Symantec Drive Encryption Alternatives
Symantec Drive Encryption is described as 'powered by PGP Technology, is a transparent drive encryption for laptops, desktops and removable media' and is a Disk Encryption tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Symantec Drive Encryption for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD. The best alternative is TrueCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Symantec Drive Encryption are LUKS, Windows BitLocker, EncFS and CipherShed.
Symantec Drive Encryption alternatives are mainly Disk Encryption Tools but may also be Password Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Symantec Drive Encryption.
[TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]
Discontinued
Currently unmaintained. Last version, TrueCrypt 7.1a, is still available for download and development has continued via the forks
VeraCrypt and 
CipherShed. "The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft terminated support of Windows XP. Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images."
LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers.
EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.
Warning
The author has agreed that EncFS in its current form is dangerous (to security) for several reasons. Wikipedia has a brief summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EncFS#General_Security_ConcernsThe actual audit, which the author participated in, is here: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm
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- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
A fork of the now-discontinued TrueCrypt. CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).
Discontinued
No releases since Sep 6, 2017. See https://www.ciphershed.org/news/
DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition.
The enterprise cryptographic filesystem for Linux.
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- Freemium • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet
With EDS (Encrypted Data Store) you can store your files in the encrypted container to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information.
An open-source system tray utility for Windows, giving you quick access to your GnuPG keyring at any time with the ability to encrypt, decrypt and sign files on the fly.
FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).
Discontinued
Discontinued per Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeOTFE)
