We performed a comparison between McAfee Complete Data Protection and Microsoft BitLocker based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: McAfee Complete Data Protection wins out in this comparison. It has impressive security features, is easy to deploy and use, and has superior customer support. One area where Microsoft BitLocker does come out on top is in the pricing category.
"The console allows us to manage not only endpoint protection, but DLP, and also integration with MVISION Cloud."
"The server software console is exquisitely designed and organized for handy access and manipulation by the administrator."
"It is capable of acting as Web control, Device Control, or Data Control."
"The beauty of McAfee is that they are not looking at encryption from one single standpoint. It is a broader solution."
"I have found the USB part most valuable."
"The solution is excellent for protecting users from data being exploited. It's also great for preventing data leakage."
"It works seamlessly as long as it's well configured and the policies have been put properly."
"All of the Complete Data products are valuable."
"The manageability of it is a valuable feature."
"Microsoft BitLocker's most valuable features are stability and simplicity in terms of usage."
"It is easy to use and administer."
"The product is stable."
"The tool has improved the starting up of our notebooks and end-user devices."
"Feature-wise we have the ability to encrypt fast."
"As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use."
"BitLocker is completely stable."
"There was an option for SQL setup in the older versions of this product and it has been removed, but we would like to see it made available as an add-on."
"The refresh feature needs improvement. You need to refresh it manually yt going to the address bar, clicking on it and pressing enter, or pressing F5. There should be a button you can click on to refresh or have it so every five seconds it's refreshing."
"I want simplicity. A new user opening the dashboard will be confused. It needs to be more user-friendly."
"The disk encryption can be improved."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"The solution needs more advanced features."
"The solution needs a next generation or AI firewall that doesn't rely on signatures to detect traits."
"Though there may be some ransomware detection modules now in McAfee Complete Data Protection, it's a field that McAfee should focus on, particularly having integration with some EDR or other add-ons. This is so McAfee Complete Data Protection would have more accuracy in detecting new ransomware in the market. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is for its pricing to be more cost-effective because some competitors have cheaper pricing, so McAfee Complete Data Protection can't compete. Sometimes, some new vendors offer other solutions rather than McAfee Complete Data Protection, to win customers over, and this is a loss for McAfee."
"The implementation of BitLocker is not simple. There are many prerequisites and hours of study and testing."
"It's possible that the time it takes to pull items in to BitLocker could be reduced a bit."
"I would like to be able to encrypt our cloud tenancy."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"The pricing should be improved."
"Technical support has not been very good."
"BitLocker should be available on standard Windows. We need to spend money on a Pro license to get BitLocker because it's essential to protect our customers' data. We don't want that to fall into the wrong hands."
"They can improve the security of the application and include an encryption disk in the next feature."
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McAfee Complete Data Protection is ranked 2nd in Endpoint Encryption with 30 reviews while Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 61 reviews. McAfee Complete Data Protection is rated 8.0, while Microsoft BitLocker is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of McAfee Complete Data Protection writes "Bandwidth is reduced and online protection does a good job of identifying traits". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft BitLocker writes "User-friendly, easy to set up, and offers real-time machine status updates". McAfee Complete Data Protection is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Encryption, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Check Point Full Disk Encryption Software Blade, Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption and Sophos SafeGuard, whereas Microsoft BitLocker is most compared with ESET Endpoint Encryption, Symantec Endpoint Encryption, Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, WinMagic SecureDoc and Sophos SafeGuard. See our McAfee Complete Data Protection vs. Microsoft BitLocker report.
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