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Project Manager / System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
There are no worries when running scans as it is so lightweight and there is no user impact
Pros and Cons
  • "Auto-Remediation"
  • "An updated UI would be nice, but is not hardly used."

What is our primary use case?

Webroot is used as the defacto standard for all servers and workstations that we manage security on.

What is most valuable?

How has it helped my organization?

We no longer have to worry about running scans as it is so lightweight and there is no user impact.

What needs improvement?

An updated UI would be nice, but is not hardly used.

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For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

It runs side-by-side with other AVs until you can displace them entirely.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The platform is mostly stable, however there are hiccups with the cloud from time-to-time that impact the ability to get to the portal.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and support?

I would give them a seven to eight out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have used multiple, but the last we switched from was AVG/McAfee.

How was the initial setup?

Yes. We had a quick rollout.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented in-house.

What was our ROI?

We bundle the service, but it is near immediate with our agent cost.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Work on a price tier plan.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, the ones we had been using and failed us.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Service Engineer at a tech services company
Real User
Working as part of our security stack, it has protected us from countless attacks
Pros and Cons
  • "Low performance requirements."
  • "Unified threat management (UTM) integration."

What is most valuable?

Low performance requirements.

How has it helped my organization?

Working as part of our security stack, it has protected us from countless attacks.

What needs improvement?

Unified threat management (UTM) integration.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Not with deploying Webroot, but we had issues removing Trend.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

10 out of 10.

Technical Support:

10 out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Trend: We switched because the system was resource hungry.

Symantec: We switched because they tried to stab us in the back and contacted our customers directly.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple.

What about the implementation team?

We did not originally, but now we go via ConnectWise.

What was our ROI?

This is now part of our managed services, but it is very competitive.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You need an RMM like ConnectWise Automate to manage it completely.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Sophos.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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May 2025
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Chief Information Officer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
It has a much easier global management, with a cloud-based console, rather than a local server
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very lightweight on the workstations, not slowing them down while still doing its job very well."
  • "The reporting is the weakest part of the Webroot console. Frequently, I export to Excel to massage something into it to pass on to others."

What is most valuable?

It is very lightweight on the workstations, not slowing them down while still doing its job very well.

How has it helped my organization?

The ability to generate profiles specific to both business groups and organizations has made managing nearly 1000 endpoints very simple.

What needs improvement?

The reporting is the weakest part of the Webroot console. Frequently, I export to Excel to massage something into it to pass on to others.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than six years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Very easy. The only comment that I frequently get is that they think it was not installed because it went so quickly, and in these days of bloatware, people are used to watching a bar slowly progress for a few minutes.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No, it scales extremely well.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

A 10 out of 10.

Technical Support:

A 10 out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Symantec, McAfee, Panda, and ESOT. They are all a much heavier load on the systems and do not seem to catch as much.

Webroot also has a much easier global management than some, with a cloud-based console, rather than a local server as the management server. That means it does not matter where the endpoints are located.

How was the initial setup?

Very easy, the default is good.

It also has the ability to be deployed in a watch and report only style when cutting over from another AV. This allows proprietary software to be identified and whitelisted rather than quarantined (=broken) then fixed. It makes for much happier end users and a quieter help desk.

What was our ROI?

It is very good.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Simple to roll out via AD policy or RMM.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluate other options using multiple choices, best value, management and functionality.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Operations Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
The technical support provides excellent service every time I have a question
Pros and Cons
  • "The ease of use of the centralized admin console is its best asset."
  • "It would be great if there was a feature which would allow you to scan an individual file on an endpoint user's computer."

What is most valuable?

The ease of use of the centralized admin console is its best asset. Very easy to make deployment a breeze and maintenance of your endpoint users is even easier using the console.

How has it helped my organization?

We have had a few instances where a malware program tried to enter our infrastructure through different means. However, Webroot picked up on it immediately and made us aware of the intrusion, so we could take care of it.

What needs improvement?

It would be great if there was a feature which would allow you to scan an individual file on an endpoint user's computer. As of right now, you can only scan a folder, but it would be good if it allowed you to go even more granular.

For how long have I used the solution?

Two and a half years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

None whatsoever. Very easy deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

None.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

None, it has been very easy adding users as we go when we hire new employees and the company grows.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

They provide excellent service every time I have a question.

Technical Support:

Excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using a couple of different solutions. However, as our company grew quickly, the program became harder to expand to our needs the way we wanted. The price would have been more than what we wanted to spend.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. One simple file to run that had our serial key built into it. It was very quick to install.

What about the implementation team?

In-house deployment.

What was our ROI?

Not applicable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Please keep in mind that the visibility of what you can do on Mac systems that you might have on your network is much smaller than what you can see and/or do on Windows machines. Granted, this is soon to change. However, as it stands right now, you can't do as much from the admin console for the Mac machines than you can for the Windows ones.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Symantec, Sophos, Kaspersky, and AVG.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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it_user762615 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at a pharma/biotech company with 201-500 employees
Real User
The console is great for providing an overview and a remedy
Pros and Cons
  • "Speed"
  • "We need more control over when upgrades to the app are rolled out."

What is most valuable?

  • Low overhead
  • Speed

How has it helped my organization?

The console is great for providing an overview and a remedy.

What needs improvement?

More control over when upgrades to the app are rolled out.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than one year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Top-of-the-line; the busy community as well.

Technical Support:

Top-of-the-line; the busy community as well.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Vipre, we switched because it was too slow.

How was the initial setup?

It can be installed next to existing solutions.

What about the implementation team?

In-house.

What was our ROI?

Not applicable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Get a trial, then a multi-year license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Sophos.

What other advice do I have?

Try it out next to your existing solution.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Deployment was very fast. We met our stretch target.
Pros and Cons
  • "The Webroot cloud console is very powerful."
  • "It needs to improve the problems with the faster connection, and have a huge reduction in false positives."

What is most valuable?

The Webroot cloud console is very powerful.

How has it helped my organization?

Webroot has enabled better streamlining of support operations.

What needs improvement?

It needs to improve the problems with the faster connection, and have a huge reduction in false positives.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used Webroot for three years now.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Deployment was very fast. We met our stretch target, which was great.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Nothing of note.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues. It scales.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Sometimes, I feel we are the only customer. The support is consistently good.

Technical Support:

It is more than excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we used a mix of Trend/Sophos/Symantec. Webroot has all their best bits in combined into one solution.

How was the initial setup?

Setup was fast and very straightforward, thanks to the training provided.

What about the implementation team?

Implemented using vendor team support, who was very capable.

What was our ROI?

ROI was planned at nine months, with a first stretch target of six months and a second stretch of three months. We completed within three months.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Our strategy was to overestimate the complexity and cost. It turned out that Webroot's assurance was justified.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Constant evaluations, usually because of new support to other legacy systems, which included mostly Sophos and Trend, both of which are good tools, too.

What other advice do I have?

Training was excellent.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1741080 - PeerSpot reviewer
Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Stable solution that gives great performance
Pros and Cons
  • "Doesn't consume resources or affect the computer performance at all."
  • "Reporting system could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use cases were protecting against computer infections like viruses or malware files, applying policies to the end-user, and blocking websites or applications from running through the admin console.

How has it helped my organization?

The number of customers complaining about their computers becoming infected has dropped since we started using Webroot.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the software's performance.

What needs improvement?

Areas for improvement would be the reporting system in the admin console. In the next release, I would like them to add features to run comments or take remote control to the admin control and also features to be installed on mobile devices.

For how long have I used the solution?

I used this solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is very stable, we haven't faced any problems while using it. The software runs in the background and doesn't consume resources or affect the computer performance at all. It also continuously and automatically updates itself.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There's no problem with scaling this product.

How are customer service and support?

Webroot's technical support is fine - they reply quickly to tickets and emails, but it would be better if they added a live chat so problems could be checked on the spot rather than waiting for a response to a ticket or email.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very easy and didn't take a long time.

What other advice do I have?

This is a great solution - it helped us a lot without business and improved the security we're offering to our customers. I would give this solution a score of eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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