Microsoft BitLocker Reviews

We use the solution for encryption.

Microsoft BitLocker is a Microsoft native product that provides good encryption.

The solution should have a better user interface and dashboard.

I have been using Microsoft BitLocker for four to five years.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

Around 80,000 users use the solution in our organization.

I rate the solution’s scalability ten out of ten.

The solution's technical support team asks for a lot of logs.

Neutral

The solution's competitor is Trellix. Trellix is a bit better than Microsoft BitLocker because it has a very good reporting feature.

The solution's initial setup is complex.

I deployed the solution by myself in a couple of days.

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.

The solution's recovery option works fine to support our data security strategy. We integrate the Azure OpenAI tool with Microsoft BitLocker. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

BitLocker is a feature of which enables hard drive encryption. It's similar to Symantec Endpoint Encryption. For us, both go hand-in-hand, however, BitLocker has an advantage in that it stores the key in TPM. 

The hard drive encryption is very good.

Right now, the problem for us is, if a laptop is stolen, how they address it with the hard drive if it is already protected in BitLocker? We cannot protect anything until we have a centralized server feed where w can get all the information from all the laptop and the device if it does get stolen. Currently, to solve this, we are using a solution called Unbound.

I'm a hardcore developer. I don't know whether the solution has any source files. That said, I don't see anything that's really lacking, feature-wise. 

It's possible that the time it takes to pull items in to BitLocker could be reduced a bit. It can take a long time - sometimes up to 90 minutes.

I've been using the solution since I started working for my current company. I haven't been with them for so long and therefore haven't been working with the solution for too long just yet.

We have about 80,000 laptops and an encryption rate of approximately 99%. The stability seems to be pretty good.

I haven't attempted to scale the solution. I wouldn't be able to properly discuss how scalable it is at this time.

Currently, we have the solution on approximately 80,000 laptops.

I'm not sure if we will increase usage. I'm actually considering changing the solution in the near future.

I haven't really had any contact with technical support. Since I've never used them, I can't really discuss if they are responsive or knowledgable. Right now, my sole purpose is to look for an alternative to Unbound, and therefore I don't work too much with BitLocker troubleshooting.

I didn't handle the initial setup. It would be impossible for me to discuss the process or to talk about if it is difficult or straightforward. I didn't handle any aspect of the implementation.

I'm not really involved in the pricing aspect of the solution. I don't know if it is expensive or reasonably priced.

I essentially joined the company and since I got here all the laptops and endpoints have been encrypted using BitLocker. We are using IBM as management for all the data and to stop Microsoft from taking away Unbound support.

We are looking for an alternative. We're curious about Symantec or endpoint encryptions that I can use with BitLocker, on top of the Symantec client that I have. 

We're using the latest version of the solution, from what I understand. We load the solution directly onto laptops.

I would recommend the solution. However, if I find another endpoint solution, I may switch. I'm not tied to this product.

I don't have a lot of experience on the solution just yet. I'm still evaluating it in a lot of ways, and discovering the features.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

Protect corporate data on devices (Laptops, Desktops, Tablets).
every week 100's of corporate devices lost just at airports and every device got personal/corporate data, its very important to protect such data from unauthorised use, hence is the solution to implement Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM)

I delivered three projects where the business does not have any encryption mechanism in place if the company or an employee lost any of the device, there are chances someone could view sensitive data. After the Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) implementation, in such cases, any unauthorised person will not be able to access the data.

If you already have older version of MBAM in place, there is an option to move existing keys over to new server which is great.

All keys stored centerally in database (SQL), option to have PIN / Enhanced PIN / USB Drives.

Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) is one of the best solution available in the marekt to protect corporate data

Since it is a Microsoft product, there are no compatibility issues. Once planned well, it is a straightforward implementation.

No issues.

There is not much support unless a business has got a Premier support contract in place.

MBAM is the only solution that I have used for encryption.

You need to know the technical aspects and have a good understanding of Microsoft Client/Server OS. If you know that, then yes, it is pretty straightforward.

Well worth and perfect solution specially align with GDPR.

It is part of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) and economical compare to similar products.

No, we do not.

Look at TechNet for relevant documentation and test many times before implementing in your production environment.

We use Microsoft BitLocker for hard drive encryption.

The product helps us to encrypt local devices. It allows us to protect devices against theft and unauthorized access.

Microsoft BitLocker's most valuable features are stability and simplicity in terms of usage.

They could improve cloud integration regarding attribute and encryption key management.

We have been using Microsoft BitLocker for five years. At present, we use its latest on-premises version.

I rate the product’s stability a ten out of ten.

We have Microsoft BitLocker installed on 5000 devices in our organization.

We have an in-house technical support team.

We attempted to use some other products before. But only Microsoft BitLocker proved suitable for our business requirements.

We deploy the product in the client’s environment using group policy configuration. It takes a week to complete the process.

We already use Microsoft products, and Microsoft BitLocker is an add-on product that is free of cost for us.

I rate Microsoft BitLocker a nine out of ten.

We use the solution for data encryption. 

The tool has improved the startup of our notebooks and end-user devices. 

I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately. 

I have been working with the solution for more than one year. 

I would rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

I would rate the solution's scalability an eight out of ten. My company has more than 3000 users for the tool. 

The tool's setup is quite difficult I would rate the tool's setup around three to four out of ten. We had to deploy the solution on thousands of machines. Hence, we implemented it in phases. 

The solution is priced low. I would rate the product's pricing one out of ten. 

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is a Microsoft product and Microsoft should be able to help rectify any issues in the future. It has a similar integration as that of Microsoft. 

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 strengthens the solution for us.

We've been using this solution for almost six years.

The solution is very stable. I think that it's easy to start.

We tested with 300 users to date. The maximum deployment with it is for 300 users. That is not too much, but we are trying to scale it up. I don't think that we'll have a problem because it's the count for minimum deployment for Microsoft to support is already 5,000. I think that it can scale up to 5,000 without much hardware needed.

It is usually based on the number of computers and how this will be leveraged by the user. A normal project takes from one to two months, depending on the numbers. These numbers are read on the different departments and different mindsets of the users, in order to convince them to start correcting their data and explain to them that you will force a policy that will have an impact on their laptops. Afterward, encourage them in how this is chiefly for them. Usually, it takes a month or two months maximum.

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.

We are a partner for Microsoft here in Saudi Arabia, and one of our customers is interested in deploying Microsoft BitLocker to secure his computer devices and laptops, to encrypt all his data for hard disks, etc. I am already moving to read some documents and have some comparison between McAfee and BitLocker in order to convince the customer to install Microsoft BitLocker because from our insight we see that Microsoft BitLocker is much better than McAfee. That's why I was in need a document just to have a comparison between McAfee and Microsoft BitLocker.

From my point of view, Microsoft is much easier than McAfee. It is easy to deploy and integrate with Active Directory. Then, you have much more integration capabilities than McAfee. Microsoft is stronger and the integration between Microsoft ESP and all other Bit solutions is much better than McAfee. McAfee is a standalone solution right now that will not be efficient for the protection that we are aiming for. We need protection that integrates with all kinds of malware protection solutions. I think that Microsoft BitLocker is much better than McAfee.

If anyone is looking for integration solutions and has a requirement related to integration between Active Directory and integration solutions, I think that he needs to strongly go to Microsoft BitLocker. If integration with Active Directory is not mandatory for him, I think that there are many other solutions in the market that equal or are much stronger than Microsoft.

I would give this solution an eight out of ten. In order to make it 9 or 10, I think that Microsoft would need to work on the desktop optimization deck that is coming with Microsoft to make the deployment much easier than what it is right now. Deployment is okay. As a partner, we can work on it without any issues, but some customers face issues deploying it by themselves because of the difficulty of understanding all of the requirements. The solution is very good and it is manageable for partners, because of their technical value or technical effort. For the level one customer help desk or administrator, however, it's not as easy. They should work on this part and make the deployment much easier.

Our primary use case for this solution is encryption. The solution is deployed on-premises.

The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great.

The product could be improved by simplifying the implementation process and the integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better.

We have been using this solution for two years and are currently using the latest version.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable. Currently, we have approximately 800 users using this solution, and six people are required for maintenance.

We don't have experience with customer service and support.

The initial setup is easy and takes approximately one to two days. A day for implementation and a second day for compliance.

The solution was implemented in-house.

We use the System Center Configuration Manager, which is free. So we don't need a license for BitLocker.

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good but can be improved by simplifying the implementation process. I recommend it to people who may not be able to afford high license costs.

We use BitLocker to assure that our confidential data is protected.

As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use. It's not a problem.

The pricing should be improved.

We have been using Microsoft BitLocker for several years.

In the past, there had been some issues. However, they've fixed them. The stability has drastically improved.

BitLocker is a scalable product.

We do not really need the technical support.

The initial setup is straightforward.

For reasons unknown, Microsoft products seem to be getting more expensive.

We are a Microsoft shop and tend to use their solutions.

Overall, BitLocker is a good product and I recommend implementing it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.