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 new feature for online protection does a good job of identifying traits."
"It works seamlessly as long as it's well configured and the policies have been put properly."
"I have found the USB part most valuable."
"Reporting and encryption are its most valuable features."
"The solution is excellent for protecting users from data being exploited. It's also great for preventing data leakage."
"The most important feature of McAfee Complete Data Protection to my customers is the ePO or the management console. It's easy to use and it's scalable. You can also generate the reports you want on the console. It's a mature management console. The features that McAfee Complete Data Protection has, for example, anti-spam features and other features can also be found on other solutions, but the most unique feature you can find in the solution is the ePO itself, the management console."
"We can scale the solution."
"The McAfee Threat Protection and McAfee Web Protection are valuable aspects of the solution. They're better than other features that come with the endpoints."
"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."
"We have not seen any bugs or glitches, so the stability is good."
"It's very straightforward to recover data. It's safe for us; in case of lost information, it provides multiple options to recover the data."
"The most valuable feature is the authentication process which is very fast."
"It is easy to use and administer."
"It is free and native to the OS. We don't have to worry about upgrades or maintaining the product. You encrypt the disk, and you save the recovery key. That's it. The person puts their password in, and after that, it is up to them. If they forget their password, they have to bring it in to get it unlocked."
"I liked the way it works with our Microsoft tools. As we roll out Intune, we can validate if the device has been encrypted, and if not, we can push it down. It is pretty simple to deploy."
"The ease of use is the most valuable feature. The ability to import data to build your frontend on top of the data is very simple and very useable."
"There's a limited coverage of operating systems. The marketing strategies need to change drastically."
"The price could be improved."
"The UI could be improved a bit."
"The solution needs more advanced features."
"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."
"I would like to have an easier and less-hassle upgrade process in future releases of the software, and extra license renewal price discounts too."
"In terms of where the solution could improve, it could integrate with network solutions for ADTs, email web gateways and discovery."
"The product consumes too much RAM and CPU for its processing and this can lead to resource issues on PCs."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The console GUI could be better."
"More customization options would have been nice, such as password selection, actions when the screen is locked, etc."
"Some of the technical internal functions, such as encryption protocols or something similar, could be improved."
"They could improve cloud integration regarding attribute and encryption key management."
"The integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better."
"The product must improve the centralization of keys."
"I would like to see improvement in the solution's central management of passwords. Currently, we install it separately."
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McAfee Complete Data Protection is ranked 3rd in Endpoint Encryption with 32 reviews while Microsoft BitLocker is ranked 1st in Endpoint Encryption with 61 reviews. McAfee Complete Data Protection is rated 7.8, 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 "A solution that prevents unauthorized access and goes beyond security measures to provide protection to its users". McAfee Complete Data Protection is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Encryption, Cisco Secure Endpoint and Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, 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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