We performed a comparison between Check Point Antivirus and ESET Endpoint Protection Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Anti-Malware Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Check Point Antivirus automatically fixes pop-up ads and can effortlessly detect all kinds of threats while working in the background."
"Check Point Antivirus is capable of scanning files uploaded from the internet or running through the network via Check Point gateways/clusters."
"It is one of the best security solutions in the market today."
"It has blocked many malware attacks aiming to corrupt and damage company data."
"It can scan the files that our users have downloaded to check if they have a virus."
"Regular email alerts are beneficial."
"There is almost no impact on the security Gateway/Cluster performance after the activation of the blade, especially if you don't scan nested archives."
"The solution does a pretty good job and is easy to use. I am the person maintaining the tool and only one person is required to maintain it. Their configuration portal is user-friendly and anyone can crack it with a little bit of knowledge."
"The overall security capability of the product is pretty reliable."
"This solution blocks the brand new malware threats."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the management."
"It hasn't crashed a single time, so it is stable in that sense."
"It can block certain web pages that may contain viruses or pose a threat to the computer."
"It's light. I almost don't know that I am using it."
"The product is quite affordable."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"The biggest thing would be the ability to update the SMO's and gateways through Gaia instead of always completing it through the command line."
"An area for improvement in Check Point Antivirus is its price because it's expensive. It would depend on the clients, but sometimes, you'll have clients who don't have many endpoints, so in that case, clients would find the price for Check Point Antivirus to be higher."
"Check Point should always focus on emerging business requirements and should always be working proactively in meeting the requirements of clientele and users in a timely manner."
"It is very difficult to get ahead of what's coming in terms of new threats, however, I think that Check Point Antivirus must improve against zero-day attacks."
"The SLA is slow."
"The pricing is really extremely high in comparison to the rest of the market."
"Check Point Antivirus' performance could be faster. It needs to include app-based support to upload screenshots of issues. It needs to add timely and regular updates. The dashboards and reporting features need to offer more efficiency."
"The antivirus could be improved in terms of the resources it consumes, particularly regarding CPU and memory usage. We've encountered issues with some of our firewalls, leading us to turn off the antivirus feature due to its heavy resource consumption."
"ESET's updates are mostly manual. That's my biggest concern. I'd like it to be more automatic. I've had to download the new version and run it manually to install it. I've got several workstations like that right now."
"The initial setup of ESET Endpoint Security was not complex because we have five years of experience. However, it is not as easy if we did not have the experience."
"It would be useful if they could automate the deployment more."
"The user interface of ESET Endpoint Security could be more user-friendly and more features could be added."
"We have experienced some problems with the actualization of some endpoints. We then have to manually reinstall the version on these endpoints."
"The solution should offer more security surrounding blacklisted websites."
"There are some new antivirus technologies that rely on AI, artificial intelligence. ESET does not have this technology right now."
"The proactive feature is excellent, but I do not believe ESET will make any changes to this feature in the future."
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Check Point Antivirus is ranked 6th in Anti-Malware Tools with 50 reviews while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 3rd in Anti-Malware Tools with 99 reviews. Check Point Antivirus is rated 8.6, while ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Check Point Antivirus writes "Compatible, cost-effective, and highly customizable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". Check Point Antivirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, VirusTotal and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), whereas ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, Fortinet FortiEDR and SentinelOne Singularity Complete. See our Check Point Antivirus vs. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform report.
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