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."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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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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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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