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 comes bundled with other Microsoft solutions."
"The tool has improved the starting up of our notebooks and end-user devices."
"You can do a silent remote deployment very fast."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use."
"The most important aspect of this solution is that if your laptop gets stolen, the information is encrypted."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the authentication process which is very fast."
"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 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."
"We use it for protecting accounts, which is its most valuable feature."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"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."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"The encryption feature is very good."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"Lacks a portal that can be managed rather than just existing."
"They can improve the security of the application and include an encryption disk in the next feature."
"The product must improve the centralization of keys."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"There are options which could be implemented to make it a little more like PGP Whole Disk Encryption."
"The solution could improve by having a centralized GUI for management."
"The only thing that could be slightly improved is the occasional stability issue."
"The console GUI could be better."
"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."
"There are other solutions in the market that have new features. The feature could improve."
"The security could be improved."
"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."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"
"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."
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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