ESET PROTECT vs. Norton 360

Norton 360

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ESET PROTECT	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	ESET provides Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) capabilities via the ESET PROTECT Platform, covering Windows, Mac, Linux, and both Android and iOS operating systems, providing Mobile Device Management functionality. It comes with multi-tenant management, ensuring real-time visibility for both on-premises and off-premises endpoints as well as full reporting for ESET enterprise-grade solutions. ESET PROTECT management platform can be deployed on-premise or in-cloud. For organizations looking to…	$49.99 per year 1 device
Norton 360	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	The Norton products, including Norton 360, Norton Antivirus, and Norton Security, are consumer antivirus and privacy protection products. Features include password management, VPN, dark web and credit monitoring for individuals, and cloud backup for PCs.	$59.99 per year

Pricing

ESET PROTECT

Norton 360

Editions & Modules

Essential: $49.99
per year 1 device
Premium: $59.99
per year 1 device
Ultimate: $179.99
per year 5 devices

Norton AntiVirus: $59.99
per year
Norton 360 Standard: $94.99
per year 3 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
Norton 360 Deluxe: $119.99
per year 5 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
Norton 360 with LifeLock Select Plus: $189.99
per year 10 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ESET PROTECT	Norton 360
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

ESET offers are tailored to each customer’s needs. ESET takes pride in working with customers and partners to find the perfect solution for their security challenges at the right price. Contacting an ESET partner or sales representative ensures each solution is made-to-measure and precisely fits the size, complexity of IT environment and level of protection to match the customer’s business requirements. Pricing percentage is dependent on number of years and devices purchased.

1st year discounts available.

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Community Pulse
	ESET PROTECT	Norton 360
Considered Both Products	ESET PROTECT Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT User-friendly interface and centralized management, dashboard is innovative, making security management straightforward even without a dedicated security team. ESET PROTECTis easy-to-deploy solution with a user-friendly interface and strong protection. ESET PROTECT real-time … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT Both are great products, but the resource footprint on ESET seems to be smaller, and the multitenancy of ESET makes it so much easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT The two main competitors We compared ESET PROTECT against was Bitdefender and Withsecure: Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT Much better performance, features and experience ! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT Choosing ESET PROTECT rather than McAfee Security or other secuty softwares helps me more evaluate specific security requirements of the company. Considering the scalability of solution it provides, the ease of use of its interface, the level of support provided by the vendors, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT Our team had used ESET PROTECT in the past and decided to use it again without shopping around for other vendors. Our overall experience has been a great one over the last 10 years of using it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT ESET PROTECT was the easy choice, with the web interface, the ability to be installed on all OSs including Mobile, built-in MDM. Having the ability to package Anti-virus, real-time scanning, Encryption, and Firewall into one package was perfect. The Support team has helped … Incentivized Helpful? Kallie Koortz Owner Chose ESET PROTECT ESET Firewall is better by 20% it is a more stable firewall which remembers previous config after updates. ESET is more expensive than AVG but runs smoother on newer desktops. Management console on ESET is easily better that AVG console. Deployment of ESET has proven easier … Incentivized Helpful? CF Chris Funk IT Director Chose ESET PROTECT We used ThirtySeven4 antivirus before eSet, and we were underwhelmed with its protection and another of our offices was compromised with ransomware under its protection. We had changed to eSet about a month prior and it stopped the attack when one of our staff opened the email … Incentivized Helpful? AR Alex Richards Account Director Chose ESET PROTECT Far more cost effective, doesn't slow computers down as much, far easier to use and better central management. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT NOD32 is the only paid antivirus software that is not a memory hogger. That's all that is important. Why would I install software on my PC that hogs up all my memory? And the free ones are full of ads, and popups trying to trick you into getting their paid plans. They were … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Atkinson Customer Service / IT Manager Chose ESET PROTECT eSetEndpoint Antivirus is hands down the best anti-viral application I have come across. This was recommended to me to help cut back on the amount of resources being used on the computer when the antivirus program is running. Incentivized Helpful? Benjamin Young Systems Administrator Chose ESET PROTECT I prefer Eset [Endpoint Antivirus] because it tends to not consume resources on devices like Kaspersky. I have also had better success with Eset [Endpoint Antivirus] in a domain environment than I have with Kaspersky. Incentivized Helpful? ET Eric Tucker I.T. Manager Chose ESET PROTECT We reviewed quite a few solutions when we first started the process of finding a new antivirus/protection suite. There were some other very good candidates such as Kaspersky Endpoint Security, Symantec Advanced Threat Protection, and McAfee Endpoint Security. However as the … Incentivized Helpful? Moris Mendez Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos Chose ESET PROTECT They all offer similar benefits, such as being free of viruses and other types of infections, but when tested and evaluated against Eset Endpoint Antivirus, they all have some weakness--that is, some are very good but consume most of the computer resources, in others the … Incentivized Helpful? Cameron Council Systems and Security Administrator Chose ESET PROTECT It was pre-existing when I came to this company so ESET is dug in deep and removing it would be a process. Defender was nice and is a solution I wouldn't mind moving to. My biggest concern is web protection due to the amount of password compromise request emails the user base … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT While the detection rate may not be as great as McAfee, Eset Endpoint Antivirus has offered a more affordable pricing model. Active protection also has less of a performance impact on workstations when compared to Mcafee, making it a generally leaner product overall. It was … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ESET PROTECT We previously used NOD32 which was a more consumer oriented product. From our research Eset Endpoint Antivirus is a Signiant improvement for MS Virus & Threat protection. Incentivized Helpful? JR Jackie Ramos IT Manager, Services and Support Chose ESET PROTECT For us we thought ESET was stronger that Norton. More well rounded in its all its features for business. Price point was also a big factor and no treats or issues while using this software in the past 7 years. Incentivized Helpful? Chris Oakes Lieutenant Chose ESET PROTECT We have tried the Norton, and Avast, Neither compare to ESET as far as the capability to maintain virus signature databases, also the ransomware protection is great. All aspects of this product are beneficial to whom ever purchases this for their protection. I have been … Incentivized Helpful? Chathuranga Amarasinghe Security Specialist Chose ESET PROTECT Cost is reasonably low and feature-wise it gives all the same capabilities of similar products so we chose Eset as our organization's antivirus solution. Incentivized Helpful? TW Tharanga Wickramsinghe Software Engineer Chose ESET PROTECT When considering the price, price of Eset is reasonable. Also, it has higher threat detection ratio than other products. Another thing is Eset Endpoint Antivirus does not consume high system resources. Incentivized Helpful? Eric Krueger IT Manager Chose ESET PROTECT The overall experience of support and deployment was better with ESET. Any questions we ran into were answered by their support team quickly and accurately. The tools and reporting made our IT department happy by allowing us to put out higher-level reports for upper management … Incentivized Helpful? Martha Batruny IT Manager Chose ESET PROTECT It is playing a significant role in our organization. It offers great features and functions. I would say its services are completely matchless. Incentivized Helpful? Dustin Brilliant Information Systems Engineer Chose ESET PROTECT ESETs best plain AV is very well set up. Incentivized Helpful?	Norton 360 Adavesh Managaon Principal Engineer Chose Norton 360 Password manager is great and it is a life saver as I hardly remember passwords. Symantex Endpoint protection was used by my organization and it was silent, great except that system used to halt when the scan was happening Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Norton 360 Updates are better in Norton. Support is always greater with Norton. The interfaces are totally different and it is so easy to use Norton. Th cost of renewal is also better in Norton compared to McAfee data center security suite. Incentivized Helpful? Mohammed Badr web developer & admin projects Chose Norton 360 I actually have been victimized avast at no cost and it slowed down my entire laptop and it hangs every time I scan the system for threats. This frustration created Pine Tree State to switch to Norton. Incentivized Helpful? John Danniel Coding Traineeship Chose Norton 360 I have found Norton doesn’t slow down a computer as Avast antivirus has done. Avast is also not so much pocket-friendly as compared to the Norton, which is available at a very reasonable price which is highly affordable for me. The basic reason to Choose Norton on any other … Incentivized Helpful? SERGIO CHAVES Commercial & Marketing Manager Chose Norton 360 It is the most recommended antivirus because it is the most virus detected and eliminated with a very reliable heuristic, great protection guaranteed, great spindle facility, real-time protection against viruses, eliminates everything easily, is easy to install and easy to … Incentivized Helpful? Jackie Bassett NEJM Insights Council Chose Norton 360 Using a hosted model, we know we are always getting the best core cybersecurity, but for the endpoints, we don't need something as complex as FireEye, and we wanted more than Lookout was able to provide. Lookout was terrific, and it came already installed with many of our … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Norton 360 We liked the pricing of Norton better. Also, it was more reliable in finding suspicious attachments and phishing emails than Avast was. Lastly, it ran better on our machines. The feedback we got from our pilot testing batch was very positive and that is what made us take the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Norton 360 I prefer Norton but I dont think there is a huge difference in quality between the two. Kaspersky has some extra features that are nice (but not must haves) and the price difference is negligible. Incentivized Helpful? dhruv gupta Sales Executive Chose Norton 360 Norton is better in terms of features especially identity safe and non-intrusiveness and is very economical (10 user licenses). Incentivized Helpful? Sasha Luse Eco Advisor Chose Norton 360 This is our first system Incentivized Helpful? Rebecca Neilson CEO Chose Norton 360 Have tried McAffe and others in the past. None are as secure and Norton! Incentivized Helpful? Susan Knolla Director - Talent Management Chose Norton 360 If Norton offers an enterprise system I think it would be excellent. McAfee is slow to update and doesn't provide as much flexibility as Norton. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Norton 360 User-friendly interface (it's not just AV and users who were interacting with the product), performance, resource usage (most of the computers were not very fresh and that factor was very critical), efficiency, it shouldn't be just sitting on a PC - it should protect it, what … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Norton 360 Our go to product is Webroot. Unlike Norton Internet Security it is built for MSP's that need multi-tenancy options. Webroot also does not need to be installed on a server (like NIS) and it uses much fewer resources on the endpoints. Norton is licensed annually, Webroot is … Incentivized Helpful? Bruce Emmerling Digital Media Specialist Chose Norton 360 Other security products have their own strengths and weaknesses but Norton Internet Security does very well in terms of performance and working with Android OS devices. While past versions were known to be performance hogs, today's incarnation of the security program is well … Incentivized Helpful? Marc Uydess Technical Security Analyst Chose Norton 360 Norton 360 has a better detection rate as well as remediation rate than the others I have used. It also does not affect the computer resources if configured properly. It provides an all in one solution that is easy to configure for the novice user and provides easy to review … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

ESET PROTECT

Norton 360

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	ESET PROTECT 9.3 Ratings 8% above category average	Norton 360 - Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology	9.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	9.60 Ratings	00 Ratings
Centralized Management	9.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	9.40 Ratings	00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	9.70 Ratings	00 Ratings
Malware Detection	9.40 Ratings	00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	ESET PROTECT	Norton 360
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.5 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.5 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ESET PROTECT	Norton 360
Likelihood to Recommend	Comprehensive threat prevention against a variety of threats, such as viruses, ransomware, and spyware is effectively provided by ESET PROTECT. The cross platform compatibility of this software is advantageous for business with diverse IT environments such as those combination of Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. Some industries, such highly regulated sectors with specific compliance needs, may find it more cost-effective, however it is less suitable for small enterprises with limited IT resources and for organizations with severe budgetary limits. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	For a stand-alone business this should do the trick, but if using across multiple clients (multi-tenancy not an option). Default settings within the program will cause performance issues if not tweaked, meaning someone with networking experience may be necessary. Not ideal for MSP's unless they only have a few clients, as the manageability must be done within "the walls" of each company. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	ESET provides comprehensive, transparent protection for my MacOS devices without interfering with the efficiency of my operating system. It's easy to install, configure (default settings are great for just about everyone), and update. ESET's customer communications, including a very detailed knowledge base online, make it clear I've chosen the right antivirus solution! Incentivized BP Benjamin Plotkin Technical Project Manager Read full review	Norton works quite quickly and is efficient enough to detect threats It is very easy and simple to install and is without any complications and irrelevant inquiries. Norton is available at a very reasonable price in the market and is not heavy on pocket. John Danniel Coding Traineeship Read full review
Cons	Price a little expensive - ESET is a great product, but it is priced at a high price and in a market as competitive as antivirus and security tools, this can weigh in the balance. Complexity in creating rules - it's quite complex to create rules in ESET, you end up wasting some time on it, it could be more intuitive. Incentivized Marcio Vizoli Analista de sistema Read full review	It uses a lot of RAM which can cause issues in other areas of computer use. If you chose to un-install it can be difficult to get rid of all traces of the program. The initial configuring can be challenging for the average user as the manuals are overwhelming. Better tutorials would be helpful. Incentivized Sasha Luse Eco Advisor Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	I'm giving it a 10, because I would totally have no reservations about staying on with eSet for another 3 years once our contract comes up for renewal. We are looking to transfer to a different product in January, however. This is due to a special pricing contract with the state of Ohio that made a normally much more expensive product very affordable and was cheaper than our coming eSet renewal cost. This is a very special case only available to government and educational organizations, but had that not been offered, we would have gladly stayed with eSet. Incentivized CF Chris Funk IT Director Read full review	I did renew it before because support is great and cost is great. I believe that Norton has a very long experience in what they do and they are doing a great job with all the updates they provide and the work they are doing. Moreover Norton is going in the right direction for sure. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Provide execllent security agains malware, ransomware, and phishing. Easy to use and monitoring multiple devices and managing security settings remotely. Software firewall ability to secure network traffic and blocking websites and application at software level its gives very easy to configure .Zero-day threats as some other security products is missing with more advanced machine learning and behavioral analysis capabilities. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	User interface is excellent. The green tickmark in the tray ensuring everything is undercontrol is so satisfying. I have turned on Auto updates so, I am not bothered about unnecessary download updates popup Incentivized Adavesh Managaon Principal Engineer Read full review
Support Rating	Excellent support from ESET and when we had questions regarding the initial deployment they were there. The questions we put forth were answered immediately with great detail. Any of the items we put forth, scenarios, were given a good solution from ESET to fit our needs. This company stands by their product and are happy to step up when needed. Incentivized Eric Krueger IT Manager Read full review	Security software with very good features that works in the background. Price suitable for companies of any size and easy to install and use. Incentivized Amberly Crain Project Manager Read full review
Implementation Rating	Do the full scan at the beginning and be prepared to wait until it is done. It will find things you did not know were there. You can leave on the Apple firewall as well as the ESET firewall. There have been no conflicts. Remember to remove emails from being backed up, so you do not have spam on your backup! This was the mistake I made. Incentivized Robin L. Ore Independent Business Owner Read full review	Would like a manual or online version that is simple to understand and explains in detail what choices we have and why to make these choices. Incentivized Rebecca Neilson CEO Read full review
Alternatives Considered	The two main competitors We compared ESET PROTECT against was Bitdefender and Withsecure: · Performance: ESET PROTECT was the lowest performance compared to other competitors. · Console/dashboard: ESET PROTECT had the most intuitive UI, had great automation features and is the only one that has an on prem option. · Security: Bitdefender was the strongest but only by a few % but due to the cost being double there was no way our management would accept the cost difference. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	User-friendly interface (it's not just AV and users who were interacting with the product), performance, resource usage (most of the computers were not very fresh and that factor was very critical), efficiency, it shouldn't be just sitting on a PC - it should protect it, what was perfectly done with that product. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	My computer operation improved drastically so it was very effective in business execution. I think it is a very easy software to introduce to small and medium-sized businesses at a reasonable price. Even in license management, you will receive an email as soon as possible, so you can handle the renewal procedure in a lot of time. Incentivized Carine Oliveira Marketing Manager Read full review	Poor performance against Spyware and other threats despite claiming to act against them (recognizes very few and eliminates less) It is limited to viruses. Regular blocking of incoming scripts (in front of other antivirus) Little or almost no compatibility with the Windows XP Firewall, but they are involved. SERGIO CHAVES Commercial & Marketing Manager Read full review
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