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Microsoft BitLocker vs Trend Micro Mobile Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft BitLocker
Ranking in Mobile Data Protection
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (1st)
Trend Micro Mobile Security
Ranking in Mobile Data Protection
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Mobile Data Protection category, the mindshare of Microsoft BitLocker is 38.9%, down from 42.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Mobile Security is 5.4%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Data Protection
 

Featured Reviews

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.
NaveedUddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensures secure mobile communication and effective app management
We use Trend Micro Mobile Security for mobile communication security. All of our mobile communications pass through the Trend Micro firewall, providing a secure channel, including our mobile application security for management people's emails The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Mobile…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is included in Windows 11."
"We have not seen any bugs or glitches, so the stability is good."
"The solution has a feature that automatically asks the users to upgrade their password once we set up the process."
"The manageability of it is a valuable feature."
"The best thing about it is the encryption type and the way it requires TPM when someone tries to access the drive."
"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."
"It comes bundled with other Microsoft solutions."
"The tool has improved the starting up of our notebooks and end-user devices."
"This solution is able to protect the data, files, and folders that have been hijack or encrypted."
"It will reduce the vulnerability level for safe browsing."
"The solution offers a lot of custom features."
"Their ransomware protection is useful."
"The Android protection, it’s faster."
"Setting up the product is not too difficult."
"Customer service has been excellent. Trend Micro has very good deals and support - also in the Middle East."
"The solution effectively detects virus trends and prevents threats."
 

Cons

"The console GUI could be better."
"The migration itself is a nightmare."
"The implementation of BitLocker is not simple. There are many prerequisites and hours of study and testing."
"User profiles can be improved so that people can create their own passwords. It has one password per machine, which is a problem. We would prefer each user to have his or her own boot password. Each user can have a username and password or biometrics, such as fingerprints and iris scanner, integrated into the boot process, but I really can't see that coming anytime soon, if ever."
"In future releases, I would like to see a feature where I can have a view of each device that has BitLocker to see if these machines are encrypted or not. So, I just want a view or a dashboard that can tell us so that I can remediate and add BitLocker to those systems or devices."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately."
"The biggest one for us is revoking access. So, even though someone downloads something to a device, we want the ability to cloak that device or data and bring it back or make that data unusable for that person. Currently, BitLocker doesn't give us that ability. It basically encrypts it. We're seeing if identity management or IAM allows us to do that. We're kind of looking at third-party software that does that for us."
"The reporting in Microsoft is very minimal."
"Trend Micro tends to drain the battery running in the background, but apart from that, they need to improve their updates."
"Contact Backup."
"There is always room for improvement in security."
"There is a delay issue when receiving emails on mobile compared to a laptop."
"This solution is weak and cannot detect the latest ransomware."
"The main challenge with Trend Micro Mobile Security for iPhone users is the complex setup process due to Apple's stringent security requirements."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We already use Microsoft products, and Microsoft BitLocker is an add-on product that is free of cost for us."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"We didn't pay for additional licenses since the solution is built into Windows."
"Microsoft BitLocker's pricing is included in the Microsoft license, and you don't have to pay an additional fee for it."
"The solution is cost efficient."
"This solution is included with Microsoft Server and my clients did not have to pay for anything extra."
"It is a totally free solution."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Mobile Security?
The product is very cheap and included in many bundles. However, the main issue is often the negligence of customers to stay protected on their devices.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Mobile Security?
The main challenge with Trend Micro Mobile Security for iPhone users is the complex setup process due to Apple's stringent security requirements. This results in additional steps, making the proces...
 

Also Known As

BitLocker, MS BitLocker
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Sample Customers

ACV, Proaxis Therapy, Choice Hotels International, adnymics GmbH, Intermedia, NMBS/SNCB
Alertboot, Babou, Ponsse
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