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CyberArk Identity vs Microsoft BitLocker comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Identity
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (9th), Identity Management (IM) (13th), Authorization Software (4th), Enterprise Password Managers (9th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (9th), Access Management (9th), Active Directory Management (11th), Cloud Resource Access Management (2nd), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (5th)
Microsoft BitLocker
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (1st), Mobile Data Protection (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

CyberArk Identity and Microsoft BitLocker aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. CyberArk Identity is designed for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, up 1.9% compared to last year.
Microsoft BitLocker, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Encryption, holds 41.0% mindshare, up 39.7% since last year.
Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

Avinash Gopu. - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows Linux and Unix administrators to login with single password
The solution helps with auditing, and monitoring, and integrates with Splunk for log analysis. User activity logs are captured in CyberArk Identity and sent to external tools like Splunk for analysis and monitoring. It is integrated with tools like Splunk and Dynatrace for the analysis of risk behavior and user activity. The pushing teams receive automated reports to assess factors such as login times and server activity in the last 60 days. The licensing for IAM and PAM tools is based on headcount and usage. Users who are not actively utilizing the resources may have their access revoked. This approach helps manage budgeting and reduces the risk impact on the organization by implementing protocols to mitigate threats.
Douglas Curry - PeerSpot reviewer
Users can easily deploy and manage it
The solution's most valuable feature is that it is simple to deploy and manage. I can't say what features of the tool I like since it is very much a deploy-and-forget product. We don't use any advanced features of the tool in my company. The tool's recovery options are good, especially since it integrates with Active Directory, making everything a simple process. The product's integration capabilities are good.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool is a very strong and valuable enterprise solution, particularly in ensuring the continuity of service."
"The user identification is simplified, and managing user privileges, whether adding or revoking them, is also quite straightforward when utilizing CyberArk SaaS."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It takes me up to an hour and a half."
"I like the RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). It basically involves defining various roles, and then simply assigning those roles to users."
"It has machine learning and can help clients to learn the environment and understand what is happening."
"The integration capabilities, ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients."
"The tool helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization."
"The initial setup of CyberArk Identity was straightforward."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"It is easy to implement and has AD integration."
"It comes bundled with other Microsoft solutions."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"We use Microsoft BitLocker for our endpoints, including laptops."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The solution is included in Windows 11."
 

Cons

"The solution's difficulty in gaining skill sets should be improved because it's a vertical product."
"They could improve their UI and make everything more user-friendly."
"CyberArk Identity's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"At the moment CyberArk needs to enrich Conjur and it needs to be made more viable so that its adoption can be made much faster."
"The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps."
"CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area."
"There is room for improvement in documentation. The documentation could be more specific about the changes needed to achieve specific goals."
"In terms of general user feedback, the more security you put in front of a user, the more they complain. So usability and the user experience are always a challenge. So there's always room for improvement."
"The people at the first level of support refer you to articles that do not pertain to the problem at hand."
"The solution needs to have better protection and improve its pricing."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"The console GUI could be better."
"I would recommend BitLocker only because of the economic side, not the technical side. If the features were included in the already existing licenses I would use it. If not, I would recommend other products."
"If the encryption was faster then it would make the experience more pleasant."
"The management of the product could be made a little easier."
"The initial setup is complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There could be some additional costs apart from the licensing costs of the solution when you want to develop connectors in CyberArk Identity."
"I think it is a fairly priced tool. I rate the tool between six and seven on a scale of one to ten where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"The pricing of CyberArk Identity is competitive."
"We find that the pricing and licensing of this solution is adequate, as compared to the other competitors in the market."
"There is an initial license and then there is a subscription needed."
"I would rate the tool’s pricing a seven out of ten. The product’s pricing is expensive and is on a yearly basis. You will need to pay around 10,000 GBP for 500 users."
"CyberArk Identity is an expensive solution."
"Their pricing is obviously a lot higher than many vendors in the marketplace but their service is also unmatched."
"Microsoft BitLocker's pricing is included in the Microsoft license, and you don't have to pay an additional fee for it."
"The price of this solution should be more competitive."
"For reasons unknown, Microsoft products seem to be getting more expensive."
"We already use Microsoft products, and Microsoft BitLocker is an add-on product that is free of cost for us."
"The cost of this solution is bundled in with part of the subscription for the Microsoft Cloud. We have users subscribed to Enterprise E5 and it comes with E5"
"Microsoft BitLocker is a free feature when you are using Microsoft solutions."
"It operates on a subscription model on an annual basis."
"It's not about pricing, because we are working with Enterprise companies that already have Windows Enterprise, so BitLocker comes already included as a Windows feature. It's free for Enterprise users. The price is only for deployment. The customer will pay for McAfee, however."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CyberArk Identity?
The integration capabilities, ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Identity?
I think it is a fairly priced tool. I rate the tool between six and seven on a scale of one to ten where one is expensive, and ten is cheap.
What needs improvement with CyberArk Identity?
At the moment CyberArk needs to enrich Conjur and it needs to be made more viable so that its adoption can be made much faster.
What should one take into account when replacing PGP with Microsoft BitLocker?
Beware to make backup of useful data, then use reverse decryption policy from Symantec panel/McAfee ePO to decrypt the DE partitions while it is sometimes more straightforward and faster to reinsta...
Would you choose Microsoft BitLocker or McAfee Complete Data Protection?
Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protection....
How does Microsoft BitLocker compare with Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
Microsoft BitLocker is very intuitive and easy to maintain. It is basically the global standard solution for drive encryption and it successfully fulfills regulatory needs in terms of data protecti...
 

Also Known As

Idaptive
BitLocker, MS BitLocker
 

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Sample Customers

MLB, Citi, Pfizer, SulAmerica, GE Capital, Shiseido
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