--- title: Symantec Encryption Reviews meta\_title: 'Symantec Encryption Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 40 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Symantec Encryption works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.7 review\_count: 40 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Confidentiality url: https://www.g2.com/categories/confidentiality --- # Symantec Encryption Reviews & Product Details Laptops and removable media devices have provided today’s mobile workforce the freedom to work anywhere. With this freedom comes a greater risk of a data breach through lost or stolen devices. Symantec Endpoint Encryption combines strong full-disk and removable media encryption with centralized management to protect sensitive information and ensure regulatory compliance. Symantec provides maximum protection by encrypting each drive, sector-by-sector, ensuring that all files are encrypted. In addition to protecting laptops and desktops, Endpoint Encryption supports various types of removable media including USB drives, external hard drives, and CD/DVD/Blu-ray media. With Symantec, removable media users can access their data on any Windows or Mac system, even if encryption isn’t installed on the machine. * * * Seller [Broadcom](https://www.g2.com/sellers/broadcom-ab3091cd-4724-46a8-ac89-219d6bc8e166) Discussions [Symantec Encryption Community](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-encryption/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-encryption/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Kaspersky Next Optimum](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kaspersky Next Optimum") Kaspersky Next Optimum 4.3/5(208) ](https://www.g2.com/products/kaspersky-next-optimum/reviews) [ ![Microsoft BitLocker](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft BitLocker") Microsoft BitLocker 4.6/5(25) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-bitlocker/reviews) [ ![VeraCrypt](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "VeraCrypt") VeraCrypt 4.5/5(51) ](https://www.g2.com/products/veracrypt/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-encryption/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 40 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) TW Tony W. Desktop Services Officer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/9/2019 "Seamless encryption-email integration" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec Encryption? User experience is generally transparent so there is only minimal support. The system does not put too heavy a load on the servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption? In a roaming profile environment, I have found the encryption key files to be a bit fiddely and sometimes subject to corruption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption: If your company has other components of the Symantec security suite, this product is certainly the path of least resistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you? The ability to selectively encrypt a user's email and increase the general security of communication is nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Lissett d.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lissett d.") LD Lissett d. Marketing Manager Internet Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/13/2018 "Endpoint Encryption " 3/5 What do you like best about Symantec Encryption? This program protects all my equipment, making the handling of all my files and emails more secure, now with the implementation of the GDRP we have benefited with this tool, since users do not have to do anything while protecting the emails and files that we use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption? At the beginning the administrative part had problems to get the exact configuration, it can be a bit cumbersome at the beginning to understand the simplicity of the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption: If the program is installed on a recent formatted computer, it is new in the files and programs you have, it takes less time to start it up, it happened with a colleague who had many files and spent a long time in being ready to work again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you? In front of the implementation of GDRP, the company created a strategy where we had to protect the personal data and computers of the employees, this was done with this program, which has been a practical and effective solution. . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/18/2018 "Use PGP for proper security" 3/5 What do you like best about Symantec Encryption? It integrates well with Windows and Outlook Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption? I would like to see the possibility to create groups of keys when it is needed to encrypt for multiple recipients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you? Long time PGP user. GPG4Win is still not 100% properly integrated with outlook. Security is essential and PGP is the best way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Insurance](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Insurance") UI Verified User in Insurance Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/13/2018 "Good for encrypted emails" 3/5 What do you like best about Symantec Encryption? Easy add on for safer and more secure emails Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption? A bit of a hassle to set up and can deactivate or disappear with updates to email service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you? Safe and secure email Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Chemicals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Chemicals") AC Verified User in Chemicals Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/18/2018 "Security " 2.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec Encryption? It is a very good tool for security and encryption Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption? JuioIt is not very intuitive to use, you need to go over the manual from time to time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you? Secure all the data from the company and prevent loses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/31/2018 "Not much personal interaction with system." 2.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec Encryption? To be quite honest, I don't ever really notice it on my computer. Which I suppose means it works well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption? Nothing. It works well and is unobtrusive to my daily usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you? I suppose it's biggest benefit is keeping our company secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-encryption/pricing) Symantec Encryption Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_033aa224b72b00b72e8860e4e6401efc/microsoft-bitlocker.png "Product Avatar Image") Microsoft BitLocker 4.6/5(25) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/microsoft-bitlocker-vs-symantec-encryption) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_5292562d6a2cb01ab3d34a4e57a3225a/sentinelone-singularity-endpoint.png "Product Avatar Image") SentinelOne Singularity... 4.7/5(212) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/sentinelone-singularity-endpoint-vs-symantec-encryption) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0da398b6bec445230418055cb5eab676/kaspersky-next-optimum.png "Product Avatar Image") Kaspersky Next Optimum 4.3/5(208) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/kaspersky-next-optimum-vs-symantec-encryption) ## Work at Broadcom? 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