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Compare Atera and Symantec End-user Endpoint Security 
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Market Segments
Small-Business (61.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
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Free Trial
No pricing available
Atera
Star Rating
(991)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 8 pricing plansSymantec End-user Endpoint Security
Star Rating
(550)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Symantec End-user Endpoint SecuritySummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Atera excels in user experience, with a straightforward interface that makes implementation easier. Users appreciate the automated patch deployment and real-time device monitoring, which help ensure that endpoints remain up to date without much hassle.
- Users say that Symantec End-user Endpoint Security is highly regarded for its robust security features, particularly in enterprise environments. Reviewers highlight its ease of use and effective policy creation, making it a strong choice for organizations looking for comprehensive protection against advanced threats.
- According to verified reviews, Atera's automated monitoring thresholds provide valuable visibility into device health, allowing users to proactively address potential outages. This feature is particularly beneficial for small businesses that need to manage their IT resources efficiently.
- Reviewers mention that while Symantec offers strong customer support and integration capabilities with other devices like SIEM, some users find it challenging to configure for specific workflows, which can hinder its overall effectiveness in certain scenarios.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Atera's AI filtering feature effectively reduces noise from repetitive and low-impact events, helping users focus on critical alerts. This capability is especially appreciated by those managing multiple endpoints, as it streamlines incident response.
- Users report that while Symantec is a trusted name in antivirus solutions, its overall user satisfaction is lower compared to Atera, which has garnered a more favorable reception due to its ease of setup and administration, making it a preferred choice for small to medium-sized businesses.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Symantec End-user Endpoint Security
No pricing availableFree Trial
Atera
Free Trial is available
Symantec End-user Endpoint Security
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
846
9.1
480
Ease of Use
9.2
893
8.9
486
Ease of Setup
9.1
746
8.4
160
Ease of Admin
9.0
583
8.3
155
Quality of Support
9.0
804
8.7
467
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
576
8.4
147
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
833
9.0
478
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.5
300
Not enough data
8.3
290
Not enough data
8.2
285
Not enough data
8.3
291
Not enough data
8.2
291
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
236
Not enough data
7.3
236
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.3
286
Not enough data
8.7
286
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
6.4
268
Not enough data
6.2
266
Not enough data
Platform
7.2
293
Not enough data
7.8
303
Not enough data
8.4
302
Not enough data
8.0
305
Not enough data
8.2
306
Not enough data
8.5
303
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.6
158
Not enough data
8.3
156
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
Management
8.6
153
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.1
145
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.7
152
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
7.3
21
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.9
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
9.1
589
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
543
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
582
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.6
85
Not enough data
Service Management
9.1
582
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
7.8
81
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
7.9
77
Not enough data
7.7
77
Not enough data
7.8
76
Not enough data
7.5
78
Not enough data
7.4
77
Not enough data
Scope
6.8
30
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
Security
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.2
30
Not enough data
5.7
27
Not enough data
Management
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
281
Not enough data
8.9
286
Not enough data
8.2
273
Not enough data
8.6
263
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Management
8.4
259
Not enough data
8.4
260
Not enough data
7.9
248
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
8.4
34
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
7.7
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
7.4
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
155
Not enough data
9.1
155
Not enough data
8.9
156
Not enough data
8.8
154
Not enough data
9.2
157
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
157
Not enough data
9.1
159
Not enough data
9.0
160
Not enough data
9.2
162
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
9.1
155
Not enough data
8.9
157
Functionality
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Asset Inventory
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
7.8
209
Not enough data
7.1
205
Not enough data
7.9
214
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
195
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Management
8.8
218
Not enough data
8.1
208
Not enough data
7.6
206
Not enough data
8.0
213
Not enough data
Responses
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
440
Not enough data
8.4
437
Not enough data
7.3
383
Not enough data
9.0
441
Not enough data
8.2
422
Not enough data
8.2
441
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
441
Not enough data
7.8
391
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
364
Not enough data
6.1
357
Not enough data
6.9
368
Not enough data
Security
7.8
380
Not enough data
8.0
388
Not enough data
Device Support
7.4
391
Not enough data
8.2
395
Not enough data
8.2
393
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
426
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Generative AI
7.2
281
7.2
6
Automation - AI IT Agents
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI IT Agents
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
IT Ticket Management - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
IT Support Automation - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.4
210
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.1
203
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
Access & Usability
7.4
207
Not enough data
8.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
201
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
76
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
77
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
Security
8.3
80
Not enough data
9.0
81
Not enough data
7.4
78
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Atera and Symantec End-user Endpoint Security are categorized as Endpoint Management
Unique Categories
Atera is categorized as AI IT Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, AIOps Platforms, Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Patch Management, IT Asset Management, Remote Support, Enterprise IT Management, Network Monitoring, Service Desk, Help Desk, and Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)
Symantec End-user Endpoint Security is categorized as Endpoint Protection Platforms and Antivirus
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Atera
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Symantec End-user Endpoint Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Computer & Network Security
12.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.2%
Manufacturing
3.0%
Telecommunications
3.0%
Other
47.0%
Information Technology and Services
21.8%
Events Services
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Financial Services
5.5%
Computer Software
5.3%
Other
54.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is atera safe?
2 Comments
MH
YesRead more
How does your pricing compare to the traditional RMM vendors?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
At Atera, you only get billed a fixed monthly fee for the number of technicians that actually use our software. So you don’t pay more when you grow or add...Read more
Can I generate automatically a Service Ticket from an Agent Alert?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
It is possible to automatically generate a ticket from an alert. We do not recommend it because it can create a lot of noise in the ticket dashboard. The...Read more
How are the virus definitions done, how can it be so fast
1 Comment
JB
Rapid release update are released every hourRead more
What are the New Features in Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.2?
1 Comment
Official Response from Symantec End-user Endpoint Security
The new features in Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.2 include:
• Content Analysis Integration – submit suspicious files for multilayered inspection,...Read more
Where can I download the Trial Version?
1 Comment
Official Response from Symantec End-user Endpoint Security
You can try the leading solution in endpoint protection by downloading a free 60-day trial today here:...Read more
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