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Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs WinMagic SecureDoc comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
4th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WinMagic SecureDoc
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
8th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Data Protection (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is 8.1%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WinMagic SecureDoc is 5.7%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Encryption Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption8.1%
WinMagic SecureDoc5.7%
Other86.2%
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

KD
Security Risk Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Remote management capability ensures efficient security implementation for endpoints and servers
I use Symantec Endpoint Encryption for endpoint and server security. My current role involves preparing a design document for implementing security features for the product Symantec Endpoint Encryption is easy to use and manage. The solution's remote management capability is helpful, and it…
it_user774159 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Provides DLP and security of all company data on workstations, however we had issues with deployment on legacy-formatted drives
The Central Management server Provides DLP and security of all company data on workstations. MacOS X is missing features. OS X High Sierra is still not supported. 11 months. We had issues with deployment on legacy-formatted drives so make sure you know how your drives are formatted. The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In general terms, it is working properly and according to our expectations. The comfort of feeling secure is the most valuable. Some customers had certain fears about changing the product because no one wants to lose any kind of information or to have some problems or inconsistencies while migrating from one product to another."
"The most effective features of Symantec are those related to data protection."
"I would definitely recommend this solution."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."
"I like the management aspect of this solution. You don't want to have end-users tweak or set it themselves, so the fact that you could do it from a central point helped us a lot."
"I used this solution to protect my workstation from malware and other threats such as viruses and worms."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
"The Central Management server."
"The technical support is very good."
 

Cons

"I do not recommend Symantec Endpoint Encryption. The support needs to be improved."
"The agent can be improved on the solution. Right now, we have an Endpoint Protection agent as well as an encryption agent and another for the DLVs and other services."
"The program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"It is not a very stable product based on our experience with how we use it."
"The solution presently doesn't let network folder encryption be done on Macintosh."
"The security could be improved."
"We'd like the solution to be lighter. Symantec used quite a lot of memory."
"MacOS X is missing features."
"MacOS X is missing features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."
"Although the performance and stability of this solution are good, our challenge is the price tag. You buy the solution once, but you also have to keep on buying the licenses yearly."
"Considering the fluctuation in exchange rates in our part of the world, we find it generally affordable."
"They have two solutions for encryption including Symantec Endpoint Encryption and PGP Endpoint Encryption. With one PGP license, you can deploy the two solutions. The PGP license gives you two options."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is not expensive."
"The license is not very expensive."
"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."
"The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
"Licensing and pricing is on par with the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Government
7%
Construction Company
15%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption
SecureDoc
 

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Sample Customers

Citrix Systems Inc., City of Lansing, Commercial & Industrial Property, France T_l_visions, Fujian Mobile Co. Ltd., Group Lotus plc, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. (HBSS), Portugal Telecom, PostFinance, Public Pension Agency
NEC Group,Export Development Canada, SecureDoc University of Guelph, Swiss Bank, Suva (Swiss Accident Insurance), Money Partners (UK), Children's Hospital of Denver, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Arch Chemicals
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