We performed a comparison between Microsoft Bitlocker and Symantec Endpoint Encryption based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Microsoft Bitlocker seems to be a superior solution. All other things being more or less equal, half of Symantec Endpoint Encryption reviewers found Symantec Endpoint Encryption to be difficult to deploy. Additionally, users of Symantec Endpoint Encryption find it difficult to upgrade. Finally, Symantec Endpoint Encryption’s users are not impressed with its technical support.
"I like BitLocker because it gives us strong encryption to protect our data."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use."
"I like the simplicity and ease of use of this solution."
"We have not seen any bugs or glitches, so the stability is good."
"There's a lot of manageability within the solution. This is very helpful."
"The product is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), which makes the PC security stronger because somebody who is not from the team cannot access the PC without the decryption PIN."
"The tool has improved the starting up of our notebooks and end-user devices."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"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."
"The visualization could be better."
"The primary aspect for improvement lies in expanding our developer base, which would accelerate the development process and bring these enhancements to fruition"
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"There is room for improvement in stability."
"The people at the first level of support refer you to articles that do not pertain to the problem at hand."
"Technical support has not been very good."
"The solution lacks the ability to allow its user to provide limited access to someone."
"I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure."
"The solution does not have endpoint control."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"The agent can be improved on the solution. Right now, we have an Endpoint Protection agent as well as an encryption agent and another for the DLVs and other services. We would prefer a single agent for the entire product."
"Upgrades from one version to another may only sometimes be straightforward, especially if one needs a clearer understanding of the process."
"The program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 61 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 34 reviews. Microsoft BitLocker is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft BitLocker writes "User-friendly, easy to set up, and offers real-time machine status updates". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Provides a centralized management console and a straightforward initial setup process ". Microsoft BitLocker is most compared with ESET Endpoint Encryption, McAfee Complete Data Protection, Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, WinMagic SecureDoc and Sophos SafeGuard, whereas Symantec Endpoint Encryption is most compared with McAfee Complete Data Protection, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Digital Guardian, WinMagic SecureDoc and ESET Endpoint Encryption. See our Microsoft BitLocker vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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