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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
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
104
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (9th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (21st)
K7 Antivirus Premium
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
31st
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 July 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is 2.0%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of K7 Antivirus Premium is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform2.0%
K7 Antivirus Premium0.9%
Other97.1%
Anti-Malware Tools
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Mahender Nirwan - PeerSpot reviewer
Software developer at TAIGLE LLC
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

"It is absolutely invisible once running."
"It is pretty easy to deploy. Its update definition file is small, so it can dispatch very quickly within the enterprise. The product itself is very lightweight, so it won't delay your endpoint. You also don't have to do any difficult configuration because it comes with a very good default setting. So, you just install it and forget it."
"It's easy to set up and quick to deploy."
"The solution is stable."
"We use ESET Endpoint Security for many things, it has a lot of functionality, for example, it can be used for device control, secure browser access, URL control, web access protection, and anti-spam."
"The solution is very stable; there are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"This solution has become a security manager for our company."
"I have found ESET Endpoint Antivirus is light on system resources compared with other antivirus solutions that tend to be very heavy on the computer's system resources, and additionally, the solution is very secure."
"It has its own model to decide whether a website is trusted or not."
 

Cons

"They recently released an EDR integration. I hope they have more AI or intelligence filtering on the EDR events."
"After that three-month trial period was extended, but unfortunately, the company was not convinced by the product, and the managers decided to use another solution called SentinelOne."
"It seems to have some issues with updates. When you do updates, it sometimes requests for a reboot, and even when you do the reboot, it still says that you need to reboot."
"The migration between on-prem and cloud has room for improvement."
"Data Leak Protection is is what we are searching for at the moment. It is not included with ESET."
"Based on our organization, it is not that reliable."
"The interface is good. However, it could always be better. It could be more user-friendly."
"We do get false positives."
"But blocking websites also means blocking information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is very good compared to other solutions."
"The price of ESET Endpoint Antivirus could be lower. From a customer's perspective, it is expensive."
"Pricing per month, for security services as apps in CEE pricing: up to €2 monthly is OK."
"ESET is perfect, if you can afford it."
"The price could be lower, but it's comparable, as other solutions have a similar price for the same effect."
"It is just under $20 a user per year, and there are no additional costs. I would rate it a five out of five in terms of pricing."
"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."
"This is not an expensive product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business69
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise21
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Questions from the Community

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 ...
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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Overview

 

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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