We performed a comparison between CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I am impressed with the product's seamless integration. The PAM wallet and enterprise password wallet are good also good."
"The most valuable features of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager are password management, session management, onboarding rules, platform customization, and safety management."
"This is the number one product for privilege account security."
"The feature called PTA, which stands for Privileged Threat Analytics keeps track of what admins are doing and works with Centimeters. If something fishy is going on with a user's credentials, it alerts the security team so they can act fast. Plus, it automates stuff like resetting credentials or blocking users. So, if there's a potential hack, CyberArk can change passwords and lock out users in a snap. It also gives you a heads-up if anything unusual is going on with server activities, like someone creating new users with uncontrolled credentials."
"The most valuable feature is that it does lifecycle management and that it will change to whatever the end target is."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is very easy to manage, which I like. The solution also has a dashboard where you can see which software is suspicious, which I find valuable."
"This product is valuable for ransomware protection, general malware protection, and network exploitation protection."
"Symantec ATP provides quite a good overview of how threats have spread within the company."
"The pricing is pretty good."
"The product has valuable features for insights."
"I find it is the most reliable solution on the market."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"The firewall, IPS and device control are useful at protecting the environment."
"The solution detects malware very well."
"The product needs a streamlined user interface; improvements to the user interface can enhance user experience and make the solution more intuitive to navigate."
"The price of the solution should improve."
"Compared to other tools like Linux, this solution isn't as user-friendly."
"The installation process is pretty difficult."
"Technical support is slow to respond when we run into issues."
"It cannot be on-prem. It is only cloud-based. Sometimes, that's a restriction in terms of usage."
"They need much better integration with Azure AD."
"It's an old product and has many areas that can be improved."
"The biggest thing I would like to see is malware remediation, if there is some kind of outbreak. We'd like to see better remediation and better detection and response. It's pretty good at capturing things, but it doesn't stop everything, so better machine learning would be helpful."
"The support needs to be better. When we upgrade, we can run into issues, and it's hard to get the help we require."
"Nowadays, threats are changing, and they are moving more towards script control and zero-day attacks. So, we would like to have more control similar to an EDR solution. Symantec Endpoint Protection has certainly come a long way as a traditional antivirus, but because the threats are changing, we would like to have more EDR features so that we have a detailed view of the source from where the infection entered the environment and whether it has tried to connect any other endpoint. It should provide such a detailed view for investigation. It should protect against zero-day threats, etc. These are the key enhancements that can make it a complete solution for any enterprise. Currently, we have seen organizations going for two solutions: antivirus and EDR. With both these capabilities, it would be a complete package."
"If Symantec wants to improve, they should have a single event for all their products."
"Maybe Symantec Endpoint Security could amend their pricing structure, but they always offer a good product."
"If you're not charged with administering the product and you don't do it every day it can sometimes be difficult to remember how to do the simple basic things, so some type of help or guidance for your most regular or frequent tasks would be good."
"The reporting could be improved."
"They need to develop a multi-language interface."
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CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is ranked 6th in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 28 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 140 reviews. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager writes "Offers integrated solutions and expands its capabilities through strategic acquisitions". 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". CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is most compared with BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Delinea Secret Server, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Deep Security, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs. Symantec Endpoint Security report.
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