# Page 13 | Symantec Endpoint Security Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 13 - Is Symantec Endpoint Security the right Endpoint Protection solution for you? Explore 548 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/227396/Symantec-Endpoint-Protection/reviews --- Symantec Endpoint Security 4.4 (548) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/227396/Symantec-Endpoint-Protection/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 13 - Reviews of Symantec Endpoint Security ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 301-325 of 548 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use BK Brenda K. Customer Service Advisor Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Symantec Endpoint Protection review" June 11, 2019 4.0 It offers protection for business from malware ,viruses and also able to block external storage devices which may be used to bring viruses or take business information. Pros It offers protection from external attacks especially viruses and malware. Cons It keeps running updates that some times require restarts. Review Source JJ Jillian J. Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Secure and non-intrusive" July 19, 2018 5.0 Pros The best thing about this software is that you don't know it's there unless there is a problem. It does its work without interrupting mine. Cons I haven't had any negative experiences using Symantec Endpoint Protection. I installed it and can just forget about it. Review Source CD Chris D. Operations Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great antivirus program" December 18, 2018 5.0 Would highly recommend this product. Pros Very happy with this product. We have it incorporated into our Outlook client and it catches and quarantines all viruses. Cons Works great. No real cons for this product other than pricing is a little high compared to other competitors. Review Source RV Ray V. Lead Strategic Training Specialist Security and Investigations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for Business Protection" February 11, 2020 5.0 This software did an excellent job securing the stations it was used on. Given the nature of the business and sensitive information within, it was of high importance to have a security solution we could trust, and this fit the bill in every way. Pros This software did an excellent job protection multiple stations within an enterprise. Any suspicious activity was flagged and it did a generally excellent job securing and protecting the stations. We didn't have any virus or threat activity occur during the period the software was used. Cons There weren't any issues with the software. It was very efficient while also not being a memory hog or intrusive on end users. Review Source EV Elizabeth V. Receptionist Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review " August 28, 2019 5.0 overall great experience with this Symantec Endpoint Protection Pros Symantec Endpoint Protection is teh best software we are being used for years and we love it recommended. Cons There's nothing that I dislike about this software its super easy to use we work with it every day. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Development Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable but Slow" May 25, 2019 4.0 You can feel safe to manage your accounts including bank, emsil etc. It’s better to use in at relativeley strong computers though, as it slows the system. Pros It makes me feel safe when I surf at the internet and download somethings. Cons It dramatically decreses the opening speed of the computer. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer System Engineer Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "SEP: Easiest Antivirus SW" May 8, 2019 3.0 Symantec Endpoint Protection is a very good software antivirus. This software is customizable a lot and you can replicate your organizational structure on the software. Istallation is not complicated and also maintenance work very well. IPS is very powerfull and virus definitation works very well. Pros I like the possibility to divide clients in organizational unit and apply different policy for each organizational unit. Cons The installation of the managment center is very easily. Review Source KD Kerianne D. student Used the software for: 2+ years ### "this software was required for university networked computers and were quite effective " July 31, 2018 4.0 Pros This software successfully identified several issues that I had during my time in school. It effectively updated and ran background scans. As a free software, I would download it again. The user interface improved drastically over the years. Cons There were some issues with other software compatibility but eventually were worked through it. The complete scans were very cumbersome to run and files were analyzed quite slowly on my machine. Review Source SD Sarah D. Office Manager Law Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Symantec Endpoint " June 12, 2023 5.0 We use Symantec to log in to our bank account. This is a two factor. We feel very safe and secure when using this product. Pros Very easy to use and navigate. Signing in is quick. Cons We do not currently have anything that Symantec can do better at. Review Source BL Bruce L. IT Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Business class endpoint protection that provides data security" September 20, 2017 5.0 Reliable anti-virus protection that is difficult to beat. Pros Symantec's Endpoint Protection provides a reliable way to protect again viruses. Our systems have been protected by this product for many years and we suffered almost no ill effects from any viruses. Review Source Steve L. PC/LAN Analyst Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Anti-virus falls from grace, Just too may better choices out the" June 22, 2018 1.0 Pros \- Reliability of age proven software and vendor support - Easy to manage clients from admin console. Cons \- High impact app uses a lot of resources, - Too Many better choice nowadays to recommend over this. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Group manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "symantec review" May 28, 2019 2.0 Pros It is very strong virus protection program. You don't get too much pop up from it. It runs on your computer quitely. Cons When you open your computer, you should know it take too long time. And biggest contributer for this slow down is Symantec Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Analyst Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Symantec Endpoint Protection" May 31, 2019 4.0 SEP has tehdit Personal Firewall) (FW, personal firewall) and Firewall Personal Intrusion Prevention System tehdit modules to eliminate network threats before they arrive. Pros A complete security solution for user computers and servers. SEP is basically an Antivirus solution, but it also protects against additional modules, endpoints (computer / servers), network and entry and exit threats. Cons I have not seen a negative side as user Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of Internal Control Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "knight of data, indispensable of information security" June 21, 2019 5.0 We use it to perform our controls within the scope of information security. A very useful program to prevent data leakage. Rule sets need to be determined well. Easy to use and understandable. Pros Easy to use, the company can set the rules. Alerts and reporting can be customized. Cons The design of reporting tool can be improved the design of the reporting part. The front face looks a bit complicated. Review Source AK Ankit K. IT Head Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Security Tool that serves it's purpose of round the clock protection" January 3, 2019 4.0 Don't forget to do a complete research before investing in a security system for your business needs. Pros This is a great antivirus and security toll for business purposes, I was already aware of Norton for personal use, so this product was really good at meeting the usage requirement. Active blocking of Malware and other viruses that makes sure our company data is secure even after workhours Cons The price of the product is quite high compared to other products. Customer service is a ticket system, which means if your concern is not urgent you can expect some time before you hear back from customer service. Review Source MW Mark W. System Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great corporate AV with good support. " May 10, 2018 5.0 Helps keep our organization safe from viruses and malware. Offers multiple types of protection for our client PCs. Pros As a System Administrator in healthcare, Symantec has served our organization well. The server management interface is generally easy to use and navigate. Deploying the AV clients to PCs has been easy and generally trouble-free. Cons The server management interface can sometimes be slow to navigate and update data for charts, reports, etc. Review Source SM Stephen M. I.T Administrator Food Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Can be better" July 17, 2022 4.0 Pros It's very easy to set up and use. Cons It sometimes misses the detection of viruses and the interface could be improved. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Development Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You are in the safe hands" May 23, 2019 5.0 Our company, Ford is using this for any virus or threat from the outside of the Ford world. It makes the security wall for the employees. Pros This tool works too silent, you can not even feel. Cons I can say that I did not have any issue with overall my experience. Review Source IG Isaias G. Social media manager Environmental Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Symantec endpoint protection " April 18, 2020 5.0 My overall experience were positively a great program to have if your someone like me that writes a lot in coffeee shop having a endpoint protection comes in handy doing constant sans helping me get full protection. Pros What I like about Symantec endpoint protection is that is does constant scanning and checking for virus. I had I trojan house virus in internet and it picked it up. The constant updates feather helps get virus that tend to hide with the systems. It real time scan. Help gets things that other app don’t . Cons What I least like about the software is the new liecens can be different when you time is up. Switched from [Trellix Endpoint Security](https://www.capterra.com/p/151734/McAfee-Endpoint-Security/) He program many times didn’t catch the many virus that began embedding themselves into other programs. Review Source David P. Senior Field Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Support lacking but protection is good" February 6, 2019 4.0 Pros The latest versions have a much improved user interface and offer competitive protection and features. Cons Customer support is not great, licensing is confusing to purchase and expensive. Review Source aS andrew S. managing consultant Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Protect your computer" May 2, 2019 4.0 use it for our work computers and works very well. protects all of our computers. Pros runs in the background of your computer and doesn't take up a lot of resources. does it's job well. Cons no cons about the software. works well and does it's job. Review Source JW James W. IS Security Administrator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Don't even notice It's there" July 23, 2019 5.0 Pros The best part about Symantec Endpoint Protection is that unlike some antivirus software it doesn't bother you or disrupt work consistently. It seems like it is part of the normal windows experience. Cons Enterprise wise it can be expensive but they were more reasonable than a handful of other companies. Review Source DA Danny A. Purchasing Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Symantec endpoint Protection" July 16, 2019 4.0 Pros Anti-virus protection seems to be working as expected. The updates are frequent but don't take too long. Cons Part numbers are constantly changing making it harder to find new licenses as well as maintenance renewals. Review Source EH Erin H. Business Manager Philanthropy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The protection you need" July 11, 2017 4.0 Pros Once you install the system is pretty much self functioning and doesn't require much maintaince at all. Cons If you are not an exceedingly computer literate person you may have a difficult time setting it up at first. Review Source RD Rosemary D. HR Analyst Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It works" April 25, 2019 4.0 It works well with minimal interruptions. It keeps the system protected. Pros It's always running in the background and you don't even know it's there. Cons We have used this software for several years, and I've not heard any complaints. Review Source Similar Products Featured