2019-02-24T10:18:00Z
Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Data Loss Prevention?

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We all know it's really hard to get good pricing and cost information.

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UK
Global Infosec Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
2023-02-15T16:18:00Z
Feb 15, 2023

Symantec's pricing is competitive. I would recommend Symantec DLP over cheaper solutions because it provides a broader range of detection across various channels that isn't easy to achieve with other solutions. The solution also makes compliance with multiple regulatory regimes easier.

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RP
Senior Consultant at Deloitte
Consultant
Top 20
2023-01-26T06:49:00Z
Jan 26, 2023

The price of Symantec DLP is fair. I don't recall the cost of the license, but it wasn't outrageous enough that it was an obstacle to approval. I'm not concerned with how much per seat or server, but I know they charge a lot. If you're thinking about going for a cheaper solution, I suggest a close comparative analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each solution by researching online and reading the vendor's documentation. You have to define your security requirements and look at factors like false positive ratios and whether it meets your compliance needs. Some companies only need to meet the minimum regulatory requirements, so a cheap solution that ticks all the right boxes might work. However, if security is the primary goal, you should compare the strengths and weaknesses of that cheap vendor against two or three other DLP vendors.

SandipArote - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical lead at Tata Consultancy
Real User
Top 10
2022-12-13T00:16:33Z
Dec 13, 2022

I don't handle the pricing. I'm not a part of the sales or purchasing team.

Muhammad Ejaz ul Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at RISE Technologies
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-15T14:04:09Z
Sep 15, 2022

The solution's pricing is based on a license model.

GG
Senior Systems Engineer at a logistics company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Top 20
2022-08-10T15:59:00Z
Aug 10, 2022

I am not a sales. However, I see Symantec's prices are the highest in the market. The technical solution is quite good, however, when the customer sees the prices, they tend to say "Okay. It is very good, yet we do need to choose a cheaper one."

BR
Cyber Security Consultant at I(TS)² Saudi Arabia
Real User
Top 5
2022-07-13T09:36:10Z
Jul 13, 2022

There is a perpetual license for three, five and two years. There is also a one-year renewable license for different parts. In addition, there are licenses for different consoles, namely Endpoint Discover, Endpoint Prevent, and Network Prevent. So it is an easy tool per the budget firewall and not difficult at all.

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Ankit-Mittal - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Manager at Cvent
Real User
Top 10
2022-06-29T13:52:11Z
Jun 29, 2022

DLP could be a bit cheaper.

AH
Senior Manager Network Design at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-05-06T12:15:09Z
May 6, 2022

There is an annual license required to use this solution.

VS
Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2021-12-16T08:09:00Z
Dec 16, 2021

The price of Symantec Data Loss Prevention could be reduced.

FM
CTO at ABM Info. tech
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-11-16T15:39:18Z
Nov 16, 2021

Customers do have to pay a yearly licensing fee in order to use the solution.

SS
Information Security GRC at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
2021-09-28T07:53:08Z
Sep 28, 2021

The solution should be less expensive to allow more people the opportunity to use it. Some of their competitors are less expensive. There is a license required to use the solution and we purchased an annual license.

AG
Data Protection Manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
2021-08-18T14:33:47Z
Aug 18, 2021

The price of the solution is expensive.

MF
System Engineer at ABM Info. tech
Real User
Top 5
2021-07-23T16:35:10Z
Jul 23, 2021

Licensing costs are based on the number of users and can be purchased on an annual, three-year or five-year basis. The cost is high compared to other solutions.

SK
Associate at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
2021-04-05T23:46:12Z
Apr 5, 2021

The pricing is moderate. It's not the cheapest, or the most expensive. There are various types of licenses. For example, if you are a customer for endpoint prevention, that is a different license. And if you want to cloud prevent, that is a different license. It's flexible. If you need to purchase a full suite, you can purchase it, or if you want only endpoint or cloud or network, you can buy it as a separate command.

YW
Information Security Engineer at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
2021-02-16T10:34:55Z
Feb 16, 2021

We have a license for our clients. However, in my case, I've only used the trial license in my environment.

SP
Sr. Manager - IT at Durr India
Real User
2021-02-01T14:38:20Z
Feb 1, 2021

The price is competitive. Until last year, the price was okay, but it just increased more than 100% this year. There was no justification for that.

AT
Manager Cyber Forensic at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-07-05T09:38:10Z
Jul 5, 2020

The pricing is reasonable.

TN
‎Head: Group Legal at Optiflex
Real User
2019-08-28T09:52:00Z
Aug 28, 2019

Licensing depends on how you plan your deployment. If you have carefully planned it and you've already looked at the storage capacity and how it's going to grow over a period of two to five years, then you'll hardly have any problems or issues. If you have not planned it correctly then you might run into some issues.

SK
Engineer - Information Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
2019-05-07T23:26:00Z
May 7, 2019

In terms of pricing, Symantec DLP works with Oracle Database. Oracle Database licensing is much more expensive than other databases. That might be a drawback for customers. The pricing is on a yearly subscription basis. For the current customer year, we already paid up front as part of the first three years.

KN
Principal Consultant at Design Consulting Inc
Consultant
2019-02-26T08:25:00Z
Feb 26, 2019

The pricing is competitive and not pricey. We also receive corporate discounts.

RR
System Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-02-25T08:45:00Z
Feb 25, 2019

I wasn't involved in the pricing negotiations but from what I know the pricing is good, it's not too expensive. If you negotiate you can get a good price.

DP
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at Infosec Ventures
Reseller
2019-02-25T08:45:00Z
Feb 25, 2019

The pricing and licensing are based on per user endpoints.

HX
Systems Architecture Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-02-24T10:18:00Z
Feb 24, 2019

The pricing and licensing for this product is good.

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