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.
"The solution is included in Windows 11."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"The hard drive encryption is very good."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"The product is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity and integration with the Microsoft Clouds platform."
"Feature-wise we have the ability to encrypt fast."
"Microsoft BitLocker's most valuable features are stability and simplicity in terms of usage."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"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."
"I like the solution for its encryption."
"Disk encryption and file and folder encryption are the most valuable and used features. It is also very well integrated with Symantec Messaging Gateway and Symantec DLP, which is helpful in protecting any kind of information that goes outside. Symantec DLP catches an email and sends it to the encryption server. The encryption server encrypts the email and intimates to the user that confidential information is being sent out. The administrator can then take appropriate action."
"One notable aspect is the ability to customize alerts and other settings."
"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 solution is pretty stable."
"The deployment process regarding prerequisites and automation could be easy to understand."
"Lacks a portal that can be managed rather than just existing."
"The customizations could be more flexible."
"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."
"The pricing should be improved."
"They should offer better login capabilities that are more secure."
"At the end of it all, we are looking for something that can be easier to manage."
"User profiles can be improved so that people can create their own passwords. It has one password per machine, which is a problem. We would prefer each user to have his or her own boot password. Each user can have a username and password or biometrics, such as fingerprints and iris scanner, integrated into the boot process, but I really can't see that coming anytime soon, if ever."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"The solution does not have endpoint control."
"They have too high of a price tag. That's why they're losing the market share."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"The security could be improved."
"The UI could be improved."
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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