Stormshield Endpoint Security vs Symantec Endpoint Security comparison

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Stormshield and Broadcom are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Stormshield is ranked #50, while Broadcom is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.2. Stormshield holds a 0.8% mindshare in EPP, compared to Broadcom’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Stormshield users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Stormshield Endpoint Security and Symantec Endpoint Security are two prominent endpoint protection solutions. Symantec Endpoint Security generally appears superior in terms of comprehensive features, although Stormshield Endpoint Security is often highlighted for better pricing and support according to user reviews.

Features: Stormshield Endpoint Security is praised for its strong firewall protection and advanced threat detection capabilities. Symantec Endpoint Security is noted for its extensive malware protection and robust ransomware defense. Users give Symantec an edge in the variety and effectiveness of its security features compared to Stormshield.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that Stormshield Endpoint Security could benefit from more intuitive management tools and enhanced reporting capabilities. Symantec Endpoint Security reviews indicate a need for performance optimization to reduce system impact. Symantec's performance issues are seen as more critical compared to Stormshield's interface improvements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Stormshield Endpoint Security is reported to have a straightforward deployment process with helpful customer support. Symantec Endpoint Security, while also easy to deploy, has mixed reviews on customer service responsiveness. Stormshield's ease of deployment combined with superior customer service gives it a slight advantage here.

Pricing and ROI: Users find Stormshield Endpoint Security to be more cost-effective with faster ROI. Symantec Endpoint Security, although deemed expensive, is justified by its extensive feature set and reliable performance, suggesting a worthwhile investment despite higher costs. Stormshield’s financial benefits are more clearly recognized in user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Stormshield Endpoint Security is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Security is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.8%
Symantec Endpoint Security	4.0%
Stormshield Endpoint Security	0.8%
Other	91.4%

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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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it_user745593

Senior Project Manager, PMP at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Protects the global station and has good stability

The feature I find most valuable is that it protects the global station The solution's integration with the Windows environment could be better. The solution needs better integration with products, if it did, it would have the assumption of better security. I've been using the solution since…

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Abhimanyu Das

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Kyndryl

Behavioral protection has blocked ransomware and now saves extensive recovery and audit time

The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Security is its effectiveness in malware protection. Its malware protection capabilities stand out due to their ease of management. Although multiple tools assist in this process, managing them all can sometimes be challenging. In terms of malware protection, Symantec Endpoint Security performs well, and its mechanisms, tactics, and techniques are effective. Symantec Endpoint Security offers robust features such as advanced reporting capabilities with a customizable dashboard that integrates EDR timelines, threat maps, and compliance metrics into a single view. Additionally, reports can be exported to PDF or CSV formats, making reporting one of its strong points. It also provides comprehensive device control features, which block unauthorized USB devices and support whitelisting. This helps prevent data exfiltration and phishing scenarios without disrupting user workflows.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"There has been a significant reduction of approximately 70% to 80% in our internal MTTR and MTTD metrics, now around five to eight minutes whereas previously it was hours, which has helped tremendously."

"Being a cloud solution it is very flexible in serving internal and external connections and a broad range of devices."

"It is an easy-to-use tool."

"It collects and caches and the knowledge of machine learning from different customers to take to the cloud, it makes it better to use for everybody, it allows for quick learning and updates and can, therefore, offer zero-day malware security, and this sharing of metadata helps make the solution very safe."

"Implementing Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks has had a significant impact on my security analyst workload because it becomes much easier."

"Once you become familiar with it, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a more powerful tool and I would say that I prefer it over MDE because it is a stronger tool for me."

"On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks a nine."

"The stability of this product is very good."

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"It is very good for preventing cryptolocker attacks."

"If you need a Windows based multi-functional end-point security solution then this product is for you."

"The feature I find most valuable is that it protects the global station."

"We are service providers and use this solution in the banking sector regularly for endpoint response and detections, automatic threat protection, and Data Loss Protection (DLP)."

"Its ease of use in deploying it and regular updates are most valuable."

"Our clients have certainly seen an ROI; they have been using the solution for a long time and they don't want to switch from one solution to another, and that's why we recommend the most stable ones to them."

"I find it is the most reliable solution on the market."

"The installation was very easy."

"The solution is constantly getting updated with the latest definitions, it's easy to get it across to all clients, the agent installation is very easy and the agent will talk to the server, and it is very easy to manage everything in relation to the implementation and processing."

"What I appreciate most about Symantec Endpoint Security is that it's easy to manage compared to other tools I have worked with, such as minimal endpoint security, McAfee, and CrowdStrike."

"Device control is most valuable. Symantec is providing all such features in the basic plan, whereas when we last checked, such a feature was not available in the basic plan of Malwarebytes."

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Cons

"It's very time-consuming to log support issues and the people that answer the tickets aren't very knowledgeable."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a very good product, but financially, it is very expensive, so the company should look into that area."

"Although I would say this product is highly-rated, it could probably do more because nothing does everything that you want."

"It takes time to scan the servers and devices."

"On the pricing aspect, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks needs to have a more reasonable rate, particularly for customers in Sri Lanka and Asian countries."

"The solution should enhance the ADR and reporting."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks could improve its user interface, which is more complicated compared to competitors such as SentinelOne."

"The product's pricing needs improvement. They could provide more discounts. Additionally, the dashboard and control panel could be enhanced."

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"Release speed for newer versions. When a new OS is released, you've got to wait half year to get the new version that covers the new Windows OS."

"Only Windows based. Dependence on MS updates and service start-up priority."

"The solution's integration with the Windows environment could be better."

"Users mostly complain that the solution slows down the system whenever something is scanned."

"Since the acquisition by Broadcom, we are no longer receiving the proper support."

"It would be nice to have customized reports integrated on the main console with no additional DB server or BI server."

"In a few cases, when we enable the IPS/IDS feature, there are performance-related issues on the end devices. If we run quite a few features of Symantec, especially the IPS/IDF, it consumes a lot of processing and memory capacity."

"Managements' number one item on the "Wish List" would have to do with the real-time scan of external media inserted into any client."

"The biggest thing I would like to see is malware remediation, if there is some kind of outbreak. We'd like to see better remediation and better detection and response. It's pretty good at capturing things, but it doesn't stop everything, so better machine learning would be helpful."

"The management of the server is a bit complex."

"We communicate with our local partners and they give us the license key. Then, we have to go to the portal and apply it, but sometimes it doesn't work. We then have to create a new administrative account and migrate all our endpoints. That is the only major issue we have been battling with."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If one wishes to work with another team or large number of users at a future point, he must purchase a license for them."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"Traps pays for itself within the first 16 months of a three-year subscription. This is attributed to OPEX savings, as security teams spent less time trying to identify and isolate malware for analysis as a result of a reduction in malware incidents, false positives, and breach avoidance."

"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."

"The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."

"It has a higher cost than other solutions, like CrowdStrike or Microsoft’s EDR tools, but it reduces the cost of our operations because it’s a new generation antivirus tool."

"The solution is expensive. It's pricing is on a yearly-basis."

"The price was fine."

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"Licensing is per user. Therefore, it makes it easy to do licensing."

"The pricing is as per the environment. If all the features are there, there will be a cost for them. There were no additional costs for me. Support and other things were included in the pricing."

"Pricing and licensing for our country is very good. It's not that expensive and the endpoint security is very good. It's not as cheap as some others, but they are not as good."

"It is cheap. It is especially cheaper than Malwarebytes, which is three times higher than this. It is also cheaper than Cisco. Its price is almost similar to Bitdefender, Gravity, and CloudZone."

"I’d say SEP deserves the money."

"The pricing is good, very moderate, and the licensing is also good. It gives you more room to install a lot of endpoints and it even gives you the opportunity to install it on your mobile phone without any extra cost."

"It could be cheaper."

"Symantec Endpoint Security is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

14%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

20%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	57

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Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	32
Large Enterprise	63

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

SkyRecon Systems StormShield Security Suite

Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Stormshield Endpoint Security provides robust protection, safeguarding critical business operations against evolving threats. It addresses security needs with advanced solutions that ensure comprehensive threat management and mitigation.

Stormshield Endpoint Security is tailored for a tech-savvy audience seeking reliable defense mechanisms to protect sensitive data. It combines cutting-edge technologies to provide a high level of security. Whether dealing with targeted attacks or generic malware, businesses trust its versatile approach, running seamless operations while mitigating risks. It supports endpoints with minimal impact on performance, ensuring continuous productivity.

What are the key features of Stormshield Endpoint Security?

Behavioral Analysis: Detects potential threats by analyzing activity patterns, ensuring proactive security measures.
Application Control: Restricts unwanted applications, allowing only approved programs to run, reducing vulnerability.
Network Protection: Secures data in transit by monitoring network traffic and preventing unauthorized access.
Advanced Threat Intelligence: Utilizes threat intelligence to anticipate attacks and respond swiftly to new security challenges.

What benefits should users expect when evaluating Stormshield Endpoint Security?

Cost-Efficiency: Reduces potential losses from security breaches, justifying investment with strong threat prevention.
Scalability: Adapts to business growth, offering consistent protection without requiring constant upgrades.
Easy Deployment: Provides straightforward installation and configuration, allowing quick adoption and minimal downtime.
Compliance Support: Helps meet industry standards, ensuring regulatory adherence for enhanced trust and credibility.

In sectors like finance and healthcare, Stormshield Endpoint Security is implemented to safeguard sensitive client data and meet compliance standards. In manufacturing, it secures networks from industrial espionage, addressing unique challenges by providing tailored security enhancing business resilience.

Stormshield

Symantec Endpoint Security is a comprehensive protection tool designed for antimalware and antivirus defense. Providing centralized management and smooth deployment, it effectively secures environments from small businesses to extensive networks.

Symantec Endpoint Security serves organizations by offering robust protection with features like rapid deployment and centralized management, critical for securing workstations and servers. While appreciated for efficient resource utilization and stable operation, some users report issues with virus detection and cumbersome updates. Pricing is often considered high. It is a popular choice among IT consultants, academic institutions, and service providers for its ability to manage broad and varied security needs efficiently.

What are the key features of Symantec Endpoint Security?

Centralized Management: Streamlines security operations for ease of handling across networks.
Malware and Antivirus Protection: Provides real-time threat detection and EDR capabilities.
Application and Device Control: Manages access and control policies effectively.
SONAR and IPS: Enhances proactive malware scanning and intrusion prevention.
Active Directory Integration: Supports seamless integration with existing systems.

What benefits should be considered when evaluating Symantec Endpoint Security?

Reliable Support: Offers assistance which, while helpful, can vary in effectiveness.
Advanced Reporting: Enables detailed security analysis, though customization is limited.
Efficient Resource Usage: Provides stable performance across platforms with minimal impact.
Proactive Scanning: Ensures threats are detected early, enhancing security measures.

In industries like academia and IT consulting, Symantec Endpoint Security fulfills specific needs for robust endpoint protection. Its centralized management and application control make it suitable for educational institutions managing large network systems, while service providers benefit from its flexible deployment options.

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