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We performed a comparison between Kaspersky Total Security and Norton Small Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Norton Small Business vs. Kaspersky Total Security Report (Updated: March 2024).
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out.""The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls.""Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution.""Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration.""It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up.""I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks.""Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR.""Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."

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"The solution has a lot of features like IDS and IPS detection system, antispam, and firewall.""The solution is useful for protecting laptops.""It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.""Kaspersky Total Security is a light agent.""I installed Kaspersky for protection if there is a virus on my computer""Kaspersky Total Security directly detects if there are any threats on the internet or when I use a USB stick.""The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it can be centrally managed, allowing users to know what is happening and what can be expected in the systems.""The software is easy to install."

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"It efficiently scans for threats without causing disruptions, unlike some other antivirus software.""The solution has good performance.""Norton 360 offers the best defense compared to other low-priced antivirus solutions. Its most valuable feature is storage and automatic backup. You can restore materials from the tool's cloud backup. It is encrypted with authentication.""The solution detects viruses very, very fast.""The product’s valuable feature is the availability of support services 24/7.""The most valuable feature of Norton 360 has been its robust notification system.""The product offers all the essential licenses compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and mobile platforms.""It offers diverse features, such as antivirus protection, firewall, identity protection, secure VPN, device backup, password management, parental controls, and performance optimization."

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Cons
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage.""FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting.""We've had a lot of false positives; things incorrectly flagged that require manual configuration to allow. Even worse, after we allow a legitimate program, it sometimes gets flagged again after an update. This has caused a lot of extra work for my team.""We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments.""I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers.""The solution is not stable.""Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later.""The support needs improvement."

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"The tool could be cheaper.""The solution’s security could be improved.""The solution's automation capabilities is an area where certain improvements are required.""Regarding improvement, Kaspersky has a slightly larger system footprint, leading to a 5-10% performance slowdown compared to when I wasn't using Kaspersky.""When you get the license number, there isn't a clear section in the program's interface that leads you to renew your license. You have to look and search a lot about it.""Anti-malware and anti-phishing policies in the solution are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.""There could be an option to upgrade the license online without necessarily installing it physically in the system.""There is room for improving security."

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"The solution’s stability could be improved.""There's a need for enhanced security measures.""One area where Norton 360 could improve is the constant push for upselling.""Norton 360’s features for device optimization could be better.""The integration with Android devices needs enhancement.""The tool should be easily available in the market and should be cheaper.""I would like to see Norton 360 improve the speed of its cloud backup.""The product should be improved with more storage. Though included in its price, the tool's auto VPN doesn't work at times."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I know it is tough to get big budget additions up front, but I highly recommend deploying environment wide and adding the forensic service."
  • "There are no issues with the pricing."
  • "The price is comprable to other endpoint security solutions."
  • "The pricing is typical for enterprises and fairly priced."
  • "I'm not familiar with pricing, but it looks a bit costly compared to other vendors I think."
  • "The pricing is good."
  • "I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "The hardware costs about €100,000 and about €20,000 annually for access."
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  • "I like this solution due to its cost-free nature"
  • "We have a yearly license, and it's not expensive."
  • "Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution."
  • "Kaspersky Total Security is a cheap solution."
  • "We purchase the product’s yearly license."
  • "The pricing of the solution is good."
  • "There is a need to renew the license on an annual basis."
  • "The product is not expensive."
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  • "The tool has a yearly licensing."
  • "It is an inexpensive product. We purchase its yearly license."
  • "The price is fairly acceptable."
  • "During procurement, we discovered that acquiring licenses in packages or bundles, such as the one for 20 users, was more cost-effective than individual licenses."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protection… more »
    Top Answer: Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing is significantly high. The implementation of this solution required us to allocate additional funds beyond… more »
    Top Answer:Kaspersky Total Security directly detects if there are any threats on the internet or when I use a USB stick.
    Top Answer:Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved.
    Top Answer:The product offers all the essential licenses compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and mobile platforms.
    Top Answer:The product comes with a yearly subscription. It is neither cheap nor too expensive.
    Top Answer:Norton 360 should stop the ads. We’re tired of the subscription pop-ups. Every time you run a scan and it says to… more »
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    Also Known As
    enSilo, FortiEDR
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    Overview

    Fortinet FortiEDR is a real-time endpoint protection, detection, and automated response solution. Its primary purpose is to detect advanced threats to stop breaches and ransomware damage. It is designed to do so in real time, even on an already compromised device, allowing you to respond and remediate incidents automatically so your data can remain protected.

    Fortinet FortiEDR Features

    Fortinet FortiEDR has many valuable key features, including:

    • Easily customizable
    • Real-time proactive risk mitigation & IoT security
    • Pre-infection protection
    • Post-infection protection
    • Track applications and ratings
    • Reduce the attack surface with risk-based proactive policies
    • Achieve analysis of entire log history
    • Optional managed detection and response (MDR) service

    Fortinet FortiEDR Benefits

    Some of the key benefits of using Fortinet FortiEDR include:

    • Protection: Fortinet FortiEDR provides proactive, real-time, automated endpoint protection with the orchestrated incident response across platforms. It stops the breach with real-time postinfection blocking to protect data from exfiltration and ransomware encryption.

    • Single unified console: Fortinet FortiEDR has a single unified console with an intuitive interface, which makes management easier. The solution automates mundane endpoint security tasks so your employees don’t need to do it.

    • Cost savings: With Fortinet FortiEDR you can eliminate post-breach operational expenses and breach damage costs.

    • Flexibility: Fortinet FortiEDR can be deployed on premises or on a secure cloud instance. With Fortinet FortiEDR, endpoints are protected both on- and off-line.

    • Scalability: Because Fortinet can be deployed quickly and has a small footprint, it is easy to scale up to protect hundreds of thousand endpoints.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Fortinet FortiEDR users.

    An Owner at a security firm says, "The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers. The customer has literally about 800 cash registers. That was the use case for Fortinet FortiEDR - to get that down into a tiny space. The only way to do that was to use this product because it had that ability to unbundle services that were a surplus.”

    Chandan M., Chief Technical Officer at Provision Technologies LLP, mentions, “The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration.” He also adds, “The security is also very good and the firewall response is good.”

    Harpreet S., Information Technology Support Specialist at Chemtrade Logistics, explains, "It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."

    DeAndre V., Senior Network Administrator at a financial services firm, states, “The dashboard is easy to follow and use. The deployment and uninstalling were easy. I like the detailed information about the path of a file that might be suspicious. Being able to check that out was easy to follow. Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance.

    Our triple-layer protection system works 24/7 to secure your devices and data. It blocks common and complex threats like viruses, malware, ransomware, spy apps and all the latest hacker tricks.
    Locates device vulnerabilities & threats. Blocks cyberthreats before they take hold. Isolates & removes immediate dangers.

    Safeguard your business effortlessly with Norton Small Business, providing comprehensive protection wherever you are. Feel confident in the security of your business as Norton helps protect your devices, offering easy installation, overview, and management without the need for IT skills. With a focus on reducing online risks, this solution enables secure browsing for employees on-the-go and enhances the security of company passwords and financial information. Additionally, Norton Small Business contributes to the longevity of your PCs with automated Windows PC cleaning and optimization, ensuring peak efficiency. Prioritize data integrity by maintaining three separate backups, including an additional backup in the cloud. With Norton Small Business, empower your team to work safely while staying ahead of potential threats, making it an ideal choice for businesses seeking straightforward and robust online security solutions.
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Pharma/Biotech Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Government18%
    Manufacturing Company18%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise34%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise50%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise32%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business67%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise41%
    Buyer's Guide
    Norton Small Business vs. Kaspersky Total Security
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Norton Small Business vs. Kaspersky Total Security and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Kaspersky Total Security is ranked 29th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 19 reviews while Norton Small Business is ranked 35th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 9 reviews. Kaspersky Total Security is rated 8.2, while Norton Small Business is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Kaspersky Total Security writes "Highly-efficient solution for process optimization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Norton Small Business writes "Provides a secure and hassle-free environment". Kaspersky Total Security is most compared with HP Wolf Security and Bitdefender Total Security, whereas Norton Small Business is most compared with HP Wolf Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Business, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Symantec Endpoint Security. See our Norton Small Business vs. Kaspersky Total Security report.

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