We performed a comparison between Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert and Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"Impressive detection capabilities"
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"The main thing is that I feel safe. Because the processes that have been used to get a handle on the attackers are much better than other competitors"
"The setup is pretty simple."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"The most valuable features of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response are the threat detection technologies, and activity monitoring and support tools. Additionally, the port and USB security, and antivirus are effective."
"The solution is scalable."
"Provides web and DNS protection over https."
"The product has an easy-to-use EDR module based on signature-based antivirus detection. It is a complete software."
"Has great behavior detection and a very good firmware scanner."
"Kaspersky is easy to use, and it performs well."
"The pricing is decent."
"What I like best about Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is that it can detect any cyber attack and that it's a reliable product in the cybersecurity space. My company has confidence in it as a product for detecting all cyber attacks. It's a reliable product."
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"The pricing is pretty reasonable."
"There are times when Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response tags an executable as malicious when it is trying to get executed on the machine. In this case, it prevents the execution and it gives you a process view of things where you can look into what has happened and whether it is a genuine process trying to access some system activities, or it's a malicious one. Depending upon the process, it gives you a clear identification, and we can do the containment from the interface itself and isolate the machine from the network. The process review on network isolation is good."
"It is mostly used for malware detection and antivirus purposes."
"In Symantec, we have found that the most important feature is Application and Device Control."
"It is very simple to use."
"I've mainly found the antivirus and antispyware features valuable. The documentation is okay as well."
"I like Symantec EDR's device control and USB security features."
"IPS and the user interface are good features."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"The security should be strong for the cloud. Some applications are on-prem and some are on the cloud. Fortinet should also have strong security for the cloud. There should be more security for the cloud."
"Detections could be improved."
"The solution should address emerging threats like SQL injection."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"Integration with Azure and SaaS provisioning tools could improve Fortinet FortiEDR."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is very heavy on the system resources. It uses a lot of memory and the system can become slow."
"The technical support team should respond in a more timely manner."
"Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert needs to include a traffic interface."
"They could provide a source of visualization for the product."
"Kaspersky needs to strengthen its standing in the market."
"The product should release more frequent updates. The tool needs to improve its scalability as well."
"The solution can improve by providing automatic fixing of vulnerabilities and reducing the resources used in the server component and endpoint agent. They are very bulky and use a lot of CPU, memory, and hard drive resources."
"There is a problem with the solution, it came from Russia and we are looking for a replacement."
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"I would like to see better scanning capabilities."
"A significant deterioration in customer support."
"The product doesn’t offer MDM functionality under its current licensing model."
"The solution needs to provide better integration."
"It would be nice to see more granular timeline analysis."
"The Symantec portfolio is not big enough to cover the organization in all 360 degrees."
"The network forensics feature could be improved."
"They do need to minimize the number of agents installed on a server."
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Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is ranked 18th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 44 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 24th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews. Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert writes "Solid security and performance; overall a useful tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "A highly stable and affordable solution for detecting and preventing security threats". Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert is most compared with Trend Vision One, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cynet, IBM Security QRadar and Check Point Harmony Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Vision One, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon and Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS). See our Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert vs. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response report.
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