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ESET Endpoint Security vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 5th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,186 reviews from Endpoint Protection users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Patch Management
NA
Anomaly/Malware Detection
4.7
Real-Time Monitoring
4.6
Monitoring
4.7
Alerts/Notifications
4.6
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Patch Management
NA
Anomaly/Malware Detection
NA
Real-Time Monitoring
4.7
Monitoring
NA
Alerts/Notifications
4.9
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews1,164
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.4
4.6
User reviews17
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.1
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
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Free trial
Best for

ESET Endpoint Security offers a cloud-based and on-premises application for any size company that requires comprehensive protection for their devices.

DevOps and Security Operations (SecOps) teams Security engineering teams IT teams CISOs and CTOs Red, Blue, and Purple Teams CSIRT & forensic teams Microsoft 365 administrators

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
Mark S
VP
4.0

Mark: Hi, my name is Mark. I'm the sales director and an MSP, and I would give ESET Endpoint Security a four out of five. We had a mixture before ESET, of sort of like Norton and McAfee and Symantec. It was sort of a mix match, and we wanted something to put everybody under. So that was why we rolled into ESET. And we had a good portal to manage all the end points from. Very good cost, as being one of the reasons why we chose ESET for as many end points as we were adding, along with a great product, great reporting. And like I said, a free portal to manage all the end points from. Was very easy, very easy. We placed our order, and next thing you know, within a day we had everything start moving on getting it set up and making sure it was on all the different machines we were adding it to. I think we may have even put it on servers at the time, I forget, but it was pretty easy getting everything rolled out. I would definitely give it a try. There's a lot of products out there that do pretty much the same thing. So it's a very competitive market, but ESET is very competitive in that market. It offers a very high quality product at a very low price.

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ESET Endpoint Security

Top Features
22/38
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • API
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Visualization
  • Event Logs
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Patch Management
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • Application Security
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Compliance Management
  • Device Management
  • Encryption
  • Incident Management
  • Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Server Monitoring
  • Threat Response
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Threat Management
  • Web Traffic Reporting
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

15/38
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ESET Endpoint Security

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

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ESET Endpoint Security
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ESET Endpoint Security
  • By ESET
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1987
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • By Microsoft
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1975
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