Nyotron PARANOID vs Symantec Endpoint Security comparison

Nyotron and Broadcom are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Nyotron is ranked #42 with an average rating of 9.0, while Broadcom is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.1. Nyotron holds a 0.3% mindshare in EPP, compared to Broadcom’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Nyotron users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Symantec Endpoint Security and Nyotron PARANOID compete in the advanced security solutions market. Symantec stands out in pricing and support, while Nyotron is favored for its feature set and proactive threat prevention capabilities.

Features: Symantec Endpoint Security offers robust malware detection, threat intelligence integration, and advanced threat protection. Nyotron PARANOID provides unique endpoint threat prevention, effective zero-day attack protection, and real-time security measures.

Room for Improvement: Symantec users suggest enhancing cloud-based features and reducing resource consumption. Nyotron users indicate a need for a more intuitive setup and better compatibility with other security tools. Both products receive feedback about user interface complexity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Symantec generally offers straightforward deployment and reliable customer support, but some users report initial configuration challenges. Nyotron has mixed reviews on deployment ease, with some citing difficulty, but is praised for responsive and helpful customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec is highlighted for competitive pricing and solid ROI. Nyotron is seen as pricier but justified by users for its specialized protection and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Nyotron PARANOID vs. Symantec Endpoint Security Report (Updated: March 2026).

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.5%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nyotron PARANOID is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Security is 3.3%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.5%
Symantec Endpoint Security	3.3%
Nyotron PARANOID	0.3%
Other	92.9%

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Abel Browarnik

CEO at Expertos Browarnik

A cost-effective security solution for endpoint protection

The initial setup is complex. It is rare to see an effective endpoint protection system that does not require some effort. It is neither on the cloud nor on-premises. You deploy it on every endpoint or server, irrespective of perimeter. You must use a deployment tool unless you prefer to do it manually on every endpoint or server. We used an automation tool to deploy it. Since we had MSI with us. We had to verify that everything worked, but it didn't take more than two weeks for 1000 endpoints.

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Kumbesh Rajagopal

Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

Management becomes easier with minimal complications, but improvement in support tools needed

Regarding areas of improvement for Symantec Endpoint Security, there are many changes, and the support portal tool is complicated compared to other tools. When trying to get service from Symantec, the process is complex. I'm not sure whether it's because of my project or something else. Though it is easy to manage, easy to get, easy to install, and works efficiently for managing policies, we faced a significant disadvantage. We wanted to add multiple hashes because of numerous new alerts coming, but we could only add them one by one, which is a considerable disadvantage in Symantec.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."

"It is easy to use."

"Stability is a primary factor, and then there's the ease of distribution and policy management."

"The live terminal is probably the best thing ever. It gives you the access to get straight onto any machine."

"I generally believe that Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is probably the best in the market right now."

"It blocks malicious files. It prevents attacks. It doesn't require many updates, it's a very light application."

"Cortex XDR's most valuable feature is its intelligence-based dashboards."

"The solution allows us to make investigations. Other XDR solutions also provide similar capabilities but for investigation, Cortex XDR is better."

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"This product really is the best solution for this security issue."

"First of all, it does the job. It prevents harm to the operating system. Also, the visibility it gives to the user and to the administrator is very good."

"Nyotron protects your users and does not acquire any threat intelligence."

"What I appreciate most about Symantec Endpoint Security is that it's easy to manage compared to other tools I have worked with, such as minimal endpoint security, McAfee, and CrowdStrike."

"The fact that it has centralized management is the most valuable feature."

"It's a single-agent installation with many features including wireless protection."

"Some of the most valuable features were antivirus, malware, and spyware. They were really good."

"Customer service is excellent."

"Overall, it's really good product, it has saved us a lot of time and, most of the time, it's a self-playing piano."

"Easy to use solution."

"The solution can be scaled to handle different threats."

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Cons

"It's more focused on network communication. If a customer wants to increase the level of protection and start working with documents, it's impossible to integrate these features into the system. It's more of a communication-oriented system than a content security-oriented system."

"The solution lacks real-time, on-demand antivirus."

"Cortex XDR could improve its sales support team, including better commission structures and referral programs."

"They are charging for Network Traffic Analyzer (NTA) services, so if the per GB data could be provided at a certain level free of cost or at the same cost which the customer is taking for the entire bundle, that would be better."

"It'll help if customization was easier."

"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."

"I have seen lagging with Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. There was one time when we faced a threat actor trying to gain access to our system. When our team utilized the tool, we were all on the same dashboard and we faced a lag issue at that time of around five minutes, which was quite significant."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."

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"The solution should be available on Linux and other platforms, including mobile platforms such as Android and iOS."

"The main feature that is missing is to have the same solution on servers."

"The main feature that is missing is to have the same solution on servers. Currently it's only protecting the client side, not the server. If they would add the server in the same solution, that would be great."

"It's not cheap."

"Its GUI needs improvement. It's good, but it needs to be improved in terms of management and reporting."

"This latest version has proven unreliable for management and installation."

"The enterprise edition does not report attacks on external devices."

"The solution should have more integration with other platforms."

"I would like to see improvements in the anti-virus and the device control features."

"Maybe Symantec Endpoint Security could amend their pricing structure, but they always offer a good product."

"The support can be wanting. Sometimes the time to resolution is longer than I would expect."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."

"This is an expensive solution."

"The price was fine."

"It is cost-effective compared to similar solutions. It fits for the small businesses through to the big businesses."

"Compared to CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR is an expensive solution."

"It's way too expensive, but security is expensive. You pay for your licensing, and then you pay for someone to monitor the stuff."

"The price of the product is not very economical."

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"We receive a discounted price for this solution because we are a non-profit organization."

"Its price should be reasonable."

"The price of Symantec is on the higher end. They face some competition from a company called Quick Heal, which is much cheaper than Endpoint Security. They offer three years of protection at just 900 rupees."

"The licensing costs are huge compared to what is normally included in the licensing with other products such as the Microsoft products that we're using. We're paying between $300 and $400 per seat."

"It is the better product, even if it is a little on the higher side."

"It is normal. If you are an educational institute, they give you a very good discount. If you are coming from the banking side, they may or may not give you a discount. I'm working with seven companies, and normally, they get a 65% to 70% discount on everything."

"Regarding the licensing, it was important negotiate a long contract to get a more attractive price, including advanced support in case of crisis."

"We have some customers on a one-year license and others on a three-year license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

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Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	47

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	32
Large Enterprise	63

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Nyotron PARANOID?

Nyotron protects your users and does not acquire any threat intelligence.

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What needs improvement with Nyotron PARANOID?

There was an initial problem, we had to run the system in detection mode rather than prevention mode. The solution sh...

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What is your primary use case for Nyotron PARANOID?

We use Nyotron PARANOID to protect endpoints. It serves as a second and last line of protection. It often detects thr...

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Which is better - Cortex XDR or Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?

Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valu...

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We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior sol...

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What do you like most about Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?

Symantec have everything – documentation, videos, data sheets.

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 18% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

Jamf Protect vs Nyotron PARANOID

Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

PARANOID is a game-changing endpoint protection solution that works seamlessly with your existing endpoint security solutions to create an almost impenetrable defense against even the most sophisticated attacks. Acting as the last line of defense – after threats bypass all perimeter and endpoint security layers – PARANOID protects your data from deletion, exfiltration, encryption, sabotage and more.

Delivering the first-ever OS-Centric Positive Security, PARANOID distinguishes between legitimate activities carried out by a program or user and threatening activities carried out by attacks.

Nyotron

Symantec Endpoint Security is a robust and reliable product that provides complete protection against viruses, malware, Trojans, and malicious files. It offers application and device control, ease of use in deploying and updating, a central control console, stability, scalability, auto-discovery capabilities, patch management, endpoint detection and response capabilities, intrusion detection module.

The Symantec Global Intelligence Network (GIN) provides threat intelligence and detection across endpoints, email, and web traffic. It has helped organizations reduce downtime, increase productivity, and improve security posture. Symantec Endpoint Security is easy to use, has a flexible administration, and offers more value than expected.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

El Al Airlines

Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.

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