Huntress vs Symantec Web Isolation comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Huntress
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
5th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (13th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (10th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (3rd)
Symantec Web Isolation
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
24th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Huntress is 1.5%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Web Isolation is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools
Unique Categories:
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
0.9%
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
0.9%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

CC
Feb 9, 2024
Reduced triage time, great support, and good price for MSPs
Threat protection on the endpoints and great customer support are some of the benefits. There is a great vendor relationship. We could see its benefits pretty immediately. They work well with you. They are very attentive, and they make sure that their partners get whatever support they need. It has reduced the triage time. When they do find an alert or an issue, many times, they post an accurate resolution, so my technicians do not have to investigate to determine a resolution. It is already outlined for them. Huntress has the ability to automatically remediate low-severity threats. We use this feature in some cases and not in all cases. It works well when we have used it. It has impacted our workload and security. The faster you can fix the security issue, the better off you are. Using Huntress has helped reduce the need for expensive security tools or to hire expensive security analysts. It is important. It is hard to maintain a security staff. We are much more secure today than before starting to use Huntress.
VamsiMohan - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 13, 2022
User-friendly, reliable, and good support
We use Symantec Web Isolation for real-time health checking, vulnerability alerts, and threat analysis The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution. Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs. I have been using Symantec Web…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspect of Huntress is its 24/7 SOC service."
"It is incredibly efficient for our engineering team because Huntress provides all the information needed to fix issues, not just flag them."
"The features of Huntress that I found helpful are the one-click remediation piece and the ability for me to reach out to their customer service reps and get this under control when there is a threat."
"Huntress helps by highlighting potential issues, allowing us to take proactive measures."
"It catches things that no one else catches. We occasionally have things slip through antivirus and other things, but Huntress catches them. It is awesome as an additional layer of defense on top of other things."
"Foothold detection is a valuable feature, acting as a valuable second set of eyes for both us and our clients."
"I have found it valuable that this solution is always there and always armed."
"Huntress helps us replace traditional antivirus solutions with an EDR. I like how easy it is to use and deploy. Support is good- they've responded quickly when I've had issues. I like it a lot so far. It reports valuable information and filters out things I don't need to know."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution."
 

Cons

"In the next release, I'd like to see more intuitive dashboards."
"To enhance the platform, I suggest adding a feature to forward Huntress's recommended response directly to the client, ensuring their clear understanding of the gathered information."
"The application control system could benefit from improvements in identifying and managing both whitelisted and blacklisted applications."
"The Huntress is not a standalone solution. It really needs to be used with something else such as Microsoft Defender or another antivirus solution. It would be nice to see the product fleshed out by the Huntress team and include the antivirus solution part as well. I want it to be a full-fledged XDR product. It would push the tool to a higher price range but it would be nice to see the fleshed out features. I want them to integrate more features from the XDR realm."
"Their EDR can have increased coverage for Macintosh. They do not fully secure Macintosh computers."
"I am anxiously watching to see how they evolve their MDR for Office 365. If anything, I would like more automated remediation capabilities in their MDR for Office 365."
"Huntress' Process Insights feature could benefit from more robust search and filtering capabilities."
"I would like the API to be a little better. They are getting there."
"Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool’s price is very good. You just need to pay for the standard license. However, you need to pay the additional cost for Microsoft Defender."
"The Huntress pricing is an excellent value for what the product provides."
"Huntress is priced fairly for the services and value it provides."
"The pricing model for Huntress is similar to competitors and is charged per endpoint."
"The pricing is competitive, in line with Huntress's offerings, and aligns well with our business model."
"I rate the product's price a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive since it is a fairly priced product."
"It works well for an MSP."
"It is simple. It is reasonable. They raised my prices this year. We never like price increases, but they continue to add value, so we just keep adding agents as we grow and as our clients grow."
"The licensing cost of Symantec Web Isolation is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
5%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Huntress?
It is very easy to use. It is a great solution. They are one of the better vendors that I have ever worked with since I have been in the industry.
What needs improvement with Huntress?
Their EDR can have increased coverage for Macintosh. They do not fully secure Macintosh computers.
What is your primary use case for Huntress?
We use their EDR platform and their MDR platform. By implementing Huntress, we wanted to add another layer of security to our workstations across all of our clients.
What do you like most about Symantec Web Isolation?
The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution.
What needs improvement with Symantec Web Isolation?
Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs.
 

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