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 hard drive encryption is very good."
"Whole Disk Encryption is great. BitLocker runs seamlessly during boot up."
"The solution is included in Windows 11."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use."
"The tool is stable."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"The platform provides good performance."
"It is easy to use and administer."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"It is fairly stable."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."
"This product is a solid, all-in-one solution for enterprise data management."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The only thing that could be slightly improved is the occasional stability issue."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The primary aspect for improvement lies in expanding our developer base, which would accelerate the development process and bring these enhancements to fruition"
"The solution could improve by having a centralized GUI for management."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"The solution lacks the ability to allow its user to provide limited access to someone."
"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."
"Its remote deployment should be improved. Currently, there is no remote deployment for Symantec Endpoint Encryption. You have to install it manually. There are some issues with AD integration and the time taken to reflect a password on the Endpoint Encryption Manager when a new user has changed the password, but they are already working on these issues, and these will be resolved in the next release."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
"I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"The UI could be improved."
"The security could be improved."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"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."
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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