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."It hasn't crashed a single time, so it is stable in that sense."
"It rarely gets in the way, and we don't even notice it scanning."
"The stability is good."
"ESET Endpoint Security's best feature is that it's invisible until it detects a problem."
"The solution has a very good endpoint feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features for me in ESET Endpoint Security are the antivirus feature and detection."
"In terms of the current global landscape, it is a great solution."
"The pricing of the solution is okay. It's not the most expensive option."
"I haven't a problem with anti-virus stability using WatchGuard for over two years."
"It is the most effective on non-encrypted traffic and it is able to determine some threats through deep packet inspection."
"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."
"We are looking to move towards an EDR solution rather than EPP. EDR is a solution that can dynamically detect threats based on the process behavior. It would be better if this solution was an EDR and an EPP solution, this would increase security protection."
"The solution lacks the automation I need."
"The initial setup of ESET Endpoint Security can be complicated when you get involved with encryption."
"I am a MAC user and my asset cybersecurity is continuously displaying warnings that I am not using their firewall."
"The stability needs to be improved. There are bugs that you have to deal with."
"In the future, a cloud version of the solution would be great."
"The new versions only support no operative systems in Mac and do not support operative systems."
"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."
"The solution isn't what I would consider feature-rich."
"WatchGuard technical support requires a license."
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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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