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Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs Symantec Endpoint Security comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (12th)
Symantec Endpoint Security
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
142
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and Symantec Endpoint Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is designed for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, down 3.4% compared to last year.
Symantec Endpoint Security, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 4.1% mindshare, down 5.1% since last year.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

AMBARISH PATKAR - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized control effectively manages devices while updates require powered-on systems
I use Bitdefender GravityZone EDR for the grooming industry. It is primarily utilized for the office environment The features I find most effective for threat detection include centralized control policy distribution and the control of independent devices, such as printers, laptops, and desktops…
Hakeem_Abdulkareem - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution has given us visibility into compliance within our whole system and helped us ensure everything is updated
Symantec's application security module needs some improvement. You need to create a lot of fingerprints for application security. For instance, let's say I have different brands of ATMs in my environment, like Wincor and NCR. I use GRG to deploy an application control to whitelist some applications. I have to get the exact image of the different models of ATMs. When I tested in the past, some machines would not connect to the server without that. Only the approved software on the ATM should run. Anything outside that should not even come up at all. We did this so that an outside person doesn't introduce malicious software to the ATM. That's the essence of locking down with application control. Using Symantec for application control has been hectic, so I use Carbon Black to do the lockdown. Checking that data security will work fine with Carbon Black. Carbon Black worked fine. Setting up approval in Carbon Black works differently than Symantec. In Symantec, we first need the fingerprints of the applications running underneath. Before setting up Carbon Black, you first install the agent, allowing it to learn the environment. It will analyze all the software's behavior and provide recommendations for what should be allowed. It's more straightforward, whereas configuring application control in Symantec is a bit cumbersome.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I have found Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra to be highly scalable."
"The features that are most useful are the simplicity of deploying the package and the cryptosystem for managing all the situations on the computer."
"Bitdefender GravityZone EDR needs to be more stable."
"I haven't had a problem with its stability yet. Since we deployed it, we haven't had one computer instance where we had to reimage the computer due to the virus."
"The solution's deployment is very easy and flexible."
"The solution is probably one of the top five, best security solutions on the market at the moment."
"The Ultra is a valuable feature."
"The advantage of the solution is that it has a console on the cloud and you can update the clients."
"Helps to protect our organization from known attacks."
"It's a good proxy to control the user's access to the website."
"This product is valuable for ransomware protection, general malware protection, and network exploitation protection."
"The solution is easy to use"
"The centralized console is great for us. It gives us one centralized console to manage all of the endpoints."
"It is a stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."
"What I like most about Symantec is the intrusion detection module. If you are scanning the environment, it will flag a possible intruder and tell you the IP and where the attack is coming from. Traditional antivirus solutions will never flag that. If you have a traditional SIEM, you might be able to pick that up. Symantec is a holistic endpoint security solution, so when you scan an endpoint, Symantec will let you know that something is happening to it."
"It is very easy to use and keeps us secure."
 

Cons

"I have not had used the EDR portion of the solution to do any custom scripting to allow further advanced operations on the endpoints. From what I understand from reading the comments on reviews is that it is not particularly flexible in this regard."
"Policy customization and deployment need a little bit of improvement. The push policies, the first line, and all those things."
"Application Control should be available on the cloud."
"The product can be improved by identifying errors."
"The firewall security could be better."
"If we could directly push the agent to the script, it'll be very good."
"For many, the problems come mostly when they start tweaking or short-cutting - particularly for patch management."
"Technical support could be faster and more responsive."
"It would be nice to see more antivirus features for USB control."
"Symantec isn't good in terms of updating customers about updates. You'd normally have to search it out. Sometimes, the update process for the administration and management console can be a bit intimidating, and it can be quite inconvenient to get the updates. That's because when you have to do the update, you have to update the management console, and then you need to update the clients. Their application that's installed on desktops and servers needs to go hand in hand with the management console. Sometimes, it's a bit unwieldy to see that process through."
"There was an administrative feature, which was available in the previous version, which has been removed. We would like that feature to be added again."
"Multi-domain policy options for exceptions and global blocks."
"SONAR could be improved. The false/positive rate is a little high."
"I find the documentation on Symantec.com to be not very updated. It seems like Symantec focuses more on their product than on documentation."
"Symantec needs to develop some reporting features and notifications. For instance, if the server is not on or it's shut down. There should also be time-based USB control."
"It is only available to use on computers with higher-end specs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"As I am on a different model, my clients pay me on a monthly basis."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra's pricing is competitive in the market."
"The solution's pricing is average."
"The pricing is competitive."
"There are some differences. It's more cost-effective, yet it provides the same functionalities as Defender. That's why I've been exploring the comparisons. We pay for it annually, and it's a per-seat payment."
"The product has a reasonable price."
"We take the subscription. Only we're taking that GravityZone and protection of the environment and the system. We didn't subscribe to the detection response."
"I rate the product's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"I rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"It's not cheap."
"Each annual client license is around 1200 or 1600 INR."
"It is normal. If you are an educational institute, they give you a very good discount. If you are coming from the banking side, they may or may not give you a discount. I'm working with seven companies, and normally, they get a 65% to 70% discount on everything."
"Its price is reasonable."
"What we have paid for this product is good value for the work and the services that they are providing to us."
"Licensing is per user. Therefore, it makes it easy to do licensing."
"Symantec Endpoint Security's pricing is okay. It is cheaper compared to other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra?
The cost is reasonable, with the license costing approximately six to eight dollars per user.
What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra?
When patching devices for updates, if a device is not switched on, it does not provide information dynamically.
Which is better - Cortex XDR or Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?
Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valuable feature and their speed of integration is very good. The initial setup was ...
Which offers better endpoint security - Symantec or Microsoft Defender?
We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior solution. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security s...
What do you like most about Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?
Symantec have everything – documentation, videos, data sheets.
 

Also Known As

Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra, Bitdefender GravityZone
Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Mentor Graphics, Rudersdal Kommune
Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.
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