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 most valuable feature is the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), which makes the PC security stronger because somebody who is not from the team cannot access the PC without the decryption PIN."
"One significant aspect is that without the BitLocker key, you can't log in to the user's laptop. I appreciate the capability to encrypt the user's hard drive, ensuring access only with the recovery key. In an enterprise setup, we store all BitLocker keys on our server. So, whenever a user attempts to log in, the architecture authenticates with the key. This ensures that our data is secure. Even if the user's laptop is lost, we have confidence that the data remains inaccessible. So far, our user data is well-protected."
"I like BitLocker because it gives us strong encryption to protect our data."
"As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use."
"It's a straightforward solution for encryption."
"BitLocker is completely stable."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Being able to encrypt an entire hard disk has been most valuable."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly 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."
"We find the dashboard, endpoint mobile encryption, and email encryption valuable."
"It is stable."
"It is fairly stable."
"We use it for protecting accounts, which is its most valuable feature."
"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 integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better."
"It is not good for cross-compatibility, so our Mac users are not able to use it."
"The only thing that could be slightly improved is the occasional stability issue."
"The solution could be improved if it was more user friendly."
"The solution should offer encryption for other items such as shared folders, removable media, etc."
"The implementation of BitLocker is not simple. There are many prerequisites and hours of study and testing."
"Technical support has not been very good."
"The customizations could be more flexible."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"If for example, a user forgets the endpoint key, they cannot access their data. We need a support team that is a single point of contact for the IT entity to be trained and to have documentation for troubleshooting and managing the solution."
"I think that they should improve the on-premises version to include the manageability and simplicity that is available on the cloud."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"The instability of the company and lack of presence in the Middle East is affecting product use."
"I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products."
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"The GUI could use some enhancement, particularly in making option sets easier to locate on client machines."
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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