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's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"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."
"You can do a silent remote deployment very fast."
"It maintains security on my computer. Since I travel a lot, it gives me confidence that if, for some reason, my computer is lost, my data won't be compromised."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"It comes bundled with other Microsoft solutions."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The manageability of it is a valuable feature."
"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."
"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."
"One notable aspect is the ability to customize alerts and other settings."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"We find the dashboard, endpoint mobile encryption, and email encryption valuable."
"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"I would like to be able to encrypt our cloud tenancy."
"It needs a management console."
"The solution could improve by having a centralized GUI for management."
"The integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better."
"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."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately."
"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"
"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."
"The UI could be improved."
"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."
"There are some issues with the single sign-on with the active directory. We had a few problems related to the synchronization between the active directory and the login features of the Symantec products because the users made many password changes during the day. The time for synchronization with the solutions can be improved. I would like to see mobile encryption. There should be a possibility to include all the mobiles of a company in the console. Many customers are asking about encryptions for tablets or cell phones, but we don't have any product that we are comfortable with to recommend to our customers."
"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 58 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 33 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 "Robust data protection with user-friendly deployment, competitive pricing, and comprehensive features like customizable alerts and effective detection capabilities but needs GUI improvements". 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, ESET Endpoint Encryption and Sophos SafeGuard. See our Microsoft BitLocker vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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