Key competitors and products
Broadcom Symantec (Endpoint Security, SEP Cloud)
Key weaknesses
- Disjointed management – still in the process of moving towards a fully featured cloud management console
- Limited exploit prevention capabilities and no specific anti-ransomware technology
- Ownership woes – Broadcom has a history of buying tech companies, drastically cutting costs, and selling to only the largest customers
Watch out for
Symantec has a broad feature set and is a leader in the 2019 Gartner Endpoint MQ
Trend Micro (Apex One, Worry-Free)
Key weaknesses
- 4 Multiple products are required to benefit from all features
- Separate components, consoles – plug-in-based architecture requires additional downloads, product activations, installs
and disparate management consoles - Server protection (Deep Security) is an expensive uplift
Watch out for
Endpoint license suites include multiple products and are often aggressively priced
