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Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange vs. Avast Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSymantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

by Broadcom

Avast Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions

by Gen Digital

Overall rating4.34.3
Review count13114
Ease of use9.39.2
Ease of setup9.39.1
Quality of support9.48.9
Meets requirements9.59.2
NPS46.15384656.880734
Small Business7.7%38.6%
Mid-Market53.8%38.6%
Enterprise38.5%22.8%
Total page views126152
Total LLM citations31446

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

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 (additional license), powered by Brightmail technology. Together, these protections help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million.

Pros

    Avast Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions

    Essential cyber protection and security control for your small business Avast Essential Business Security helps deliver device security for small businesses that want remote visibility and centrally controlled protection against viruses, phishing, ransomware, and advanced cyberattacks.  Avast Small Business Solutions deliver next-gen endpoint protection for business Windows PCs, Mac, and Windows servers that you can manage anywhere via a web browser. Our robust, easy-to-use security for devices and data is designed to keep small organizations and their employees safer online.

    Pros

    • Security
    • Protection
    • Customization
    • Monitoring
    • Monitoring Services
    • Connectivity