We compared VirusTotal and Product B based on users' reviews in six categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: VirusTotal is highly praised for its extensive global malware information database. Check Point Antivirus impressed users with its diverse set of valuable features like sandboxing, real-time detection, and integration with analytics solutions and the cloud.
Room for Improvement: VirusTotal users want more automation capabilities and improvements in the solution’s look and feel. Check Point Antivirus requires quicker customer assistance, better performance of the graphical user interface, enhanced defense against zero-day attacks, and more budget-friendly pricing options.
Ease of Deployment: The process for VirusTotal was relatively easy and can be completed in a few days. Some users found Check Point’s setup process to be uncomplicated and fast, while others noted that it required several engineers and took around a week to finish.
Pricing: VirusTotal is generally considered to be a cost-effective solution. The price of Check Point Antivirus may vary depending on partnerships and negotiations. Some users consider Check Point's pricing to be expensive but say it is cost-effective. However, it may not be affordable for small or medium-sized companies unless they have sufficient capital.
ROI: VirusTotal has a positive ROI. Check Point Antivirus provides added features like a sandbox and VPN licenses, enhancing its value. Users have experienced improved protection and promising growth with Check Point Antivirus, delivering a better ROI than other security options.
Service and Support: Users say that VirusTotal’s technical support, but customers would like faster case resolution. User reviews have provided no information about the customer service of Check Point Antivirus so far.
Comparison Results: VirusTotal is considered a cost-effective solution that's easy to set up. However, some users complained about slow response times from technical support. Check Point Antivirus offers advanced features like sandboxing, real-time detection, and scalability. At the same time, some users say Check Point could be more affordable and improve its GUI performance.
"Its most outstanding characteristic is its ability to achieve and define a line of security based on policies and identity."
"It can scan the files that our users have downloaded to check if they have a virus."
"What I like best about Check Point Antivirus is that it's a good solution against phishing, malware, etc. It can do a lot in terms of security. You can also manage all the endpoints or users from the Check Point Antivirus platform, which is another feature I found valuable in the solution."
"Check Point Antivirus is easy to configure."
"Check Point integrates well with other security products."
"We find the zero-day protection to be an extremely valuable feature of this solution."
"It offers a really simple and minimally invasive installation for users."
"It has zero-day attack protection."
"The product is easy to use with coding, such as Python or Java, via its API."
"It can scan the dark web and find if an email ID has been compromised. This is another area that we have not explored yet."
"With VirusTotal, I can check for any hash, malware, file, domain, IP URL, or malicious URL, and Kaspersky stays clean."
"The most valuable feature is the worldwide malware information database."
"We'd like to see better integration with other security tools."
"The antivirus could be improved in terms of the resources it consumes, particularly regarding CPU and memory usage. We've encountered issues with some of our firewalls, leading us to turn off the antivirus feature due to its heavy resource consumption."
"The SLA is slow."
"There could be more additions to the compatible systems and applications for integration purposes."
"A certain reduction in the annual subscription pricing could help many startup organizations like ours."
"The automatic updates use my internet during downloads before I authorize them."
"We would like to see the URL filtering functionality improved in this solution, so that we can exclude domains, rather than just single site URL's."
"An area for improvement in Check Point Antivirus is its price because it's expensive. It would depend on the clients, but sometimes, you'll have clients who don't have many endpoints, so in that case, clients would find the price for Check Point Antivirus to be higher."
"VirusTotal is hard to understand because you need to know Google Docs to create queries, and it doesn't have documentation for that."
"I would like to see an improved user interface and some automation."
"The platform could improve in the areas of endpoints and networks."
"VirusTotal has predefined reports, but there is a lot of manual effort involved."
Check Point Antivirus is ranked 6th in Anti-Malware Tools with 50 reviews while VirusTotal is ranked 8th in Anti-Malware Tools with 4 reviews. Check Point Antivirus is rated 8.6, while VirusTotal is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Check Point Antivirus writes "Compatible, cost-effective, and highly customizable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VirusTotal writes " Helps businesses collect threat data while keeping privacy in mind and apable of detecting, blocking, and removing viruses and malware". Check Point Antivirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), whereas VirusTotal is most compared with Cuckoo Sandbox, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, MetaDefender, ANY.RUN and Recorded Future. See our Check Point Antivirus vs. VirusTotal report.
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