We compared Check Point Antivirus and ESET PROTECT Enterprise based on users' reviews in six categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: 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. ESET PROTECT Enterprise is praised for its performance and intuitive, powerful management interface, with dynamic folders and group capabilities.
Room for Improvement: 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. ESET PROTECT Enterprise users have suggested that file downloads should be enabled in ESET File Security. They also want more automation and better dashboard reporting.
Ease of Deployment: 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. ESET PROTECT Enterprise is generally considered easy to set up, but some users struggled with proxy configuration. On-prem setups take longer and require additional configuration, but cloud setups are problem-free.
Service and Support: User reviews have provided no information about the customer service of Check Point Antivirus so far. Customers have had positive experiences with ESET’s customer service, rating it highly.
Pricing: 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. ESET PROTECT Enterprise offers low licensing costs. Users find its pricing reasonable.
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. Users said that ESET PROTECT Enterprise delivered a positive ROI.
Comparison Results: 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. ESET PROTECT Enterprise is an affordable solution that is highly regarded for its impressive performance, resource efficiency, and hassle-free setup. At the same time, users say ESET PROTECT Enterprise could enhance its file downloading capability and automation.
"It can scan the files that our users have downloaded to check if they have a virus."
"The solution offers multiple features in one solution, along with data detection."
"A very good and robust antivirus solution."
"Threat detection intelligence and high customization facilitation is the most popular aspect for customers and users."
"It has zero-day attack protection."
"The simplicity of management and remote assistance for the users make it a smooth experience, and administrators can easily handle tasks remotely."
"What I like best about Check Point Antivirus is that it's a strong tool for preventing malicious traffic and threats from entering the environment."
"It has an inbuilt AI system that helps in diffusing the virus in a proactive manner and protects the system from getting damaged at the worst level."
"The solution offers a lot of configuration capabilities."
"The solution doesn't have high memory usage."
"We can easily manage resources, disable or enable clients and update them."
"The most valuable feature of ESET Protect is the security while accessing any transaction, such as online banking systems. When I access a banking website a new browser opens which is more secure, which I find very useful."
"ESET PROTECT Enterprise is reliable."
"ESET is better in some ways than other vendors because it fulfills many areas where we'd otherwise have to use different products."
"It's helped us with restrictions and knowing which users we can provide permissions to and which users we need to restrict."
"The product enabled Zero-Day Protection for our environment. We never encountered any issues regarding threats."
"One aspect that could see enhancement is the user interface."
"The pricing is really extremely high in comparison to the rest of the market."
"There could be more additions to the compatible systems and applications for integration purposes."
"I would prefer it if this solution was cheaper for everybody to buy it and enjoy these wonderful and distinguished characteristics."
"They must focus on performance and efficiency since this tool sometimes consumes many machine resources and leads to machine performance problems."
"Reporting and management could be improved."
"While features are really good and promising to use and implement, a certain level of improvement is required in terms of software deployment across different business environments."
"Filtering the websites that can be visited is important also as there's always a chance to come by sites that, just by clicking, will download malicious threats."
"In terms of management accounts, there's a lot of manuals that seem to be mixed up. Sometimes, it's a little bit confusing."
"ESET Protect could improve the performance. The performance of the home computers and laptops becomes slow due to their heavy software load. It would be a benefit to make a lighter version of the software which does not have any impact on the performance of the computer's hardware."
"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."
"Sometimes, the connection to the machine requires troubleshooting."
"The solution can be quite technical and therefore is challenging for new users."
"The availability and sustainability could also be improved."
"Its automation can be improved."
"I would like to see more features on the reporting side of things."
Check Point Antivirus is ranked 6th in Anti-Malware Tools with 49 reviews while ESET PROTECT Enterprise is ranked 14th in Anti-Malware Tools with 10 reviews. Check Point Antivirus is rated 8.6, while ESET PROTECT Enterprise is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Antivirus writes "Compatible, cost-effective, and highly customizable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ESET PROTECT Enterprise writes "Constantly improving their online resources to make it easier for new users to work with it". Check Point Antivirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform, CrowdStrike Falcon, VirusTotal and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), whereas ESET PROTECT Enterprise is most compared with ESET Endpoint Protection Platform, Wazuh, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Avira Antivirus and Cybereason Next-Generation Antivirus. See our Check Point Antivirus vs. ESET PROTECT Enterprise report.
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