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 is an encryption tool and provides security."
"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."
"I like the simplicity and ease of use of this solution."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"The tool has improved the starting up of our notebooks and end-user devices."
"The tool is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity and integration with the Microsoft Clouds platform."
"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 is stable."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."
"The most valuable feature is that it works in the background so that the end-users are not aware of what is happening on the laptop."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"There are options which could be implemented to make it a little more like PGP Whole Disk Encryption."
"The people at the first level of support refer you to articles that do not pertain to the problem at hand."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"The solution lacks the ability to allow its user to provide limited access to someone."
"The solution needs to have better protection and improve its pricing."
"Some of the technical internal functions, such as encryption protocols or something similar, could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having a centralized GUI for management."
"More customization options would have been nice, such as password selection, actions when the screen is locked, etc."
"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."
"The solution does not have endpoint control."
"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."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
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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