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Antivirus for Amazon S3 vs Deep Instinct Prevention Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.8
Antivirus for Amazon S3 improves security, boosts efficiency, enhances compliance, and reduces costs, offering significant ROI.
Sentiment score
6.6
Deep Instinct enhances security, reduces workload and false positives, ensuring 440% ROI and productivity without expert intervention.
I have definitely seen a return on investment with Antivirus for Amazon S3, including fewer employees needed and time saved.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price of security is really significant, as if you do not have security, the cost of it is much greater than the cost of you actually doing it.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The return on investment for Antivirus for Amazon S3 is strong because it reduces security risk and eliminates the need for custom infrastructure.
FullStack Developer at EnactOn Technologies
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.6
Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers timely, effective support with knowledgeable guidance, high satisfaction, and seamless AWS integration.
Sentiment score
7.7
Deep Instinct offers responsive, proactive technical support, with minor challenges, rated highly by customers for communication and issue resolution.
We could contact their expert when required while setting it up.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
We have a golden standard and receive immediate support responses whenever we have any issues.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Customer support for Antivirus for Amazon S3 gets a ten out of ten.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Technical support from Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is fantastic.
Director at Disruptech
The support needs to be more granular, and perhaps they can consider using AI to help us ask questions instead of searching for specific keywords.
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.1
Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers impressive scalability and reliability, efficiently handling high upload volumes and diverse storage needs.
Sentiment score
7.7
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform provides scalable and seamless endpoint expansion, supporting diverse deployment methods for medium to large organizations.
Antivirus for Amazon S3's scalability is impressive as it was able to scan one TB plus 10 TB of data easily.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
For scalability metrics, we have implemented security measures to handle spikes in uploads without additional operational overhead.
configuration and management deployment at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The scalability of Antivirus for Amazon S3 is excellent because it is built specifically for S3, which is a global service.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
The biggest customer has 50,000 instances, so it scales very well.
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Antivirus for Amazon S3 is highly reliable with no downtimes, stable performance, and consistent operation under high loads.
Sentiment score
7.7
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is stable and reliable, featuring quick support for minimal issues and consistent performance improvements.
Due to a major malfunction, the system may become entirely inaccessible until a full reboot is performed.
configuration and management deployment at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Antivirus for Amazon S3 is very stable, especially AWS-managed solutions.
FullStack Developer at EnactOn Technologies
 

Room For Improvement

Antivirus for Amazon S3 needs enhanced file handling, integration, analytics, AI features, user-friendliness, and cost-effective solutions.
Deep Instinct needs improved control, compatibility, logging, resource efficiency, and competitive pricing for better usability and performance.
Allowing us to configure an entire loop from detecting a malicious upload to contacting the uploader and taking corrective action.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
Overall, Antivirus for Amazon S3 is reliable and effective for securing S3 environments.
Technical Team Lead - Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
I think Antivirus for Amazon S3 can be improved by including patches over time and adding forensic analysis of data to show where viruses may have been incorporated.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform detects malicious scripts but it needs better measures, perhaps signing scripts, so we can be sure that a script is created by a client, not by some malware.
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
 

Setup Cost

Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers cost-effective, scalable pricing at $49/month for 100GB, streamlining costs via AWS Marketplace.
Deep Instinct offers competitively priced, efficient enterprise protection with nonprofit discounts, simple licensing, and included support, despite console cost concerns.
Generally in this case, the more we consume, the better the pricing gets with time.
Sr. Enterprise Architect at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
This leads to an average of 200 to 300 notifications of malware per month globally, which gives us confidence that the antivirus is working.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
I know in the AWS documentation, the pricing is always quite clear, and due to that, I have had no issues.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The licensing is very competitively priced, better than all other solutions.
Director at Disruptech
It is about the same price as any other antivirus.
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
 

Valuable Features

Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers automated malware detection, real-time scanning, and compliance support, enhancing security and efficiency.
Deep Instinct offers accurate, lightweight malware protection with real-time, offline capabilities and seamless deployment across Windows, Mac, and Android.
It adds an essential security layer for S3-based workflows which may be subject to malicious attacks and protects the overall infrastructure.
Dev Ops Engineer at a construction company with 11-50 employees
The fact that the scanning occurs within the AWS account means data never leaves your AWS account, which is also a good security feature.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Event-driven scanning stands out because it makes the entire workflow real-time and automatic.
configuration and management deployment at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform stops all malware, including zero-days in 20 milliseconds.
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
 

Categories and Ranking

Antivirus for Amazon S3
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Deep Instinct Prevention Pl...
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
18th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (27th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Antivirus for Amazon S3 is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is 1.0%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Antivirus for Amazon S30.6%
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform1.0%
Other98.4%
Anti-Malware Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Kalpesh Potghante - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Deloitte
Secure file sharing has protected global storage and improves confidence with external partners
The best features Antivirus for Amazon S3 offers include that it is really a built-in feature which is really great, as you don't have to do anything extra, there's no operational complexity or cost overhead associated with it, and because it's a managed solution, it's easy for us to configure policies as S3 buckets are created globally and make sure they have the necessary virus protection as needed. The simplicity and ease of policy configuration have helped my team day-to-day because, as it is part of the AWS ecosystem, I don't need to really hire a separate skill set to configure this service, and moreover, if I use the console, all the features are available to me at a click, and I can also programmatically control it, making configuring the antivirus part of setting S3 objects rather than setting up a separate service altogether on top of S3.
Tom Foal - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
Stops ransomware before it executes and reduces response time for the team
A potential area of improvement for Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is their focus on file uploads and large data storage, backups, and other related areas. It is difficult to think of what they could improve, but low information provided by the system when it detects something is one area, particularly in scripting. Deep Instinct Prevention Platform detects malicious scripts but it needs better measures, perhaps signing scripts, so we can be sure that a script is created by a client, not by some malware. It is really about helping us triage incidents effectively, so a bit more help with the analysis of incidents, particularly what the Deep Instinct Prevention Platform agent has discovered, would be beneficial. We need to know what it has spotted that makes it suspect malware.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Antivirus for Amazon S3?
Antivirus for Amazon S3 follows AWS's pay-as-you-go model, which means cost scales with usage. For our academic workload, the pricing has been cost-effective since we only pay for the file scan and...
What needs improvement with Antivirus for Amazon S3?
There are areas that should be improved, such as user interface and visibility. Currently, most workflows rely on CloudWatch logs and Lambda triggers, which are technical. A more user-friendly dash...
What is your primary use case for Antivirus for Amazon S3?
Our main use case for Antivirus for Amazon S3 is to automatically scan and secure files uploaded to S3 buckets. This ensures that all student projects, faculty documents, and shared resources store...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Deep Instinct?
The price for Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is reasonable. It is about the same price as any other antivirus.
What needs improvement with Deep Instinct?
A potential area of improvement for Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is their focus on file uploads and large data storage, backups, and other related areas. It is difficult to think of what they ...
What is your primary use case for Deep Instinct?
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is basically a stopper that prevents any malware, including zero-days. The main benefit Deep Instinct Prevention Platform provides is that it stops ransomware, whi...
 

Overview

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