McAfee Total Protection (discontinued) vs. Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
McAfee's Total Protection included antivirus and antimalware offerings for home and small businesses or home offices. This product line is not a focus for Trellix, the brand formed from the merger of McAfee and FireEye that offers business grade products. Trellix Endpoint Security is the company's product line for business endpoint security.
$24.99
per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)
Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway (formerly Web Security Service) is a line of defense against modern-day cyber threats. A critical capability of Symantec SSE, it enables enterprises to control access, protects users from threats, and secures their sensitive data.N/A
Pricing
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Editions & Modules
Multi-Device
$24.99
per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)
Individual
$29.99 ($79.99)
1st year price (subsequent years)
Family
$29.99
per year (2 year subscription, 10 devices)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Free Trial
NoNo
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
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Considered Both Products
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

No answer on this topic

Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Chose Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Skip; have mainly used bundled/default products before this purchase.
Best Alternatives
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Small Businesses
Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes
Score 8.8 out of 10

No answers on this topic

Medium-sized Companies
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
I think McAfee is great to have whether it's for work or for personal use. While it has some drawbacks, I like the peace of mind of feeling safe when I'm browsing the web/email, especially when my computer has sensitive/confidential information, knowing that McAfee will immediately detect any threats. The UI is extremely easy to navigate, which makes it easy for users regardless of how tech-savvy they are.
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Broadcom
Symantec Web Security Service monitors and filters network traffic to protect web servers from cyberattacks. Its single dashboard view, excellent UI/UX, and easy DLP integration make it a market leader. Excellent sandboxing for safe browsing in restricted IT networks. Threat categorization and stateful SSL description of web traffic to identify dynamic threat vectors. However, alerts and notifications only work quickly when large-scale DDoS attacks happen.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Excellent protection of all internet connected assets on our VPN.
  • Constant updates of needed security patches that ensure our network and systems are protected from current and emerging/potential threats.
  • Prompt and reliable customer service that provides needed answers and expertise in a crisis.
  • Strategic whitepapers on emerging cyber threats and McAfee solutions to resolve them before they become a problem for my team or our clients.
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Broadcom
  • Complete web protection.
  • Easy to setup.
  • Great reputation and credibility.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Price - Extremely high price tag for many of the solutions.
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Broadcom
  • Advanced and targeted attacks
  • Policy granularity
  • better support
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
McAfee has consistently delivered on its stated goals of providing comprehensive protection for our networks and systems. Due to their excellent work and follow through I have been, and will continue to be a loyal customer.
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Broadcom
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
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Broadcom
The support has become average ever since broadcom acquisition and they moving to GCP. There is no focus of existing customers as the presale do not exist
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
I haven't used Norton for a while, but when I did use it I felt that it slowed down my computer and had constant pop-ups, which were both equally frustrating and annoying. It was also very difficult to remove from my computer. Malwarebytes is a great, straightforward program I've used for virus scanning. It's pretty bare bones but I think if you just want something to scan for viruses it gets the job done quickly and reliably. In my opinion McAfee offers similar benefits as Norton but its more intuitive and doesn't impact system performance.
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Broadcom
Symantec Web Security Service is a powerful tool for moderating website traffic and protecting user data. Easy DLP integration makes it a market leader, and it works with Symantec DLP and EDR to protect remote users' browsing activity. Threat categorization and stateful SSL description of web traffic to identify dynamic threat vectors. Unified threat dashboard with seamless alerting. So compared to other solutions, it is standout.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Blocks unsafe websites
  • Virus detection and removal
  • Protects sensitive data
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Broadcom
  • Slightly on the costlier side.
  • Less risk of security lapse.
  • Extensive protection against web attacks.
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