We performed a comparison between Kaspersky Total Security and Symantec Endpoint Security Complete 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."Having all monitoring, response, tracking, and mitigation tools in one dashboard provides our analysts and SOC team with a comprehensive view at a glance."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"The price is low and quite competitive with others."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"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."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"Kaspersky Total Security is a light agent."
"I find the solution to be very stable in terms of security and protection of the data."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"I installed Kaspersky for protection if there is a virus on my computer"
"The protection has been top-notch, according to our use case and ISP."
"Kaspersky Total Security directly detects if there are any threats on the internet or when I use a USB stick."
"The software is easy to install."
"Kaspersky Total Security is a stable solution...Kaspersky Total Security is a scalable solution."
"One feature I found most valuable in Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is the firewall feature on the endpoint. The firewall feature helps users handle virus outbreaks."
"One of the most valuable features includes elements such as host libraries."
"I am impressed with the tool's detection response."
"The solution prevents any damage from viruses and provides risk mitigation for virus threats."
"The SONAR feature is valuable as it offers real-time protection and threat rejection."
"Setting up Symantec is straightforward. Our DevOps team handled the installation, so I wasn't involved, but it wasn't that complicated. They are competent people with certifications in anti-virus management. They didn't need any training or help from the vendor."
"In reference to zero-day attacks, we immediately get signatures from the Symantec site. That is good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the advanced rate firewall protection, the URL filtering."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"We find the solution to be a bit expensive."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"The authorization process could be faster."
"There could be an option to upgrade the license online without necessarily installing it physically in the system."
"The solution’s stability could be improved"
"The stability of the solution could be improved because we had some issues with the solution on non-Windows laptops."
"Its interface needs to be more user-friendly."
"The stability could be improved."
"The solution’s security could be improved."
"Kaspersky Total Security's configuration part is complex."
"There are some limitations from the cloud security point of view."
"Symantec could have better support for iOS and Android mobile devices."
"The solution should include automatic updates."
"An area for improvement in Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is that it needs to be developed more because competitors have started providing EDR and XDR functionalities, but in the product, those are still missing. Another area for improvement in Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is that it needs to be lightweight. Currently, the product is very heavy when compared to other vendors. It takes up too much space on the hard drive and the memory."
"The Threat Defense for Active Directory feature has a problem in that it is not possible to deploy it within a hybrid management architecture... we would have to migrate all the infrastructure to be managed by the cloud to deploy this feature, so we have not deployed it."
"The overall support level for the solution could be increased."
"Enhancements in malware analysis and behavior detection would be beneficial."
"The product’s scalability must be improved."
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Kaspersky Total Security is ranked 29th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 20 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is ranked 38th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 14 reviews. Kaspersky Total Security is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Kaspersky Total Security writes "Highly-efficient solution for process optimization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security Complete writes "A reliable solution for endpoint protection ". Kaspersky Total Security is most compared with HP Wolf Security, Norton Small Business and Bitdefender Total Security, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security Complete is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Microsoft Defender for Business and SentinelOne Singularity Complete. See our Kaspersky Total Security vs. Symantec Endpoint Security Complete report.
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