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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs K7 Antivirus Premium comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ESET Endpoint Protection Pl...
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
101
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (18th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (8th)
K7 Antivirus Premium
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
33rd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is 3.0%, down from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of K7 Antivirus Premium is 0.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities
In terms of stability, the performance parameters do come into play. It's good on the regular office front, however, on the development side, if somebody is using it in a development environment, they need to make some configuration changes in terms of what directories should be excluded from the real-time scanning. I had to do that kind of stuff. I don't do that with the Microsoft product, for example. It runs, and it scans the entire system with no issues. The solution is stable. Regular updates were available in the product versions. They were updated, and they gave regular signature updates also so that the product checked all the boxes.
Mahender Nirwan - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficiently blocks unwanted websites from laptops but also blocks information from the websites
One problem I'm facing with K7 is that if it blacklists a website that I need, I have to ask my admin guy to unblock it. When we whitelist it, I have to manually update my policies on my laptop for the change to take effect. I want it to reflect automatically when something is done from the admin side. I shouldn't have to update K7 case and policy settings manually.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the antispam module, which comes in the bundle."
"It's easy to set up and quick to deploy."
"What is great about ESET is the ERA Web Console through which we can pull various reports, monitor and administer all clients and servers, and the console is easy to use."
"The solution's features and pricing are pretty good."
"The product is quite affordable."
"The most valuable feature of ESET Endpoint Security performance."
"I have found the ESET Management Console very good. It gives me many features, such as managing users and installing a new version."
"The solution is stable."
"It has its own model to decide whether a website is trusted or not."
 

Cons

"There are some new antivirus technologies that rely on AI, artificial intelligence. ESET does not have this technology right now."
"The proactive feature is excellent, but I do not believe ESET will make any changes to this feature in the future."
"It can be hard to set up if you need to customize it."
"While we see dangers within our security system, it would help if there were popups that could immediately alert us or the user of the endpoint that something was detected."
"ESET Endpoint Security could improve EDR integration."
"I don't know if it's possible but I'm always looking for better protection."
"The detection could be better in ESET Endpoint Security. Sometimes it takes time to detect threats and might be because it's not holding all the memory. There are some features that have to mature. More features might be available in the higher-end product."
"It's not scalable in that you cannot use a license for multiple devices."
"But blocking websites also means blocking information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing per month, for security services as apps in CEE pricing: up to €2 monthly is OK."
"The price of ESET Endpoint Security is in the middle range of price compared to other solutions. For example, BitDefender can be more expensive."
"Pricing for ESET Endpoint Security could be lower because here in Hungary, it's expensive."
"There is a license needed to use the solution and the price depends on the features you want to use. The overall price is reasonable."
"The solution costs around $20 or $30 per user per year."
"I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten. It is neither cheap nor expensive for our clients."
"As is the general rule with anything, the solution could be cheaper."
"Its price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ESET Endpoint Security?
ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ESET Endpoint Security?
I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten. It is neither cheap nor expensive for our clients. We use the free version, and there are no additional costs involved.
What needs improvement with ESET Endpoint Security?
The product’s AI implementation feature could be better for learning user behavior. There could be a feature to detect unsecured devices in the network similar to its older version. We need additio...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for K7 Antivirus Premium?
It definitely has a price, but it's cheaper than Symantec. If it were expensive, the company wouldn't have switched to it. So, the product has a modest price.
What needs improvement with K7 Antivirus Premium?
One problem I'm facing with K7 is that if it blacklists a website that I need, I have to ask my admin guy to unblock it. When we whitelist it, I have to manually update my policies on my laptop for...
What is your primary use case for K7 Antivirus Premium?
The main use case was to address business email compromise (BEC) issues. People were logging into websites using their company email addresses, causing problems. We were getting a lot of phishing e...
 

Also Known As

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

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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