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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Malwarebytes

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMalwarebytes is a antimalware application for home and small businesses, which blocks viruses, malware, hackers, viruses, and malicious websites.

    $119.99

    per year 3 devices

    Symantec Endpoint Security

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Endpoint Protection is the company's flagship antivirus / endpoint security product.

    $29.99

    per year 100-249 devices

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    MalwarebytesSymantec Endpoint Security
    Editions & Modules
    Teams - Sole proprietor
    $119.99
    per year 3 devices
    Teams - Boutique business
    $399.99
    per year 10 devices
    Teams - Small office
    $799.99
    per year 20 devices
    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
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MalwarebytesSymantec Endpoint Security
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include a 60-day money back guarantee. 1st year discount available for the Small office plan.—
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    Community Pulse
    MalwarebytesSymantec Endpoint Security
    Considered Both Products
    Malwarebytes
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes seems to lead the industry in customer focus. Their support team is superior. The breadth of services they offer is a major factor along with their roadmap for the future. I believe the update process is one of the easiest I've experienced with major software …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes is much better at detecting and mitigating non-traditional or virus-like attack vectors than any of the frontline anti-virus programs that we evaluated. As such, we chose to use Malwarebytes in tandem with a frontline anti-virus solution, providing us with two …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    We use Symantec Endpoint Protection for all of our machines because of the IT management capabilities and cost point. It is extremely effective when used in conjunction with common sense practices like not allowing users to have local admin rights, etc. Once a threat is found …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Better equipped.
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    Broadcom
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    It works very well but has had to use Malwarebytes in conjunction with Symantec to ensure that we were being covered and protected sufficiently. There are times that Symantec does not pick up on items that are infected that Malwarebytes has found on a scheduled scan.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    I actually didn't make the decision to go with Symantec at all. It was already in place when I started working at my current employer, and we have not yet had the opportunity to replace it. I replaced it at my two previous employers with Sophos Endpoint Protection, which was …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Simply superior in every way in my opinion. These others were not in the market when we started with SEP.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We decided on Symantec based on the cloud control at the time. We have been happy with this decision.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    • Does everything they do and more.
    • Technical support is at an expert level.
    • Customer service is like no other.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    I use Malware-bytes on my network alongside Symantec Endpoint. Both pieces of software play well with each other. Although Symantec has a good anti malware engine, I prefer to use Malware-bytes for that purpose because they are the leaders in anti malware detection and …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
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    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Malwarebytes and Symantec Endpoint Security
    Feature
    Malwarebytes
    -
    Ratings
    Symantec Endpoint Security
    9.2
    36 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings8.930 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.933 Ratings
    Centralized Management00 Ratings8.934 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings8.825 Ratings
    Infection Remediation00 Ratings7.934 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management00 Ratings9.831 Ratings
    Malware Detection00 Ratings9.934 Ratings
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    MalwarebytesSymantec Endpoint Security
    Small Businesses
    Norton 360
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Norton Small Business
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Watchguard Endpoint Security
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
    Score7.9 out of 10
    ESET PROTECT
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MalwarebytesSymantec Endpoint Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (52 ratings)
    9.7
    (63 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MalwarebytesSymantec Endpoint Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Malwarebytes
    Now, I gave it that rating because it's a handy tool for diagnosing issues. Quarantining them, and most of the time, it does fix the problem. Though with rootkits, it's been hit or miss, and sometimes perfectly valid software gets flagged erroneously. However, once you've run it, it tends to run continuously, consuming far too many resources and being a real pain to uninstall, sometimes even causing issues.
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Endpoint Security is a well-rounded product that provides a significant amount of functionality and covers many of our endpoint needs without needing to resort to multiple vendors that might clash in unpredictable ways when ultimately deployed to the endpoints in our estate. The default policies are adequate and tuning these requires some time as with all similar EDR products but the product is flexible enough to allow very granular whitelisting/blacklisting which is great. Low resource requirements are also fantastic and we've not had many complaints from developers who were getting slowed down when compiling complex code with other previous solutions.
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    Pros
    Malwarebytes
    • Low system resources, it does not slow down the whole computer when scanning or when real-time protection is enabled
    • Quick and frequent updates, usually people hate updating, but for malware/viruses, you want to be updated as possible. It takes less than 15 seconds and usually does it automatically. They usually send a few updates a day as they find more.
    • Protection features actually work when visiting known bad websites. The page will be blocked and nothing will be downloaded. It may not be what the user wants, but it's what the user needs (as the user can't know every bad website)
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    Broadcom
    • 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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    Cons
    Malwarebytes
    • One of the main things that malwarebytes is missing as a company, is phone support for its clients. All support questions has to go thru email only. This is not acceptable for issues that needs to be resolved quickly.
    • There is an issue when installing the client on a machine, it has a set amount of time where the software can register with the management server. The issue with this is, with machines that are over a wide area network, slow connection speeds can cause the software not to register. When that happens, it never re attempts to register in the future.
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    Broadcom
    • The system should have a better ability to auto repair, if an item is malfunctioning it should auto reinstall.
    • The cloud platform and the server do not talk well to each other and it would be great to get the same data on both platforms, this may be due to version though.
    • It seems the whitelisting on the cloud platform could use some work.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Malwarebytes
    The last time we renewed Malwarebytes, we renewed for a 3 year renewal. That should describe the confidence we have in the product. Plus the cost savings impact year after year.
    Incentivized
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    Broadcom
    Best of Breed. Symantec Endpoint Protection beats all other end point products I have used, tested and seen in presentation at this point in time.
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    Usability
    Malwarebytes
    Usability-wise, it's pretty good, and it gets the job done. But once that's finished, the nags, the pop-ups, and the fact that it slows older systems down recklessly really cost it rating points. It becomes a clutter, and one of the first things we check when we receive reports that a PC is slow is whether it's running malware. Once we uninstall it, the PC is usually easily 40-50% faster. That's too much in the way of resources for something that wants to always run in the background.
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    Broadcom
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Malwarebytes
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    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
    Malwarebytes
    The Malwarebytes customer support team is awesome! They really go above and beyond to help you with whatever issue you may experience. It is not that we need to contact their support team often, but the few times we did, we would speak to someone who knew what they were talking about and able to solve our problem. It is a comfort knowing that aside from a great product, you are getting a reliable support structure.
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    Broadcom
    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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    Implementation Rating
    Malwarebytes
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    Use a third party deployment tool and not the deployment option within the SEP Manager itself.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Malwarebytes
    Avast and Norton's products were part of the testing for us but the cost was very high for them and the products were not light on the machine. They took up a lot of memory and slowed the computers down. Malwarebytes although may lack some feature, is a very light software.
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    Broadcom
    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 central reporting. Ultimately we choose Symantec as the reseller was able to offer additional incentives which made their pricing very competitive.
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    Return on Investment
    Malwarebytes
    • Positive Impact: Have not had to remediate malware/virus infections since installed.
    • Positive impact: As far as browsing goes, we can boldly go where no man has gone before. No, really, I am confident when I am clicking on search engine results that if something get past my trained eye, Malwarebytes will pick of the slack.
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    Broadcom
    • The ROI from deploying this has led to fewer security issues which reduces costs.
    • Keeping track of security issues and how the were remedied is easier.
    • Deskside support can work with end users easily if something is triggered and this allows us to not have to overstaff.
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