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Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 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

Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trend Micro Endpoint Encryp...
Ranking in Endpoint Encryption
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Endpoint Encryption category, the mindshare of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is 8.3%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is 3.5%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Encryption Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Endpoint Encryption8.3%
Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption3.5%
Other88.2%
Endpoint Encryption
 

Featured Reviews

KD
Security Risk Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Remote management capability ensures efficient security implementation for endpoints and servers
I use Symantec Endpoint Encryption for endpoint and server security. My current role involves preparing a design document for implementing security features for the product Symantec Endpoint Encryption is easy to use and manage. The solution's remote management capability is helpful, and it…
VL
Senior Technical Solutions Architect at CMS Computers India Pvt Ltd.
Centralized encryption management has strengthened compliance and protects sensitive data daily
When deploying Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, we faced some issues where scanning was not happening properly, and the policies may not have been created properly, which is the reason it was not working. There could be improvements specifically about the scanning part and policy part where we have to deploy what we actually require. I would like to see features that include collaboration of all alerts and applied analytics so we can immediately identify issues. Analytics can provide immediate reporting before issues spread, as sometimes one issue captured at the site level can spread to high-level operations. If identified and communicated to the team immediately, it could prevent issues. Usually, downloading and reviewing the report takes too much time, and many engineers skip it due to the volume of tasks. However, analytics could generate alerts and ticketing if integrated with the EMS application.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a very good product, easy to use with remote management capabilities."
"It is stable."
"Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"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."
"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"The most valuable feature is that it works in the background so that the end-users are not aware of what is happening on the laptop."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"The encryption is very good."
"Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption has good performance and is secure."
"It's a secure and quick solution."
"Fast encryption feature."
"Overall, I think that it's very interesting."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption is security."
"Logging and reporting capabilities of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption help with compliance verification, and there are no issues."
"The solution enables all the development and technical team members to work from home while, at the same time, ensuring the security of the work environment."
 

Cons

"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."
"The program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"I would like to see some features or functionality enhanced in Symantec Endpoint Encryption."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."
"Its decryption time needs to be improved. Currently, its decryption time is very long, and it takes double time than encryption. They need to work on that. Its encryption time is fine."
"The agent can be improved on the solution. Right now, we have an Endpoint Protection agent as well as an encryption agent and another for the DLVs and other services. We would prefer a single agent for the entire product."
"It is not easy to integrate with third party solutions."
"The product's scalability is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Support from them was not fast."
"In terms of what must be improved, I would say the support, the next feature, and the road map. I think all these must be improved, but the important thing to improve is the support."
"When deploying Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, we faced some issues where scanning was not happening properly, and the policies may not have been created properly, which is the reason it was not working."
"Integration and support could be improved."
"It would be great if this solution had support for file integrity monitoring."
"The user interface is a little challenging, especially for beginners. It's hard for new users to understand how to configure the correct access for each company function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."
"Although the performance and stability of this solution are good, our challenge is the price tag. You buy the solution once, but you also have to keep on buying the licenses yearly."
"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The licensing costs yearly are $5000."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is not expensive."
"The license is not very expensive."
"You have to pay for the license annually."
"The solution's licensing costs are yearly."
"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"One of the reasons we decided to go with Trend Micro Endpoint Security is because of its cost effectiveness."
"We pay for Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption every six months. The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The drive encryption of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption could improve. Some of my customers have some problems."
"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Performing Arts
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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 do you like most about Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
Antivirus, URL filtering, and firewall protection are the most effective features for data protection.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Endpoint Encryption?
I am not sure about the pricing and licensing cost of Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption?
When deploying Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, we faced some issues where scanning was not happening properly, and the policies may not have been created properly, which is the reason it was not w...
 

Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption
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Sample Customers

Citrix Systems Inc., City of Lansing, Commercial & Industrial Property, France T_l_visions, Fujian Mobile Co. Ltd., Group Lotus plc, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. (HBSS), Portugal Telecom, PostFinance, Public Pension Agency
Alertboot, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BIDCO), Bulgarian American Credit Bank, Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIOBC), Rush University Medical Center, United Way of Greater Atlanta
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