Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Microsoft BitLocker vs Trend Micro Mobile Security comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft BitLocker
Ranking in Mobile Data Protection
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (1st)
Trend Micro Mobile Security
Ranking in Mobile Data Protection
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Mobile Data Protection category, the mindshare of Microsoft BitLocker is 40.2%, down from 42.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Mobile Security is 3.8%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Data Protection
 

Featured Reviews

Douglas Curry - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 19, 2024
Users can easily deploy and manage it
I use the solution in my company for encryption on desktop systems 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…
ElvisHenriquez - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 5, 2023
Good application control and the ability to expand but needs DLP features
I've used it for myself, our company, and our customers.  One of our customer use cases is to set specific applications to be used on the mobile and to allow for no other application to be used.  Customers have been able to give mobile devices to their employees and restrict the applications on…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One significant aspect is that without the BitLocker key, you can't log in to the user's laptop. I appreciate the capability to encrypt the user's hard drive, ensuring access only with the recovery key. In an enterprise setup, we store all BitLocker keys on our server. So, whenever a user attempts to log in, the architecture authenticates with the key. This ensures that our data is secure. Even if the user's laptop is lost, we have confidence that the data remains inaccessible. So far, our user data is well-protected."
"Microsoft BitLocker is a Microsoft native product that provides good encryption."
"The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"It is free and native to the OS. We don't have to worry about upgrades or maintaining the product. You encrypt the disk, and you save the recovery key. That's it. The person puts their password in, and after that, it is up to them. If they forget their password, they have to bring it in to get it unlocked."
"Being able to encrypt an entire hard disk has been most valuable."
"The best thing about it is the encryption type and the way it requires TPM when someone tries to access the drive."
"It maintains security on my computer. Since I travel a lot, it gives me confidence that if, for some reason, my computer is lost, my data won't be compromised."
"The solution offers a lot of custom features."
"The Android protection, it’s faster."
"Their ransomware protection is useful."
"Setting up the product is not too difficult."
"It will reduce the vulnerability level for safe browsing."
"Parental control"
"This solution is able to protect the data, files, and folders that have been hijack or encrypted."
"Customer service has been excellent. Trend Micro has very good deals and support - also in the Middle East."
 

Cons

"Lacks a portal that can be managed rather than just existing."
"We recently found some stability issues with Microsoft BitLocker."
"The console GUI could be better."
"The deployment process regarding prerequisites and automation could be easy to understand."
"They should offer better login capabilities that are more secure."
"The only thing that could be slightly improved is the occasional stability issue."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It's possible that the time it takes to pull items in to BitLocker could be reduced a bit."
"Contact Backup."
"There have been some users who have been complaining about the interface being unfriendly and when the application software is installed on their phone making their mobile slow."
"There is always room for improvement in security."
"When the agent upgrades itself, it loses some settings and they need to be re-enabled manually."
"Sometimes, when generating random numbers to our mobile feed the random number doesn't work. We mainly deal with QR codes because of this. If they could fix the random number generator that would be helpful."
"Trend Micro tends to drain the battery running in the background, but apart from that, they need to improve their updates."
"The iOS protection: This is because Apple will “close” your smartphone."
"This solution is weak and cannot detect the latest ransomware."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is included with Microsoft Server and my clients did not have to pay for anything extra."
"I think it's reasonably priced because I've never heard any complaints from my company about its costs."
"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."
"BitLocker is already in Windows 10 and its price has already been "paid"."
"We didn't pay for additional licenses since the solution is built into Windows."
"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"
"It operates on a subscription model on an annual basis."
"I don't know the costs. In terms of Microsoft licensing, we are at E3 on the business, and we're in the process of pricing out and moving to E5. So, a lot of this is included within our licensing agreements."
"Very cheap in cost"
"We have a license that we renew yearly."
"Each license costs about $10/year. It's fairly inexpensive because it's a new product. In Pakistan, no more than two or three companies can apply for mobile protection right now. I don't know if there are ancillary costs above the standard licensing fee."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Mobile Data Protection solutions are best for your needs.
814,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
23%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Mobile Security?
Trend Micro tends to drain the battery running in the background, but apart from that, they need to improve their updates. Additionally, an improvement that I want is for the dashboard to be more d...
 

Also Known As

BitLocker, MS BitLocker
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ACV, Proaxis Therapy, Choice Hotels International, adnymics GmbH, Intermedia, NMBS/SNCB
Alertboot, Babou, Ponsse
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft BitLocker vs. Trend Micro Mobile Security and other solutions. Updated: October 2024.
814,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.