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AVG Antivirus Business Edition vs CleanMyMac: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 13th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,026 reviews from Computer Security users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Patch Management
NA
Anti Virus
4.6
Authentication
NA
Data Security
4.5
Real-Time Monitoring
4.4
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Patch Management
NA
Anti Virus
4.4
Authentication
NA
Data Security
NA
Real-Time Monitoring
4.6
User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews2,145
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.2
4.7
User reviews259
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.5
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Free trial
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Free version
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Small and medium size businesses

The essential app to keep a Mac running in good shape. And it’s super easy: CleanMyMac won numerous awards for its native macOS design. There are even personalized tips based on how you use your Mac.

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pros & cons
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Donald N
Photographer
5.0

Donald N: My name is Don. I'm a photographer, and I use AVG AntiVirus Business Edition. I give it a five out of five. I've been using McAfee before I used the AVG. I had McAfee, I was paying a monthly subscription and it ended up going up after one year. So over the past two years, I've been using the AVG Business Edition, and that's been my only virus protection program that I'm using currently since this past two years. My reason for choosing the AVG is because McAfee, the pricing kept changing. It was getting more expensive after the one year and then after when it got onto the two year mark and I just was hesitant to continue with it. Mainly based on the price and I just didn't really locked their practices of one time giving me a discount then the discount didn't last and I was just figuring that it was on a trend going up over time. So I said, I wanted something more stable as regard to price and where I could give to something that was just going to work best for me and then I have a clue of what to expect later. The onboarding was really easy. I just went on Google, I searched for AVG, and once I went to the website and I just put in some basic information about me and my company, just went ahead and set up the registration for it, downloaded it and it downloaded very quickly. It was easy to set up the scheduled scans and I was able to do quick scans, full scans, all that, and everything was laid out in a format to me that it was much simpler than McAfee. So just getting on there, getting set up and registered, it just went really quickly for me. It was very easy. I didn't have any trouble at all of setting it up, and I'm not having any issues just even remaining with it. Everything's been working properly and no frustration at all. Definitely recommend that people can sign up for it to see how easy it is and see for themselves that AVG does work well. It has the ability to scan and find viruses or threats to the computer. So whenever if that there was a threat detected, it'll let me know. And so just by using it, setting it up, and practicing with it is great. So I'd recommend just going for it and just seeing for yourself that it really does work. It's got easy format and it's definitely something that is worthwhile.

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Daniel E
Senior Pastor
5.0

Daniel E.: Hi, my name's Daniel. I'm a senior pastor. I give CleanMyMac X five out of five. And for more reviews like this, please click below. On my Mac and other Macs at our church, every time we had issues with RAM or something like that, we'd have to call our IT department. And as you know them, getting a hold of them, scheduling some type of, for them to remote into your computer takes time. And actually they were the ones that recommended this program, CleanMyMac, which puts all the power in the user's hands and allows them to clean up RAM, clear cache and do basically daily maintenance that an IT crew would do, but it puts it all in your own hands. We chose CleanMyMac because it allowed each user to be able to clean up their RAM, speed up their RAM, clean up their cache, their mail, wipe out store storage that they weren't using, duplicate files, all of these things. And then something else is regularly happening is on Macs you have a limited amount of storage and CleanMyMac is able to go in and clean up that storage, keep your storage free your, memory free and keep the Mac running fast and efficient so that everyone at our church that uses Macs can do more work and spend less time keeping them running. CleanMyMac is very intuitive. So getting it onto our systems is simple as using a download key. And then the product is in your tray. It's always there. With a simple click, you can get a dashboard view of your computer, of your MacBook and see where your RAM is, your storage. All those things is as easy as a dashboard on your car. So as far as employing it into our church on multiple Macs there, that was very simple. It's very user friendly. Doesn't take really any training other than a quick overview. Pretty self explanatory and intuitive. I'd say, if you have a Mac and you don't have CleanMyMac X, then my recommendation is to get it yesterday. It'll make a computer that already runs pretty smoothly, even more smoothly. It'll make your computer run faster and more efficiently and it'll make it more enjoyable for you to use. And any troubleshooting, it puts all that troubleshooting into your hands. You don't need to call anyone else. So my recommendation is to get it sooner rather than later. It's affordable, it's effective and efficient.

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AVG Antivirus Business Edition

Top Features
18/36
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • API
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Compliance Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Encryption
  • Firewalls
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Incident Management
  • Patch Management
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Security Auditing
  • Server Monitoring
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • VPN
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Anti Spam
  • Anti Virus
  • Application Security
  • Data Security
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Financial Data Protection
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Network Security
  • Password Management
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Secure Data Storage
  • SSL Security
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Virus Definition Update
  • Vulnerability Scanning
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CleanMyMac

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AVG Antivirus Business Edition
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
CleanMyMac
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
AVG Antivirus Business Edition
  • By Avast
  • Located in Czechia
  • Founded in 1988
CleanMyMac
  • By Macpaw
  • Located in Ireland
  • Founded in 2008
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