We performed a comparison between Elastic Security and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature for me is Discover."
"The most valuable features of Elastic Security are it is open-source and provides a high level of security."
"The scalability is good. It can be scaled easily in the production environment."
"The solution is compatible with the cloud-native environment and they can adapt to it faster."
"The cost is reasonable. It's not overly pricey."
"It is the best open-source product for people working in SO, managing and analyzing logs."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features is its antivirus database, which is current and updated daily. Another valuable feature is its capacity to be managed by a single server. The solution is managed by a secure server, so all the endpoints are managed from a central point."
"It seems to be user-friendly. Our users seem to like it for the most part."
"It is easy to use. Its interface is user-friendly. So, anybody can use it very well, which is a good thing."
"The anti-virus and firewall policies are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is a stable solution."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"The solutions' main features are patch management and security."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Endpoint Security are endpoint protection, antivirus, firewall, and policy creation."
"Sometimes, the solution isn't the easiest to use."
"This solution cannot do predictive maintenance, so we have to build our own modules for doing it."
"The setup process is complex. You need a solid working knowledge of networking, operating systems, and a little programming."
"The training that is offered for Elastic is in need of improvement because there is no depth to it."
"The process of designing dashboards is a little cumbersome in Kibana. Unless you are an expert, you will not be able to use it. The process should be pretty straightforward. The authentication feature is what we are looking for. We would love to have a central authentication system in the open-source edition without the need for a license or an enterprise license. If they can give at least a simple authentication system within a company. In a large organization, authentication is very essential for security because logs can contain a lot of confidential data. Therefore, an authentication feature for who accesses it should be there."
"We're using the open-source edition, for now, I think maybe they can allow their OLED plugin to be open source, as at the moment it is commercialised."
"There are connectors to gather logs for Windows PCs and Linux PCs, but if we have to get the logs from Syslog then we have to do it manually, and this should be automated."
"The Integration module could be improved. It is a pain to build integration with any product. We have to do parking and so on. It's not like other commercial solutions that use profile integration. I would also see more detection features on the SIEM side."
"The technical support could be a bit better."
"The Sandboxing and ATP functionality does not integrate very well, improving this would be helpful."
"It can be improved in terms of features and integration. It should have more advanced features and more integration. Currently, it is just talking to their own solutions. They could add more artificial intelligence, more XDR, and more integration with other vendors so that we can do sharing of information with other vendors."
"They need to develop a multi-language interface."
"It is only available to use on computers with higher-end specs."
"It would be interesting if Symantec Endpoint protection could also manage Windows Defender. If they were to add a feature, it would be nice if you could see the Symantec client and the Windows Defender client in case you choose to deploy both."
"I know they were just bought out by Broadcom and there have been some difficulties with Broadcom as far as getting license renewals, etc. Mostly, due to the fact that it's confusing, even for the vendor, people are turned off by it. The vendors are telling us that it can take weeks for them to get a renewal quote, nevermind the actual renewal."
"It would be nice to see more antivirus features for USB control."
Elastic Security is ranked 5th in Log Management with 58 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 139 reviews. Elastic Security is rated 7.6, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Elastic Security writes "A stable and scalable tool that provides visibility along with the consolidation of logs to its users". 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". Elastic Security is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, IBM Security QRadar and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro Deep Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our Elastic Security vs. Symantec Endpoint Security report.
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