We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSandbox and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Overall, it works fine. Its interface is also fine."
"The most valuable feature was the EDR, endpoint detection and response."
"The solution is easy to manage."
"The real-time analysis capability of FortiSandbox is beneficial for email analysis."
"The solution has the highest stability...The solution's setup is not complex as they are already included in Fortinet."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"One of the valuable features is its ability to detect new threats."
"The technical support is very good."
"What I like most about Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is its notification capability."
"Endpoint to network protects the line."
"Currently we have 800-plus nodes connected with this solution, without any issues. The solution is scalable."
"Symantec Endpoint Protection provides end-to-end protection. Along with antivirus protection, it has a lot of key areas, including intrusive prevention, firewall features, and application and device control."
"The great advantage in using this product is it creates multiple services."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"The incident management on the solution is very good. You get a lot of detailed information about an incident. You also get a lot of documentation in connection with the CVI or integration."
"All of the solution's features are quite valuable for us. We especially like the threat protection it provides."
"It should be easier to import custom virtual machines. Some of the VMs that are in FortiSandbox don't have the applications that we have in our environment. We need to import a VM with specific applications that we use in our environment. Have all the licenses because this is a real environment. You need a license for the Windows client you run on it. It's possible to import custom VMs, but it's a pain to do it. I would like a tool that simplifies the process."
"The main area of concern in Fortinet FortiSandbox is its detection capabilities."
"Something that needs to improve, is the end-point protection."
"The response time from technical support should be improved."
"The delivery feature in my country is extremely bad."
"Sometimes, there are issues upgrading the version of the firewall or the SD-LAN box. After we upgrade to the latest version of the software, we still have the same box. I think it's the same for every vendor."
"Product could include a user interface and be made simpler for customers to configure."
"The licensing can be very confusing. It needs to be simplified."
"The security features need to be improved."
"It also needs network-based threat protection for shared folders and files."
"The support for new OSs and older OSs could be a little tighter. They need to be more upfront about what protection services they're going to provide on new OSs. I haven't seen the Windows 11 version out yet. It is either already released in Beta, or the Beta will be released soon. There could be a little bit more advanced updates on what they're doing to help protect Windows 11 environments. They can let us know in advance so that we know it is going to be protected. We can't roll out the new OS without putting end-point protection on it. So, they should tell us what is their support model for that, and what are they doing to protect Windows 11. They're not telling me, and that's a criticism. The same issue is applicable to all the other antivirus tools. It is not just Symantec; all of them have this problem."
"The administration interface needs a lot of improvement. It should be UI based, and simple. They need to improve it. It's pretty much not that friendly compared to what we were using as Bitdefender before. It's okay but is improving, actually."
"Entire threat protection is not available for the advanced features."
"The product's support services need improvement."
"The cloud platform needs to have improvement in terms of the user interface and the different capabilities it has available. It needs to match the other leading next-gen EDR products that are available in the market. That's the reason why we are stepping away from Symantec. Their cloud environment is just generally lacking in comparison to others."
"There are some features that would add value to this product. One of them would be a graphical presentation of threats that the system has encountered."
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Fortinet FortiSandbox is ranked 4th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 36 reviews while Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is ranked 20th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 14 reviews. Fortinet FortiSandbox is rated 8.2, while Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSandbox writes "Light and powerful solution design; useful to have". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection writes "Provides end-to-end antivirus protection and has good stability ". Fortinet FortiSandbox is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Trellix Network Detection and Response, Check Point SandBlast Network, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and ESET Endpoint Protection Platform, whereas Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is most compared with Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Check Point SandBlast Network, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Trellix Network Detection and Response and Arbor DDoS. See our Fortinet FortiSandbox vs. Symantec Advanced Threat Protection report.
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