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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 (8th)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (4th)
 

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 3.6%, down 5.1% 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 Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
McAfee MVISION Mobile3.6%
Zimperium29.7%
Lookout25.4%
Other41.300000000000004%
Mobile Threat Defense
Endpoint Encryption Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption9.4%
Microsoft BitLocker34.6%
ESET Endpoint Encryption16.5%
Other39.5%
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.
Mohamed-Hashem - PeerSpot reviewer
Has integrated well with internal systems and supported secure file server use for several years
The most valuable function of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the integration with our current endpoint protection solution and its administration because it is already integrated with our operating system to Microsoft. We do not have any complaints about the solution from any management perspective, as I am not involved in technical implementation. The centralized policy control in Symantec Endpoint Encryption is useful for us. We already have it implemented. The removable media encryption in Symantec Endpoint Encryption is enabled by default, though I am not interacting with it directly.

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."
"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."
"It is fairly stable."
"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a very good product, easy to use with remote management capabilities."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
 

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."
"I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow."
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"Upgrades from one version to another may only sometimes be straightforward, especially if one needs a clearer understanding of the process."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
"The license is not very expensive."
"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."
"The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
"Considering the fluctuation in exchange rates in our part of the world, we find it generally affordable."
"It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."
"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."
"The cost of this solution is a little on the higher side."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Performing Arts
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise16
 

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How does Microsoft BitLocker compare with Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and it successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protecti...
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
 

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Sample Customers

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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
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