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Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs USM Anywhere comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Detection...
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
29th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
USM Anywhere
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
52nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (47th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (28th), Compliance Management (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

YusufAhmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and competitively priced
Honestly, the product needs to continue the way it is, and I feel that everything will be fine. I haven't had any reasons to complain about the product. The product doesn’t offer MDM functionality under its current licensing model. In the future, I want the product to offer MDM. It can allow me to manage my mobile device more efficiently and effectively. Currently, there is a need for a separate license to be added to Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response to be able to use the MDM part. If both are bundled up under the same license, the administration part can be made easier.
Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software
USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is its ability to conduct large scans on the endpoints without affecting the network."
"The solution has great blocking features."
"The solution is stable."
"It is mostly used for malware detection and antivirus purposes."
"The solution is scalable."
"In Symantec, we have found that the most important feature is Application and Device Control."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response are its immediate response and investigation."
"The pricing is good."
"AlienVault has an advanced component within one package. With this, we can cover more area with one solution."
"The IDS and the threat intelligence are very useful. They are very intuitive and data-rich."
"Vulnerability scanning helped out shortcomings of what was not patched in the past and what needed to be patched. This assisted with fine tuning the environment for compliance."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is security management for PCI DSS."
"AT&T AlienVault USM is good for ELK Stack, the user experience is great because of its architecture. The ELK has a great performance and it has very good speed in the search and Kibana. Additionally, the visuals and dashboards and very nice and customizable."
"Asset discovery seems to be good."
"The pricing is amazing and really cheap."
"We are able to get alerts perfectly with FIM and VA features."
 

Cons

"The GUI could be better."
"A significant deterioration in customer support."
"It would be nice to see more granular timeline analysis."
"Reporting is a major issue, as it is not user friendly."
"The solution needs to provide better integration."
"The solution can always be more stable and more secure."
"I would like to see better scanning capabilities."
"The interface has many issues."
"It should be able to communicate with other security solutions to stop threats."
"Adding a parsing interface for the customers would make AT&T AlienVault USM better."
"Plugins could be better utilized, as some of them do not recognize all logs."
"Source material on the forums to be more up-to-date with the changes happening within the product. Forums being out-of-date with information due to the changes makes troubleshooting a little more difficult - specific to the HIDS agents."
"Pay attention to false-positive event automatic correlations."
"The reporting and dashboards have room for improvement."
"AT&T AlienVault USM can improve searchable data. It should be available for more than 90 days. If you need more than 90 days of data, you have to put a request and they give you raw data, which is not easy to search. A good addition would be to allow users to search data older than 90 days."
"USM Anywhere relies a lot on the community putting the data in. Often, you'll right-click on the attack, but nothing will be found. That's a weakness of it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is cheap."
"The price is really high and it should be lower."
"The more devices we have the more expensive it becomes, which is where the challenge is."
"It is an expensive solution."
"We pay around $100,000 for 5000 licenses every year."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"Of late, because of the Broadcom purchase, its price has been increasing."
"The price is reasonable."
"Use the AlienVault team. They are helpful and the documentation that they provide is second to none."
"They charge a license based on the storage. ATT AlienVault USM is a less expensive solution than IBM QRadar."
"The licensing fees are dependent on usage."
"Its price is in the medium to upper range."
"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."
"QRadar, ArcSight and Splunk are some of the most expensive SIEM products out there in the market and not everyone has the budget to buy them. In such cases, AV USM is a very cost effective alternative."
"It is a product that is priced in a medium range, making it neither a cheap nor a costly product."
"It allows you to do a lot with a small price tag... The pricing is the best on the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response?
I am not aware of the pricing details, as that falls under the management's responsibility.
What needs improvement with Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response?
There are several areas where Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response can improve, including shell features, web control, asset management, and device control. Specifically, the application contro...
What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.
What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.
 

Also Known As

No data available
AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
 

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Sample Customers

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Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
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