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Bitdefender Security for AWS vs ESET Endpoint Protection Platform comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender Security for AWS
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
26th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ESET Endpoint Protection Pl...
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
104
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (14th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Bitdefender Security for AWS is 1.2%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is 2.1%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform2.1%
Bitdefender Security for AWS1.2%
Other96.7%
Anti-Malware Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Abhimanyu Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Policy tuning has improved cloud threat detection while rule creation still needs simplification
Bitdefender Security for AWS provides an agent-based solution that combines antivirus, endpoint detection and response and behavioral detection to reduce the risk of compromised production servers. One of the best features of Bitdefender Security for AWS is its protection for EC2 workloads. It offers centralized management from a single console, allowing users to manage policies, deployments, and visibility across all AWS platforms. This centralized approach simplifies administration and improves efficiency. The anti-malware and behavioral detection features are robust. For both Windows and Linux EC2 instances, Bitdefender provides strong detection capabilities against both known and unknown threats, helping to minimize false positives and accurately identify true positives. It also supports offloading scans to optimize performance. Bitdefender Security for AWS helps secure servers running in AWS while reducing CPU and I/O consumption. Managing physical servers is often more complex since it may require additional hardware, such as memory expansions or system extensions, to maintain performance. In contrast, AWS environments benefit from Bitdefender’s optimized performance, resulting in lower CPU and memory usage, as well as better handling of I/O loads. From a security standpoint, this solution allows for easier management even under high resource consumption. Because it operates within AWS, performance remains stable, making it a reliable and efficient choice for cloud-based security operations.
MS
Owner at Online IT
Cloud-based protection has simplified daily client support and keeps threats under control
The problems that we are facing with policy adoption include slow adoption, as it takes more than five minutes to adopt policy on client computers. ESET Network Attack Protection sometimes helps in reducing network-level intrusions, but sometimes it prevents local devices on the network, which are well-known and good devices, from being recognized, treating them as a threat. So it requires more administration than usual. ESET could implement a good solution for remote support in ESET Endpoint Protection Platform for improvement in the future. Since you have the cloud console, ESET could have something similar to AnyDesk or TeamViewer, but from ESET.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best features of Bitdefender Security for AWS are its EC2 workloads, called elastic compute cloud, which provide a solution from a single console to manage policy, deployment, and visibility across all platforms and across all AWS, so it was easy that way and it was good."
"The protection that it provides is valuable because the biggest problem that people and companies have been seeing in the last two or three years is scams and everything like that."
"The solution is very lightweight and does not consume that much processor in terms of CPU utilization. The centralized management system is very good."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"The protection and security have been great."
"For organizations with budget constraints that need a reliable solution, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is an excellent choice."
"We are managed risk providers, a MRSP, and we have a partnership with ESET, which is a good solution and perfect for small and medium-sized organizations."
"The features seem to be alright."
"The best features of this solution are the fast anti-malware and antivirus detection, and the powerful local firewall."
"The most valuable thing for me is that when I'm using the internet and I reach some site that isn't so secure, or isn't recommended because they don't have a good reputation, ESET will notify me."
 

Cons

"I remember when they first pushed it to the DBM server, my backup server at the time, it caused a lot of issues because they were supposed to exclude all the folders that they were backing up to and had the storage. I got hold of the security group and asked them to uninstall it. We uninstalled it, ran a script, and then it fixed the problem."
"For a small industry, it will be fine, but when you are initiating Bitdefender Security for AWS in a large-scale environment, you need careful planning and tuning with policy tuning, and in a large scale, it will be difficult."
"There are no areas for improvement. It does everything the consumer needs."
"The problem was that it didn't support Windows 7."
"The interface is too complicated, our clients contact us because they are not able to do some tasks such as updating."
"Data Leak Protection is is what we are searching for at the moment. It is not included with ESET."
"It's not a huge thing, because it doesn't happen very often, but I'll notice sometimes, when there's a startup scan, the computer does bog down a little bit. However, this happens rarely."
"I think the product support is very bad."
"The stability needs to be improved. There are bugs that you have to deal with."
"I would like them to take more preventative measures in virus prediction. I would also like to see AI features that would do this type of prediction."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It was included in the account that we had. We didn't have to pay for it."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to competitors."
"I rate the product's price as seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"I do a two or three-year license for less than $100."
"Pricing per month, for security services as apps in CEE pricing: up to €2 monthly is OK."
"The solution's license is moderately priced."
"The pricing can be a bit more flexible."
"You need to pay for the ESET Endpoint Antivirus license monthly or yearly, whichever you choose."
"At first, we thought it was a bit expensive, but we negotiated a better price."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business69
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender Security for AWS?
Pricing was pretty straightforward and wallet friendly. We went with the pay-as-you-go model through AWS Marketplace, basically charged per EC2 instance per hour, no big upfront fees or anything. F...
What needs improvement with Bitdefender Security for AWS?
For a small industry, it may work fine. However, when implementing Bitdefender Security for AWS in a large-scale environment, you need to handle things very carefully. Proper planning and policy tu...
What advice do you have for others considering Bitdefender Security for AWS?
When I joined the project, it was already in place. I didn’t review what had been implemented previously or what was new. However, what I observed is that, from a policy perspective, the process of...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ESET LiveGuard Advanced?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform are good with no issues. The price is very reasonable compared to the features provided.
What needs improvement with ESET LiveGuard Advanced?
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform could be improved by offering integrations and user-friendly dashboards that could enhance the overall experience and reliability. ESST Endpoint Protection Platfor...
What is your primary use case for ESET LiveGuard Advanced?
My main use case for ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is preventing malware and preventing outside attackers. When attackers target my system, ESET catches and scans the threat with its signature ...
 

Also Known As

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Smart Security, ESET PROTECT Advanced, ESET LiveGuard Advanced, ESET PROTECT Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Archdiocese, Northstar, SeSa, W&W Informatik, Yamaha Motor Europe
ERSTE Group Bank, Miller Solutions, Wesleyan University, The Hospital Center of Luxembourg, Deer Valley USD, SPAR, Industrial Federal Credit Union, Honda, City Hall of Palmela, Hays CISD, Lester B Pearson School Board
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