Compare Symantec Endpoint Protection and Fortinet - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Symantec Endpoint Protection or Fortinet?

Fortinet is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Symantec Endpoint Protection, and Symantec Endpoint Protection is rated higher (87/100) than Fortinet (82/100).

Looking for the right Data Protection solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Symantec Vs. Fortinet

Symantec: Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information against more risks at more po...

Fortinet: Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and a market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include enterprises, ...

Who is more expensive? Symantec Endpoint Protection or Fortinet?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Data Protection software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Symantec Endpoint Protection and Fortinet.

Symantec Endpoint Protection price starts at $39 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Symantec Endpoint Protection for Small Business is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Data Protection software. Fortinet price starts at $700 per license , When comparing Fortinet to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Data Protection software cost.

Bottom line: Fortinet is more expensive than Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Symantec Endpoint Protection Vs. Fortinet based on some of the most important and required Data Protection features.

Symantec Endpoint Protection: We are still working to collect the list of features for Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Fortinet: We are still working to collect the list of features for Fortinet.

Target customer size

Symantec Endpoint Protection's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Fortinet's target customer size include: Large business.