ThreatDown vs ESET
Not all endpoint security solutions are created equal. You don’t need to settle for complicated solutions to fully protect your endpoints.
ThreatDown’s powerfully simple endpoint solutions are fast to install and easy to manage.
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ThreatDown’s Overall Satisfaction Score of 92.15 is ahead of its competitors. including Bitdefender.
Head-to-Head Comparison
| ESET | |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of use | ✔Easy to install and easy to manage from a straightforward, user-friendly console. | ✖Customers report that implementation can be difficult and that management via the console is not very intuitive. |
| Automated deployment guidance | ✔Security Advisor (included for all customers) offers a security score that reflects the current state of the deployment, guidance on improvements and provides the ability to make the changes. | ✖Does not offer any kind of automated guidance on the current effectiveness of a customer’s deployment or how to improve. |
| Agent deployment | ✔Single, lightweight agent that is automatically updated without any end user effort. | ✖Customers report that the agent negatively impacts the performance on the installed device. |
| Technology integrations | ✔Integrates with many of the most popular tools in categories such as RMM, PSA, SIEM, SOAR and more. | ✖Customers report that there are a very limited number of available integrations with other tools in their technology stack. |
| Ransomware rollback | ✔Restore files that were encrypted, deleted, or modified; up to 7 days after an attack. | ✖Not available. |
| Chromebook support | ✔Mobile Security, available as an add-on to any ThreatDown bundle, protects iOS, Android and ChromeOS. | ✖Mobile Security protection is limited to iOS and Android devices. |
Challenges With Using ESET Endpoint Security Products
Ease of Use
Customers report that ESET has a steep learning curve for the initial setup of the product. ThreatDown offers a simple installation process and ongoing automated implementation guidance provided by our built-in Security Advisor.
Limited Third-Party Integrations
Easily integrating your endpoint security solution into your larger cybersecurity and IT technology stack is important to IT teams. ESET has a very limited number of pre-configured technology integrations available. On the other hand, ThreatDown offers integrations into most of the commonly used IT and Security tools.
Lack of Ransomware Rollback Protection
If your environment is impacted by ransomware, it is important that your endpoints can be restored to a time prior to the attack to minimize damage. Users report that ESET does not have the ability to roll back endpoints impacted by ransomware. ThreatDown allows customers to roll back their endpoints up to seven days.
Why Choose ThreatDown Over ESET?
Powerfully simple security without the headache of complex implementations, time-consuming management and complicated licensing schemes
Best-in-Class Security
Find and stop threats with best-in-class security, validated by independent third-party testing.
Simple Operations
Install, configure, and manage your endpoint security protection from a single user console and with a single, lightweight agent.
Broad Protection for Mobile Devices
Extend your endpoint protection beyond iOS and Android devices with available protection for Chromebooks as well.
Award-Winning Security
ThreatDown receives consistent top ranking of Level 1 certification in MRG Effitas 360 degree testing and #1 Endpoint Security Suite by G2.
