We performed a comparison between CrowdStrike Falcon 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."The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"The ease of deployment and configuration is valuable. It's very easy compared to other vendors like Sophos. Sophos' configuration is complex. Fortinet is a lot easier to understand. You don't need a lot of admin knowledge to do the configuration."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"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."
"It is stable and scalable."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"The most valuable features in CrowdStrike Falcon are the full EDR with antivirus, hunting, reporting, and RTR remote control."
"This solution consistently releases improvements. They have communicated their next two years of development which is powerful and covers all of our needs."
"Among CrowdStrike Falcon's most valuable capabilities are its UEBA and SOAR functionalities, along with its seamless integration with any other SIEM solution."
"We are happy with CloudStrike's ease of use and touch notification."
"The stability is very good."
"The UI is simple and self-explanatory. Everything is easy to understand."
"CrowdStrike Falcon's most valuable feature is the fact that it's not getting in the way of our workforce and their workflow."
"It seems to do a pretty good job of protecting the host. It offers good insights that it gives you when it has a detection. It's pretty incredible."
"The setup is quite easy."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is easy to use and has good support."
"The most valuable features of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response are its immediate response and investigation."
"IPS and the user interface are good features."
"The solution can scale well."
"I've mainly found the antivirus and antispyware features valuable. The documentation is okay as well."
"The Detection vulnerability is very effective."
"The interface is quite easy to use."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"They can include the automation for the realtime updates. We have a network infrastructure with remote sites. Whenever they send updates, they are not automated. We have to go into the console and push those updates. I wish it was more automated. The update file is currently around 31 MB. It could be smaller."
"The SIEM could be improved."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"Detections could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in managing multiple customer IDs."
"The console is a little cluttered and at times, finding what you're looking for is not intuitive."
"The current database schema presents challenges and has potential for improvement."
"I would like to see a little bit more in the offline scanning ability. This just comes from my background in what I have done in other positions. They only scan on demand, so I always have this fear that we sometimes maybe email out a dormant virus and can be held liable for that. That is something where I would like to see a little bit more robustness to the tool."
"They should provide us with good visibility for everything."
"The ability to receive text alerts natively in the console would be kind of cool."
"Technical support could be better than what is currently offered."
"The malware analysis could be improved, as that's what we use the solution for the most and that change would make it a better EDR tool."
"In the future, it would be nice to have playbooks in the tool, to allow for some of the common activities to be automated. For example, some of the scannings of the malware can be too manual for a specific device. Additionally, a vulnerability manager would be beneficial."
"It would be beneficial to have more integration and compatibility with other platforms."
"The GUI could be better."
"The solution needs to provide better integration."
"It is not possible to buy it from the company itself, or resellers in other countries. If it is available, I see that it is offered as part of a larger service. For me, this was not suitable."
"While they are quite dynamic, they need to ensure they are detecting threats faster in the future to keep people safer."
"The Symantec portfolio is not big enough to cover the organization in all 360 degrees."
"The interface has many issues."
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CrowdStrike Falcon is ranked 3rd in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 107 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 25th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews. CrowdStrike Falcon is rated 8.8, while Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of CrowdStrike Falcon writes "Easy to set up with good behavior-based analysis but needs a single-click recovery option". 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". CrowdStrike Falcon is most compared with Microsoft Defender XDR, Darktrace, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, whereas Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Vision One, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS). See our CrowdStrike Falcon vs. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response report.
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