our whole system and helped us ensure everything is updated". CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, CrowdStrike Falcon and CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro Deep Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs. Symantec Endpoint Security report.
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