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 works the way it's supposed to - stability and scalability are fine."
"BitLocker is completely stable."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"There's a lot of manageability within the solution. This is very helpful."
"The most important aspect of this solution is that if your laptop gets stolen, the information is encrypted."
"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."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"The solution is great for large-scale deployments."
"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."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"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."
"I like the solution for its encryption."
"The solution is easy to use."
"We use it for protecting accounts, which is its most valuable feature."
"I would like to be able to encrypt our cloud tenancy."
"The migration itself is a nightmare."
"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."
"At the end of it all, we are looking for something that can be easier to manage."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"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."
"I often have to make multiple attempts to log in."
"The initial setup is complex."
"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."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"We would like some advanced security protection features."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"What I didn't find helpful in the version we used is the fact that all devices had to be on the same network for us to push through the encryption."
"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"
"It was hard to install and took us about three months."
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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