Malwarebytes Teams vs ZoneAlarm comparison

The compared Malwarebytes and Check Point Software Technologies solutions aren't in the same category. Malwarebytes is ranked #17 in EPP , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 2.0% mindshare in the category. Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #22 in Anti-Malware Tools , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Malwarebytes users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Check Point Software Technologies users who would recommend it.

Malwarebytes Teams

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90% willing to recommend

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Malwarebytes Teams

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (17th)

ZoneAlarm

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Anti-Malware Tools (22nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Endpoint Security solutions, they serve different purposes. Malwarebytes Teams is designed for Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and holds a mindshare of 2.0%, up 1.6% compared to last year.
ZoneAlarm, on the other hand, focuses on Anti-Malware Tools, holds 2.7% mindshare, up 2.0% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Anas Anas

Solution Consultant at Creation for Smart Software Development

Effective threat predictions, simple to deploy, and light on resources

Malwarebytes's initial setup is simple. It is easy to deploy and configure the policies and the configuration. I deployed Malwarebytes for one customer and I did it in under two days. They had approximately 50 users, it took approximately an hour. The steps I took for the implementation were downloading the Malwarebytes management console from the site, installing it, then running the discovery tool, scanning my network, and checking all of the PCs on my network. It's already pre-configured, you don't need to configure anything. The only configuration that I did on the administration console was some of the exclusion from the scan. This is the only rule that I have created. I rate the initial setup of Malwarebytes a ten out of ten.

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Bala_Krishna

Director at Rhinexa India Pvt Ltd.

Security suite has protected individual devices from threats, while installation and network features require improvements

BIG-IP is actually the LTM, Link Load Balancer, which comes with ASM, meaning Application Security Module. It consists of multiple modules, such as ASM, SWG, and a domain DNS manager. ZoneAlarm allows defining trusted and public networks, which helps maintain security in public Wi-Fi environments. It offers comprehensive protection, securing PCs against threats. Users do not experience any system slowdowns while scanning. Harmony Browser protects all your browsing activity and is bundled with Harmony Endpoint and Harmony Connect. It provides a small but effective security layer and sometimes comes packaged with the larger Harmony suite.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ten times a day, improved signatures will be downloaded, so it is very up-to-date in terms of malware experience."

"It is intuitive and easy to use. For the most part, it does a good job of catching things. It is good at stopping stuff. I did a couple of tests with a password cracker. I tried to load that on, and Malwarebytes didn't let me do that, which was pretty good. It has a rollback feature that I haven't seen with any other company. If one of your endpoints are hit with mass ransomware, you could actually roll it back. I watched a demo of them do that, and it was pretty sweet."

"It allows us to have better knowledge of the way people use the tool and how we can improve their workflows."

"The central management of devices from different sites is a very good feature; this has made them much easier to manage."

"We don't have to spend any time remediating bad things happening: Not viruses nor ransomware."

"The most valuable features of Malwarebytes are the EDR and the complete feature set provided."

"The product keeps our company safe."

"The dashboard actually is good and it is simple."

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"The solution really focused on giving more security than an antivirus."

"This antivirus is regularly updated, and the updates can be scheduled."

"ZoneAlarm protects all computers from viruses, spyware, and hackers."

"The product's most valuable feature is the detection engine due to its ability to identify threats."

"The solution maintains reasonable scalability."

"The phone access scan stands out as the most valuable feature for me."

"It is easy to use through interfaces and easy to configure each of the customizations we created based on the characteristics that we wanted."

"Personally, I find the Game Mode of the Firewall very useful."

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Cons

"The online reporting needs to be improved. Currently, we have to look at it online, and if we want to download a report, it just downloads as an Excel file. It's just raw information. There needs to be some way to better display it when it's downloaded."

"The EPP solution lacks the sophisticated artificial intelligence required for automating reports and letting you know about things in real-time. It stops a suspicious activity in real-time, but it doesn't let you know in real-time. You have to look at a report, and then you find out that something is wrong. You have to manually kick off a scan. With the Advanced EDR solutions, Malwarebytes has the ability to alert you in real-time, but they still don't do automatic remediation or quarantining of devices. That is something that you still have to do manually. So, the endpoint protection piece, which is just like their basic endpoint protection, lacks AI. For the advanced detection and response piece, there is an add-on that comes with it, but it still doesn't go far enough in terms of automatic remediation of viruses. It won't separate that virus from your network if something happens. You have to manually go there and do it."

"There is room for improvement in the way it is deployed, in terms of being able to distribute it. Right now we have to get our hands on a machine to deploy it. It would be nice if there was an easier system."

"I would like to see a little more detail in the log. So, when an event occurs, I'd like to know not just when it happened and on what device, but what activity was taking place on the machine at the time so that we can drill down. If we get a false positive, we have to do a lot of research and go back and forth with our end-users to know why it was a false positive. So, having a little more detail around detections and events would probably be my most asked feature."

"Malwarebytes is not there in the reports from Gartner or IDC...If we look at the market trends and the industry, most customers look at Gartner's reports to identify whether a product is a leader, challenger, or a big product, depending on which they choose."

"The reporting is not as flexible as you would find with other antivirus software."

"A solution must be installed in the main gateway to give an overview of the incoming and outgoing traffic. The technical support team's response time should be faster."

"The product has major problems in almost every facet of setup and use including setup, configuration, lack of functionality, lack of stability, false positives, questionable reporting, inability to protect from randsomeware and poor technical support and development."

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"Perhaps the primary area for potential enhancement is to make it faster, ensuring a more seamless experience while maintaining robust security features."

"They need to update and improve the features available for Mac."

"The support is not always so effective."

"ZoneAlarm should be a light application that does not take too much memory in mobile phones."

"We'd like better performance of the network equipment. There are high-speed environments where an immediate response is required."

"The solution's efficiency in threat containment and overall protection needs improvement."

"They should release a single update with all the necessary characteristics to avoid being in a cycle of consecutive updates."

"Currently, the client is only available for the Windows Operating System but it would be good if it were released for Mac OS as well."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its licensing is annual. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."

"It is expensive."

"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."

"Its cost is around $60 a machine. The cost of the total solution for 250 people is about $8,500 a year. If we add EDR to it, it will bring that cost up to about $15,000. The cost for Carbon Black is about $25,000, which is $10,000 more, but you get all AI functions with it."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the product's pricing a seven."

"The cost may be something in the ballpark of $20-25 a year per computer."

"We expect to pay $1,000 USD a month, depending on the number of users."

"The licensing is per seat, with clients being a little less expensive than servers. If we need more licenses, we can accomplish that within a day. As Malwarebytes adds new features to their product, such as DNS filtering and a patching module, they want to charge us more even though we're a premium user, which isn't ideal."

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"We have to pay a yearly licensing fee for ZoneAlarm, which is cheap."

"We use the free version of the software, but it can be upgraded to the paid Extreme Security edition."

"This is a freeware product and I recommend using it."

"I rate the product pricing a seven out of ten."

"The pricing is reasonable, with a yearly renewal license costing seventy dollars."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

University

10%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Hospitality Company

Educational Organization

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Malwarebytes?

Ten times a day, improved signatures will be downloaded, so it is very up-to-date in terms of malware experience.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Malwarebytes?

I really hate the automatic rebilling without officially confirming it with me. It's an annoyance and they should at least confirm with me, like a month before they bill me.

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What needs improvement with Malwarebytes?

It takes up too much space when it's trying to run in the background.

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What do you like most about ZoneAlarm?

ZoneAlarm protects all computers from viruses, spyware, and hackers.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ZoneAlarm?

I rate the product pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with ZoneAlarm?

As for improvements, ZoneAlarm enhances Check Point’s solution by having a very efficient engine. The engine checks all components of the device, such as the memory process, to detect and stop thre...

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

Malwarebytes Teams provides advanced threat protection and efficient detection and removal capabilities, featuring cloud-based management and robust endpoint security. It operates on Windows and Mac, emphasizing threat interception and the cloud-management interface.

Offering comprehensive protection, Malwarebytes Teams is recognized for its customizable and user-friendly interface. The anti-exploit feature effectively intercepts threats in Office applications, while frequent updates maintain security standards. Efficient scanning, threat response, and rollback features are highly valued, as is its ability to integrate seamlessly into diverse environments. Remote accessibility and cloud management enhance its robust endpoint protection.

What are the key features of Malwarebytes Teams?

Comprehensive Threat Protection: Advanced detection and removal for malware.
Cloud-Based Management: Manage security conveniently from the cloud.
Anti-Exploit Feature: Protects against threats in Office applications.
Efficient Scanning: Quick and effective threat detection.
Threat Response and Rollback: Swift response with rollback capabilities.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Enhanced Security: Continuous updates and strong endpoint protection.
Integration Flexibility: Works well with existing environments.
Reporting Capabilities: Offers effective reporting and monitoring.
Remote Accessibility: Manage security from any location.

Malwarebytes Teams is widely implemented in cybersecurity across industries for endpoint security. Organizations deploy it for malware detection, intrusion protection, and compliance scanning, relying on its antivirus capabilities and ransomware rollback. It serves as a secondary tool alongside primary systems to enhance security on both Windows and Mac environments, particularly valued for monitoring usage behaviors without controlling endpoints.

Malwarebytes

ZoneAlarm protects you by preventing hackers from remotely accessing and controlling your device, and lets you know which apps have excessive permissions so you can decide whether they threaten your privacy.

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Sample Customers

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Terma, Optix, Samsung Research Amercia, SF Police Credit Union, Independence Care System, Mattias Thomsen, Carmel Partners, Desert Research Institute, CRIF, FXCM Inc, US State Agency

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