We performed a comparison between Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert and Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"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."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"Impressive detection capabilities"
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The stability is very good."
"Provides web and DNS protection over https."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"We've found the solution to be stable."
"The content filtering options are good."
"Kaspersky is easy to use, and it performs well."
"We can scale the solution."
"The product is very easy to use."
"The product has an easy-to-use EDR module based on signature-based antivirus detection. It is a complete software."
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"The solution does all that we expect it to do."
"I like Symantec EDR's device control and USB security features."
"The solution is scalable."
"Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is stable."
"The pricing is pretty reasonable."
"The interface is quite easy to use."
"In Symantec, we have found that the most important feature is Application and Device Control."
"The most valuable feature is that the same agent can act as the endpoint detection and response agent."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"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."
"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 is not user-friendly."
"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."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"They could provide a source of visualization for the product."
"It is not easy to follow the kill chain of a potential infection or malware."
"The solution does not offer much support to its users in Spanish, so I would like to see them offer more support in Spanish."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response should continue to improve its protection while adapting to the changing threat ecosystems. Having more advanced features would be a benefit."
"The prices can go down a little bit."
"I would like better integration with other products."
"We would like to have better strategic information."
"There are some issues with EDR's web policy blocking sites that are marked as exceptions."
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"The network forensics feature could be improved."
"The interface has many issues."
"While they are quite dynamic, they need to ensure they are detecting threats faster in the future to keep people safer."
"One potential area for improvement in Symantec EDR is the reporting engine."
"The solution’s scalability and stability could be improved."
"The product doesn’t offer MDM functionality under its current licensing model."
"That's why I wouldn't recommend it for other systems. It works only with SAP clients. That's why I'm giving it a six. It would get higher if it worked on all networks without the help of SAP."
"A significant deterioration in customer support."
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Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is ranked 18th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 44 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 24th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews. Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert writes "Solid security and performance; overall a useful tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "A highly stable and affordable solution for detecting and preventing security threats". Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is most compared with Trend Vision One, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cynet, IBM Security QRadar and Check Point Harmony Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Vision One, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon and Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS). See our Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert vs. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response report.
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