We compared Symantec Endpoint Security and McAfee MOVE AntiVirus across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Symantec Endpoint Security has a more intricate initial setup and longer deployment time, whereas McAfee MOVE AntiVirus offers a straightforward and simple setup. Symantec Endpoint Security provides advanced features like patch management, security, user-friendliness, and comprehensive protection for various devices. Conversely, McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is commended for its ease of use, stability, and minimal impact on system performance. However, Symantec Endpoint Security could improve in areas such as the patching process, EDR functionality, and support services. Similarly, McAfee MOVE AntiVirus needs enhancements in performance, security, cost, stability, and user experience.
"McAfee synchronizes security across the security fabric."
"The solution is good at protecting my laptop from online threats such as malware."
"It can be set up easily and then connected with the server to get the latest updates."
"The most valuable feature is the protection we have had over the years."
"When my phone was stolen the solution enabled me to access my data so that I could take a screenshot of the person using my phone and have it sent to my email."
"MOVE AntiVirus helps us deal with hacking and other threats in our environment. We have two or three layers of additional security on top of the firewall, and the other thing is data security. MOVE helps us cover such things."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"I like real-time mobile protection. It's quite easy to use and efficient."
"The solution is easy to use."
"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 solution can scale."
"The product has been quite stable."
"It is good for detecting signature-based viruses, and it is user friendly."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The antivirus and antimalware features are good."
"Its response time is the most valuable. It is very quick."
"McAfee MOVE AntiVirus could improve by being more user-friendly and having more frequent updates."
"I would like to see MOVE include zero-trust functionality."
"It would be very helpful if a significant reduction in overhead could be brought about."
"Right now, nothing is missing from the solution."
"They could try to introduce advanced threat detection."
"SentinelOne provides a cloud solution that McAfee MOVE AntiVirus should as well. When all other vendors come out with new features they are implemented by all the other vendors within a few months. However, this is not the case with McAfee MOVE AntiVirus. They should update their features more often to be more competitive with the market."
"They could improve the monitoring and classification of the data features."
"McAfee drive encryption does not work very smoothly."
"If there is a suspicious file, it is put into a sandbox where Symantec does an analysis. After the analysis, Symantec marks the file as a risk, but it doesn't blacklist or block the file. If a file is already known to be harmful, I would like them to automatically block or blacklist it to reduce the damage."
"I know they were just bought out by Broadcom and there have been some difficulties with Broadcom as far as getting license renewals, etc. Mostly, due to the fact that it's confusing, even for the vendor, people are turned off by it. The vendors are telling us that it can take weeks for them to get a renewal quote, nevermind the actual renewal."
"Difficult to set up on older systems."
"The spam filter is something that you can't control, and you can't set the filter to intercept different types of emails."
"Reporting in this solution needs improvement."
"It would be helpful if this product provided patch management functionality."
"The support from Symantec has been poor in my experience. They did not have the knowledge to help us with the issues we were facing."
"Is not a full anti-ransomware solution."
McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is ranked 13th in Anti-Malware Tools with 79 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 139 reviews. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is rated 8.0, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus writes "Fast, transparent protection with an easy set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security writes "The solution has given us visibility into compliance within our whole system and helped us ensure everything is updated". McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Quick Heal Total Security, CrowdStrike Falcon and WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro Deep Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
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