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We performed a comparison between Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response and WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The stability is very good.""The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers.""This is stable and scalable.""I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks.""The product detects and blocks threats and is more proactive than firewalls.""The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure.""Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution.""Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."

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"I like Symantec EDR's device control and USB security features.""The solution can scale well.""It is mostly used for malware detection and antivirus purposes.""There are times when Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response tags an executable as malicious when it is trying to get executed on the machine. In this case, it prevents the execution and it gives you a process view of things where you can look into what has happened and whether it is a genuine process trying to access some system activities, or it's a malicious one. Depending upon the process, it gives you a clear identification, and we can do the containment from the interface itself and isolate the machine from the network. The process review on network isolation is good.""It is very simple to use.""The solution does all that we expect it to do.""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 most valuable features of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response are its immediate response and investigation."

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"The most valuable feature, in my opinion, is the dimension logging platform and the network traffic filtering.""WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is a reliable solution.""When you download the executable file from the internet, it automatically sandboxes to make sure it's not doing anything incorrectly.""WatchGuard is very user-friendly. It provides us with all of the security services we need.""I like WatchGuard's network segmentation features. It's easy to configure user policies.""The most valuable feature is the correlation of logs from different devices.""The interface is very good."

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Cons
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR.""Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection.""We find the solution to be a bit expensive.""The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices.""I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components.""The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs.""Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later.""To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."

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"I would like to see better scanning capabilities.""The GUI could be better.""One potential area for improvement in Symantec EDR is the reporting engine.""It should be easier to deploy Symantec's client for end-users.""The solution’s scalability and stability could be improved.""A significant deterioration in customer support.""The solution can always be more stable and more secure.""I think we have experienced some technical issues because the company focuses mainly on bigger clients. Also, sometimes the solution fails to detect zero-day attacks, so that feature needs some enhancement because it is lacking compared to other solutions."

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"The administrative UI/UX could be significantly improved.""The solution is a bit confusing and there are unusual complications with setup.""When it comes to live-monitoring, the user-interface could be improved to make things easier.""WatchGuard should offer more visibility into user activity. For example, we should have more details when WatchGuard denies a user access to a port.""This product needs to be fully integrated with the firewall. Currently, it only sends logs to the cloud and asks the firewall to correlate them.""The website must provide more information on the product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price is comprable to other endpoint security solutions."
  • "The pricing is typical for enterprises and fairly priced."
  • "I'm not familiar with pricing, but it looks a bit costly compared to other vendors I think."
  • "The pricing is good."
  • "I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "The hardware costs about €100,000 and about €20,000 annually for access."
  • "Fortinet FortiEDR has a yearly subscription."
  • "It's not cheap, but it's not expensive either."
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  • "It's a yearly subscription."
  • "Of late, because of the Broadcom purchase, its price has been increasing."
  • "The more devices we have the more expensive it becomes, which is where the challenge is."
  • "The price is reasonable."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "We pay around $100,000 for 5000 licenses every year."
  • "Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is expensive."
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  • "There is a license required to use the solution and we pay annually. The price could be reduced because it is a bit expensive."
  • "The price of WatchGuard is very good."
  • "The solution is a bit more expensive than other options."
  • "The price is very good."
  • "The price is comparable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protection… more »
    Top Answer:Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work.
    Top Answer:It is expensive and I would rate it an eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The pricing of Symantec EDR can vary, but it is generally not considered affordable. Maintenance and support are… more »
    Top Answer:The GUI could be better. It has reports for every part of the product, but it doesn't have reports for better usage.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature, in my opinion, is the dimension logging platform and the network traffic filtering.
    Top Answer:One area of improvement is the deployment process; it is not intuitive. The centralized administration and management… more »
    Top Answer:I would describe primary use cases as a solid and cost-effective solution, especially when compared to other comparable… more »
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    Overview

    Fortinet FortiEDR is a real-time endpoint protection, detection, and automated response solution. Its primary purpose is to detect advanced threats to stop breaches and ransomware damage. It is designed to do so in real time, even on an already compromised device, allowing you to respond and remediate incidents automatically so your data can remain protected.

    Fortinet FortiEDR Features

    Fortinet FortiEDR has many valuable key features, including:

    • Easily customizable
    • Real-time proactive risk mitigation & IoT security
    • Pre-infection protection
    • Post-infection protection
    • Track applications and ratings
    • Reduce the attack surface with risk-based proactive policies
    • Achieve analysis of entire log history
    • Optional managed detection and response (MDR) service

    Fortinet FortiEDR Benefits

    Some of the key benefits of using Fortinet FortiEDR include:

    • Protection: Fortinet FortiEDR provides proactive, real-time, automated endpoint protection with the orchestrated incident response across platforms. It stops the breach with real-time postinfection blocking to protect data from exfiltration and ransomware encryption.

    • Single unified console: Fortinet FortiEDR has a single unified console with an intuitive interface, which makes management easier. The solution automates mundane endpoint security tasks so your employees don’t need to do it.

    • Cost savings: With Fortinet FortiEDR you can eliminate post-breach operational expenses and breach damage costs.

    • Flexibility: Fortinet FortiEDR can be deployed on premises or on a secure cloud instance. With Fortinet FortiEDR, endpoints are protected both on- and off-line.

    • Scalability: Because Fortinet can be deployed quickly and has a small footprint, it is easy to scale up to protect hundreds of thousand endpoints.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Fortinet FortiEDR users.

    An Owner at a security firm says, "The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers. The customer has literally about 800 cash registers. That was the use case for Fortinet FortiEDR - to get that down into a tiny space. The only way to do that was to use this product because it had that ability to unbundle services that were a surplus.”

    Chandan M., Chief Technical Officer at Provision Technologies LLP, mentions, “The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration.” He also adds, “The security is also very good and the firewall response is good.”

    Harpreet S., Information Technology Support Specialist at Chemtrade Logistics, explains, "It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."

    DeAndre V., Senior Network Administrator at a financial services firm, states, “The dashboard is easy to follow and use. The deployment and uninstalling were easy. I like the detailed information about the path of a file that might be suspicious. Being able to check that out was easy to follow. Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance.

    Quickly discover and resolve threats with deep endpoint visibility and superior detection analytics, reducing mean time to remediation.
    Overcome cyber security skills shortages and streamline SOC operations with extensive automation and built-in integrations for sandboxing, SIEM, and orchestration.
    Fortify security teams with the unmatched expertise and global scale of Symantec Managed Endpoint Detection and Response services.
    Roll out Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) across Windows, macOS, and Linux devices using Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)-integrated EDR or a dissolvable agent.

    Hackers are designing malware to be more sophisticated than ever. Through packing, encryption, and polymorphism, cyber criminals are able to disguise their attacks to avoid detection. Zero day threats and advanced malware easily slip by antivirus solutions that are simply too slow to respond to the constant stream of emerging threats. Organizations of all sizes need a solution that leverages a holistic approach to security from the network to the endpoint. WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response (TDR) is a powerful collection of advanced malware defense tools that correlate threat indicators from Firebox appliances and Host Sensors to stop known, unknown and evasive malware threats.

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    Sample Customers
    Financial, Healthcare, Legal, Technology, Enterprise, Manufacturing ... 
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    Goodwill New York / New Jersey, F4 IT, Café Comunicação Integrada
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Pharma/Biotech Company6%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Educational Organization7%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Retailer10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Construction Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Small Business80%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise40%
    Buyer's Guide
    Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs. WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response
    September 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs. WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response and other solutions. Updated: September 2023.
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    Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 22nd in EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) with 19 reviews while WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is ranked 23rd in EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) with 7 reviews. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.8, while WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "Has the ability to work with a consistent and defined set of virtual machines". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response writes "Effectively stops network security threats and quick deployment". Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS), Trend Vision One, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert and Intercept X Endpoint, whereas WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Intercept X Endpoint, Trend Vision One and Huntress. See our Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs. WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response report.

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