We performed a comparison between OpenText EnCase eDiscovery and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two eDiscovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It speeds up the process, so I can meet my deadlines."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most important feature we've found is the Enscripts. That is one powerful feature that I, personally, love to use."
"It indexes much faster, and is more reflexive because of the Enscripts."
"I like the processing feature on the product because it does everything at once, i.e, indexing, recovery, keyword searches, etc."
"The technical support is excellent."
"Data Recovery: Its ability to repair damaged partitions and uncover hidden partitions from within the tool, and allow further analysis."
"Easy to use solution."
"The features are very nice. We are getting updates continuously from the Symantec side regarding any attacks, such as zero-day attacks. Symantec helps us in mitigating any attacks or threats early."
"The solution's application control feature is very, very powerful."
"Some important features that are included are the built-in firewall and device control."
"The solution is easy to manage."
"It's good for large organizations. It's able to handle a lot of users."
"There is no other endpoint solution that will help you in preventing lateral-movement attacks on Active Directory. And Active Directory is one of the more critical assets within an organization."
"The feature I find most useful is the console for reporting."
"Ease of use and learning curve need improvement."
"I would like to see a capability to ingest and absorb more data. That would be really good. It currently is lacking this function."
"There were minor UI bugs."
"In the past, incident response time for tech support was slow."
"We have come across problems with the end-case. We could not find an email discovery type of module and there was not flexibility with the email."
"Sometimes the application can take more time to complete the image processing or fail at the end of the process."
"The reporting is a bit unreliable. It needs to be better."
"The Symantec Endpoint Manager is very difficult to use and extremely old."
"Its interface needs improvement. Its interface is very old, and it needs a new look. Other solutions, such as Sophos and BitDefender, have a better and more modern interface, whereas Symantec has had the same interface for a while. There has been no enhancement in the interface. They should update and provide a better interface in 2022 for a better user experience for their customers."
"I think the CPU dependence should be enhanced."
"The management of the server is a bit complex."
"Using the management console is a bit complex. There are many features that we cannot use and we could use some help. We need some assistance to make them work better. They need to add features to make it simpler."
"This solution is resource-heavy."
"The solution could improve by adding encryption. If it had encryption along with antivirus it would be better."
"It's not cheap."
OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is ranked 6th in eDiscovery with 8 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 139 reviews. OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is rated 7.8, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of OpenText EnCase eDiscovery writes "A stable and scalable hybrid solution with easy setup". 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". OpenText EnCase eDiscovery is most compared with Nuix eDiscovery, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) and Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, 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 OpenText EnCase eDiscovery vs. Symantec Endpoint Security report.
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