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."We like the sandbox feature."
"They have a better endpoint catchment rate due to their reliability."
"Heuristic detection scans for suspicious characteristics that can be found in unknown, new viruses and modified versions of known viruses."
"Regular email alerts are beneficial."
"There is a lot of documentation to be able to use this security feature in the best way using the best practices indicated by the manufacturer."
"With Check Point, we can implement security measures to control access to the network and systems, which helps prevent unauthorized access."
"This solution helps make sure that we can patch and keep security going without having to talk to everyone for change management."
"What I like best about Check Point Antivirus is that it's a strong tool for preventing malicious traffic and threats from entering the environment."
"I feel the solution to be beneficial in respect of features that I cannot find with SSTM's."
"I have found ESET Endpoint Antivirus is light on system resources compared with other antivirus solutions that tend to be very heavy on the computers system resources. Additionally, the solution is very secure."
"The tools and the features available with this solution are very competitive. It is always updated to prevent upcoming attacks."
"I rate ESET Endpoint Security eight out of 10 for ease of setup. Setting up ESET can be straightforward or complicated depending on the customer's environment. The deployment time varies, but it's typically around five days. We have a team of four or five people involved in the deployment. Only one person is needed for maintenance. The only maintenance is adjusting the configuration of the dashboard."
"The solution is easy to install and configure."
"I like everything about ESET Endpoint Security, and as an installer, it's very easy to install the solution, but the most important feature is that it helps defend against any virus. When the virus comes, ESET Endpoint Security stops it."
"ESET Endpoint Security is stable, I did not have any issues with it."
"It hasn't crashed a single time, so it is stable in that sense."
"I would prefer it if this solution was cheaper for everybody to buy it and enjoy these wonderful and distinguished characteristics."
"The product should improve its pricing."
"I would like to see them implement a system that would enable us to do certain things from our mobile like applying policies, opening up and blocking ports, and restricting connection. It is because IT personnel are not always around on the premises. We can instantly do these things from our mobile. They should also consider the price so that many people will go for the solution."
"Overall I didn't personally face any issues while implementing Check Point Antivirus."
"Sometimes the antivirus updates fail. We don't understand why because sometimes it fails but the next time you try it goes well and the firewall always has access to the internet. We don't understand why it sometimes fails."
"We'd like to see better integration with other security tools."
"There could be more additions to the compatible systems and applications for integration purposes."
"Check Point Antivirus could be improved by having the gateway automatically run a packet capture on the traffic so that it can be easily uploaded to TAC in the event that there is a false positive or if the traffic is required for further investigation."
"It would be useful if they could automate the deployment more."
"The problem was that it didn't support Windows 7."
"There are some new antivirus technologies that rely on AI, artificial intelligence. ESET does not have this technology right now."
"ESET Endpoint Security lacks some advanced functionalities and features which would be useful to be interconnected with the solutions we use, such as Microsoft 365."
"Sometimes, ESET sends alerts within my own network that cause confusion. That is, it might warn about contamination, or that the VM has crashed, but it doesn't go further than that. It just shows me the alert and sometimes I am not sure what to do about it."
"The interface is good. However, it could always be better. It could be more user-friendly."
"They could improve the solution by adding better ransomware features."
"Online security could still be improved in ESET Endpoint Antivirus because security is threatened by phishing."
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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, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Check Point Harmony Endpoint. See our Check Point Antivirus vs. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform report.
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