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.
"It's a straightforward solution for encryption."
"The best thing about it is the encryption type and the way it requires TPM when someone tries to access the drive."
"The solution works the way it's supposed to - stability and scalability are fine."
"You can do a silent remote deployment very fast."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"The manageability of it is a valuable feature."
"The hard drive encryption is very good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."
"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."
"In general terms, it is working properly and according to our expectations. The comfort of feeling secure is the most valuable. Some customers had certain fears about changing the product because no one wants to lose any kind of information or to have some problems or inconsistencies while migrating from one product to another."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"One notable aspect is the ability to customize alerts and other settings."
"The initial setup was easy."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"They should offer better login capabilities that are more secure."
"Some of the technical internal functions, such as encryption protocols or something similar, could be improved."
"The integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better."
"The customizations could be more flexible."
"Lacks a portal that can be managed rather than just existing."
"The only thing that could be slightly improved is the occasional stability issue."
"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."
"If the encryption was faster then it would make the experience more pleasant."
"The security could be improved."
"If for example, a user forgets the endpoint key, they cannot access their data. We need a support team that is a single point of contact for the IT entity to be trained and to have documentation for troubleshooting and managing the solution."
"I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products."
"Its remote deployment should be improved. Currently, there is no remote deployment for Symantec Endpoint Encryption. You have to install it manually. There are some issues with AD integration and the time taken to reflect a password on the Endpoint Encryption Manager when a new user has changed the password, but they are already working on these issues, and these will be resolved in the next release."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"The UI could be improved."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"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."
Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 28 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 10 reviews. Microsoft BitLocker is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft BitLocker writes "Encrypts fast, embedded in the OS, and is reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Not user-friendly and lacks integration with ICT, but provides adequate protection". 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, Sophos SafeGuard and ESET Endpoint Encryption. See our Microsoft BitLocker vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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