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.
"Integration with System Center Configuration Manager (C: and D: logical drives are encrypted before installing Windows via SCCM)."
"It is easy to use. It is usually easy to recover someone's privacy. The manageability is much easier than McAfee. I think that Microsoft is a leader in this area. We are in the Microsoft school so our judgment of McAfee will be a little bit unfair as we recommend Microsoft all the time because of the easy manageability and support. I think that McAfee is designed for a different customer and every time we open a ticket with their support, it takes a very, very long time. The main difference is just the manageability and support. In terms of the solution itself or the functionality, I know that McAfee is very strong, but manageability and support, for us, is much more important. It's strengthens the solution for us."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"It is an encryption tool and provides security."
"As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity and integration with the Microsoft Clouds platform."
"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."
"The initial setup was easy."
"I like the solution for its encryption."
"It is fairly stable."
"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 feature is the ease of use."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
"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 reporting in Microsoft is very minimal."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately."
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"The primary aspect for improvement lies in expanding our developer base, which would accelerate the development process and bring these enhancements to fruition"
"More customization options would have been nice, such as password selection, actions when the screen is locked, etc."
"The customizations could be more flexible."
"They should offer better login capabilities that are more secure."
"They can improve the security of the application and include an encryption disk in the next feature."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"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."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"I think that they should improve the on-premises version to include the manageability and simplicity that is available on the cloud."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"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 security could be improved."
"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"
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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