Exinda vs Symantec Proxy comparison

The compared GFI and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. GFI is ranked #5 in WO , and holds a 5.5% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #12 in WSG , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of GFI users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Exinda

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87% willing to recommend

Symantec Proxy

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80% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Exinda

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

WAN Optimization (5th)

Symantec Proxy

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (12th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Networking solutions, they serve different purposes. Exinda is designed for WAN Optimization and holds a mindshare of 5.5%, up 4.2% compared to last year.
Symantec Proxy, on the other hand, focuses on Secure Web Gateways (SWG), holds 2.0% mindshare, down 2.1% since last year.

WAN Optimization Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Exinda	5.5%
Cato SASE Cloud Platform	18.8%
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform	16.0%
Other	59.7%

WAN Optimization

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Symantec Proxy	2.0%
Cisco Umbrella	15.1%
Zscaler Internet Access	13.3%
Other	69.6%

Secure Web Gateways (SWG)

Featured Reviews

Marek Jaworski

Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Allows us to have better control over our network by shaping traffic more gently

There might be room for improvement in the speed and throughput of some of their devices. They're getting a bit slow on some of the bigger devices. It would be helpful if there were some sort of an ISP model. Also, while I don't think it would be possible for them to do, it would be better if they had the Citrix support and the visualization to visualize your network. Besides that, it fits its purpose as a shaper and accelerator. Some people would say things like, "Add a firewall to it," but I disagree. I think a firewall's a firewall, and Exinda's a shaper and accelerator.

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reviewer2341938

Head of IT, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cyber Unit at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Integration with compatible platforms streamlines web security management

The GUI has been effective. The proxy fulfills all the tasks I require, and it's not overly complicated. There aren't any specific features within Symantec Proxy that stand out for threat prevention in my use cases. The integration with FireGlass has been essential since both solutions are from Broadcom, enhancing compatibility as opposed to my prior experience where integration was troublesome.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are the shaper, accelerator, and the reporting... it will shape the traffic better than, for example, a Cisco, because it's more gentle on the shaping side of things. Suppose you were selling a 20-meg link. Because you can shape to the nth degree of traffic, the 20-meg link feels like about a 30 to 40-meg link."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to create policies where we can tailor them to the customer. It enables us to prioritize apps and users for bandwidth."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to manage the traffic at the application layer. It makes things a lot easier. We're not digging for port numbers and IP addresses and different services... It makes us far more responsive in our ability to do things and speed up the process. We're a very small shop, so having something that's straightforward and easy to use is a big help."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide very granular classes of service. That's important because it allows us to prioritize certain traffic types over others, to a very granular level."

"Exinda can show you which product uses how much throughput and can help you manage it."

"It has the ability to prioritize, providing an automatic optimization. I can put it in a hierarchy and know that certain devices will be prioritized over others. It is able to identify the traffic. It can pick out whether if its a Zoom meeting (or something like that), then it's able to put that somewhere in the hierarchy based on the traffic type."

"Symantec Proxy’s technical support is very good."

"It enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges."

"The content that we are getting is very good. Content caching is also supported."

"The product is very good, and the URL filtering database is great."

"The security features provided by Symantec Proxy, such as granular controls for web traffic and caching, set it apart from other secure web gateways."

"The tool's most valuable features are content-to-content filtration and SCCM protection."

"The solution is scalable."

"It's a stable solution."

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Cons

"It should improve the quality of service. It can improve their connection to the internet and your IP."

"There might be room for improvement in the speed and throughput of some of their devices. They're getting a bit slow on some of the bigger devices. It would be helpful if there were some sort of an ISP model."

"The updating of applications that the system knows about could be a little quicker. For example, Zoom had been out for a while, but it took a while for it to show up as an application that Exinda could natively handle. We had to write some things in order to handle Zoom, initially."

"In terms of improvement, one thing that has always frustrated me about it is that when you look at real-time monitoring, you can only filter it by IP address. You can't filter it by anything else. It would be good if we could filter by VLAN."

"A lot of working with this solution is really intuitive. I have picked it up mostly on my own. I'm sure that there are some things that maybe I hadn't thought of or really hadn't considered, and I think it would be good just to promote some day courses. I don't really see a whole lot that comes out for Exinda as far as training or informational sessions through our normal resellers. It would be cool to know more about the solution by utilizing educational resources or even have Exinda promoted a bit better."

"What I don't like is the fact that I haven't purchased the overall management interface. That is the interface that allows you to manage multiple Exindas. Personally, I think Exinda should provide that for free. I think that if you buy more and more Exinda boxes, you shouldn't then have to incur a charge for the overall management software. While I can manage each Exinda separately, if they provided me with the overall management platform for free that would probably encourage me to buy more appliances."

"There are some challenges with reporting and accessing specific logs, particularly older logs or user activity over time."

"The initial setup can be somewhat complex, and deploying the system can take some time."

"Activating the SSL inspection is one of the challenges. We are currently moving to the O365 cloud, and one of the challenges is the performance when all of our users are connected to O365 by a proxy."

"Marketing needs improvement in Symantec Proxy, as it needs to catch up in sales here in the Asia Pacific region. Symantec Proxy licensing renewal also needs improvement."

"I would like to see more improvements in the cloud."

"The solution could improve by having better documentation."

"The tool’s reporting features must be improved."

"The traffic filtering could improve. Our firewall traffic is limited. Additionally, it would be helpful if there was a dashboard and reporting feature."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing are pretty fair and really competitive. There are other SD-WAN solutions that are pretty costly because they build in a service where they'll manage it for you, which is really great. I don't know if Exinda has that option as well. However, we are a small shop and cost-conscious. For things like this, we are accustomed to self-managing and this solution suits us just fine. For a tool that gives you, like the graphs and reporting, it has a fair price point."

"It is priced well for the market, for what it needs to do."

"Licensing is based on a subscription."

"Symantec Proxy has different expiry dates and renewal dates, which is a problem, so Broadcom should improve the licensing renewal process for the solution."

"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to others on the market."

"The tool is pretty expensive."

"Our cost was based on a three-year upfront CapEx contract."

"The product is highly priced. There are no additional costs apart from the standard licenses."

"In terms of cost, it is expensive. Its pricing has been a challenge for us since its acquisition by Broadcom."

"There is a license needed to use Symantec Proxy."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

University

Financial Services Firm

27%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	12

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What do you like most about Symantec Proxy?

We can address and rectify issues promptly, resulting in consistently positive outcomes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Proxy?

Pricing is difficult to specify as Broadcom sells platforms that include multiple products, making it hard to determine the exact cost for the proxy component. Forcepoint sold only proxies, which w...

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What needs improvement with Symantec Proxy?

AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting. These would make the tool more effective.

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Blue Coat Encrypted Traffic Management, ProxySG Appliance

Overview

Exinda is designed to help Network Managers solve pressing IT problems in today's complex network. Our award winning technology combines interactive analytics, an intelligent recommendation engine and powerful actions like shaping and optimization, all in one solution.

GFI

Symantec Proxy is designed to provide web security, web access control, and secure web gateway functionalities for organizations. It helps protect against web-based threats, enforce web usage policies, and provide secure access to internet resources.

Symantec Proxy Benefits:

Easy to use
Comprehensive security features
Ability to block malicious websites and applications
Efficient management of network traffic
Scalable and compatible with various operating systems and devices
Highly rated customer support and technical assistance

Symantec Proxy Features:

Web Filtering: Symantec Proxy offers web filtering capabilities to control and manage web access based on predefined categories or custom policies.
Malware Protection: The solution incorporates malware detection and prevention mechanisms to identify and block web-based threats, such as malware, viruses, and phishing attacks.
URL Filtering: Symantec Proxy uses URL filtering to categorize and assess the reputation of web domains and URLs in real-time.
SSL/TLS Inspection: The proxy solution supports SSL/TLS decryption and inspection to examine encrypted web traffic for potential threats or policy violations.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Symantec Proxy may include data loss prevention capabilities to prevent the unauthorized exfiltration of sensitive data through web channels.
User Authentication and Access Control: The solution supports user authentication and access control mechanisms to enforce user-based policies and provide secure internet access.
Reporting and Analytics: Symantec Proxy provides reporting and analytics capabilities to monitor web usage, user activities, security events, and compliance violations.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Symantec Proxy users.

PeerSpot user, Consultant at a financial services firm, says that Symantec Proxy "...enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges."

PeerSpot user, General Manager & founder at a engineering company, writes that Symantec Proxy has "A complex deployment, no proper user reporting, and a proxy component that works."

Muhammad Salahuddin, Unit Head - Network and Security Solutions at FPM Solutions, states that Symantec Proxy has "Good URL filtering but is expensive and doesn't have good technical support services."

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