ESET PROTECT vs. VIPRE

VIPRE

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
VIPRE	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	VIPRE (formerly known as ThreatTrack Security) is an antivirus solution, now part of J2 Global's portfolio of cloud offerings and applications since the February 2018 acquisition.	N/A

Pricing

ESET PROTECT

VIPRE

Editions & Modules

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

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ESET PROTECT	VIPRE
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.

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Community Pulse
	ESET PROTECT	VIPRE
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?	VIPRE LG Lawrence Gibson Product and Marketing Analyst Chose VIPRE We got a chance to buy AVG Business edition and we tried to install that throughout our organization and most specifically to our important systems but it was not compatible with a majority of them and we found AVG as high-demand software with a mediocre speed of action and … Incentivized Helpful? Tom Schmidt Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Chose VIPRE Easier to manage, install and cost. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose VIPRE I have used McAfee and Norton on a personal level, not in a company environment. I know on a personal level I had issues with it slowing my computer down. I also had issues trying to uninstall McAfee completely. I'm not saying that they are bad products, I just think VIPRE has … Incentivized Helpful? Jonathan Hozeska Partner Chose VIPRE We have encountered many different anti-virus programs over the years. VIPRE combines an anti-virus program with anti-spyware to provide comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, and spyware. And it still tops other competitors by being affordable, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose VIPRE A common price-point for standalone antivirus protection is about $40 per year. VIPRE Antivirus pricing system can get a bit complicated at times because the prices will vary depending on the type of package you purchase, the number of devices you wish to protect and the number … Incentivized Helpful? Rick Kane Owner Chose VIPRE I have only used VIPRE. It beats all competitors in ease of use, easy installation and doesn't use PC resources like Norton or Trend Micro. Incentivized Helpful? MB Mike Braddock Network & Systems Administrator Chose VIPRE We use FortiClient on our end-user workstations, for the VPN capabilities, but the antivirus was a little too aggressive for our servers. Vipre solved that problem. We used ESET before FortiClient, but was not pleased with the changes brought on by version 6.0, so we looked … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Metalios I.T. Administrator Chose VIPRE Name recognition. And price. In the end, Vipre came out on top in both of those areas. Cylance promises AI heuristics. But being a new product, we were apprehensive. Vipre is a trusted brand that has been around for years. While their name has changed a few times. Inside … Incentivized Helpful? Andrew Murphy Systems Administrator Chose VIPRE The dashboard is so much better and more intuitive in Vipre than Trend Micro. We migrated a company we purchased away from Symantec. I never used the cloud option of Symantec Endpoint Protection. I didn't choose Vipre, I inherited it with my new position. I am very happy … Incentivized Helpful? Paul Li Senior Associate Chose VIPRE Vipre is a more affordable solution when compared to a number of other more prominent antivirus programs. There's no need to purchase an additional spyware program since Vipre protects you from both virus and spyware attacks. This most effective and affordable program can … Incentivized Helpful? Phillip Barrios Network Engineer / Systems Administrator Chose VIPRE VIPRE is way more robust, in an enterprise setting. I would go with Avast, if I was protecting a handful of workstations but beyond that, I appreciate the centralized management. Incentivized Helpful? Bill Holmberg IT Director Chose VIPRE Vipre doesn't slow my systems down, deploys easily, and consistently wins in AV competitions in numerous areas. It's also more affordable when buying business premium and allows for some home users coverage as well. About the only issues my users have is spelling it correctly … Incentivized Helpful? Franz Josef Bautista Technical Consultant Chose VIPRE Because of vipre smaller footprint and known success rate on false positives. Local support. Incentivized Helpful? Scott Trautwein Director of Technology Chose VIPRE It's much better than Symantec. The price is nearly half, offers patch management and does a better job of detecting malware. After we removed Symantec and installed Vipre every single one of our machines had malware files on them that Symantec never detected. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose VIPRE GFI Vipre was integrated into our current RMM system and we pushed over clients slowly. This was an upgrade from the previous virus protection on our RMM system. Incentivized Helpful? Billie Jay Javier System Administrator Chose VIPRE GFI Vipre protects against viruses and spyware as well as threats from email, instant messaging and removable media. It is a good full-featured protection that effectively detects and blocks prevalent malware. Proactively monitors your network and if threats are detected, GFI is … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

ESET PROTECT

VIPRE

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	ESET PROTECT 9.3 Ratings 8% above category average	VIPRE - 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

Best Alternatives
	ESET PROTECT	VIPRE
Small Businesses	ThreatLocker Score 9.5 out of 10	AVG AntiVirus Business Edition Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) Score 9.1 out of 10	BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Score 9.8 out of 10	BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
	ESET PROTECT	VIPRE
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.5 (0 ratings)	9.8 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ESET PROTECT	VIPRE
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	Vipre is clearly a well suited antivirus program both in the professional world as well as in the home environments. Vipre offering the same price per seat to protect the typical personal workstation as well as the robust office server is a major plus. Incentivized Paul Li Senior Associate 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	It is quite effective against all kinds of viruses and provides 360-degree protection. Its scanning action is quite fast and less time taking. It has the ability to scan emails too, from viruses. It is reliable, easy-to-use, and provides excellent protection. LG Lawrence Gibson Product and Marketing Analyst 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	The patch management feature could be updated. It doesn't work all of the time. Some updates cause issues with computers. This has happened a couple of times but I was able to get a hold of someone at VIPRE support and work through it. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous 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	No answers on this topic
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	VIPRE is very easy to use and administer. You have a lot of functionality from the server on what you can do with the clients. It has proved useful when I can't access a client any other way. I can reboot the computer from the server and then usually get back into that machine. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous 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	VIPRE support is usually pretty quick. Sometimes you have to get a lot of information to send back so they can see the issue. This has not been too bad and I understand why it's needed. VIPRE also has a free rescue tool that is very useful and easy to use. There have been others but VIPRE seems to keep theirs updated. It's my go-to even outside of work. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous 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	No answers on this topic
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	We use FortiClient on our end-user workstations, for the VPN capabilities, but the antivirus was a little too aggressive for our servers. Vipre solved that problem. We used ESET before FortiClient, but was not pleased with the changes brought on by version 6.0, so we looked else where. Vipre fits our server needs just fine. Incentivized MB Mike Braddock Network & Systems Administrator 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	We have had zero downtime due to a virus or exploit getting through the Vipre software capabilities. We saved over 3k$ over Symantec and others offers. The alerts that my IT team gets in real time has saved us from many issues as we intervened before users often knew there was the potential for problems, saving us time and money. Incentivized Bill Holmberg IT Director Read full review
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