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.
"We have not seen any bugs or glitches, so the stability is good."
"The hard drive encryption is very good."
"BitLocker is completely stable."
"You can do a silent remote deployment very fast."
"It is an encryption tool and provides security."
"As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use."
"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."
"The solution is included in Windows 11."
"The solution’s installation was easy."
"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 most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"The initial setup was easy."
"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"I like the management aspect of this solution. You don't want to have end-users tweak or set it themselves, so the fact that you could do it from a central point helped us a lot."
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"The pricing should be improved."
"The visualization could be better."
"It needs a management console."
"If the encryption was faster then it would make the experience more pleasant."
"I would recommend BitLocker only because of the economic side, not the technical side. If the features were included in the already existing licenses I would use it. If not, I would recommend other products."
"The management of the product could be made a little easier."
"The solution could be improved if it was more user friendly."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"The instability of the company and lack of presence in the Middle East is affecting product use."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The GUI could use some enhancement, particularly in making option sets easier to locate on client machines."
"The solution presently doesn't let network folder encryption be done on Macintosh."
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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