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 7.5, while OpenText is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0. Broadcom holds a 9.5% mindshare in EE, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 79% 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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79% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

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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

8th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is 9.5%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZENworks Suite is 1.5%, up from 1.3% 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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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 solution is pretty stable."

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

"The most effective features of Symantec are those related to data protection."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."

"The solution was used to find harmful files and viruses on laptops."

"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."

"The solution is easy to use."

"I like the management aspect of this solution. You don't want to have end-users tweak or set it themselves, so the fact that you could do it from a central point helped us a lot."

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"The stability is good."

"The setup is pretty straightforward."

Cons

"There are some issues with the single sign-on with the active directory. We had a few problems related to the synchronization between the active directory and the login features of the Symantec products because the users made many password changes during the day. The time for synchronization with the solutions can be improved. I would like to see mobile encryption. There should be a possibility to include all the mobiles of a company in the console. Many customers are asking about encryptions for tablets or cell phones, but we don't have any product that we are comfortable with to recommend to our customers."

"More features need to be included in the encryption software."

"I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow."

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

"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."

"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."

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

"The initial setup is a bit complex."

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"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."

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is not very 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."

"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."

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

"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is not expensive."

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

"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Government

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

11%

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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...

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What do you like most about Symantec Endpoint Encryption?

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

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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.

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What do you like most about ZENworks?

The stability is good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ZENworks?

I wasn't part of the pricing process. It's outside my scope.

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What needs improvement with ZENworks?

The deployment of patches is too complex. You have too many tasks to handle the actual job. It also has a lot of hardware requirements and resources. It needs to be lighter and easier. If they coul...

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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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