7-Zip vs. Symantec Encryption

Support a wide range of languages .

Fast for preview zipped files.

Very good compress ratio in 7z format.

Old style interface, but quick and easy to learn.

Command line version with parameter switches for batch scripts.

In advance settings the amount of concurrent threads can be decided by the user.

Free of charge without advertisement, bloatware o potentially unwanted program.

A bit slow and cpu consuming when there are a lot of heavy files

Incentivized

We used this for our customers from car dealerships that dealt with credit histories, etc, through healthcare providers. It worked well to auto encrypt specific criteria. I would recommend to any company the use of Symantec Endpoint. From the ease of use for end users to the auto encrypt policies, this software is worth a try.

Incentivized

• compress/decompress fast
• interface easy of use
• command line capabilities
• various format supported
• multiplatform

Incentivized

• We can manage and view the status of each client from a centralized server.
• It sync passwords with the local Windows account so there are no additional passwords the user needs to remember.
• Our help desk is able to use the One-time password feature if the passwords get out of sync and the user is locked out.

Incentivized

• outdated interface... but is very quick and is not so bad
• improve speed of compression algorithm
• some compressed files are not fully supported

Incentivized

• User Interface
• Global Management
• Password Changes can be slow, and are confusing for end users. Perhaps a prompt to remind them to use their older credentials?
• New users complain about slowness due to the first time encryption process. This is to be expected. A on-screen notification to the end user encryption is currently happening would be nice.
• We require check-in every 60 days. Sometimes even though the device has been on the network the device fails to check in with the SEE manager.
• Cannot manage disks once drives have been encrypted. This is a part of the design but annoying. We twice had to expand out-of-space drives and could not due to the encryption. We had to decrypt the entire drive and then re-encrypt to perform this task.

Incentivized

7-Zip is free of charge and meets all our needs in handling compressed files, both those produced by us and those that come from third parties.

The interface is the faster I've ever seen.

The competitor evaluation versions have ads or a lot of reminders that I've to pay now or then.

Incentivized

Back in the day, Norton was one of the choices in the company; while now Symantec is being used as default in the global organization due to its advantages against the alternatives. Very briefly, Symantec provides more benefits especially when considered as a business-level solution.

• 0 cost with no suprises
• 1 tool for many formats
• 0 time needed to learn how to use

Incentivized

• Allows our helpdesk staff to help users who forget their encryption passhprase or need other help with things
• Provides ease of mind for management with them knowing all devices are encrypted
• Easy to use for our end users

Incentivized