ESET PROTECT Enterprise vs F-Secure Total comparison

ESET and F-Secure are both solutions in the Anti-Malware Tools category. ESET is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.4, while F-Secure is ranked #15. ESET holds a 2.2% mindshare in Anti-Malware Tools, compared to F-Secure’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ESET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of F-Secure users who would recommend it.

ESET PROTECT Enterprise

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100% willing to recommend

ESET PROTECT Enterprise

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Categories and Ranking

ESET PROTECT Enterprise

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (20th)

F-Secure Total

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

15th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Office 365 Protection (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of ESET PROTECT Enterprise is 2.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F-Secure Total is 4.4%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Anti-Malware Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ESET PROTECT Enterprise	2.2%
F-Secure Total	4.4%
Other	93.4%

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Manikumar David

IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates

Provides comprehensive monitoring and policy implementation with room for memory optimization

ESET PROTECT Enterprise makes the system a little slow sometimes and updates occur at startup. Sometimes unwanted pop-ups appear to users, and they are unable to disable them. The user-friendliness is lacking in some areas. When users are using any computer, ESET PROTECT Enterprise should work in the background without consuming much memory, and any updates should proceed in the background without disturbing the user.

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Mauro Spinazzè

Computer Scientist at Comune di Eraclea

Easy to setup and stable solution

It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us. There is room for improvement in pricing. In future releases, I would like to see improvements in EDR protection. So, the only thing that I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The product enabled Zero-Day Protection for our environment. We never encountered any issues regarding threats."

"It's helped us with restrictions and knowing which users we can provide permissions to and which users we need to restrict."

"ESET's strong points are that it is an unintrusive, easy-to-maintain, and deploy antivirus solution."

"I like the dynamic groups feature. They give the ability to filter endpoint machines by any parameter, software, or hardware inventory, and that's a significant advantage when you need to, for example, automate a secondary firewall profile for endpoints outside your network. Or if you want to automatically isolate the computer from the rest of the network if the ransomware is found."

"The solution provides EDR. You can customize how you prepare the endpoint for clients and the dashboard alerts."

"We can easily manage resources, disable or enable clients and update them."

"The most valuable features of ESET File Security are the performance and it doesn't take too many resources."

"The solution provides EDR. You can customize how you prepare the endpoint for clients and the dashboard alerts."

More ESET PROTECT Enterprise pros

"It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us."

Cons

"They need to reduce the number of notifications on the endpoints."

"The availability and sustainability could also be improved."

"The solution can be quite technical and therefore is challenging for new users."

"In the current version of ESET File Security, you cannot download a file, it always wants the real-time upload which you have to wait until the file is ready. This is annoying. In previous versions, you were able to use the downloaded engine."

"When it first starts up, it takes a lot of processing power when the machine is initially booted. Improving the startup side could be beneficial."

"The tool is complex and expensive."

"When it first starts up, it takes a lot of processing power when the machine is initially booted. Improving the startup side could be beneficial."

"I would like to see more in managing mobile devices in an on-premise solution. The latest news I've heard is that ESET drops mobile management module development for the on-prem version. It's moving to the cloud. Like in endpoint client protection, I would also like to see more of the vulnerability management features and additional app control functionality in ESET Protect."

More ESET PROTECT Enterprise cons

"I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for F-Secure Total."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ESET PROTECT Enterprise is affordable."

"There is a license needed to use ESET Protect. The licensing cost is very low, it is approximately $10 per license."

"The product is cost-effective compared to one of its competitors."

"We can easily scale and improve security, but the cost is high for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

26%

Computer Software Company

15%

Non Profit

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ESET Protect?

One area for improvement in ESET PROTECT Enterprise is its capabilities on Mac devices, which are less functional compared to Windows. In terms of device management, ESET PROTECT Enterprise could i...

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What is your primary use case for ESET Protect?

My customers use ESET PROTECT Enterprise to secure all their operating systems; we have a lot of customers who rely on this antivirus. It also acts as a platform where I can manage all the devices ...

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What advice do you have for others considering ESET Protect?

I suggest that other users considering ESET PROTECT Enterprise utilize this platform to manage all their laptops and apply security policies effectively to protect their Windows environments. On a ...

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Also Known As

ESET Protect, ESET File Security

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Overview

ESET PROTECT Enterprise ensures real-time visibility for all endpoints as well as full reporting and security management for all OSes

Cloud-based console with the possibility of an on-premises deployment
Provides real-time visibility of all endpoints: desktops, servers, virtual machines and even managed mobile devices
Enables full reporting for ESET security solutions
Controls endpoint prevention, detection & response layers across all platforms
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