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Heimdal Patch and Asset Management vs Symantec Endpoint Security comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Heimdal Patch and Asset Man...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Patch Management (25th)
Symantec Endpoint Security
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
146
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Heimdal Patch and Asset Management and Symantec Endpoint Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Heimdal Patch and Asset Management is designed for Patch Management and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.5% compared to last year.
Symantec Endpoint Security, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 3.3% mindshare, down 4.0% since last year.
Patch Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Heimdal Patch and Asset Management0.6%
NinjaOne7.9%
Microsoft Configuration Manager7.8%
Other83.7%
Patch Management
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Endpoint Security3.3%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint7.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon6.6%
Other82.3%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Melvin Ong - PeerSpot reviewer
Country Manager at PT Symcaw Solutions Indonesia
Has plug-and-play capability once configured and good reporting system
The tool's most valuable features have been its plug-and-play capability once configured and its reporting system is good. The most improved feature of asset auditing is its physical logging of all software. This allows us to understand what software and applications are installed on endpoints. We can easily check which software applications are installed in the network infrastructure during client processing or audits.
Kumbesh Rajagopal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
Management becomes easier with minimal complications, but improvement in support tools needed
Regarding areas of improvement for Symantec Endpoint Security, there are many changes, and the support portal tool is complicated compared to other tools. When trying to get service from Symantec, the process is complex. I'm not sure whether it's because of my project or something else. Though it is easy to manage, easy to get, easy to install, and works efficiently for managing policies, we faced a significant disadvantage. We wanted to add multiple hashes because of numerous new alerts coming, but we could only add them one by one, which is a considerable disadvantage in Symantec.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool's most valuable features have been its plug-and-play capability once configured and its reporting system is good. The most improved feature of asset auditing is its physical logging of all software. This allows us to understand what software and applications are installed on endpoints. We can easily check which software applications are installed in the network infrastructure during client processing or audits."
"Overall, we're pretty happy with the product."
"Symantec Antivirus is a good anti-virus software with a very good scanning engine, an awesome-looking user interface, and very professional live support."
"Their threat protection is very good."
"Symantec have everything – documentation, videos, data sheets."
"Symantec is very user-friendly, the interface and functions are very simple for everyone to understand, and it is a very robust system."
"The scheduled scans and the active protection were the most valuable because it allowed me to have the systems protected in real-time and also be able to schedule scans so that as new definitions would update, machines could be scanned to make sure that everything was in tip-top shape and there was nothing lurking in the background."
"The fact that it has centralized management is the most valuable feature."
"Some of the most valuable features were antivirus, malware, and spyware."
 

Cons

"The tool needs to be more user-friendly."
"The solution should have more integration with other platforms."
"The Centralized Management could be improved."
"I think Symantec, like many of its competitors, doesn't have comprehensive built-in reporting."
"The reputation system relies on having a constant Internet connection for its operations."
"The overall quality of the product needs to be improved because with the last session we had several issues with new versions. Also, the solution needs better protections."
"The ransomware protection on Symantec doesn't match its competitors at the moment; Defender is doing a better job in terms of ransomware protection."
"Wish encryption detection was integrated though."
"There is some integration issue with the other security appliances or tools. Other hardware, firewall, or Network Detection and Response (NDR) solution vendors are not willing to integrate with Symantec."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"The pricing is as per the environment. If all the features are there, there will be a cost for them. There were no additional costs for me. Support and other things were included in the pricing."
"It's pretty awesome price-wise. That's why we give it to most of our clients. It isn't very expensive. Compared to Cisco AMP, which is very expensive, its price is okay. It's also cheaper than Malwarebytes."
"When it comes to pricing, Sophos is preferrable to Symantec."
"The prices fluctuate, but this year I think it was maybe around $12,000."
"We have some customers on a one-year license and others on a three-year license."
"It could be cheaper."
"We pay our licensing fees on a yearly basis, and everything is included in that price."
"The licensing terms can range from subscription-based to perpetual, to annual, to tri-annual."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Agriculture
10%
University
8%
Transportation Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business69
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise63
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?
Symantec have everything – documentation, videos, data sheets.
 

Also Known As

Thor Foresight Enterprise
Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
 

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Sample Customers

Brother, Symbion, CPH West
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