Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs ZENworks Suite comparison

Broadcom and OpenText are both solutions in the Endpoint Encryption category. Broadcom is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.7, while OpenText is ranked #13. Broadcom holds a 9.7% mindshare in EE, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Symantec Endpoint Encryption and ZENworks Suite compete in data protection and IT management. ZENworks Suite has an advantage in features and perceived value due to its comprehensive capabilities across IT management.

Features: Symantec Endpoint Encryption offers robust encryption capabilities, strong security protocols, and focused data protection. ZENworks Suite delivers asset management, patch management, and endpoint protection, making it versatile for broader IT environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ZENworks Suite is noted for easy deployment with its support for various operating systems and effective customer service. Symantec Endpoint Encryption may require more intricate configurations, impacting deployment efficiency. Symantec's customer service is reliable but not as prompt as ZENworks.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec Endpoint Encryption provides a competitive setup cost and strong potential ROI due to its focused encryption services, appealing to security-centered companies. ZENworks Suite has a higher setup cost, but its integrated IT management features ensure a favorable ROI for organizations needing comprehensive solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

Ranking in Endpoint Encryption

5th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ZENworks Suite

Ranking in Endpoint Encryption

13th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is 9.7%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZENworks Suite is 1.5%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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reviewer2134215

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Fast with great patching and the ability to prioritize critical work

For a customer that had 4,000 devices, and at the time they had something that only supported Windows. We suggested this product, and the client was able to manage inventory and patch beyond just Windows devices. It helped them maintain compliance and patching permissions. They could do all the patching of all the devices within a week - offering less downtime.

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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 initial setup was easy."

"The solution’s installation was easy."

"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."

"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."

"In general terms, it is working properly and according to our expectations. The comfort of feeling secure is the most valuable. Some customers had certain fears about changing the product because no one wants to lose any kind of information or to have some problems or inconsistencies while migrating from one product to another."

"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."

"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."

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"The setup is pretty straightforward."

"The stability is good."

Cons

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

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

"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."

"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."

"It was hard to install and took us about three months."

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

"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 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."

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"If they could introduce it on the cloud, it would be ideal."

"I'm not on the most current version, however, I know one area that I didn't get into that I kind of wanted to is to have a mobile device management tool. My understanding is it's improved a lot from the version I have. It may be a feature that is already available."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."

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

"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."

"The license is not very expensive."

"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Healthcare Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

University

12%

Government

10%

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Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption

ZENworks

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.

Broadcom

ZENworks Full Disk Encryption (formerly Novell ZENworks Full Disk Encryption) reduces the cost of deploying, managing, and troubleshooting encrypted laptops and desktops. It has automated data protection that locks out threats. It manages encrypted devices remotely and cut travel costs. Avoids security breaches and stay out of the news and gives IT staff a familiar management environment.

OpenText

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

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