Exinda vs Symantec Proxy comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Exinda
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
WAN Optimization (7th)
Symantec Proxy
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (13th)
 

Featured Reviews

EH
Nov 1, 2020
Gives us the ability to prioritize network traffic into a hierarchy
Creating the custom application is a bit awkward. I kind of have to guess my way through it sometimes. A lot of working with this solution is really intuitive. I have picked it up mostly on my own. I'm sure that there are some things that maybe I hadn't thought of or really hadn't considered, and I think it would be good just to promote some day courses. I don't really see a whole lot that comes out for Exinda as far as training or informational sessions through our normal resellers. It would be cool to know more about the solution by utilizing educational resources or even have Exinda promoted a bit better.
Shridhar Shimpi - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2024
Easy-to-setup product facilitating seamless backup processes
The product has significantly improved our organization by providing a comprehensive platform for identifying various features, including data payload, web filtering, and protection against malicious activities across all connectivity channels. Additionally, it facilitates seamless backup…

Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Exinda can show you which product uses how much throughput and can help you manage it."
"It has the ability to prioritize, providing an automatic optimization. I can put it in a hierarchy and know that certain devices will be prioritized over others. It is able to identify the traffic. It can pick out whether if its a Zoom meeting (or something like that), then it's able to put that somewhere in the hierarchy based on the traffic type."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to manage the traffic at the application layer. It makes things a lot easier. We're not digging for port numbers and IP addresses and different services... It makes us far more responsive in our ability to do things and speed up the process. We're a very small shop, so having something that's straightforward and easy to use is a big help."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide very granular classes of service. That's important because it allows us to prioritize certain traffic types over others, to a very granular level."
"The most valuable features are the shaper, accelerator, and the reporting... it will shape the traffic better than, for example, a Cisco, because it's more gentle on the shaping side of things. Suppose you were selling a 20-meg link. Because you can shape to the nth degree of traffic, the 20-meg link feels like about a 30 to 40-meg link."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create policies where we can tailor them to the customer. It enables us to prioritize apps and users for bandwidth."
"It's a stable solution."
"We can address and rectify issues promptly, resulting in consistently positive outcomes."
"The Symantec antivirus suite and the proxy component are the most valuable feature."
"Global Intelligence Network is the best feature of the product."
"The developer's assistance is valuable, enabling seamless integration which allows for a comprehensive view of categories, even if not certified by the link."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the URL database, malicious URLs, policies, and policy creation."
"The product is very good, and the URL filtering database is great."
"It enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges."
 

Cons

"There might be room for improvement in the speed and throughput of some of their devices. They're getting a bit slow on some of the bigger devices. It would be helpful if there were some sort of an ISP model."
"What I don't like is the fact that I haven't purchased the overall management interface. That is the interface that allows you to manage multiple Exindas. Personally, I think Exinda should provide that for free. I think that if you buy more and more Exinda boxes, you shouldn't then have to incur a charge for the overall management software. While I can manage each Exinda separately, if they provided me with the overall management platform for free that would probably encourage me to buy more appliances."
"The updating of applications that the system knows about could be a little quicker. For example, Zoom had been out for a while, but it took a while for it to show up as an application that Exinda could natively handle. We had to write some things in order to handle Zoom, initially."
"It should improve the quality of service. It can improve their connection to the internet and your IP."
"In terms of improvement, one thing that has always frustrated me about it is that when you look at real-time monitoring, you can only filter it by IP address. You can't filter it by anything else. It would be good if we could filter by VLAN."
"A lot of working with this solution is really intuitive. I have picked it up mostly on my own. I'm sure that there are some things that maybe I hadn't thought of or really hadn't considered, and I think it would be good just to promote some day courses. I don't really see a whole lot that comes out for Exinda as far as training or informational sessions through our normal resellers. It would be cool to know more about the solution by utilizing educational resources or even have Exinda promoted a bit better."
"The solution is quite complex."
"Improvements in log availability would greatly enhance its overall effectiveness."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"The tool’s reporting features must be improved."
"Symantec Proxy needs to include content management capabilities."
"The traffic filtering could improve. Our firewall traffic is limited. Additionally, it would be helpful if there was a dashboard and reporting feature."
"Support response time and case resolution could be improved."
"Prior to the Broadcom purchase, every appliance was application based, but now they have one ISG device and on top of it multiple applications are running. It has a single point of failure. If your device goes down, all of the applications would be down."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing are pretty fair and really competitive. There are other SD-WAN solutions that are pretty costly because they build in a service where they'll manage it for you, which is really great. I don't know if Exinda has that option as well. However, we are a small shop and cost-conscious. For things like this, we are accustomed to self-managing and this solution suits us just fine. For a tool that gives you, like the graphs and reporting, it has a fair price point."
"It is priced well for the market, for what it needs to do."
"It's expensive. Clients often go to other products."
"There is a different department that looks into the licensing part."
"In terms of cost, it is expensive. Its pricing has been a challenge for us since its acquisition by Broadcom."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to others on the market."
"The tool is pretty expensive."
"There are no licensing fees required."
"Licensing is based on a subscription."
"There is a license needed to use Symantec Proxy."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Educational Organization
14%
Government
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Symantec Proxy?
We can address and rectify issues promptly, resulting in consistently positive outcomes.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Proxy?
The product is highly priced. There are no additional costs apart from the standard licenses.
What needs improvement with Symantec Proxy?
The platform's pricing needs improvement.
 

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