We performed a comparison between Stormshield Endpoint Security 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."The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"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."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"It is stable and scalable."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"The feature I find most valuable is that it protects the global station."
"Symantec ATP provides quite a good overview of how threats have spread within the company."
"The product blocks computer viruses."
"The single-pane management is the solution's most valuable feature. It makes administrative control very easy."
"Offers good antivirus and local firewall."
"The solution can scale."
"Symantec End-user Endpoint Security is a very powerful solution."
"SEP, the entire suite of components, provides good endpoint protection."
"Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is scalable."
"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."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"The amount of usage, the number of details we get, or the number of options that can be tweaked is limited in comparison to that with other EDR solutions"
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"Detections could be improved."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"We've had a lot of false positives; things incorrectly flagged that require manual configuration to allow. Even worse, after we allow a legitimate program, it sometimes gets flagged again after an update. This has caused a lot of extra work for my team."
"The solution's integration with the Windows environment could be better."
"The reporting function needs to be more user friendly in general."
"My personal opinion is that Symantec has too many WS.Reputation.1 detections, which could cause important computers to malfunction."
"There is no local support for Symantec products in Hong Kong."
"Maybe Symantec Endpoint Security could amend their pricing structure, but they always offer a good product."
"Installation of the tool on a workstation requires some technical knowledge, which could be more straightforward."
"The whitelisting feature does not work as expected."
"It would be perfect if it is capable of detecting or checking ransomware."
"The Symantec Endpoint Manager is very difficult to use and extremely old."
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Stormshield Endpoint Security is ranked 64th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 140 reviews. Stormshield Endpoint Security is rated 8.0, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Stormshield Endpoint Security writes "Protects the global station and has good stability ". 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". Stormshield Endpoint Security is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, 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 Stormshield Endpoint Security vs. Symantec Endpoint Security report.
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