We performed a comparison between Symantec Endpoint Security Complete and Trend Micro Apex One 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."The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"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."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"This is stable and scalable."
"The SONAR feature is valuable as it offers real-time protection and threat rejection."
"One feature I found most valuable in Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is the firewall feature on the endpoint. The firewall feature helps users handle virus outbreaks."
"It protects emails and messages shared between users."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Endpoint Security Complete for me are sandboxing and its threat-hunting capabilities."
"One of the most valuable features includes elements such as host libraries."
"Endpoint security platform that provides protection for Active Directory environments, file servers, etc., and offers excellent technical support."
"I am impressed with the tool's detection response."
"Setting up Symantec is straightforward. Our DevOps team handled the installation, so I wasn't involved, but it wasn't that complicated. They are competent people with certifications in anti-virus management. They didn't need any training or help from the vendor."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Apex One is the virtual patching it provides."
"I can run a full scan and it won't cost too much in terms of resources, which is good."
"It's easy to use and used to be a very good solution."
"The DDAN and the sand boxing features are very good and accurate."
"I like Apex Central. We can manage all the Trend Micro products from one console."
"The main features that are useful are application control, vulnerability protection, and XDR Vision One which we have recently started using. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"Before Apex One, we used OfficeScan, which Trend Micro acquired, but it was on-prem. We were managing three or four anti-virus solutions. Apex One's cloud model allowed us to decommission the on-prem servers and consolidate. We get all the same features, and everything is upgraded automatically, so we only need to use the software."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the endpoint security with the zero-day vulnerability. They have an on-premise sandboxing solution which prevents any of those zero-day vulnerability issues."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"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 support needs improvement."
"Detections could be improved."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"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."
"Installation and packaging for Symantec Endpoint Security Complete should be improved. Its console is also confusing, so that's another area for improvement."
"An area for improvement in Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is that it needs to be developed more because competitors have started providing EDR and XDR functionalities, but in the product, those are still missing. Another area for improvement in Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is that it needs to be lightweight. Currently, the product is very heavy when compared to other vendors. It takes up too much space on the hard drive and the memory."
"Symantec Endpoint Security Complete does not cover everything on the cloud. It does not cover the workstation emails. There are risks associated with it."
"The product’s scalability must be improved."
"The overall support level for the solution could be increased."
"Symantec Endpoint Security Complete could improve by integrating more easily with other Symantec security products."
"The deployment of Symantec components could be improved."
"Any traffic coming through should be recognized whether it is a legitimate URL or not."
"Some of our customers need to add cache file signatures in Trend Micro Apex One, but it is currently not a supported feature."
"While the single console offers partial end-to-end visibility into our IT security environment, we leverage additional solutions to achieve comprehensive coverage, so this area can be improved by Apex One."
"The solution can be improved to utilize fewer system resources, like memory and hard disk, during scanning."
"I don't give it a perfect 10 because of the Active Directory integration. It would make things easier if the Active Directory were integrated more seamlessly."
"Trend Micro Apex One could improve by having better integration in the future."
"The solution could be more proactive by using AI to assess the production landscape and compete with other products."
"Could channel video more efficiently."
"We are completely satisfied with the functionality of the product, but the reporting should be more granular."
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Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is ranked 38th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 12 reviews while Trend Micro Apex One is ranked 6th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 124 reviews. Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is rated 8.0, while Trend Micro Apex One is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security Complete writes "A reliable solution for endpoint protection ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Apex One writes "Good monitoring and server protection with helpful machine learning". Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Microsoft Defender for Business and SentinelOne Singularity Complete, whereas Trend Micro Apex One is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Falcon and Trend Micro Smart Protection. See our Symantec Endpoint Security Complete vs. Trend Micro Apex One report.
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