Sophos SafeGuard vs Symantec Endpoint Encryption comparison

"I like its ease of use the most. The management console is really nice. I like having one pane of glass that does everything. It does the Sophos anti-virus and encryption. Everything that you need is in one place. It is easy to use, and it is also pretty fast. It provides some pretty good details, and it lets you know who has access to a file. You can also add additional people to the encrypted documents, which is pretty good. Its stability and performance are also very good."

"SafeGuard's best feature is its stability."

"The Intercept X feature is the most valuable feature. You can't find this feature in other firewalls because Intercept X works as if it has an interaction between the endpoint and the firewall."

"I like the support most of all."

"The user interface is simple, It makes it very easy to use."

"Security-wise, it's one of the best."

"The monitoring features are easy to use."

"It's quite easy to integrate Safeguard with BitLocker"

"I like the solution for its encryption."

"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."

"You get updates and other encrypted files easily."

"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."

"The most valuable feature is that it works in the background so that the end-users are not aware of what is happening on the laptop."

"The solution is pretty stable."

"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."

"The solution’s installation was easy."

"The Office 360 integration could be improved."

"The integration could be a little better."

"In the next release, I would like to see more automation with the endpoint logging, but it's a special feature that is quite complicated to explain."

"The focus should be on making things automated ."

"There are times that this solution takes up too much memory that needs to be resolved. If it is not fixed it will definitely create issues in the future."

"The solution lacks direct connectivity to Azure AD."

"The lack of need for the patch for an extra password is a shortcoming. It will be a great improvement if the patch requires an extra password so that they can find out how to synchronize your Windows password with the same password for Sophos SafeGuard."

"Sometimes, when the product has a firmware upgrade, we encounter implementation problems, which can delay the connection and require a reset and reinstallation. It has been a persistent issue with Sophos SafeGuard."

"The program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around."

"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."

"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."

"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."

"The initial setup is a bit complex."

"The instability of the company and lack of presence in the Middle East is affecting product use."

"We would like some advanced security protection features."

"Its decryption time needs to be improved. Currently, its decryption time is very long, and it takes double time than encryption. They need to work on that. Its encryption time is fine."

"We used it for three years. It costs about 1000 ZAR. Maintenance was part of it, so we don't have extra cost. On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the solution's pricing a three."

"The licenses are dependant on the number of users and computers you have to protect."

"It would be great if the price of the solution was lower than the current price. If we are to sell this particular solution to smaller businesses and not just enterprise businesses it needs to be lower."

"The pricing is good and now they offer three year and five year plans. After that if one lokes the service they can choose the lifetime service."

"Pricing for Sophos SafeGuard should be transparent. If you want to get support for Sophos SafeGuard, you don't get pricing information about support costs, and in the end, you'll get charged more."

"Licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing could be better."

"I rate the pricing two or three on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."

"The licensing costs depend on the series. For example, XG 85 can be around $200. If you go to ACC or to a four or five-year enterprise solution, you will find these devices can cost $10,000. It depends on the series."

"It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."

"There is a license required for this solution."

"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."

"They have two solutions for encryption including Symantec Endpoint Encryption and PGP Endpoint Encryption. With one PGP license, you can deploy the two solutions. The PGP license gives you two options."

"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."

"Considering the fluctuation in exchange rates in our part of the world, we find it generally affordable."

"Although the performance and stability of this solution are good, our challenge is the price tag. You buy the solution once, but you also have to keep on buying the licenses yearly."

"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."