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McAfee MVISION Mobile vs Symantec Endpoint Encryption comparison

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee MVISION Mobile
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Threat Defense (7th)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

McAfee MVISION Mobile and Symantec Endpoint Encryption aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. McAfee MVISION Mobile is designed for Mobile Threat Defense and holds a mindshare of 5.2%, down 6.9% compared to last year.
Symantec Endpoint Encryption, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Encryption, holds 9.4% mindshare, down 10.4% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1066482 - PeerSpot reviewer
A market leader that integrates nicely with other McAfee security products and is quite stable
We are just customers and end-users. We are using the most up-to-date version available at this time. I'd advise potential new users that the key thing is to clearly understand what your requirements are and what your use cases are, and both your business requirements, your technical requirements, and your regulatory requirements. It's important to understand all of those. A company needs to clearly understand all the use cases it needs to manage and make sure they do the appropriate due diligence to find a product that can achieve all those requirements and handle all those use cases. It was an extensive process for us. We did about four to six months of paper-based due diligence - not even a field trial - to make that we were picking the right product. We leveraged a lot of outside vendor-neutral sources like Gartner. So far, I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
Bharath Kumar Gajula - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust data protection with user-friendly deployment, competitive pricing, and comprehensive features like customizable alerts and effective detection capabilities but needs GUI improvements
The stability is relatively good. Occasionally, certain clients may experience disconnection from the management servers, requiring a manual process to rectify. Even in instances where the link is severed, restoring client connectivity can be challenging, sometimes necessitating the uninstallation and reinstallation of the software. Additionally, when clients go out of sync, we do not receive alerts, indicating an area for potential improvement. I would rate it seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is one of the market leaders, according to Gartner, on mobile protection."
"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."
"The solution was used to find harmful files and viruses on laptops."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"The most effective features of Symantec are those related to data protection."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
 

Cons

"The one thing that I know that they're working on, that's not quite there in the product, is the artificial intelligence aspect."
"The solution presently doesn't let network folder encryption be done on Macintosh."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."
"The GUI could use some enhancement, particularly in making option sets easier to locate on client machines."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"I would like to see some features or functionality enhanced in Symantec Endpoint Encryption."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Although the performance and stability of this solution are good, our challenge is the price tag. You buy the solution once, but you also have to keep on buying the licenses yearly."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."
"It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."
"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
"They have two solutions for encryption including Symantec Endpoint Encryption and PGP Endpoint Encryption. With one PGP license, you can deploy the two solutions. The PGP license gives you two options."
"Considering the fluctuation in exchange rates in our part of the world, we find it generally affordable."
"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."
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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
5%
 

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What do you like most about Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
I am not sure about the pricing and licensing cost of Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
 

Also Known As

McAfee MDP, MVISION Mobile
Symantec Drive Encryption
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

LeadQual
Citrix Systems Inc., City of Lansing, Commercial & Industrial Property, France T_l_visions, Fujian Mobile Co. Ltd., Group Lotus plc, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. (HBSS), Portugal Telecom, PostFinance, Public Pension Agency