We performed a comparison between Sophos SafeGuard and Symantec Endpoint Encryption based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Encryption solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The malware protection and the scanning features are most valuable in this solution."
"The user experience and the quality of the features are good."
"I like its ease of use the most. The management console is really nice. I like having one pane of glass that does everything. It does the Sophos anti-virus and encryption. Everything that you need is in one place. It is easy to use, and it is also pretty fast. It provides some pretty good details, and it lets you know who has access to a file. You can also add additional people to the encrypted documents, which is pretty good. Its stability and performance are also very good."
"What I love most about Sophos SafeGuard is its user-friendly interface. My company has another software with a complex user interface versus Sophos SafeGuard, which is extremely easy to use."
"The Intercept X feature is the most valuable feature. You can't find this feature in other firewalls because Intercept X works as if it has an interaction between the endpoint and the firewall."
"The setup process is straightforward."
"The product filters phishing emails."
"Security-wise, it's one of the best."
"We use it for protecting accounts, which is its most valuable feature."
"We find the dashboard, endpoint mobile encryption, and email encryption valuable."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."
"The most valuable feature is that it works in the background so that the end-users are not aware of what is happening on the laptop."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"Disk encryption and file and folder encryption are the most valuable and used features. It is also very well integrated with Symantec Messaging Gateway and Symantec DLP, which is helpful in protecting any kind of information that goes outside. Symantec DLP catches an email and sends it to the encryption server. The encryption server encrypts the email and intimates to the user that confidential information is being sent out. The administrator can then take appropriate action."
"The solution's ability to integrate with other solutions, such as a DLP, should be addressed."
"The product's next release could have integration features with different internal and external systems."
"When you have the PPM chipset, you can have the power-on authentication, when you boot up your machine, you can set the six-digit passcode. As of right now, SafeGuard can't manage the six-digit passcode in terms of the expiration, and I need that added as a feature."
"The lack of need for the patch for an extra password is a shortcoming. It will be a great improvement if the patch requires an extra password so that they can find out how to synchronize your Windows password with the same password for Sophos SafeGuard."
"SafeGuard's user interface is ugly and doesn't provide reports, so we have to go into the database and get information from there by creating queries."
"If it's possible, they should make all the features available because it's got a lot of features on offer, but you have to buy the license in order to add those features to the normal Endpoint. If they could make all those features available and/or offer a bundling option it would be better."
"The dashboards lack sufficient information."
"You have to pay extra for some additional features, like data extraction. It would be nice if everything was available in one bundle."
"There are some issues with the single sign-on with the active directory. We had a few problems related to the synchronization between the active directory and the login features of the Symantec products because the users made many password changes during the day. The time for synchronization with the solutions can be improved. I would like to see mobile encryption. There should be a possibility to include all the mobiles of a company in the console. Many customers are asking about encryptions for tablets or cell phones, but we don't have any product that we are comfortable with to recommend to our customers."
"Its remote deployment should be improved. Currently, there is no remote deployment for Symantec Endpoint Encryption. You have to install it manually. There are some issues with AD integration and the time taken to reflect a password on the Endpoint Encryption Manager when a new user has changed the password, but they are already working on these issues, and these will be resolved in the next release."
"I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow."
"The security could be improved."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
"They have too high of a price tag. That's why they're losing the market share."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"The GUI could use some enhancement, particularly in making option sets easier to locate on client machines."
Sophos SafeGuard is ranked 3rd in Endpoint Encryption with 33 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 34 reviews. Sophos SafeGuard is rated 8.4, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Sophos SafeGuard writes "Stable solution that preserves data confidentiality". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Provides a centralized management console and a straightforward initial setup process ". Sophos SafeGuard is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, ESET Endpoint Encryption and Cisco Secure Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Encryption is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, McAfee Complete Data Protection, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Digital Guardian and ZENworks Suite. See our Sophos SafeGuard vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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