--- title: Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Reviews meta\_title: 'Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 553 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Symantec End-user Endpoint Security works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 553 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Endpoint Protection url: https://www.g2.com/categories/endpoint-protection --- # Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Symantec End-user Endpoint Security but has limited features. Are you part of the Symantec End-user Endpoint Security team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! 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 * * * Seller [Broadcom](https://www.g2.com/sellers/broadcom-ab3091cd-4724-46a8-ac89-219d6bc8e166) Discussions [Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Community](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Richard Clooke Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 17 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![ThreatDown](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ThreatDown") ThreatDown 4.6/5(1,089) ](https://www.g2.com/products/threatdown/reviews) [ ![ESET PROTECT](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "ESET PROTECT") ESET PROTECT 4.6/5(1,003) ](https://www.g2.com/products/eset-protect/reviews) [ ![Sophos Endpoint](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sophos Endpoint") Sophos Endpoint 4.7/5(837) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-endpoint/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 553 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Akash A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akash A.") AA Akash A. Security Consultant Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/28/2023 "Endpoint security solution" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? One step solution for security which provide security over each level Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Things are most likeling working well so found no issue but high cpu utilization which is quite minimal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Its a security solution which provide hogh end top level security which include firewall policy to set and other policy whoch make an protected environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching") AP Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/16/2022 "Symantec Endpoint Protection needed a backup" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? I like the centralized management feature that allows administrators to perform routines remotely and even schedule tasks that need to run in the endpoints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? I've been a user of Symantec Endpoint Protection since 2010, and I can say that they have not improved their user interface all these years. The major incident was why I parted ways with SEPM; my network was penetrated by malware that it failed to detect and stop spreading within my network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? As a Systems Administrator, you need to have centralized control over all your endpoints. SEPM is a whole package. Real-time scan/protection, firewall integration, live updates, advance detection. These are all needed to ensure that the network is protected. It has safeguarded mine for more than ten years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Ravi G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ravi G.") RG Ravi G. IT Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/21/2022 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Best AV for Endpoints" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? The best part of this product is that "it releases three updates daily for endpoints to protect them from Zero-day attacks." And endpoint takes an update from Symantec Manager, GUP (Group Update Provider) and LU (Live Update). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? The worst part of this product is that "sometimes the symlink file mismatch and location of the endpoint show differ on Symantec Manager". And we need to replace this file again. It takes time for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? I used this product when a wannacry ransomware attack happened, and it protected our endpoint from being compromised. We checked NTP logs for all the machines and checked frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") AC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/21/2022 "Symante Endpoint Protection: Endpoint multilayer protection" 5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Symantec Endpoint Protection is a multilayer endpoint protection solution (antivirus, personal firewall, IPS, application and device control, host integrity, memory exploit mitigation, …). It provides effective protection againt actual threats. The solution has simplified management and a logical interface. The architecture is natively scalable. Deployment tools are also available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? The product misses some configuration templates to accelerate configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec End-user Endpoint Security: Customize SEP configuration to enhance protection in your environment. Install all available security features on the endpoint. The application control feature is one of the most powerful features if configured correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Endpoint protection from malware, ransomware, and new threats. Simple remediation and troubleshooting. Report and alert notification help to maintain you informed about your a protected environment If connected to Symantec EDR solution (licensed apart), you can manage Incidents with correlated SEP events through Symantec Intelligence, and you can also have MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques detailed information about incidents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/29/2022 "Symantec Endpoint Protection Suite not what is use to be!" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Traditionally, this product has worked very well, although a bit bloated, for both servers and client machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? We have used this product for many years. Since going to Broadcom, both support and product functionality have fallen off drastically. Clients seem to be very resource (memory) intensive and garner a lot of complaints from our user base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Solved: client machines: good antivirus and malware protection. Servers: Good protection for internal, and internet facing (exposed) servers. There's no performance boost, but past reliability provided ease of mind for protection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Vinay C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vinay C.") VC Vinay C. Transmission Engineer & Network Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/14/2022 "Easy to use" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? This is one of the best application in security and it's very easy to use this application is very easy to use and for security purposes now a days it's very usefull Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? When we secure the data some time speed may be slow but it is very rare , traffic flow is increasing day by day on this that is why we have to face speed issue something Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? An endpoint is any device that is physically en end point on a network . Laptops,desktops,mobile phones,tablets,servers and virtual environments can all be considered endpoints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Scott S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Scott S.") SS Scott S. Director of Infrastructure Services at Creative Group, Inc. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/11/2015 "AV to avoid" 1.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? The new cloud service was easy to setup and maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Does not detect as well as other AV's. Takes up too many resources. Years of issues in the older software makes me not trust anything they make. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec End-user Endpoint Security: There are much better choices available. Sophos endpoint (if you have a sophos firewall). Bitdefender endpoint is outstanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Security issues. Drive Encrypton, web protection and overall security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/8/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ciaran H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ciaran H.") CH Ciaran H. Senior Security Presales Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/26/2021 "The new Symantec" 5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? The rate of product development is astonishing, and it has restored confidence in the Symantec brand with management and users. The broad device coverage is second-to-none - Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. Server, Desktop/Laptop, and Mobile devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? There have been some issues when moving from on-premise deployment to SEP, although these are being ironed out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec End-user Endpoint Security: Contrary to the bad perception following the Broadcom acquisition, Symantec is going from strength to strength. The product team is very focused on making this the best solution on the market. The team is very engaged with customers and partners to ensure that it provides what they need. Broadcom support is improving and is in a much better place when compared to this time last year. The cost is also very competitive against most of the competitors, and you get a whole lot of value for your purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Intuitive cloud management makes administration very straight-forward. Multiple engines provide defense-in-depth on the endpoint. Ability to scan on-demand There is granular Reporting functioanlity, which provdie scheduled feedback in both Summary and Comprehensive format, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![VivekPrasanth R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "VivekPrasanth R.") VR VivekPrasanth R. Senior Security Specialist Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/4/2020 "Traditional AV - Next gen AV" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? The best traditional Av (next-gen AV soon) to protect our environment safe and secure. They added Linux support as well and supported almost all the latest builds of windows and MAC. Simple SEPM will help to design the policy and implement it across the sites. It is suitable for larger clients, which is more than 10k. Daily def will have coverage for more vulnerabilities. WSS integration was the best notch of SEP WSS. We recently integrated SEP with WSS; it works perfectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Frequent version update irritates a lot. If you have a more significant number of clients, it's challenging to upgrade the clients frequently, and non of the customers will agree to the same. Everyone might be having a lot of internal approval processes for upgrades. by the time we finish all the approval processes, one version of Symantec will release another one. It's very irritating sometimes when the lower version has some product bug and no other choice than to upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec End-user Endpoint Security: ITs good for who is having larger number of clients. Easy to implement.SEP is particularly effective when paired with a second anti-malware solution, such as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.Symantec Endpoint Protection serves as an wonderful front-line antivirus solution for larger organizations who need to manage numerous computer systems, servers, and users.Simple SEPM will help to design the policy and implement across the sites. It good for larger clients. Daily def will have coverage for more vulnerabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? We can control a lot of security risks using the product. Since all the clients are reporting to the manager, sometimes we will consider this as inventory. SEP WSS integration helps us to go with the agentless approach. We don't want multiple agents for proxy redirecting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/28/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Adnan A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adnan A.") AA Adnan A. SME Optimization Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/23/2021 "Symantec End-user Endpoint Security | Best security solution for my laptop" 5/5 What do you like best about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Since I have been using Symantec End-user Endpoint Security, my life has become worry-free. Never have I been bothered about ransomware, virus, or other cyberattacks on my system. I have been using it for almost eight years now, and there is not a single time any malware has attacked me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security? Sometimes the automatic update doesn't work, and I have to do the manual updates myself. Other than that, the software is perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec End-user Endpoint Security: Easily the best security software for your system. Go with it without having second thoughts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec End-user Endpoint Security solving and how is that benefiting you? Daily system scans—laptop malware protection. My work is critical, and the data I work on is essential for my company and me, and we cannot compromise on its security. Symantec End-user Endpoint Security provides the necessary protection for the data and machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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[ Ask about Symantec End-user Endpoint Security ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/discussions/new) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 6 years ago How are the virus definitions done, how can it be so fast 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/11893-how-are-the-virus-definitions-done-how-can-it-be-so-fast) RC R Shane Chance • Last activity over 5 years ago Renewals 1 Upvote 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/renewals) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 17 months ### Average Discount 16% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/pricing) Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0da398b6bec445230418055cb5eab676/kaspersky-next-optimum.png "Product Avatar Image") Kaspersky Next Optimum 4.3/5(208) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/kaspersky-next-optimum-vs-symantec-end-user-endpoint-security) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_dae0031c2ae3821616be108bd707a35f/sophos-endpoint.png "Product Avatar Image") Sophos Endpoint 4.7/5(837) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/sophos-endpoint-vs-symantec-end-user-endpoint-security) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0e024459b5d040095046ec567e486ac8/trendai-vision-one-endpoint-security.jpg "Product Avatar Image") TrendAI Vision One - Endpoint Security 4.3/5(115) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security-vs-trendai-vision-one-endpoint-security) ##### ##### Symantec End-user Endpoint Security Features Administration Compliance Web Control Application Control Functionality System Isolation Firewall Endpoint Intelligence Analysis Automated Remediation Incident Reports Behavioral Analysis [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Endpoint Protection Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/endpoint-protection-platforms)[Antivirus](https://www.g2.com/categories/antivirus) ##### Explore More [Employee communications platforms](https://www.g2.com/discussions/employee-communications-platforms-need-help-choosing-a-solution-advice-needed)[Which AI legal tool is best for case law analysis?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-ai-legal-tool-is-best-for-case-law-analysis)[Recommendations for the best webinar solution](https://www.g2.com/discussions/recommendations-for-the-best-webinar-solution) [Which enterprise machine translation tools integrate into an existing SaaS product so translated content is served without sending every string to a manual translator?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-enterprise-machine-translation-tools-integrate-into-an-existing-saas-product-so-translated-content-is-served-without-sending-every-string-to-a-manual-translator)[Which file reader software has the strongest security compliance and data protection features without disrupting existing workflows?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-file-reader-software-has-the-strongest-security-compliance-and-data-protection-features-without-disrupting-existing-workflows)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-end-user-endpoint-security/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)