--- title: VeraCrypt Reviews meta\_title: 'VeraCrypt Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 51 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how VeraCrypt works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 51 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Confidentiality url: https://www.g2.com/categories/confidentiality --- # VeraCrypt Reviews & Product Details VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. * * * Seller [VeraCrypt](https://www.g2.com/sellers/veracrypt) Discussions [VeraCrypt Community](https://www.g2.com/products/veracrypt/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/veracrypt/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![FileVault](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "FileVault") FileVault 4.3/5(35) ](https://www.g2.com/products/filevault/reviews) [ ![Microsoft BitLocker](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft BitLocker") Microsoft BitLocker 4.6/5(25) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-bitlocker/reviews) [ ![Folder Lock](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Folder Lock") Folder Lock 4.5/5(16) ](https://www.g2.com/products/folder-lock/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/veracrypt/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 51 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Pedro S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pedro S.") PS Pedro S. Assistente Técnico de Obras Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/25/2019 "VeraCrypt- Review" 3/5 What do you like best about VeraCrypt? Veracrypt provides a convenient and easy way to encrypt information. Veracrypt provides a broad range of characteristics, much more than one would expect in such a free program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about VeraCrypt? The data encryption method, and particularly the flash drive encryption process, is very intuitive. The technique is easy once you figure out how to do it, but it's far from immediately apparent. It implies going through dozens of menu items attempting to discover an alternative to do the one thing that Veracrypt was supposed to do: encrypt stuff. Creating an encrypted flash drive, particularly one that can be plugged into any computer and decrypted without having to install Veracrypt on it first, is a real puzzle that I spent a couple of hours figuring out (I am an IT professional with 10+ years experience). These characteristics can be simple procedures done by clicking a single button, and yet for some reason they're not; they're buried in menus, and some — like creating a mobile flash drive encrypted — are adequately divided into various available procedures through separate lists that need to be finished in some order. Everything is there functionally, but in terms of design, there is a lot to be desired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering VeraCrypt: If you don't need multiplatform support, and especially if you're planning to decrypt files for other users, I'd strongly recommend Bitlocker or a number of other free, easier-to-use encryption instruments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is VeraCrypt solving and how is that benefiting you? I used Veracrypt to generate encrypted flash drives multiplatform. The method was so cumbersome, unfortunately, that I had to move to alternative software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite LF Leighton F. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/24/2018 "Jack of all trades, master of none" 3/5 What do you like best about VeraCrypt? Veracrypt offers a somewhat easy and convenient means for encrypting data. Veracrypt offers a very wide array of features, far more than one would expect in a completely free program such as this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about VeraCrypt? The process for encrypting data, and especially for encrypting flash drives, is very unintuitive. Once you figure out how to do it, the process is simple, but it's far from immediately obvious. In fact, it means going through dozens of menu items trying to find an option to do the one thing Veracrypt was meant to do: encrypt things. Creating an encrypted flash drive, particularly one that can be plugged into any computer and decrypted without having to install Veracrypt on it first, is a real puzzle that I spent a couple hours figuring out (I am an IT professional with 10+ years experience). These features could be easy processes performed at the click of a single button, and yet for some reason they're not; they're buried in menus, and some - such as making an encrypted portable flash drive - are actually split into multiple processes accessible through different menus that need to be completed in a certain order. Functionally, everything is there, but design-wise, there is \*a lot\* to be desired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering VeraCrypt: If you don't need multiplatform support, and especially if you intend to encrypt files to be decrypted by other users, I would strongly recommend Bitlocker or a number of other free, easier to use encryption utilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is VeraCrypt solving and how is that benefiting you? I was using Veracrypt to create multiplatform encrypted flash drives. Unfortunately, the process was so cumbersome that I needed to switch to an alternative software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about VeraCrypt? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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