BitLocker Drive Encryption vs. Norton Small Business

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BitLocker
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's BitLocker is an endpoint encryption option.
$100
One Time Fee
Norton Small Business
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Cybercriminals increasingly target small businesses because they expect it to be easy. Norton Small Business is an antivirus service available as a subscription for protecting a multitude of endpoints, from NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).
$99.99
per year
Pricing
BitLocker Drive EncryptionNorton Small Business
Editions & Modules
Windows 10 Home
$100.00
One Time Fee
5 Devices
$99.99
per year
10 Devices
$149.99
per year
20 Devices
$249.99
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BitLockerNorton Small Business
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
BitLocker Drive EncryptionNorton Small Business
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
BitLocker Drive EncryptionNorton Small Business
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(10 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BitLocker Drive EncryptionNorton Small Business
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It is well suited especially for users that access or store sensitive/confidential data on their computers. In the case of where users are accessing confidential data over the network, it is highly recommended to use Bitlocker to encrypt the computer. In the case where users are storing confidential data on their computer, it should be a requirement that BitLocker is used/enabled. It would be less appropriate if someone was using a computer and they were not dealing with any sensitive data, or in cases where the computer is used for recreational purposes (browsing the web, playing games, etc).
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
We are a small company; Norton Small Business gives us the freedom for our remote employees to work securely using their personal laptop /smartphone. Less appropriate: Someone with a few separate locations that require separate cybersecurity environment but would still benefit from centralized management.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Encrypts the entire drive and provides a high level of security.
  • In an Active Directory environment, you can set up BitLocker to automatically save keys to AD.
  • As part of Windows, no additional licensing costs.
  • Set up and configuration is relatively easy.
  • Uses TPM module to increase security.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Effective Outcomes
  • Transparent & Customised Pricing
  • Ease of Use
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Encryption is not resumed after being suspended sometimes
  • Sometimes it take a long time to encrypt a disk
  • Encrypting secondary drives can be tricky
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • perfectly works for us, nothing as of now
  • works as expected, found reasonable for us
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
It's good for a small business that needs cybersecurity without needing to spend a lot of money. Besides being affordable it seems to be extremely, reliable, and easy to use.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
I give it a nine because encryption always leaves room for improvement, and it must change as security threats evolve and improve, and having an ever-evolving system is essential.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
BitLocker Drive Encryption solution offering is cheaper than the one that McAfee offers, it will help you with specific business concerns like "how many encrypted assets do I have?" it's easy to maintain, easy to deploy, and easy to track. It's best suited for companies that are not trying to go far away on the disk encryption matter
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
We did not actively consider any other software. Overall we did do a basic understanding of a pricing & features and found that the offerings from Symantec were better than others even prima facie. At the current time for an organisation such as ours we do not believe that there is any other option worth active consideration
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • It allowed us to move to whole drive encryption without much effort
  • Integrated in Windows Enterprise, so free
  • With the right recovery key, it is really easy for IT to recover the data, backup or reset the user's password.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Money saved on cybersecurity products
  • Time saved: ease of use
  • Reliable
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