We compared Symantec Endpoint Encryption and McAfee Complete Data Protection across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Symantec is highly regarded for its security capabilities and encryption, while McAfee is praised for its comprehensive security features and compliance standards. Symantec's pricing is considered expensive compared to other solutions, whereas McAfee's pricing is rated as moderate and reasonable. Symantec's customer service and support receive mixed feedback, while McAfee's support is commended for its responsiveness and helpfulness.
"The console allows us to manage not only endpoint protection, but DLP, and also integration with MVISION Cloud."
"The solution has a good interface."
"Complete Data Protection lets us define roles in our data products. It helps us identify something suspicious on the client's device."
"McAfee Complete Data Protection provides stability and is a good product."
"With this solution, the device control is more reliable and more stable."
"In addition, it is easy to use, and you can define rules that protect the database beyond the built-in rules of the product. I found another purpose for the product besides the basic things that it does, protecting the database: privileged use, weak authentication, SQL injection and and database platform vulnerability."
"The solution is excellent for protecting users from data being exploited. It's also great for preventing data leakage."
"The console of the EDR is totally in the cloud."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"In general terms, it is working properly and according to our expectations. The comfort of feeling secure is the most valuable. Some customers had certain fears about changing the product because no one wants to lose any kind of information or to have some problems or inconsistencies while migrating from one product to another."
"One notable aspect is the ability to customize alerts and other settings."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"It is stable."
"We use it for protecting accounts, which is its most valuable feature."
"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."
"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"This solution does not do as well at protecting the end-user against unknown viruses."
"There are some features that do not work with Mac."
"The product consumes too much RAM and CPU for its processing and this can lead to resource issues on PCs."
"I want simplicity. A new user opening the dashboard will be confused. It needs to be more user-friendly."
"They could be better in terms of Complete Data Protection."
"The price could be improved."
"Though there may be some ransomware detection modules now in McAfee Complete Data Protection, it's a field that McAfee should focus on, particularly having integration with some EDR or other add-ons. This is so McAfee Complete Data Protection would have more accuracy in detecting new ransomware in the market. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is for its pricing to be more cost-effective because some competitors have cheaper pricing, so McAfee Complete Data Protection can't compete. Sometimes, some new vendors offer other solutions rather than McAfee Complete Data Protection, to win customers over, and this is a loss for McAfee."
"The drive side encryption can be confusing to use and needs better documentation."
"The security could be improved."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow."
"The instability of the company and lack of presence in the Middle East is affecting product use."
"What I didn't find helpful in the version we used is the fact that all devices had to be on the same network for us to push through the encryption."
"There are some issues with the single sign-on with the active directory. We had a few problems related to the synchronization between the active directory and the login features of the Symantec products because the users made many password changes during the day. The time for synchronization with the solutions can be improved. I would like to see mobile encryption. There should be a possibility to include all the mobiles of a company in the console. Many customers are asking about encryptions for tablets or cell phones, but we don't have any product that we are comfortable with to recommend to our customers."
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McAfee Complete Data Protection is ranked 5th in Endpoint Encryption with 32 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 34 reviews. McAfee Complete Data Protection is rated 7.8, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of McAfee Complete Data Protection writes "Bandwidth is reduced and online protection does a good job of identifying traits". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Provides a centralized management console and a straightforward initial setup process ". McAfee Complete Data Protection is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, Cisco Secure Endpoint and Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, whereas Symantec Endpoint Encryption is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Digital Guardian, WinMagic SecureDoc and ESET Endpoint Encryption. See our McAfee Complete Data Protection vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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