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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 (9th)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (2nd)
 

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%, up 3.6% compared to last year.
Symantec Endpoint Encryption, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Encryption, holds 8.3% mindshare, down 9.5% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
McAfee MVISION Mobile5.2%
Zimperium22.8%
Lookout17.7%
Other54.3%
Mobile Threat Defense
Endpoint Encryption Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption8.3%
Microsoft BitLocker13.6%
Sophos SafeGuard8.9%
Other69.2%
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1066482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
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.
Jagadeesh B - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at IBM
Security monitoring has improved and protects mission-level mac segments for critical users
Currently, I am not using this because it is mandated on Office 365, which we are not currently maintaining. We are just using the manage feature, so it is not something we control. We are using Cisco SecureClient for VPN. Symantec Endpoint Encryption is only used at the MAC level segment for the B Mission levels for security purposes, and it is only from the ten user perspective. It is straightforward and not complex. I would rate the complexity as a seven, but I would rate the product itself as a nine. We have approximately fifty thousand in budget. Better security methods are valuable features that we can suggest, as everything is under liability. My overall review rating for this solution is nine 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."
"Due to the fact that we bought a number of McAfee security products, one of the significant benefits for our company was the integration across multiple security controls, giving us a single pane of glass to monitor, administer, and manage multiple security controls."
"I used this solution to protect my workstation from malware and other threats such as viruses and worms."
"I like all the features in Symantec Endpoint because they provide four or five features for end-users."
"The solution was stable and did not crash."
"The stability seems to be okay, it works as it was designed to, there are no bugs or glitches, it doesn't crash or freeze, and it's reliable."
"The encryption feature is very good."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself, and none of our customers have complained about this solution at all, so I take it that everything is still working fine."
"I approve of Symantec Endpoint; I've been happy with the solution for the last four or five years, there have been no issues and we have not been compromised until now."
"My use case is to protect my assets and information, and to have visibility over user activity."
 

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."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."
"There are some issues with the single sign-on with the active directory. We had a few problems related to the synchronization between the active directory and the login features of the Symantec products because the users made many password changes during the day. The time for synchronization with the solutions can be improved. I would like to see mobile encryption. There should be a possibility to include all the mobiles of a company in the console. Many customers are asking about encryptions for tablets or cell phones, but we don't have any product that we are comfortable with to recommend to our customers."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"The solution presently doesn't let network folder encryption be done on Macintosh."
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"The GUI could use some enhancement, particularly in making option sets easier to locate on client machines."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is not expensive."
"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."
"The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
"It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."
"The license is not very expensive."
"Considering the fluctuation in exchange rates in our part of the world, we find it generally affordable."
"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."
"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise17
 

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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 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.
What needs improvement with Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
I am not owning that part and cannot comment on it. Our security team handles that aspect. I have not used it enough to provide detailed feedback.
 

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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