The 12 Best Antivirus (Endpoint Protection) Software for Business, Compared and Priced
GBHackers compares 12 business antivirus products on detection, EDR depth, pricing, and platform coverage, ranking CrowdStrike and Bitdefender joint top at 8.8.
The roundup scores 12 enterprise endpoint protection vendors across detection, EDR depth, management, pricing transparency, and platform coverage. CrowdStrike and Bitdefender tie at 8.8, with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint scoring 8.5 and noted as effectively free for Microsoft 365 E5 licensees. The piece also flags that Kaspersky cannot legally be sold in the US and that Panda and Webroot now sit under WatchGuard and OpenText respectively.
- CrowdStrike and Bitdefender share the top weighted score of 8.8/10.
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 is included with Microsoft 365 E5 at no extra cost.
- Kaspersky is prohibited from sale in the US by a Commerce Department determination.
- Panda Security is part of WatchGuard; Webroot is part of OpenText.
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Best value overall: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint — if you hold Microsoft 365 E5, you already own competitive enterprise endpoint protection and the marginal cost is zero. Best published pricing: Bitdefender and ESET, both of which let you budget without a sales call. Best detection: CrowdStrike.
By Kavichselvan · gbhackers.com
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