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 the simplicity and ease of use of this solution."
"The manageability of it is a valuable feature."
"The solution works the way it's supposed to - stability and scalability are fine."
"The ease 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."
"Microsoft BitLocker can be used to ensure that stolen PCs or laptops do not lose their data."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use."
"It's a straightforward solution for encryption."
"It's very straightforward to recover data. It's safe for us; in case of lost information, it provides multiple options to recover the data."
"Disk encryption and file and folder encryption are the most valuable and used features. It is also very well integrated with Symantec Messaging Gateway and Symantec DLP, which is helpful in protecting any kind of information that goes outside. Symantec DLP catches an email and sends it to the encryption server. The encryption server encrypts the email and intimates to the user that confidential information is being sent out. The administrator can then take appropriate action."
"We use it for protecting accounts, which is its most valuable feature."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"The solution’s installation was easy."
"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."
"The solution could be improved if it was more user friendly."
"The biggest one for us is revoking access. So, even though someone downloads something to a device, we want the ability to cloak that device or data and bring it back or make that data unusable for that person. Currently, BitLocker doesn't give us that ability. It basically encrypts it. We're seeing if identity management or IAM allows us to do that. We're kind of looking at third-party software that does that for us."
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"I would like to be able to encrypt our cloud tenancy."
"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."
"They should offer better login capabilities that are more secure."
"The only thing that could be slightly improved is the occasional stability issue."
"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."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"The instability of the company and lack of presence in the Middle East is affecting product use."
"I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"What I didn't find helpful in the version we used is the fact that all devices had to be on the same network for us to push through the encryption."
"One feature that is lacking is integration with Symantec Information Centric (ICT). As it is now, I don't see how to integrate the encryption with ICT, and in my opinion this is an area that certainly requires encryption, even though it's no longer supported by Broadcom."
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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