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.
"As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use."
"The platform provides good performance."
"BitLocker is completely stable."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity and integration with the Microsoft Clouds platform."
"The solution works the way it's supposed to - stability and scalability are fine."
"The most valuable feature is the authentication process which is very fast."
"Integration with System Center Configuration Manager (C: and D: logical drives are encrypted before installing Windows via SCCM)."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use."
"You get updates and other encrypted files easily."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"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."
"Its management is good, and it is also scalable and mostly stable."
"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."
"It is fairly stable."
"The solution’s installation was easy."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"If the encryption was faster then it would make the experience more pleasant."
"The integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better."
"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."
"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 be able to encrypt our cloud tenancy."
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"At the end of it all, we are looking for something that can be easier to manage."
"Its decryption time needs to be improved. Currently, its decryption time is very long, and it takes double time than encryption. They need to work on that. Its encryption time is fine."
"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."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"Upgrades from one version to another may only sometimes be straightforward, especially if one needs a clearer understanding of the process."
"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 program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"The solution does not have endpoint control."
Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 59 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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