We performed a comparison between Symantec Data Center Security and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud and Data Center Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The ability to finely control permissions and restrictions on servers or assets through a customizable rule set is a key strength."
"We use the product to prevent unauthorized access to data, systems, and servers. It provides essential features for data center security."
"The advantage of Data Center Security is its ease of use and that it serves as a single unified platform, where I can apply all my security policies to protect that server."
"The granularity of applying the policies is valuable."
"The console and tools are very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized console, which can handle different products that we have."
"The real strength lies in its straightforward approach, offering just two key policies: prevention and detection."
"The most valuable feature is the endpoint protection system."
"I have found VMware NSX to be easy to use."
"I have found the solution to be stable."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's initial setup process was easy."
"The interface is intuitive enough."
"I am impressed with the tool's protection."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create, develop, and deploy servers in minutes to hours, rather than days."
"VMware NSX offers some of the best features for security, such as micro-segmentation."
"The installation is straightforward, it took a couple of hours."
"This solution clashes with Microsoft defender, which results in performance degradation on the machine."
"Could have better reporting capabilities and better support."
"There is plenty of room for improvement with this product, and it could start with platform metrics."
"It would be advantageous if Symantec or Broadcom, given the rebranding, could simplify the process, enabling users to leverage the antivirus functionality more easily."
"The product blocks certain processes, even after allowlisting them."
"Adding more compatibility with common products like Microsoft would be a plus."
"Agent management is a challenging task."
"The support is very bad. They're not fast at all. Trend Micro's support is much better."
"It takes time to do the initial setup. It is a bit slow, which is surprising."
"The solution could improve by having a more streamlined setup."
"The solution is only sold as part of a bundle and not as an individual product."
"The network-extending capabilities for the physical environment need improvement."
"The solution is quite complex. You need to keep your thinking cap on and know what you are doing: Go to the training and listen to the solution architects when they come in because they have a lot of knowledge."
"The solution can improve by making it more straightforward, easier to install and maintain in the environment."
"Since most people are very much used to physical networking, they find it difficult to use VMware NSX in the initial stage."
"The technical support could use some improvement."
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Symantec Data Center Security is ranked 12th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 11 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 94 reviews. Symantec Data Center Security is rated 7.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Data Center Security writes "A robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for data centers, offering agentless security, powerful intrusion prevention, and a wide range of security features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Symantec Data Center Security is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Symantec Endpoint Security, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes and Illumio, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Symantec Data Center Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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