Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Reviews & Product Details

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) is designed to protect against malware attacks including targeted attacks, advanced persistent threats, and zero-day threats with a layered approach to security at the endpoint. Superior protection that fuses essential and next-gen technologies in a multi-layered fashion. High-performance, lightweight single client, single management console across both physical and virtual protection and orchestrated response delivered at scale

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

17 months

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Gareth W.

Computer Support Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/21/2026

"Industry-Standard Suite, But a Major Resource Hog That Disrupts Network Connections"

1/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

Industry standard tools and application suite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

It was a huge drag on system resources and would cause negative interactions with some of applications. It was almost guaranteed that if something wastn working right that had to do with the internet or network connections, such as shared drives, that it would be the symantec install that was causing the problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vijay G.

Infrastructure Admin

Real Estate

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/8/2026

"Strong Security and Deep Scanning You Can Trust"

5/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

The most important part for me is the security and the deep-scanning process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

The cost is too high compared to Trend Micro and CrowdStrike antivirus tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sagar p.

AVP

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/16/2025

"User-Friendly Interface and Robust Features, but Support and Integration Need Improvement"

2/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

User friendly GUI

Bandwidth utilization can be controlled from console itself

Policy configuration can be done at endpoint level

Communication file sylink.xml is readily available if there is no connection of endpoint with Symantec manager console.

GUP can be configured to distribute bandwidth load.

Multiple threat reports are readily available

Dashboard provide you almost all the required field for troubleshooting purpose Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

Product support issue is the major issue nowadays

Integration is a major challenge with multiple products

Splunk integration is causing multiple issues as telemetry data is not being processed by Symantec to Splunk

High CPU utilization is observed in multiple Linux servers even after throttling being in place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Isaac S.

Microsoft sales support

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/30/2026

"Intuitive, Powerful & Good Security Tool"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

it is intuitive to use, it is a great security tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

sometimes to look up the configuration, it is very difficult Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adesh R.

Security analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/18/2025

"Robust Multi-Layered Protection with Advanced Threat Detection"

5/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

It offers robust, multi-layered protection by integrating advanced threat detection methods such as AI and behavioral analysis. The solution delivers dependable defense against malware and zero-day threats, all while allowing for centralized management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

This software can be demanding on system resources, features a rather complicated management console, and sometimes generates false positives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mahesh C.

Head IT Infrastructure

Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/16/2025

"User-Friendly with Deep Scans, But Scheduled Scans Slow Down Performance"

3/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

Symantec is user-friendly and performs deep scans on the user's computer. However, the quarantine folder should be cleaned out regularly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

When using the schedule system, the performance becomes very slow and at times it almost seems unresponsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/27/2025

"Solid Protection, Clunky Interface"

4/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

Symantec provides reliable, consistent protection with a solid track record. It's effective at catching threats, runs fairly light in the background, and integrates well with enterprise environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

The UI feels outdated and unintuitive. Simple tasks like adding exceptions or customizing settings are not as straightforward as they should be, which can slow down workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

Symantec helps protect our systems from malware, phishing attempts, and other endpoint threats across the organization. It ensures that our devices stay secure without requiring constant hands-on management. This reduces the risk of security breaches and gives us peace of mind, allowing our team to focus more on productivity and less on threat monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naushad T.

Lead Technical Specialist - EDR

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/26/2025

"Symantec - 360 degree Endpoint Security"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

It’s the most adopted Antivirus tool ever used for any kind of enterprise. Very easy to deploy, configure and manage across all kind of endpoints. Provides all round protection from known and advanced threats and malware detection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

Limited features/modules as compared with NGAV (Next Gen Antivirus) Tools in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Giridhar G.

National Bussiness Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/5/2025

"Best Endpoint Protection"

5/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

management console and implementation procedure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

licensing structure and market reachability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman A.

Manager, Customer Success

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/13/2024

"Most dependable security to my frontlines"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

I have been using Symantec for the last 3-4 months and I have found a few positive points including antivirus, firewall and web security. It's providing me with a real-time monitoring feature as well.

Customer support is good and I have integrated this with my other apps. No problem such as now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security?

Nothing such as I found till now. Everything is going well and in right direction Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.