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We performed a comparison between Symantec Data Center Security and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The real strength lies in its straightforward approach, offering just two key policies: prevention and detection.""Good file integrity monitoring features.""The advantage of Data Center Security is its ease of use and that it serves as a single unified platform, where I can apply all my security policies to protect that server.""The granularity of applying the policies is valuable.""We use the product to prevent unauthorized access to data, systems, and servers. It provides essential features for data center security.""The tool will then detect any anomalies, such as an intruder who has breached the network, which can trigger the system lockdown feature if it's enabled and meets the defined threshold.""The most valuable feature is the centralized console, which can handle different products that we have.""The console and tools are very user-friendly."

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"The most valuable feature is that I don't feel that it is there. It works in the background and doesn't interfere with my daily work. All the scans are done in the background. This is the biggest advantage of this product. It works because I have never been infected since I have been using this solution. Its interface is also very good.""The most valuable features of this solution are that it is really easy to use, and it is secure.""With a single console, you get control over Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. This control is most valuable.""Helps to protect our organization from known attacks.""Can detect and prevent attacks that are exploring common software vulnerabilities.""I find it is the most reliable solution on the market.""It is a stable solution...It is a very scalable solution.""The solution can scale."

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Cons
"There is plenty of room for improvement with this product, and it could start with platform metrics.""They need to develop a more flexible product that can be scaled such that it fits well into a small business or a bigger, enterprise-level solution.""Agent management is a challenging task.""It would be advantageous if Symantec or Broadcom, given the rebranding, could simplify the process, enabling users to leverage the antivirus functionality more easily.""The product blocks certain processes, even after allowlisting them.""Could have better reporting capabilities and better support.""This solution clashes with Microsoft defender, which results in performance degradation on the machine.""The support is very bad. They're not fast at all. Trend Micro's support is much better."

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"It would be interesting if Symantec Endpoint protection could also manage Windows Defender. If they were to add a feature, it would be nice if you could see the Symantec client and the Windows Defender client in case you choose to deploy both.""Symantec Endpoint Security can improve management because it is difficult to do. It is not a straightforward tool to use. Additionally, the dashboards and reports could be better. It is difficult to understand what exactly is your current status.""There was an administrative feature, which was available in the previous version, which has been removed. We would like that feature to be added again.""About four years back, Symantec's signature was very heavy and their signature patch was around 200MB or 300MB files.""The whitelisting feature does not work as expected.""They lack the visibility you get in a heuristical, artificial, AI type of product, like a next-gen antivirus.""It would be helpful if this product provided patch management functionality.""Symantec isn't good in terms of updating customers about updates. You'd normally have to search it out. Sometimes, the update process for the administration and management console can be a bit intimidating, and it can be quite inconvenient to get the updates. That's because when you have to do the update, you have to update the management console, and then you need to update the clients. Their application that's installed on desktops and servers needs to go hand in hand with the management console. Sometimes, it's a bit unwieldy to see that process through."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Compared to some other solutions, such as CrowdStrike, Symantec is more expensive."
  • "The product is a bit costly."
  • "It is notably more expensive when compared to other solutions."
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  • "I’d say SEP deserves the money."
  • "Regarding the licensing, it was important negotiate a long contract to get a more attractive price, including advanced support in case of crisis."
  • "What we have paid for this product is good value for the work and the services that they are providing to us."
  • "Licensing is per user. Therefore, it makes it easy to do licensing."
  • "It is the better product, even if it is a little on the higher side."
  • "It's not cheap."
  • "Pricing and licensing are important to us when choosing a product."
  • "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."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The granularity of applying the policies is valuable.
    Top Answer:Agent management is a challenging task. We cannot do it from the console. We will have to use other tools.
    Top Answer:One key use case for data center security is protecting files within the data center. This is especially important for Linux systems, where locking down specific files is essential to prevent… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:The solution's application control feature is very, very powerful.
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    Also Known As
    Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
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    Overview

    Docker containers make it easy to develop, deploy, and deliver applications where containers can be deployed and brought down in a matter of seconds. This flexibility makes it very useful for DevOps to automate deployment of containers. Symantec Data Center Security: Server Advanced provides agentless Docker container protection that allows you to achieve the performance benefits of Docker without sacrificing security. Full application control enables administrator privilege de-escalation, patch mitigation, and protection against zero day threats in today's heterogeneous data centers.

    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.

    Sample Customers
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    Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government8%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    University7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise36%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Symantec Data Center Security is ranked 12th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 11 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 138 reviews. Symantec Data Center Security is rated 7.6, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Symantec Data Center Security writes "A robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for data centers, offering agentless security, powerful intrusion prevention, and a wide range of security features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security writes "The solution has given us visibility into compliance within our whole system and helped us ensure everything is updated". Symantec Data Center Security is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, VMware NSX, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes and Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro Deep Security and Fortinet FortiEDR.

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