Netwrix Endpoint Protector vs Symantec Data Loss Prevention comparison

Netwrix and Broadcom are both solutions in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. Netwrix is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.6, while Broadcom is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2. Netwrix holds a 4.5% mindshare in DLP, compared to Broadcom’s 10.2% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Netwrix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Netwrix Endpoint Protector

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95% willing to recommend

Symantec Data Loss Prevention

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 4, 2023

We compared Endpoint Protector and Symantec Data Loss Prevention based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

Ease of Deployment: Users of Endpoint Protector say it is relatively easy to deploy, whereas the reviewers of Symantec Data Loss Prevention feel that it is more complex to deploy.
Features: Many Endpoint Protector users point out how much they like the Device Control feature and how granular the product is. They also say it is intuitive and user-friendly. Some reviewers say that the reports and analysis could be improved, as could the customization.

Symantec Data Loss Prevention users especially appreciate its data loss prevention technology and its reporting, but they would like to see better documentation. It is also not as user-friendly.

Pricing: Most users feel that the pricing of both solutions is reasonable.
Service and Support: Endpoint Protector users feel that Endpoint Protector offers good technical support. Symantec Data Loss Prevention’s users are divided over the quality of their service.
ROI: When asked about return on investment, users of Endpoint Protector state that the product is “priceless” and a “necessity” for them and that it has been helpful in terms of time savings and ease of management. Users of Symantec do not mention ROI.

Comparison Results: The pricing of these two solutions is comparable. However, Endpoint Protector comes out on top in this comparison due to the complexity of Symantec’s deployment process, its possibly ineffective support, and lack of ROI data.

To learn more, read our detailed Netwrix Endpoint Protector vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention Report (Updated: September 2024).

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Netwrix Endpoint Protector vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention

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Categories and Ranking

Netwrix Endpoint Protector

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Symantec Data Loss Prevention

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Netwrix Endpoint Protector is 4.5%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Data Loss Prevention is 10.2%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Featured Reviews

SunnyKumar

Senior IT Engineer at Instawork

Sep 26, 2023

Enhancing data security with proactive protection and control

I've encountered some latency issues that appear to be related to the internet speed. When I install the agent on the laptop, the internet speed often drops from 100 MBPS to around 80 MBPS or even as low as 50 MBPS at times. The slow response seems to be connected to the fact that all network traffic is routed through this agent. The challenge arises when trying to analyze the logs, as every single click and action, even a single command in GitHub, generates a multitude of logs. This makes it difficult to extract relevant information. It would be helpful to implement filtering mechanisms so that we can sort and view the data based on software and vendor, providing more clarity and ease in analysis.

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Babu E

Sr. Career Services-HRM at U Education Management Private Limited

Sep 18, 2024

User-friendly with good security and helpful for protecting confidential data

We used Symantec Data Loss Prevention for security purposes, mainly to handle confidential data and protect it from external interventions Symantec Data Loss Prevention helped us secure highly credible data of our customers, protect it from being copied, and safeguard it from external threats. I…

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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

"There are effectively two areas of DLP to look at from a technical perspective. One is how it performs the pickup of information traversing the system and the other is how the policy engine, which analyzes the data, works. On the first aspect, CoSoSys is probably best of breed for macOS because they're reasonably well-integrated into the operating system. They're looking at the file system operations level, not at the execution level."

"We like that content-aware and device controls can easily be managed. They're not complicated. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand them."

"The most valuable feature is device control."

"Endpoint Protector's best features are its protection and user-friendliness."

"The software is easy to use and the dashboard is intuitive."

"The search for keywords is very important in our security operations because one of the key use cases we had was for the ability to search keyword-based on an internal database of keywords that have been submitted by other project managers within the company that's around intellectual property. The ability to search on keywords was part of that."

"I like the data protection feature. Our users were working on a client's CRM application with a lot of client-related EIA information. We did not want the users to be able to send any of this data outside. I also like its ability to protect against data leaks via emails and social media. I like that you can deploy it quickly, and it requires no training."

"The core of its value lies in obtaining logs remotely and exercising control over what employees can or cannot use."

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"The product's deployment phase was easy."

"The most valuable aspect of Symantec DLP is its broad coverage. Symantec DLP covers USB, Outlook email clients, and web traffic. If we install the endpoint DLP, we can cover multiple channels, including the clipboard and printer."

"The most valuable aspect of Symantec DLP is its powerful policy system."

"The most valuable features of Symantec Data Loss Prevention are endpoint security, endpoint agent, and DLP. Additionally, we have been satisfied with the policies."

"The product helps with blocking sensitive data transmission and permission management."

"They have a feature on the management side called the document indexer. Let's say you have a unique document with many near identical versions, which have one or several values that change, while the rest of the content stays the same. You can collect 50 of those documents and put them into this feature of the Symantec DLP system. It will compress them and create a profile specifically for that document."

"The features I like most about this solution is the endpoint modules because it gives us the protection we need."

"I'm able to track everyone who is trying to send information outside the environment and to know if they are not supposed to be sending it. I'm also able to see the people who are accessing or maybe try to access the information they are not supposed to be accessing based on their level of classification. It gives me overall control of who has got access to what and at what point. And who can do what with specific information."

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Cons

"One of the areas where there is room for improvement is support. It takes time for them to respond. They need to respond on time. Instead of sending an email, I think it would be very helpful to say, 'Let's set up a WebEx to see what's really going on,' instead of the back and forth of email."

"Endpoint Protector would be improved with more DLP templates."

"It would be better if they had an inbound restriction feature. For example, I work out of my home from my personal computer. All my policies can be deployed while working. When I am done, I should be able to use my machine as my personal machine, and all these policies should be waived. In the next release, I want time bound restriction of the policies because most of these users were working out of home and using their personal computers."

"I would rate the role-based access features for administrators a six out of ten. There's work to be done on the granularity of roles that can be assigned to an administrator but there is role-based administrator access present. That's why it's not a zero rating."

"When you want to uninstall and reinstall, there are a lot of issues. You have to do a lot of workarounds to reinstall Endpoint Protector. This is a major issue that we have constantly because we still have old systems with XP. While there are only very few, we need to run them because there are machines attached that only run on XP. When we need to uninstall and reinstall on XP or Windows 10, we have serious issues left in the Registry Editor everywhere. There is a lot of manual interference to get the reinstallation to work. For the uninstallation of Endpoint Protector, they need to work on this so it doesn't leave any leftovers behind."

"They have many predefined classifiers in terms of data identifiers, and they should improve this."

"We are currently facing an issue where it is blocking the Winman software, which is something that we don't want to happen because we use it in our accounts department to pay taxes."

"I would like to see an alert feature that when a system is started, it checks to make sure that the client has the most up-to-date policies."

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"Symantec Data Loss Prevention could improve by having better system resource management, cloud option, and more features."

"A significant area for improvement in the product is reducing the number of agents required and improving integration as a unified client ecosystem."

"Technical support is pathetic."

"Where things could be improved is that product engineering takes time to respond when we make a request. They get on a call for troubleshooting, but fixing the issue takes time."

"Symantec DLP doesn't provide complete cloud coverage. We need another DLP solution to monitor our cloud applications."

"The product must provide data encryption."

"They could improve the predefined reports because they don't have much information. We would like detailed reports."

"The enforce service is difficult to understand, and free courses made available on the internet would be useful."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't have any issue with the licensing and pricing. I would love for it to be cheaper, but at the same time I'm getting a lot from it."

"The pricing is reasonable for this particular market."

"The product has average pricing."

"This is a budget-friendly solution that covers all the aspects of host-level DLP."

"The price of Endpoint Protector by CoSoSys is more or less the same as other competing solutions."

"We have a limited budget for our media section. When we purchased it last year, we migrated from a different solution to this solution, and at that time, they told us that the cost will remain the same, but this year, they increased the price by 20% or something like that. I am not sure about the exact price, but let's say from 8,000, it increased to 10,000. It was a huge gap, and we couldn't bear this cost because we have a limited budget. When we spoke to them, they understood our problem and reduced it to the same price that we had last year."

"When I last renewed the license it was for a two-year term, and they gave me the second year at half price."

"The pricing is very competitive and is cheaper in comparison to that of other solutions. It makes it an easy decision to go with EPP for the data loss prevention infrastructure."

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"The pricing is reasonable."

"The price of Symantec DLP is fair. I don't recall the cost of the license, but it wasn't outrageous enough that it was an obstacle to approval. I'm not concerned with how much per seat or server, but I know they charge a lot."

"Pricing is reasonable."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"For pricing, I rate Symantec DLP an eight out of ten."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"The pricing is competitive and not pricey. We also receive corporate discounts."

"The solution should be less expensive to allow more people the opportunity to use it. Some of their competitors are less expensive. There is a license required to use the solution and we purchased an annual license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Endpoint Protector?

Its robust security audit and compliance functionalities prove especially beneficial for businesses in sectors like BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) and Information Technology.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Endpoint Protector?

The pricing is reasonable for this particular market.

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What needs improvement with Endpoint Protector?

The only aspect that prevents it from being a perfect solution is the occasional slower response time.

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What do you like most about Symantec Data Loss Prevention?

It can prevent copying and encoding of HTTP data to various sites like Google, and Webex.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Data Loss Prevention?

The product is high-priced. However, it is worth it for the comprehensive data protection it provides.

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What needs improvement with Symantec Data Loss Prevention?

A significant area for improvement in the product is reducing the number of agents required and improving integration as a unified client ecosystem. Integrating artificial intelligence to automate ...

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Also Known As

CoSoSys Endpoint Protector

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Overview

Content Aware Protection
Scanning data in motion
Monitor, control and block file transfers. Detailed control through both content and context inspection.

Device Control
USB & peripheral port control
Lockdown, monitor and manage devices. Granular control based on Vendor ID, Product ID, Serial Number and more.

Enforced Encryption
Automatic USB encryption
Encrypt, manage and secure USB storage devices by safeguarding data in transit. Password-based, easy to use and very efficient.

eDiscovery
Scanning data at rest
Discover, encrypt and delete sensitive data. Detailed content and context inspection through manual or automatic scans

Keeping sensitive corporate information safe and compliant has never been easy. But today, you’re faced with a totally new set of data protection challenges. Sensitive information is leaving the safety of your corporate network as more employees share files over consumer cloud storage services and access those files on their own mobile devices. The number of targeted cyber attacks continues to grow, as cybercriminals develop effective new methods for defeating traditional security measures and stealing corporate information. And as all of these factors converge, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage corporate information and protect it against loss and theft.

Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) provides a comprehensive approach to information protection that embraces today’s cloud- and mobile-centered realities. With DLP, you can:

• Discover where data is stored across all of your cloud, mobile, network, endpoint, and storage systems

• Monitor how data is being used, whether your employees are on or off the network

• Protect data from being leaked or stolen—no matter where it’s stored or how it’s used

Sample Customers

Samsung, Toyota, Philips, Zeppelin, Western Union, eBay

Hadassah University Hospital, Her Majestys Government (HMG), United Kingdom, Hitachi Consulting Software Services India Pvt Ltd., Hua Nan Bank, Hyundai Department Store Group,JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, Lake Health, McCann Erickson Israel, Molina Healthcare Inc., PGi, Quilvest Switzerland Limited, State of Nevada Public Employees Benefits Program, Symantec Corporation (Enterprise Security), The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (DLP), The Saudi Industrial Property Authority, TSO cloud, Visa, Yunnan Power Grid Company

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