We compared Symantec Endpoint Security and McAfee MOVE AntiVirus across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Symantec Endpoint Security has a more intricate initial setup and longer deployment time, whereas McAfee MOVE AntiVirus offers a straightforward and simple setup. Symantec Endpoint Security provides advanced features like patch management, security, user-friendliness, and comprehensive protection for various devices. Conversely, McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is commended for its ease of use, stability, and minimal impact on system performance. However, Symantec Endpoint Security could improve in areas such as the patching process, EDR functionality, and support services. Similarly, McAfee MOVE AntiVirus needs enhancements in performance, security, cost, stability, and user experience.
"The installation is quite straightforward."
"The solution protects the PC from malware attacks."
"McAfee works quickly."
"The solution is stable, which is why I have been using it for at least ten years, if not much longer."
"It protects the system from viruses and hacking."
"We receive great technical support."
"I have found the most valuable feature of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus to be the ease of use."
"I like real-time mobile protection. It's quite easy to use and efficient."
"I like the malware threat control policy and USB blocker. In Symantec Manager, we use multiple available features, so we created firewall policies to prevent any malware attack from the network or device controls."
"Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is a stable solution."
"The IPS function (with no firewall needed to be installed in the SEP client) is quite good."
"We never expect downtime. There is also great ease of use for my admins."
"One of the features is the ability to frequently get virus signature updates."
"The tool has predefined rules, like which actions to block or allow. This makes it easy because I don't have to figure out what policies to deploy."
"The solution offers very good security features and is comparable to Sophos."
"One of the most valuable features is its antivirus database, which is current and updated daily. Another valuable feature is its capacity to be managed by a single server. The solution is managed by a secure server, so all the endpoints are managed from a central point."
"The interface is not so easy to use and could be improved."
"The cost could be lowered a bit."
"I would like to see more emphasis on cybersecurity in the next release."
"The tool's stability could be better."
"The solution could always be more secure."
"The solution could improve security."
"This solution could be improved by faster performance. If I have other processes running, McAfee slows my laptop down."
"They should work to make the renewal process better. I'd like to see is a few weeks of notification up front that the renewal is about to expire."
"After selling this product, what we have observed is that the system gets slower, which is a major issue."
"Every time an OS comes out, I have to upgrade the Symantec product. They don't know how to patch it. If they would produce a patch instead of uninstalling or installing over the current version and rebooting I'd be a lot happier with the product."
"They're just starting to get into this now, but I think they can do better - they're just starting out with I think is called the SEP Cloud Console. It has more limited functionality. It will be good once we can run SEP from the cloud. That would be good."
"I would like to see even more customization, the possibility to do whitelisting. It needs to be a little bit more liberal on whitelisting, even to use the name if needed, instead of hashes."
"The solution could be more secure and scalable."
"Any external device which is inserted into a computer should be subject to an auto-scan policy, to automatically scan it before accepting the device... They need to make it more user-friendly, so that when anyone puts in a USB stick it will be scanned, popping up any problems before it is used."
"The reporting function needs to be more user friendly in general."
"They provide the updates of the client, and those clients need a reboot after the upgrade, which is something we don't like. We don't like to reboot the server after the upgrade because we have live applications. If we do a reboot, it can impact the business as well."
McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is ranked 13th in Anti-Malware Tools with 79 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 139 reviews. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is rated 8.0, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus writes "Centralized system, less stress on the network and runs smoothly". 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". McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Quick Heal Total Security, CrowdStrike Falcon and WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce, 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.
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