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Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Endpoint Encryp...
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is 10.1%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is 3.9%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

Bharath Kumar Gajula - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust data protection with user-friendly deployment, competitive pricing, and comprehensive features like customizable alerts and effective detection capabilities but needs GUI improvements
The stability is relatively good. Occasionally, certain clients may experience disconnection from the management servers, requiring a manual process to rectify. Even in instances where the link is severed, restoring client connectivity can be challenging, sometimes necessitating the uninstallation and reinstallation of the software. Additionally, when clients go out of sync, we do not receive alerts, indicating an area for potential improvement. I would rate it seven out of ten.
AltafSiddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Though it provides good endpoint security, there is a need to improve scalability
I don't have any idea about the implementation part because the tool was configured in my company's infrastructure. When I joined the organization, everything was configured. Currently, I am involved in the endpoint management and control. My company uses the product for the endpoints in our company so that it offers protection against viruses and other malicious activities. My company operates as a service provider, owing to which we deal with multiple clients and their data, which are stored in a PDF format. My company also provides applications to our clients. There are different types of data that my company protects from malicious activities and ransomware attacks. The most beneficial part of the product for our company's security needs stems from the fact that it offers an agentless service, which makes it better to manage our endpoint devices. I am not the right person to speak about how the full disc encryption capability of Trend Micro has impacted our data protection strategies since I am not the right person to provide any information about it. I am a system engineer who manages virtualization tools like VMware. There is a separate team for endpoint management in my organization. Speaking about the user experience and management console of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, I would say that the product offers a very unique GUI. The unique GUI of the tool makes it possible to easily use the management console for some tasks, like creating and downloading reports. There is a separate team with six to seven engineers in my company to manage the troubleshooting part of endpoint solutions. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. The product is easy to use. The product is useful in the area of ePO reporting. It is very easy to create general reports with the product. I rate the overall product a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."
"We find the dashboard, endpoint mobile encryption, and email encryption valuable."
"The most effective features of Symantec are those related to data protection."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The solution’s installation was easy."
"Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption has good performance and is secure."
"The encryption is very good."
"The solution is good overall. All of its features are good."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is security."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the antivirus part it offers."
"Encryption is the basic feature, and that is what I like about it. I also like that it is kind of easy to install and easy to configure."
"Endpoint can give you the full details about how the attacker moved into and through your system. That description shows you each and every step up to the cabinet-level."
"Overall, I think that it's very interesting."
 

Cons

"I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products."
"The instability of the company and lack of presence in the Middle East is affecting product use."
"The UI could be improved."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"Its remote deployment should be improved. Currently, there is no remote deployment for Symantec Endpoint Encryption. You have to install it manually. There are some issues with AD integration and the time taken to reflect a password on the Endpoint Encryption Manager when a new user has changed the password, but they are already working on these issues, and these will be resolved in the next release."
"The solution does not have endpoint control."
"There are recovery issues that arise."
"Compared to Bitlocker or McAfee Disk Encryption, it's not quite as robust."
"Should have more features of Deep Scanning"
"To improve Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, the user interface could be somewhat more friendly. It is already friendly, but it can not be approached through to the exact issue and just to give you the full detail of each and every port graphically."
"I would like to improve the solution's support."
"Integration and support could be improved."
"It is not easy to integrate with third party solutions."
"The user interface is a little challenging, especially for beginners. It's hard for new users to understand how to configure the correct access for each company function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
"The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."
"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."
"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."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is not expensive."
"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
"You have to pay for the license annually."
"The solution's licensing costs are yearly."
"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The drive encryption of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption could improve. Some of my customers have some problems."
"One of the reasons we decided to go with Trend Micro Endpoint Security is because of its cost effectiveness."
"We pay for Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption every six months. The price of the solution is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Microsoft BitLocker compare with Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and it successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protecti...
What do you like most about Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
I am not sure about the pricing and licensing cost of Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption?
Compared to other solutions, it's neither cheap nor expensive. It offers good value for what you're paying for.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption?
There are issues like recovery that arise. We've managed to overcome them. In some instances where the system crashes, we attempt data recovery using the Microsoft version of Encryption, and it's e...
 

Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption
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Sample Customers

Citrix Systems Inc., City of Lansing, Commercial & Industrial Property, France T_l_visions, Fujian Mobile Co. Ltd., Group Lotus plc, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. (HBSS), Portugal Telecom, PostFinance, Public Pension Agency
Alertboot, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BIDCO), Bulgarian American Credit Bank, Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIOBC), Rush University Medical Center, United Way of Greater Atlanta
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