We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, SentinelOne, ESET and others in Anti-Malware Tools."In terms of the current global landscape, it is a great solution."
"The maintenance is easy."
"I have found ESET Endpoint Antivirus is light on system resources compared with other antivirus solutions that tend to be very heavy on the computers system resources. Additionally, the solution is very secure."
"ESET has regular updates, and it gives me good feedback. It's not too onerous like some of the products I've used in the past."
"Technical support has been very good. They are helpful and responsive."
"All of our devices are integrated with the solution."
"The product is good and has a good interface."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection itself, which works well for us."
"I haven't a problem with anti-virus stability using WatchGuard for over two years."
"The pricing of the solution is okay. It's not the most expensive option."
"It is the most effective on non-encrypted traffic and it is able to determine some threats through deep packet inspection."
"They should focus more on the offline market as well. Everybody is connected nowadays, and they want to do everything via cloud or fast internet connections, however, that's still not possible in many situations."
"I've had a few other instances where the program stops running, and then you have to restore and reset it."
"The update process can be improved, and there could be an automatic update process when a new version comes out. For system updates or program updates, there could be more automation."
"It's hard to get support for ESET in Hong Kong and China. There's a number to call that goes nowhere. You can upgrade to the premium service, but there are a few restrictions."
"They can improve ransomware protection, and there should be cloud sandboxing for Mac."
"I would like them to use AI features to do preventative virus protection."
"The solution includes only Intrusion Detection and not IPS, which is an important feature that is missing in my version."
"The solution could have a more user-friendly interface."
"The solution isn't what I would consider feature-rich."
"WatchGuard technical support requires a license."
"It doesn't offer the best protection and it's incompatible with a lot of China's websites. It makes a lot of mistakes when it is detecting items as it's not recognizing items correctly."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 3rd in Anti-Malware Tools with 96 reviews while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is ranked 39th in Anti-Malware Tools. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus writes "A fully complete suite with VPN, firewall, and anti-virus agents for network management". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Check Point Harmony Endpoint, whereas WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
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