Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs ZENworks Suite comparison

Broadcom and OpenText are both solutions in the Endpoint Encryption category. Broadcom is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.7, while OpenText is ranked #13. Broadcom holds a 9.7% mindshare in EE, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Symantec Endpoint Encryption and ZENworks Suite compete in data protection and IT management. ZENworks Suite has an advantage in features and perceived value due to its comprehensive capabilities across IT management.

Features: Symantec Endpoint Encryption offers robust encryption capabilities, strong security protocols, and focused data protection. ZENworks Suite delivers asset management, patch management, and endpoint protection, making it versatile for broader IT environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ZENworks Suite is noted for easy deployment with its support for various operating systems and effective customer service. Symantec Endpoint Encryption may require more intricate configurations, impacting deployment efficiency. Symantec's customer service is reliable but not as prompt as ZENworks.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec Endpoint Encryption provides a competitive setup cost and strong potential ROI due to its focused encryption services, appealing to security-centered companies. ZENworks Suite has a higher setup cost, but its integrated IT management features ensure a favorable ROI for organizations needing comprehensive solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

Ranking in Endpoint Encryption

5th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ZENworks Suite

Ranking in Endpoint Encryption

13th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is 9.7%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZENworks Suite is 1.5%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Encryption

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Bharath Kumar Gajula

Network Security Architect at Capgemini

Robust data protection with user-friendly deployment, competitive pricing, and comprehensive features like customizable alerts and effective detection capabilities but needs GUI improvements

The stability is relatively good. Occasionally, certain clients may experience disconnection from the management servers, requiring a manual process to rectify. Even in instances where the link is severed, restoring client connectivity can be challenging, sometimes necessitating the uninstallation and reinstallation of the software. Additionally, when clients go out of sync, we do not receive alerts, indicating an area for potential improvement. I would rate it seven out of ten.

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reviewer2134215

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Fast with great patching and the ability to prioritize critical work

For a customer that had 4,000 devices, and at the time they had something that only supported Windows. We suggested this product, and the client was able to manage inventory and patch beyond just Windows devices. It helped them maintain compliance and patching permissions. They could do all the patching of all the devices within a week - offering less downtime.

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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

"You get updates and other encrypted files easily."

"Disk encryption and file and folder encryption are the most valuable and used features. It is also very well integrated with Symantec Messaging Gateway and Symantec DLP, which is helpful in protecting any kind of information that goes outside. Symantec DLP catches an email and sends it to the encryption server. The encryption server encrypts the email and intimates to the user that confidential information is being sent out. The administrator can then take appropriate action."

"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."

"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."

"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 valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."

"We find the dashboard, endpoint mobile encryption, and email encryption valuable."

"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."

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"The setup is pretty straightforward."

"The stability is good."

Cons

"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure."

"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."

"The solution does not have endpoint control."

"There are some issues with the single sign-on with the active directory. We had a few problems related to the synchronization between the active directory and the login features of the Symantec products because the users made many password changes during the day. The time for synchronization with the solutions can be improved. I would like to see mobile encryption. There should be a possibility to include all the mobiles of a company in the console. Many customers are asking about encryptions for tablets or cell phones, but we don't have any product that we are comfortable with to recommend to our customers."

"The initial setup is a bit complex."

"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."

"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."

"One feature that is lacking is integration with Symantec Information Centric (ICT). As it is now, I don't see how to integrate the encryption with ICT, and in my opinion this is an area that certainly requires encryption, even though it's no longer supported by Broadcom."

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"If they could introduce it on the cloud, it would be ideal."

"I'm not on the most current version, however, I know one area that I didn't get into that I kind of wanted to is to have a mobile device management tool. My understanding is it's improved a lot from the version I have. It may be a feature that is already available."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."

"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."

"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."

"It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."

"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."

"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."

"The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."

"The cost of this solution is a little on the higher side."

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Computer Software Company

13%

University

12%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Government

10%

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Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption

ZENworks

Overview

Symantec Drive Encryption, powered by PGP technology provides organizations with strong full-disk and removable media encryption and the ability to integrate with Symantec Data Loss Prevention. Intuitive management enables enterprise scale deployments and features compliance-based, out-of-the-box reporting plus customizable reports. Management capabilities include support for native OS encryption (FileVault2) and Opal compliant self-encrypting drives.

Broadcom

ZENworks Full Disk Encryption (formerly Novell ZENworks Full Disk Encryption) reduces the cost of deploying, managing, and troubleshooting encrypted laptops and desktops. It has automated data protection that locks out threats. It manages encrypted devices remotely and cut travel costs. Avoids security breaches and stay out of the news and gives IT staff a familiar management environment.

OpenText

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

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