Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. Symantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Score8.8 out of 10 | N/A | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) is a holistic, cloud delivered endpoint security solution that includes risk-based vulnerability management and assessment, attack surface reduction, behavioral based and cloud-powered next generation protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), automatic investigation and remediation, managed hunting services, rich APIs, and unified security management. | $2.50 per user/per month |
Symantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) combines Symantec anti-malware technology with advanced heuristics and file reputation to provide real-time protection for email against viruses, spyware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. For additional protection, SMSMSE offers Symantec Premium AntiSpam technology (additional license) designed to help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million. SMSMSE enforces content filtering policies on… | N/A |
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96% Would buy again 157 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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99% Delivers good value for the price 146 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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95% Happy with the feature set 155 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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97% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 130 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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95% Implementation went as expected 140 Answers | No answers on this topic | |
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| Small Businesses | SentinelOne Singularity Score9 out of 10 | Sophos Email Score8.9 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | ![]() BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) Score9.1 out of 10 | Barracuda ESG (discontinued) Score6.2 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | ESET PROTECT Score8.8 out of 10 | ![]() Microsoft Exchange Score8.6 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.9 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.4 | - |
| Usability | 8.6 | - |
| Availability | 9.1 | - |
| Performance | 9.1 | - |
| Support Rating | 9.0 | - |
| Implementation Rating | 7.3 | - |
| Configurability | 8.2 | - |
| Product Scalability | 9.1 | - |
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| ScreenShots | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Screenshots |








