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Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile vs Zimperium comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Protectio...
Ranking in Mobile Threat Defense
6th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zimperium
Ranking in Mobile Threat Defense
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Mobile Threat Defense category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile is 4.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zimperium is 27.6%, down from 29.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Threat Defense Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zimperium27.6%
Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile4.9%
Other67.5%
Mobile Threat Defense
 

Featured Reviews

Dennis O'Reilly - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber SecOps Principal at Dotcom Security
An easy-to-deploy solution for mobile devices that has high stability and scalability
We use Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile for mobile devices like Android and Apple iOS Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile is very easy to deploy, and it is really easy to set up the policies. Since deploying to a mobile device is not your average deployment to a workstation endpoint or a…
user5010 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Straightforward initial setup, it took less than a week to get everybody up and running
We are using the latest version of this solution. My primary use case is for mobile device protection The middleman protection and the WiFi protection are the most valuable features.  General reporting can be improved. The logs only last a short period of time so reporting could be improved,…

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 to be able to power up a device and wipe the data remotely."
"The user interface is good. Managing and monitoring tools are also good."
"Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile is very easy to deploy, and it is really easy to set up the policies."
"Your endpoint protection depends on the signature piece, so it's mainly for virus and malware protection, as well as also to control devices and applications."
"The most valuable feature is to be able to power up a device and wipe the data remotely."
"The solution has a lot of extremely useful features, is reliable and makes search engines more powerful, and the user interface, managing, and monitoring tools are also good."
"There is no issue with the stability of Endpoint."
"The patch management alerts are the most valuable, and whenever they have one, I get a notification and can then handle the upgrades or updates."
"Look at other options but ultimately, this solution offers possibly one of the best solutions out there."
"Look at other options but ultimately, this solution offers possibly one of the best solutions out there."
 

Cons

"Application and device control needs to be improved."
"I'm not sure if there's anything lacking; I personally don't use the solution too much, so I'd have to look at it a bit and do some more research."
"When there is an attack attempt on mobile, there doesn't seem to be much of a notification."
"Having better, real-time support would be an improvement over having to send an email."
"The price is too expensive for the Egyptian market here. Compared to other products or the other competition here in the local market, they need to be more competitive cost-wise."
"A lot of the problems my team has been having from Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile were associated with Outlook for endpoint users who were being locked out of the Outlook application."
"Application and device control needs to be improved. We also need to enhance login features for management to have good visibility of the events."
"Having better, real-time support would be an improvement over having to send an email."
"General reporting can be improved. The logs only last a short period of time, so reporting could be improved."
"General reporting can be improved. The logs only last a short period of time, so reporting could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You get the solution for free if you purchase the complete endpoint security licensing."
"There could be more clarity regarding the pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
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Also Known As

Skycure
Zimperium Mobile Endpoint Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Samsung, Optiv, Exchange, MobileIron, Check Point, McAfee, AirWatch
Large global telco, global leader in financial services
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