Symantec Endpoint Security vs. Trend Vision One Endpoint Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Symantec Endpoint Security
Score 6.3 out of 10
N/A
Symantec Endpoint Protection is the company's flagship antivirus / endpoint security product.
$29.99
1 year 100-249 devices
Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
The Trend Vision One Endpoint Security platform provides antivirus and malware detection, and endpoint visibility. The product suite can be extended with associated applications that cover mobile endpoint protection, endpoint encryption, as well as network and server vulnerability protection.
$26.99
12 month subscription
Pricing
Symantec Endpoint SecurityTrend Vision One Endpoint Security
Editions & Modules
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
Trend Micro Vision One Endpoint Security Core - subscription license renewal - 1 device
$26.99
12 month subscription
Trend Micro Vision One - License - 51-250 Users - New Subscription
$35.99
12 month subscription
Trend Micro Vision One Endpoint Security Pro - subscription license - 1 device
$178.99
12 month subscription
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Symantec Endpoint SecurityTrend Vision One Endpoint Security
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Symantec Endpoint SecurityTrend Vision One Endpoint Security
Considered Both Products
Symantec Endpoint Security
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
I have worked on many antivirus tools, but according to my opinion, this is a stable and reliable product.
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
The versions of Mcafee that we've tried don't really cover our small business needs like Symantec Endpoint Security does.
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Symantec Endpoint Security seems to be a more mature solution compared with CrowdStrike, particularly when CS was just recently getting their USB blocking functionality rolled out for macOS endpoints this year. Another differentiator with CrowdStrike is that Symantec ES still …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Symantec Endpoint Security offers very similar features to the above products, they all do the same thing in terms of protecting your endpoints against cybersecurity threats. Installation wise the products all install from a central management system and report back to this for …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Symantec Endpoint Security stacks up very well against the competition. One thing that is very different about Symantec compared to the competitors is that Symantec will not steal all your PC resources and will run fine with most applications. Some other AV products are …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
We've completed a POV on Crowdstrike Falcom Endpoint Protect and are very excited to move over to that platform and away from the Symantec protect suite. Crowdstrike has behavior based analysis and scanning, vulnerability detection, and best of bread support and managed …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
In comparison with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Symantec Endpoint Security has, in my opinion, more scalable file inspection/spyware/antivirus settings. Plus it is more stable in a multi-OS user environment. But it also has numerous issues with itself and related Symantec …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Haven't had to use or consider another product. SES Does it all and more
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Cylance: (Active Engage) (Cost 4x Symantec [Endpoint Security]) Cylance is a good product but we have it through an MSSP and only have read-only. The certification and training for the entry [are] like 3 hours of videos but a smart person can just go in and look as the system …
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 …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Simply superior in every way in my opinion. These others were not in the market when we started with SEP.
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Symantec Endpoint Production is hands down my least favorite endpoint projection software on the market today. It's a difficult endpoint to deploy, manage and remove. It's a heavy client so once you get it installed it consumes a large amount of resources on the endpoint. …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
I have used competing software from different vendors such as McAfee, Eset, and Trend Micro. I found that Symantec Endpoint Security distributes its updates flawlessly and sends a very clear and comprehensive daily report. I also find the customer service very helpful once it …
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.
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
More robust options and protections than Malware Bytes. Better overall detection and alerting to security issues. The overall ROI was better for us and we felt would also give us a stronger line of defense in our overall security strategy. We chose Symantec Endpoint because it …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Symantec Endpoint Protection outperformed all other competitor front-line antivirus products with more accurate signature detections and less false positives. We ultimately chose to pair SEP with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to provide a more comprehensive security solution that …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
I have used Symantec Endpoint Protection for many years successfully. I truthfully have not compared it to any of the other major alternatives out there, as Symantec Endpoint Protection has continued to get the job done.
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Eset is better for on-premises integration. You install the administration console on a local machine, unlike Symantec Endpoint Protection, which is entirely cloud-based, and you can scan your network and perform silent installs. They seem to have a reasonable level when it …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Malwarebytes and Norton Internet Security
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
We did use a mix of Symantec and ClamWin AV and after that a mix of Symantec and AVG for our store locations. We also tested Comodo and McAfee at one point. McAfee was too expensive for our budget and Comodo I believe just didn't deploy to our store locations easily. We did …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Our company has used both the Norton and Symantec systems for years. Therefore, I have never used any other system. We are so pleased with Symantec and have never seen a need to use any other programs.
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
The company decided to opt for Symantec Endpoint Protection because of efficiency and what it promises to do. Besides being an investment which has been used for more than 10 years. For any and all problems, the software presents a solution at the time, in addition to sending …
Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
Symantec Endpoint Protection stacks up well against its competitors. It's priced very competitively. It's easy to install. Most important of all it catches viruses and prevents them from attacking one's computer.
Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Honestly they are fairly similar in the nature. The biggest benefit to us as an organization was the cost and prior knowledge of the product. Both products offer a great solution so it just comes down to personal preference and cost.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Another organization was using this software and Trend micro is widely used now a days and remote support is a positive thing. Also policy and updates are always on time delivered by the vendor. Online many software were compared by SME.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
For me, Trend Micro Apex One with its low performance is the best option at the time to buy a solution like this, with its flexibility through on-premises or saas deployment options you can choose the option that best fix to you, has an advanced automated threat detection and …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Trend Micro is a company headquartered in the USA and provides a high-quality product with minimal impact of resources on the computers. Leaving both IT and endpoint users happy.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Trend Micro Apex One (formerly OfficeScan), to me, is head and shoulders above both of those products. You could take the best parts of both products combined and Trend Micro Apex One (formerly OfficeScan) is still so much more reliable, easier to manage, and trustworthy than …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
When comparing trend micro apex one to symantec endpoint protection there is a definite and stark difference. Symantec cannot find or stop viruses but it has an easy to use agent upgrade management system. On the other hand Trend micro seems to find and stop numerous viruses …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
I have evaluated several endpoint security products over the years, but Trend Micro consistently lands in the Gartner's magic quadrant of best companies in this space, reviews well, and, most tellingly, I have had great success with their products. Every iteration brings …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Apex One beats on non-Trend Micro product by leaps and bounds, not just on price but overall functionality.
When comparing it to the other Trend Micro products, it really comes down to what features you're looking for and what sort of devices you need to have covered. Either …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
We have chosen Trend Micro due to the availability to migrate our physical server to the cloud. It has reduced the maintenance cost of the data center and offers the same, if not more, protection then we used to have. Also, the provider that sold us Trend Micro offers more …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
I believe Trend Micro is a much better solution than Norton. Norton allows more spam to come through whereas Trend Micro does a better job of preventing such things.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Trend micro has been superior compared to McAfee endpoint antivirus. It is very intuitive on what to block and what to allow.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
The cost is lower and less resources to run Trend.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
I would never deploy Trend Micro on any scale to anyone ever. I work in an SMB, don't have much exposure or Internet traffic (other than the usual stuff). I just need something that will adequately protect my users without being intrusive or burdensome to run and operate. I …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
McAfee can be confusing and I do not like the licensing model. AVG is good for home use but not the best for business.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
I chose Trend Micro instead of Kaspersky Work space Security because of the price.
However, Kaspersky is in a much better place in the AntiVirus comparatives like: https://www.av-comparatives.org
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
The installation is very straight forward from infrastructure perspective and it's easy to maintain the product. It's easy for users to use the agent and run frequent scans on the machine as needed. It does have some very high end features if time is used to explore them, it …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
I really liked the offerings from GFI Vipre in terms of feature set and simplicity, as well as the cloud management for all clients. Another plus was the patch management feature that applied to "3rd-party" applications.

I ended up staying with Trend Micro OfficeScan because …
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Mostly it was an ease of deployment. At the time it had the best deployment package.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Trend Micro stacks up very well from a technology standpoint. Pricing is higher than other competitors.
Chose Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Both Kaspersky and Symantec were less than ideal solutions that caused more problems than they fixed. They were very difficult to manage and, while fully featured, caused compatibility issues and CPU spikes that are non-existent with Trend.
Features
Symantec Endpoint SecurityTrend Vision One Endpoint Security
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Symantec Endpoint Security
9.2
Ratings
7% above category average
Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
8.1
Ratings
6% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology8.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Centralized Management8.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support8.80 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Infection Remediation7.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management9.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Malware Detection9.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Symantec Endpoint SecurityTrend Vision One Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
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8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Symantec Endpoint SecurityTrend Vision One Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend
We have found that Symantec Endpoint Security is better suited to newer systems running faster processors and more than 8GB RAM otherwise the client agent takes up too many resources and slows the system down. However, if you have a reasonably modern fleet of systems it does everything you would expect from an Endpoint Protection solution and works well as part of a multi-layered cybersecurity policy.
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I think Trend is well suited for businesses that need an all-in-one malware/antivirus/EDR solution. It works well and runs smoothly in the background not hindering the users. Our only issue with it is the use of it and secure browsers for state testing. The EDR wants to automatically blocked the use of secure browsers setup by the state.
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Pros
  • The virus and spyware protection has worked well for us, catching several things and quarantining the items or cleaning them.
  • The virus definitions very rarely fail to update for the users, so I feel confident that my client machines are kept up to date.
  • I like the report I get daily telling me about threats found and action taken without having to login to the console to look it up myself.
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  • End point implementation: the roll-out of Trend Micro was extremely easy!
  • Server/Device policies: creating both endpoint and server device policies is something we were looking for in a system, since we have a variety of both endpoints with users, as well as several unattended servers needing specific limitations.
  • License Management: removing Trend Micro from machines before destruction or retirement is done in a pinch. There's no struggling to free up an unused license
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Cons
  • Removing dead clients from the console. This is nearly impossible to do, and makes keeping the console clean a very difficult task.
  • Poorly tested versions are sometimes released that cause serious issues for users. This ranges from browsers malfunctioning to BSOD errors.
  • Malware detection is good but not great. We are not confident in SEP by itself to neutralize malware threats. It's detection rate just isn't high enough for next generation and zero day threats.
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  • Only thing I would have to say that's negative is the reporting aspect. Basic reporting is good but still lacks some details. This is a problem with many of the software vendors I have encountered in the past as well. Reporting is still much better than most.
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Likelihood to Renew
Continued satisfied support. The saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it..." comes to mind. It works, and we'll continue to use it and support Symantec.
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It is very easy to stick with a vendor year after year, and it is also easy to see the faults in a product and want to change. This is the first time I have renewed with an antiviurs provider as others have been less than ideal and caused issues where there were none before, so while it isn't perfect, it is the best of the bunch currently and I am hopeful that it will continue to improve in future versions.
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Usability
The rating reflects Symantec Endpoint Security's ability to balance enterprise grade security with user-friendly workflows or advanced configurations require extra effort. For most organizations, the streamlined management and robust automation justify the high score. Management GUI is old fashined and need to be improve. Older devices may experience slowdowns during full scans without careful configuration.
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The dashboard is user-friendly and allows for an IT admin to quickly deploy the software. The users do not even notice the program running in the background. From the dashboard the IT department can monitor all the workstations for issues and maintain good health of the network.
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Reliability and Availability
We've used it for years and the software is easy to use. The dashboard is easy to read, and you can easily figure out where to go to troubleshoot or deploy software. Symantec is there for emergencies like backup restoration or file retrieval. It's pretty low maintenance. Symantec is there when your IT infrastructure needs it
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Support Rating
Support is completely awful! You can never get anyone to help if you can even find a number to call. The support web portal is a joke and their response time if you're even able to submit a ticket is ridiculously slow.
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It has been difficult at sometimes, the support people at one point told me that they couldn't tell me information about OfficeScan because it was knowledge that was passed down from engineer to engineer. The issue was that if you used the msi for the install any further installs would require the msi to have the same exact name or else the install fails and corrupts the install. This information is not listed anywhere on trends website. Support kept trying to get me to use the exe for installs instead, but we use SCCM and msi's work better. We had to write a script to come up with a solution so that we could uninstall the software and install the new software. Trend did provide the technical expertise to help with the script and had us work with one of the developers in order to resolve that issue. So they did fix their screw up but it took a while and several complaints.
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Implementation Rating
Use a third party deployment tool and not the deployment option within the SEP Manager itself.
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Alternatives Considered
Symantec Endpoint Security seems to be a more mature solution compared with CrowdStrike, particularly when CS was just recently getting their USB blocking functionality rolled out for macOS endpoints this year. Another differentiator with CrowdStrike is that Symantec ES still provides both on-demand scanning & real-time signature-based detection in addition to solely real-time machine learning detection whereas on-demand scanning and signatures are not available on CrowdStrike. This means there is a doubt as to whether we can use CS to comply with some of our PCI DSS obligations which specifically require the use of signature-based antivirus solutions.
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When comparing trend micro apex one to Symantec Endpoint Protection there is a definite and stark difference. Symantec cannot find or stop viruses but it has an easy to use agent upgrade management system. On the other hand Trend micro seems to find and stop numerous viruses including things that are not viruses. And the upgrading used to be an issue but it is supposed to be better now, in apex one
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Return on Investment
  • Symantec [Endpoint Security] cost 50k less than other options while providing similar benefits over the last year
  • Cylance conflicted with Symantec [Endpoint Security] and Cisco Umbrella Client (All 3 at the same time) causing us to rebuild many desktops
  • Symantec [Endpoint Security] made it easy to detect where issues were and repair them
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  • Since the product is a full suite of protection rolled into a single product, we've seen ROI through cost reduction and simplified management. And while we haven't measured performance, one would logically assume that systems will perform better with a single product installed vs several.
  • While we haven't measured performance, one would logically assume that systems will perform better with a single product installed vs several.
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