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 is easy to implement and has AD integration."
"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."
"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."
"It holds significant value as it reduces the need for extensive IT management to handle security across networks and environments"
"The solution is included in Windows 11."
"I like the simplicity and ease of use of this solution."
"Being able to encrypt an entire hard disk has been most valuable."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"The encryption feature is very good."
"I like the solution for its encryption."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"It helps us put antivirus solutions in place and prevent malware from getting to our machines."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"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."
"The visualization could be better."
"The deployment process regarding prerequisites and automation could be easy to understand."
"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."
"BitLocker should be available on standard Windows. We need to spend money on a Pro license to get BitLocker because it's essential to protect our customers' data. We don't want that to fall into the wrong hands."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately."
"The solution could be improved if it was more user friendly."
"The product must improve the centralization of keys."
"The implementation of BitLocker is not simple. There are many prerequisites and hours of study and testing."
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"
"The GUI could use some enhancement, particularly in making option sets easier to locate on client machines."
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
"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."
"The UI could be improved."
Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 28 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 10 reviews. Microsoft BitLocker is rated 8.2, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft BitLocker writes "Encrypts fast, embedded in the OS, and is reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Not user-friendly and lacks integration with ICT, but provides adequate protection". 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, Sophos SafeGuard and ESET Endpoint Encryption. See our Microsoft BitLocker vs. Symantec Endpoint Encryption report.
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