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.
"Being able to encrypt an entire hard disk has been most valuable."
"The solution works the way it's supposed to - stability and scalability are fine."
"The best thing about it is the encryption type and the way it requires TPM when someone tries to access the drive."
"The tool is stable."
"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."
"I like BitLocker because it gives us strong encryption to protect our data."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"While it helps mitigate unauthorized data access by enhancing file and system protection through encryption, the tool is really enhanced with the combination of other Microsoft Security and Compliance features like data labeling."
"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."
"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"It is fairly stable."
"The solution’s installation was easy."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately."
"If integration with Active Directory are not mandatory for him, I think that there are many other solutions in the market that equal or are much stronger than Microsoft."
"I would like to be able to encrypt our cloud tenancy."
"It is not good for cross-compatibility, so our Mac users are not able to use it."
"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."
"The reporting in Microsoft is very minimal."
"The primary aspect for improvement lies in expanding our developer base, which would accelerate the development process and bring these enhancements to fruition"
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"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."
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"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."
"I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products."
"I think that they should improve the on-premises version to include the manageability and simplicity that is available on the cloud."
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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