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Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Detection...
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
25th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (18th), Security Incident Response (1st), Ransomware Protection (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is 2.5%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

YusufAhmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and competitively priced
Honestly, the product needs to continue the way it is, and I feel that everything will be fine. I haven't had any reasons to complain about the product. The product doesn’t offer MDM functionality under its current licensing model. In the future, I want the product to offer MDM. It can allow me to manage my mobile device more efficiently and effectively. Currently, there is a need for a separate license to be added to Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response to be able to use the MDM part. If both are bundled up under the same license, the administration part can be made easier.
Matthew Weisler - PeerSpot reviewer
Great granularity for policies or applications without needing hash values
The solution is cloud based which makes it easy to use for remote devices or work-at-home situations. The solution supports full trust or signature-based approvals. You can get very granular and band out policies or applications without having to do hash values. You can band through the entire environment by execution of the name or desk IDXE. This can be achieved on the policy side because of the signature, IOC, or naming convention itself. This is very effective for pushing more blockage or removing threats across the board. The solution has a very nice API on the back end for remoting into a system and executing scripts or utilizing self automation. This is useful for monitoring several different companies in a workspace or workbook-type format. For example, I report and send out mass emails from a clickable button in an Excel workbook. The APIs all exist for each client. I push out automatic endpoint monitoring and reports every single day at a particular time, with a simple clickable button that serves as a scheduled task for fifty clients.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is stable."
"In Symantec, we have found that the most important feature is Application and Device Control."
"I have had absolutely no problem with using this solution, it really works well."
"The solution is stable."
"I've mainly found the antivirus and antispyware features valuable. The documentation is okay as well."
"The most valuable features of this product include network isolation for machines and the ability to work with a consistent and defined set of virtual machines."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to connect and global settings are good."
"It is mostly used for malware detection and antivirus purposes."
"I rate Carbon Black CB Defense an eight out of ten for the ease of its initial setup."
"The biggest feature out of CarbonBlack is its ability to dive in with more depth. You can look at the entire kill chain and understand, not only if an alarm or identified incident is truly a true security issue versus a false positive, and it allows us to backtrack and figure out why it actually happened and how it got into the environment."
"The solution is stable."
"It has intelligent learning behind it and we have been very successful in preventing attacks."
"The visibility provided has been great."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The data analysis is the most valuable because of the whitelist database. It is different than standard IDS solutions."
"​Provides visibility into the chain of attack and threats that use valid operating system processes to execute attacks.​"
 

Cons

"I would like to see better scanning capabilities."
"It would be beneficial to have more integration and compatibility with other platforms."
"They do need to minimize the number of agents installed on a server."
"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 should be easier to deploy Symantec's client for end-users."
"Technical support is not as good as we expect, and resolving problems should be more timely."
"The interface is very complicated."
"It would be nice to see more granular timeline analysis."
"Right now, Carbon Black CB Defense doesn't support cloud computing and Kubernetes."
"I haven't run into anything that needs improvement. The website interface can be a little bit better, but it's still good as compared to most others."
"The solution needs expanded endpoint query tools."
"I would personally give the tech support a rating of seven out of ten."
"CB Defense could be more compatible with Linux, and its cloud provision could be improved."
"It is difficult to extract reports for ongoing scans"
"The device control feature could also be compatible with the user’s profile as well."
"I would like to see the user credentials feature improved. I would also like to see more reporting features and better ways to roll the reports out."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"It is an expensive solution."
"We have a yearly subscription, and the pricing is fair."
"The product is cheap."
"The price is okay, but it really depends on the customer's requirements."
"The price is reasonable."
"We pay around $100,000 for 5000 licenses every year."
"Compared to the tools of competitors, Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is a cheaply priced product."
"The pricing is very high."
"The product is quite reasonable."
"Carbon Black provides competitive pricing."
"The solution has almost the same price as other different kinds of infrastructures, but it offers a lot of different features."
"The cost is a considerable factor, but the benefit factor is the most important. When you compare it with other products, the price is high. Carbon Black will negotiate the price."
"VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is an expensive product."
"The pricing [is] more or less the same as other similar solutions."
"The product is expensive. There are some additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Retailer
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response?
I am not aware of the pricing details, as that falls under the management's responsibility.
What needs improvement with Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response?
There are several areas where Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response can improve, including shell features, web control, asset management, and device control. Specifically, the application contro...
What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?
I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...
What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?
Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...
What do you like most about Carbon Black CB Defense?
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is a highly stable solution.
 

Also Known As

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Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

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Sample Customers

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Netflix, Progress Residential, Indeed, Hologic, Gentle Giant, Samsung Research America
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