Fortra Tripwire IP360 vs Symantec Data Center Security comparison

The compared Fortra and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. Fortra is ranked #55 in VM , and holds a 0.6% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #10 in CDCS , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 60% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Fortra Tripwire IP360

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60% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Fortra Tripwire IP360 and Symantec Data Center Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Vulnerability Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Fortra Tripwire IP360 vs. Symantec Data Center Security

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra Tripwire IP360

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (55th)

Symantec Data Center Security

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

4.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud and Data Center Security (10th)

Mindshare comparison

Fortra Tripwire IP360 and Symantec Data Center Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortra Tripwire IP360 is designed for Vulnerability Management and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Symantec Data Center Security, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud and Data Center Security, holds 2.8% mindshare, up 1.7% since last year.

Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Fortra Tripwire IP360	0.6%
Wiz	6.4%
Tenable Nessus	5.0%
Other	88.0%

Vulnerability Management

Cloud and Data Center Security Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Symantec Data Center Security	2.8%
Illumio	18.4%
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	17.6%
Other	61.2%

Cloud and Data Center Security

Featured Reviews

Corey Cole

Service Coordinator - Technology Security at a government with 10,001+ employees

The solution helps users to manage their entire IP range, but it's unreliable and very expensive to maintain

Only the administrator was using the product. He used it to read reports as part of our compliance programs. It wasn't heavily used by a lot of users. The tool comes in at a large scale, and we tried to scale it down. The scaling did not apply to us. It was neither difficult nor easy. I rate the scalability a five out of ten. We had some challenges while scaling it down. It could do 10,000 devices, and we wanted to use it for ten devices. The process was difficult and expensive. We did not need the product anymore.

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Muhammad Ejaz ul Hassan

CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Continuous server hardening has protected critical legacy workloads and simplified security control

Symantec is lagging on the reporting side. I have been working for 10 years and I have identified many gray areas. As a user protecting your infrastructure, you need to sell the value to your management. Management buys the tool for preventing threats, and it works for them. However, you cannot sell it because every solution needs to show what happened in the last few years or how you will be protected in the future. Reporting is the most important thing for the CIO level, not the admin level. I have seen Symantec really lag in this area. I am creating my own tool to build a dashboard to share with the CIO level because they want to know what happened last week, last month, and last year. These reports will tell you about activities. Symantec changed the licensing when Broadcom acquired the company. The question of who will provide support became unclear. Support has now changed and they are making money. I have seen that most of the time when you ask implementation questions, they do not answer you. If you have a problem, they give you a low-level engineer at the first level. This delays resolution. Support has to be better.

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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

"We could manage our entire IP range with the solution."

"Tripwire IP360 is a very stable solution."

"It's become the pinnacle point for anything that enters the network or anything that's passing through to production to first be affected by IP360, hardened, and up to standard. For our integrity management, one was deployed in the bank about two years ago and that's still going to expand the usage and the product itself. That will go hand in hand with training and expanding the product as for where it's deployed."

"The ability to finely control permissions and restrictions on servers or assets through a customizable rule set is a key strength."

"The most valuable feature is the centralized console, which can handle different products that we have."

"The most valuable feature is the endpoint protection system."

"The monitoring in the management console allows us to find out what is going wrong, and it gets reports even before the user reports it."

"Symantec Data Center Security, as a name, represents the perfect solution if you want to harden your servers."

"The console and tools are very user-friendly."

"The granularity of applying the policies is valuable."

"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."

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Cons

"I am not very impressed by the technical support."

"The reporting functions can use improvement. There is room for growth because reporting functions differ a lot depending on what you're going to output. It depends on whether it's for technical or senior management and how it's interpreted. There could be growth within the reporting functionality side."

"We need to dedicate time and resources to keep it running."

"The support is very bad. They're not fast at all. Trend Micro's support is much better."

"There is plenty of room for improvement with this product, and it could start with platform metrics."

"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."

"Adding more compatibility with common products like Microsoft would be a plus."

"There is room for improvement in enhancing its graphical user interface for a more user-friendly experience."

"The product blocks certain processes, even after allowlisting them."

"A user or administrator making the policy in the DCS should have a very thorough knowledge of the operating system or policy making. You have to be very specific about the data structure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe the price compares well within the market."

"The product was expensive for us."

"The product is a bit costly."

"Compared to some other solutions, such as CrowdStrike, Symantec is more expensive."

"It is notably more expensive when compared to other solutions."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

14%

Retailer

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

10%

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

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Overview

Tripwire IP360 is a powerful vulnerability management solution that identifies and prioritizes network vulnerabilities for remediation. It is highly effective in scanning devices and applications, improving security posture, ensuring compliance, and managing risks.

Users value its detailed reporting, user-friendly interface, and seamless integration with other security tools for efficient security management.

Fortra

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.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

1. Aetna 2. Accenture 3. Adidas 4. AIG 5. Airbus 6. Akamai 7. Amazon 8. American Express 9. Aon 10. Apple 11. ATT 12. Autodesk 13. Bank of America 14. Barclays 15. Bayer 16. Bechtel 17. BlackRock 18. Boeing 19. BNP Paribas 20. Cisco 21. CocaCola 22. Comcast 23. Dell 24. Deutsche Bank 25. eBay 26. ExxonMobil 27. FedEx 28. Ford 29. General Electric 30. Google 31. HP 32. IBM

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