We performed a comparison between Norton Small Business and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"It offers diverse features, such as antivirus protection, firewall, identity protection, secure VPN, device backup, password management, parental controls, and performance optimization."
"The product offers all the essential licenses compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and mobile platforms."
"It efficiently scans for threats without causing disruptions, unlike some other antivirus software."
"The most valuable feature of Norton 360 has been its robust notification system."
"The solution has good performance."
"The solution detects viruses very, very fast."
"The product’s valuable feature is the availability of support services 24/7."
"Norton 360 offers the best defense compared to other low-priced antivirus solutions. Its most valuable feature is storage and automatic backup. You can restore materials from the tool's cloud backup. It is encrypted with authentication."
"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."
"Symantec's detection capabilities are strong. It involves run protection and behavioral analysis."
"The anti-virus and firewall policies are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Some of the features that were important were a built-in firewall and device control."
"The most useful features are the antivirus, anti-spyware, and the firewall feature. It also provides application control and Host Integrity, which is a very unique feature."
"ATP is really impressive, and with EDR, it is the best solution I have ever known."
"The single-pane management is the solution's most valuable feature. It makes administrative control very easy."
"It is very easy to use and keeps us secure."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"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."
"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 tool should be easily available in the market and should be cheaper."
"The product should be improved with more storage. Though included in its price, the tool's auto VPN doesn't work at times."
"Norton 360’s features for device optimization could be better."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The integration with Android devices needs enhancement."
"There's a need for enhanced security measures."
"I would like to see Norton 360 improve the speed of its cloud backup."
"One area where Norton 360 could improve is the constant push for upselling."
"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."
"It would be perfect if it is capable of detecting or checking ransomware."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the zero-day threat detection system."
"Automation of tasks should be improved on SEPM. It is currently manual, and we should be able to automate installation and deployment from the client side."
"Installation of the tool on a workstation requires some technical knowledge, which could be more straightforward."
"The device can be outdated. More enhancement of network and discovery would help already great features."
"The solution could improve by having a better graphical interface."
Norton Small Business is ranked 35th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 9 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 140 reviews. Norton Small Business is rated 8.6, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Norton Small Business writes "Provides a secure and hassle-free environment". 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". Norton Small Business is most compared with HP Wolf Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Total Security, Microsoft Defender for Business and Avira Prime, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Deep Security and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Norton Small Business vs. Symantec Endpoint Security report.
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