2020-11-26T03:53:20Z

What advice do you have for others considering Symantec Proxy?

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Ahmed Elmenshawy - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 5Leaderboard
2024-01-03T15:33:00Z
Jan 3, 2024

Our customers are enterprises. I rate Symantec Proxy a seven out of ten.

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Real User
Top 5
2023-11-02T08:39:10Z
Nov 2, 2023

I recommend it, but I emphasize the importance of clearly understanding your needs and desires before choosing a solution. Knowing exactly what you want is crucial because the chosen solution could significantly impact your organization, potentially resolving issues within seconds and ensuring robust protection for your audio. Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

Mel Stevenson - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-10-06T13:52:08Z
Oct 6, 2023

The product is extremely good. It is an enterprise-level tool. It can do grand things. For a small business with basic internet content filtering needs, it's a waste of money. However, it's probably the best for high-level enterprises with complex needs. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Vikram Dhane - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-26T06:42:02Z
May 26, 2023

I would recommend people use this solution following their requirements. I rate Symantec Proxy a seven out of ten.

RS
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-04-03T13:57:21Z
Apr 3, 2023

I would advise them to use Symantec Proxy, but only after comparing it with other solutions if their requirement is for on-site or infrastructure. For example, if you prefer cloud-based solutions, I would suggest other options over Symantec. I would rate Symantec Proxy overall as seven, including support. So, that's why I give it a seven out of ten.

Ganesh Khutwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-03-13T15:08:21Z
Mar 13, 2023

Symantec Proxy will give you the confidence that your work has been manipulated as expected. For the companies planning to use Symantec Proxy, I would say that it is a scalable, user-friendly solution, and it will give confidence to the operators to work on it. Overall, I rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Mauzzam Shaikh - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-12-13T14:42:56Z
Dec 13, 2022

My company deployed Symantec Proxy both on the cloud and on-premises. There's a total of eight thousand users of Symantec Proxy in the projects of my company. I'd recommend Symantec Proxy to others looking into using it. My rating for Symantec Proxy is eight out of ten.

Vinit_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Top 10
2022-10-19T13:13:36Z
Oct 19, 2022

I would advise others there are better options compared to Symantec Proxy, such as Zscaler. It has better stability and similar features. I would recommend Zscaler when considering the cost-to-benefit analysis. I rate Symantec Proxy a six out of ten. I made my rating based mainly on the support team not currently being good and there is a single failure point being the device.

Muhammad Salahuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-26T12:49:08Z
Sep 26, 2022

Symantec acquired Blue Coat, and then Broadcom acquired Symantec, so it's now the product of Broadcom. I've used both cloud and on-premises deployments. We're using an older version, deployed three years back or five years back. People are not deploying or purchasing the product right now. There are so many reasons. One of them is it's quite difficult to deploy. The support is also not good, and the cost is too high. I don't recommend the product to anyone. Now that we have a next-generation firewall, there are no more requirements for Proxy solutions. Since the next-generation firewall has the same URL filtering, and advanced URL filtering capacity, they have more features than this solution offers. I'd rate the solution four out of ten.

TO
Real User
2022-03-17T13:03:23Z
Mar 17, 2022

It's one of the leaders in the market, I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. I would rate Symantec Proxy a seven out of ten.

RC
Real User
2021-08-20T22:52:32Z
Aug 20, 2021

My experience was horrible using this solution. I would not advise anyone to use it, there are a lot of improvements needed. I rate Symantec Proxy a five out of ten.

PC
Real User
2021-05-13T18:03:46Z
May 13, 2021

It is easy to use, and I would rate Symantec Proxy at nine on a scale from one to ten.

SR
Reseller
2021-02-09T14:36:26Z
Feb 9, 2021

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. I am still new to this solution, and learning, for now, I would rate Symantec Proxy an eight out of ten.

SH
Real User
2020-12-07T19:08:03Z
Dec 7, 2020

For the future, when sizing, do it for the next five years if it is on-premises so that you won't have to change the device. You will also need the redundancy backup device, this is very important. It's a good product. I would rate Symantec Proxy an eight out of ten.

BG
Real User
2020-11-26T03:53:20Z
Nov 26, 2020

Symantec Proxy is for enterprise-level companies. It is more suitable if you are a big corporation or company. I would rate Symantec Proxy a seven out of ten.

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