Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs WinMagic SecureDoc comparison

Broadcom and WinMagic are both solutions in the Endpoint Encryption category. Broadcom is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.4, while WinMagic is ranked #10. Broadcom holds a 10.1% mindshare in EE, compared to WinMagic’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 79% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WinMagic users who would recommend it.

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

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79% willing to recommend

WinMagic SecureDoc

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Symantec Endpoint Encryption and WinMagic SecureDoc based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

Ranking in Endpoint Encryption

6th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WinMagic SecureDoc

Ranking in Endpoint Encryption

10th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Data Protection (6th)

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 WinMagic SecureDoc is 3.4%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Encryption

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Bharath Kumar Gajula

Network Security Architect at Capgemini

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.

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it_user8931

Network Engineer at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

How We Chose SED + WinMagic's SecureDoc For Full Disk Encryption

What if your organization’s leadership directed you to deploy an enterprise encryption solution in 120 days? Could you do it? I received that message in May 2011 and our basic business goals were full disk encryption (FDE), low laptop performance impact, and low administrative overhead (easy to…

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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 feature is the ease of use."

"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."

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

"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."

"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."

"The solution is easy to use."

"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."

"It is stable."

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"The Central Management server."

Cons

"The solution presently doesn't let network folder encryption be done on Macintosh."

"The initial setup is a bit complex."

"The agent can be improved on the solution. Right now, we have an Endpoint Protection agent as well as an encryption agent and another for the DLVs and other services. We would prefer a single agent for the entire product."

"One feature that is lacking is integration with Symantec Information Centric (ICT). As it is now, I don't see how to integrate the encryption with ICT, and in my opinion this is an area that certainly requires encryption, even though it's no longer supported by Broadcom."

"I think that they should improve the on-premises version to include the manageability and simplicity that is available on the cloud."

"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure."

"They have too high of a price tag. That's why they're losing the market share."

"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"

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"MacOS X is missing features."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The cost of this solution is a little on the higher side."

"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."

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

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

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

"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."

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"Licensing and pricing is on par with the market."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Healthcare Company

Government

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Healthcare Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

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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...

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Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection.

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Comparisons

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Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption

SecureDoc

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Overview

Symantec Drive Encryption, powered by PGP technology provides organizations with strong full-disk and removable media encryption and the ability to integrate with Symantec Data Loss Prevention. Intuitive management enables enterprise scale deployments and features compliance-based, out-of-the-box reporting plus customizable reports. Management capabilities include support for native OS encryption (FileVault2) and Opal compliant self-encrypting drives.

SecureDoc is used by some of the world's largest organizations. By simplifying data security we can help save time and reduce costs associated with security management. At the end of the day, we make data security easy.

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

NEC Group,Export Development Canada, SecureDoc University of Guelph, Swiss Bank, Suva (Swiss Accident Insurance), Money Partners (UK), Children's Hospital of Denver, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Arch Chemicals

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