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Microsoft BitLocker vs ZENworks Suite comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft BitLocker
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Data Protection (1st)
ZENworks Suite
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
9th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Microsoft BitLocker is 40.5%, up from 39.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZENworks Suite is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Encryption
 

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…
DT
Feb 15, 2022
Greta for remote control and management with good performance
I'm the only user and I use it as basically as my tool belt for patching, for pushing policies, and for remote control for the desktops. It's my main tool. I use as an IT person. I use it for imaging It's allowed us to manage a couple of hundred PCs with just one person - me. With this solution,…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to use and administer."
"The platform provides good performance."
"The hard drive encryption is very good."
"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 has a feature that automatically asks the users to upgrade their password once we set up the process."
"I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive."
"Feature-wise we have the ability to encrypt fast."
"There's a lot of manageability within the solution. This is very helpful."
"The setup is pretty straightforward."
"The stability is good."
 

Cons

"The deployment process regarding prerequisites and automation could be easy to understand."
"There are options which could be implemented to make it a little more like PGP Whole Disk Encryption."
"They should offer better login capabilities that are more secure."
"The solution could improve by having a centralized GUI for management."
"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."
"The solution could be improved if it was more user friendly."
"If the encryption was faster then it would make the experience more pleasant."
"The solution should offer encryption for other items such as shared folders, removable media, etc."
"If they could introduce it on the cloud, it would be ideal."
"I'm not on the most current version, however, I know one area that I didn't get into that I kind of wanted to is to have a mobile device management tool. My understanding is it's improved a lot from the version I have. It may be a feature that is already available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We can activate the product at no cost."
"BitLocker is included in our license and doesn't cost us anything extra."
"We already use Microsoft products, and Microsoft BitLocker is an add-on product that is free of cost for us."
"The solution is expensive."
"I think it's reasonably priced because I've never heard any complaints from my company about its costs."
"Microsoft BitLocker is a free feature when you are using Microsoft solutions."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"It is free. It is enabled as part of the operating system. Once you have an operating system license, you're licensed for Bitlocker."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 ZENworks?
I wasn't part of the pricing process. It's outside my scope.
What needs improvement with ZENworks?
The deployment of patches is too complex. You have too many tasks to handle the actual job. It also has a lot of hardware requirements and resources. It needs to be lighter and easier. If they coul...
 

Also Known As

BitLocker, MS BitLocker
ZENworks
 

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Sample Customers

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