Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection vs. Symantec Endpoint Security

Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection	Score7.5 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection is a malware, spyware, antivirus and endpoint protection application available formerly with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), which later became Microsoft Endpoint Manager. It is a legacy product, with older versions reaching end of support, and is not available as a standalone product.	N/A
Symantec Endpoint Security	Score6.1 out of 10	N/A	Symantec Endpoint Protection is the company's flagship antivirus / endpoint security product.	$29.99 per year 100-249 devices

Pricing

Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Security

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Endpoint Security, Initial Hybrid Subscription License With Support: $29.99
1 year 100-249 devices
Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Initial Hybrid Subscription License with Support: $34.99
1 year 1-99 devices
Endpoint Security, Initial Hybrid Subscription License With Support: $90.99
3 years 100-249 devices
Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Initial Hybrid Subscription License with Support: $99.99
3 years 1-99 devices
Symantec Endpoint Security Complete, Initial Hybrid Subscription License with Support: $200
3 years 1-99 devices

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection	Symantec Endpoint Security
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection	Symantec Endpoint Security
Considered Both Products	Microsoft No answer on this topic	Broadcom Verified User Chose Symantec Endpoint Security We have evaluated McAfee, it degrades the performance of computers and also the feature set were not properly working, it also lacked the key features that we require, the cost is also higher, on other hand we also evaluated Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection it has … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Mulla Systems Administrator, Core Infrastructure & Microsoft Systems in Information Technology at Cancer Research UK (Non-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Symantec Endpoint Security Symantec Endpoint Protection really shines against its competitors when it comes to centralized management. It falls a little short when it comes to cloud deployments. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection and Symantec Endpoint Security
Feature	Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection 7.9 2 Ratings	Symantec Endpoint Security 9.2 36 Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology	7.02 Ratings	8.930 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	8.52 Ratings	9.933 Ratings
Centralized Management	8.01 Ratings	8.934 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	6.01 Ratings	8.825 Ratings
Infection Remediation	9.52 Ratings	7.934 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	8.02 Ratings	9.831 Ratings
Malware Detection	8.52 Ratings	9.934 Ratings

User Ratings
	Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection	Symantec Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (2 ratings)	9.7 (63 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	7.6 (2 ratings)	1.0 (11 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	6.4 (1 ratings)