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We performed a comparison between Microsoft BitLocker and Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Encryption solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft BitLocker vs. Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Microsoft BitLocker's most valuable features are stability and simplicity in terms of usage.""The solution works the way it's supposed to - stability and scalability are fine.""It is easy to use and administer.""One significant aspect is that without the BitLocker key, you can't log in to the user's laptop. I appreciate the capability to encrypt the user's hard drive, ensuring access only with the recovery key. In an enterprise setup, we store all BitLocker keys on our server. So, whenever a user attempts to log in, the architecture authenticates with the key. This ensures that our data is secure. Even if the user's laptop is lost, we have confidence that the data remains inaccessible. So far, our user data is well-protected.""It maintains security on my computer. Since I travel a lot, it gives me confidence that if, for some reason, my computer is lost, my data won't be compromised.""Technical support is excellent.""We have not seen any bugs or glitches, so the stability is good.""The most valuable feature is the simplicity and integration with the Microsoft Clouds platform."

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"Trend Micro provides good overall protection. It has saved us from a few attacks and malware.""It's a secure and quick solution.""Encryption is the basic feature, and that is what I like about it. I also like that it is kind of easy to install and easy to configure.""The encryption is very good.""Fast encryption feature.""The product's initial setup phase is easy, considering the management console and software.""We use the solution for data encryption.""The solution is good overall. All of its features are good."

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Cons
"The solution lacks the ability to allow its user to provide limited access to someone.""The people at the first level of support refer you to articles that do not pertain to the problem at hand.""At the end of it all, we are looking for something that can be easier to manage.""If integration with Active Directory are not mandatory for him, I think that there are many other solutions in the market that equal or are much stronger than Microsoft.""Some of the technical internal functions, such as encryption protocols or something similar, could be improved.""User profiles can be improved so that people can create their own passwords. It has one password per machine, which is a problem. We would prefer each user to have his or her own boot password. Each user can have a username and password or biometrics, such as fingerprints and iris scanner, integrated into the boot process, but I really can't see that coming anytime soon, if ever.""Microsoft BitLocker needs to be an all-inclusive solution. For example, a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) cryptoprocessor is required to use Bitlocker with your computer which keeps Bitlocker from adoption beyond Windows.""The product must improve the centralization of keys."

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"There are recovery issues that arise.""I would like to see more integration. Good cloud-based solutions need to be arrayed. I'd like to see better integration with administrative tools as well as Active Directory integration.""Should have more features of Deep Scanning""Support from them was not fast.""Compared to Bitlocker or McAfee Disk Encryption, it's not quite as robust.""In the next release, it would be better if it was more user-friendly. It is a little complicated for the average technical person. If they can make it more user-friendly, it would be much easier and more helpful.""It would be great if this solution had support for file integrity monitoring.""We would like to see a wider, better dashboard for the purposes of monitoring the users of the Trend Micro software."

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  • "BitLocker is already in Windows 10 and its price has already been "paid"."
  • "It is a totally free solution."
  • "This solution is included with Microsoft Server and my clients did not have to pay for anything extra."
  • "It's not about pricing, because we are working with Enterprise companies that already have Windows Enterprise, so BitLocker comes already included as a Windows feature. It's free for Enterprise users. The price is only for deployment. The customer will pay for McAfee, however."
  • "The cost of this solution is bundled in with part of the subscription for the Microsoft Cloud. We have users subscribed to Enterprise E5 and it comes with E5"
  • "The price of this solution should be more competitive."
  • "BitLocker is included in our license and doesn't cost us anything extra."
  • "It is free. It is enabled as part of the operating system. Once you have an operating system license, you're licensed for Bitlocker."
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  • "One of the reasons we decided to go with Trend Micro Endpoint Security is because of its cost effectiveness."
  • "You have to pay for the license annually."
  • "We pay for Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption every six months. The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "The drive encryption of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption could improve. Some of my customers have some problems."
  • "The solution's licensing costs are yearly."
  • "I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
  • "I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Beware to make backup of useful data, then use reverse decryption policy from Symantec panel/McAfee ePO to decrypt the DE partitions while it is sometimes more straightforward and faster to reinstall… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protection… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and it successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protection… more »
    Top Answer:Compared to other solutions, it's neither cheap nor expensive. It offers good value for what you're paying for.
    Top Answer:There are issues like recovery that arise. We've managed to overcome them. In some instances where the system crashes, we attempt data recovery using the Microsoft version of Encryption, and it's… more »
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    1st
    out of 28 in Endpoint Encryption
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    25,988
    Comparisons
    7,039
    Reviews
    27
    Average Words per Review
    364
    Rating
    8.7
    5th
    out of 28 in Endpoint Encryption
    Views
    2,059
    Comparisons
    979
    Reviews
    11
    Average Words per Review
    391
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    BitLocker, MS BitLocker
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    Overview

    BitLocker is a full disk encryption solution that protects your data from theft, hacking, and loss. BitLocker achieves this by encrypting the entire drive that hosts your operating system and all your data. BitLocker can work on all operating systems, drives, or devices, including portable storage devices.

    After BitLocker completes the data encryption, it generates a recovery key. Only those with the correct encryption key will be able to decrypt and access the encrypted files and information. Attempts to access secured data on premises or over the network will be met with either authentication prompts or error messages saying the data cannot be accessed.

    BitLocker provides its users with peace of mind by improving security and reducing risks of critical data loss and intrusions.

    Benefits of Microsoft BitLocker

    • Comprehensive data protection: BitLocker encryption provides increased security for data throughout its lifecycle, which starts with the creation and storage of the data and ends with its removal. Encryption prevents important data from being accidentally revealed or stolen. When data is encrypted, stealing data is more difficult, and hackers are often discouraged from instigating a cyberattack.

    • BitLocker is free with Microsoft Windows: Microsoft BitLocker is free to use and very easy to set up.

    • Good performance: BitLocker does not make the computer slow down or freeze when in use. You are free to work on other processes with BitLocker running in the background. BitLocker’s interface is very intuitive and the process of encrypting and decrypting data is straightforward and fast.

    • Prevent unauthorized data modification: BitLocker helps to keep your computing environment safe from any unauthorized changes. BitLocker regularly inspects your boot settings every time your PC is turned on. When BitLocker notices that modifications have been made to your boot environment, it forces the PC to enter recovery mode.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Microsoft BitLocker stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its powerful encryption capabilities and its user-friendly user interface.

    An ICT operations and security manager notes, “It is free and native to the OS. We don't have to worry about upgrades or maintaining the product. You encrypt the disk, and you save the recovery key. That's it. The person puts their password in, and after that, it is up to them. If they forget their password, they have to bring it in to get it unlocked.”

    Kevin C., a director at Pathfinder, writes, “Theease of use is the most valuable feature. The ability to import data to build your frontend on top of the data is very simple and very useable.”

    Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, a full disk, file encryption and data protection that ensures data privacy by encrypting data stored on your endpoints - including PCs, Macintoshes, DVDs, and USB drives, which can easily be lost or stolen. Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption provides the data security with full disk encryption, folder and file encryption, and removable media encryption. It protects data at rest with full disk encryption software, automates data management with self-encrypting hard drives, encrypt data in specific files, shared folders, removable media and set granular policies for device control and data management. A single, well-integrated management console allows to manage the users using the same interface for endpoint protection and other Trend Micro security products. Deploying Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption helps ensure that your data will continue to be protected as your mobile computing devices and organizational needs change.

    Sample Customers
    ACV, Proaxis Therapy, Choice Hotels International, adnymics GmbH, Intermedia, NMBS/SNCB
    Alertboot, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BIDCO), Bulgarian American Credit Bank, Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIOBC), Rush University Medical Center, United Way of Greater Atlanta
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    Financial Services Firm24%
    Insurance Company12%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company9%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Outsourcing Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Educational Organization11%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Government14%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Real Estate/Law Firm7%
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    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Small Business67%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise14%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise58%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft BitLocker vs. Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft BitLocker vs. Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 61 reviews while Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is ranked 5th in Endpoint Encryption with 20 reviews. Microsoft BitLocker is rated 8.2, while Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft BitLocker writes "A solution that prevents unauthorized access and goes beyond security measures to provide protection to its users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption writes "Used for mobile device protection with moderate pricing". Microsoft BitLocker is most compared with ESET Endpoint Encryption, Symantec Endpoint Encryption, McAfee Complete Data Protection, WinMagic SecureDoc and Sophos SafeGuard, whereas Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is most compared with Sophos SafeGuard, VMware Carbon Black Endpoint and McAfee Complete Data Protection. See our Microsoft BitLocker vs. Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption report.

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