McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention vs Symantec Endpoint Security comparison

The compared McAfee and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. McAfee is ranked #27 in DLP , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.0% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #13 in EPP , with an average rating of 7.2, and holds a 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of McAfee users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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80% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

4.1

Users reported positive financial outcomes from McAfee Total Protection, though some did not experience favorable financial results.

Sentiment score

5.4

Symantec Endpoint Security increases financial satisfaction by reducing downtime and enhancing threat response, offering competitive pricing and automation.

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Symantec Endpoint Security filled gaps in our toolset, particularly with the ability to control network firewall on hosts remotely, which was greatly appreciated.

Joshua Scott

OT Technologist at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

Users find McAfee's customer service prompt but note regional gaps, accessibility issues, and varied response times needing improvement.

Sentiment score

6.0

Symantec Endpoint Security customer service is highly rated, but post-acquisition support quality fluctuates with some language and delay issues.

Improvements could be made in response time or quality as all of them can be rated a seven.

Kamal Abdelrahman

Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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In some cases, it rates as high as ten out of ten, while in others, it can be as low as eight.

MohammadAlshatreet

Head of Information System at EEC

There is no support in the German language, which is a problem for many public tenders.

Tobias Runge

Cyber Security Pre-Sales at SoftwareONE

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.7

McAfee Total Protection is scalable and efficient, though planning and resource management are needed to maintain performance during scans.

Sentiment score

6.9

Symantec Endpoint Security is scalable, efficient for large deployments, and adaptable, with minor integration and support challenges noted.

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Symantec Endpoint Security is quite scalable, and it is very important for large clients.

Tobias Runge

Cyber Security Pre-Sales at SoftwareONE

The scalability of the servers is good, as it requires computational powers.

Kumbesh Rajagopal

Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.1

McAfee Total Protection is stable and reliable but faces challenges on legacy systems; proper configuration ensures optimal performance.

Sentiment score

7.6

Symantec Endpoint Security is praised for stability and reliability, despite occasional crashes and compatibility issues during updates.

Sometimes there are some issues in the product itself; whenever they release a new version, vulnerabilities come into the picture, and we need to update the product to mitigate such issues.

Kalidas Mangle

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

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I have encountered issues where I had to uninstall and reinstall the product on end users' computers to view the logs again.

Joshua Scott

OT Technologist at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees

Previously, we used to have multiple servers such as GUP servers and numerous servers for pushing updates, but we reduced it and transitioned almost 30,000 devices to CrowdStrike, which was easy to manage.

Kumbesh Rajagopal

Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

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Room For Improvement

McAfee Total Protection needs UI and integration improvements, cost efficiency, AI refinement, advanced threat defense, and simpler setup.

Symantec Endpoint Security suffers from high resource usage, management complexity, outdated interface, and ineffective virus detection and support.

Sometimes there are some issues in the product itself; whenever they release a new version, vulnerabilities come into the picture, and we need to update the product to mitigate such issues.

Kalidas Mangle

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

I see enhancement in reporting for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention as a potential area of improvement to think from a data asset perspective, not from a policy perspective, and do more analysis regarding the user's perspective rather than the policy's perspective.

Kamal Abdelrahman

Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Symantec should improve its dashboard and all those resources that competitors like CrowdStrike and Trend Micro Defender are utilizing, as they are growing rapidly.

Abhimanyu Das

Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Device management is not very good and I am not enabling it in my organization due to security reasons.

Shaban Mohammad

System Administrator at Aljazera Market co

I would like to see improvements in the scanning part of the solution, specifically to enhance the CPU and hard disk usage during scanning and updates to prevent disruption during work hours.

MohammadAlshatreet

Head of Information System at EEC

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Setup Cost

Enterprise users find McAfee Total Protection costly, but competitive when bundled, with varied satisfaction on pricing and complexity.

Symantec Endpoint Security's pricing is diverse, being both negotiable and adaptable for different budgets and organizations' needs.

I rate the pricing for McAfee as competitive compared to other companies; they are in the same range, not a cheap product and not an expensive product.

Kamal Abdelrahman

Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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It seems to be half the cost or more affordable than other solutions.

Joshua Scott

OT Technologist at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees

Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise are quite affordable, with Symantec Endpoint Security Complete costing about four times the Endpoint Protection price, still comparable to other EDR products.

Tobias Runge

Cyber Security Pre-Sales at SoftwareONE

I rate the pricing, setup cost, and licensing around nine out of ten.

MohammadAlshatreet

Head of Information System at EEC

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Valuable Features

McAfee Total Protection offers user-friendly data security, strong customization, reliable performance, affordability, and extensive endpoint coverage.

Symantec Endpoint Security provides integrated, user-friendly protection for multiple platforms with advanced malware detection and comprehensive endpoint management.

We are just restricting data to be uploaded, which is the best option that allows us to control organizational data, making it the biggest benefit for us in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention.

Kalidas Mangle

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

I find unique value in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention specifically in controlling the application from a DLP perspective; when a computer downloads a package, you can understand where it downloaded this package from, and you can create a policy regarding the source of the download.

Kamal Abdelrahman

Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Symantec Endpoint Security also provides device control features, which block unauthorized USB devices and allow whitelisting, preventing data exfiltration and phishing scenarios without disrupting workflow.

Abhimanyu Das

Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Symantec Endpoint Security offers many valuable features, such as file explosion, application learning, DLP, injection detection, and EDR solutions for traffic control.

Shaban Mohammad

System Administrator at Aljazera Market co

The incident response capabilities allow me to resolve authentication and support issues promptly, ensuring the system operates without downtime.

MohammadAlshatreet

Head of Information System at EEC

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee Total Protection for...

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (27th)

Symantec Endpoint Security

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

146

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (13th)

Mindshare comparison

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Symantec Endpoint Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is designed for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Symantec Endpoint Security, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 3.4% mindshare, down 4.1% since last year.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention	1.0%
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention	8.9%
Varonis Platform	6.5%
Other	83.6%

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Symantec Endpoint Security	3.4%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	8.2%
CrowdStrike Falcon	7.0%
Other	81.4%

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

Featured Reviews

Kalidas Mangle

Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies

Data protection has improved as we restrict uploads to third-party sites and control devices

We are using customizable policies in the product. Everything is fine regarding alerting and reporting features; we got a notification as well as we received the required events, and it is working well. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is different; whatever the logs are there, they are available on the ePO, so we cannot directly integrate DLP to any third-party tool. We need to actually integrate the ePO itself to enable integration. We are just restricting data to be uploaded, which is the best option that allows us to control organizational data, making it the biggest benefit for us in McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention. We are protecting data to be uploaded on third party URLs, which helps us meet our needs.

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Kumbesh Rajagopal

Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

Management becomes easier with minimal complications, but improvement in support tools needed

Regarding areas of improvement for Symantec Endpoint Security, there are many changes, and the support portal tool is complicated compared to other tools. When trying to get service from Symantec, the process is complex. I'm not sure whether it's because of my project or something else. Though it is easy to manage, easy to get, easy to install, and works efficiently for managing policies, we faced a significant disadvantage. We wanted to add multiple hashes because of numerous new alerts coming, but we could only add them one by one, which is a considerable disadvantage in Symantec.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	32
Large Enterprise	63

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?

I rate the pricing for McAfee as competitive compared to other companies; they are in the same range, not a cheap product and not an expensive product.

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What needs improvement with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?

Sometimes there are some issues in the product itself; whenever they release a new version, vulnerabilities come into the picture, and we need to update the product to mitigate such issues. Sometim...

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What is your primary use case for McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention?

We are working with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Trellix products in our environment, but not all the products; we are using only the DLP product. We are using DLP and devic...

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Which is better - Cortex XDR or Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?

Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valuable feature and their speed of integration is very good. The initial setup was ...

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Which offers better endpoint security - Symantec or Microsoft Defender?

We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior solution. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security s...

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What do you like most about Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?

Symantec have everything – documentation, videos, data sheets.

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Also Known As

McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data

Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)

Overview

McAfee Total Protection for Data solution suite protects your data using a combination of powerful encryption, access control, and user-behavior monitoring.

McAfee

Symantec Endpoint Security is a robust and reliable product that provides complete protection against viruses, malware, Trojans, and malicious files. It offers application and device control, ease of use in deploying and updating, a central control console, stability, scalability, auto-discovery capabilities, patch management, endpoint detection and response capabilities, intrusion detection module.

The Symantec Global Intelligence Network (GIN) provides threat intelligence and detection across endpoints, email, and web traffic. It has helped organizations reduce downtime, increase productivity, and improve security posture. Symantec Endpoint Security is easy to use, has a flexible administration, and offers more value than expected.

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Sample Customers

Kleberg Bank

Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.

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