Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Reviews & Product Details

I like that Symantec End-user Endpoint Security has many policies that can be used to tailor the solution to our needs. Also, it was listed on the leaders quadrant for a few years on the Gartner magic quadrant, and they had great support originally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The status syncing between the endpoint agent and the console can be severely delayed at times causing mismatched status. The technical support is also not so good, ever since the acquisition by Broadcom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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