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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bitdefender GravityZone

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ABitdefender GravityZone combines multiple security services into a single platform to reduce the cost of building a trusted environment for endpoints.

    $149

    per month 5 devices (minimum)

    Microsoft 365 Business Premium

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAn integrated solution, designed for small or medium-sized businesses, bringing together the productivity of Microsoft Office with advanced security capabilities to help safeguard data from external threats and help protect against data leaks. With Microsoft 365 Business Premium, users can empower employees to be productive anywhere on any device. Get more done with AI built into the Office apps. Work better together with a hub for teamwork bringing your tools and people together in one place.…N/A
    Pricing
    Bitdefender GravityZoneMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Editions & Modules
    GravityZone Small Business Security
    $284.99
    per year 10 devices
    GravityZone Business Security
    $369.99
    per year 10 devices
    GravityZone Business Security Premium
    $814.99
    per year 10 devices
    GravityZone Business Security Premium
    Contact Sales
    GravityZone Business Security Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    GravityZone XDR
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bitdefender GravityZoneMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details5 device license purchase minimum. Discounts available for multi-year subscriptions. 1st year discounts available (up to 30% off displayed price).
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    Community Pulse
    Bitdefender GravityZoneMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Considered Both Products
    Bitdefender
    Chose Bitdefender GravityZone
    Norton and Symantec seemed to attract every hacker and spammer in our opinion. Kaspersky was difficult to manage thru the cloud access. All 3 of these products used a large portion of the computer resources and had many of our users locked up during scans. We always seemed to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitdefender GravityZone
    Bitdefender offers the most cost-effective and robust solution currently available on the market.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bitdefender GravityZone
    AVG is still my favorite anti virus product. I find all others tend to slow down the computer ESPECIALLY McAfee (just deleted the product from my daughter's personal computer). Bitdefender worked well except the popups or asks to ok were a bit annoying. Overall I think …
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    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    55 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    56 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    50 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    Bitdefender GravityZoneMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Bitdefender GravityZone and Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Feature
    Bitdefender GravityZone
    8.3
    63 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-Exploit Technology9.258 Ratings00 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)10.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Management6.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support6.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infection Remediation6.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management10.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware Detection9.862 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Bitdefender GravityZoneMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.1
    (72 ratings)
    8.9
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (57 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.6
    (54 ratings)
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bitdefender GravityZoneMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bitdefender
    Bitdefender had been a great replacement for our previous product - it was painless to make the switch with very few issues. We tested in a VM lab a few different offerings, but Bitdefender was the one that covered everything we required at the time and allowed us to be able to expand the offering simply.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium is well suited to any size organization and is a must-have for business purposes. It is a vital component for the majority of work software needs, as the Microsoft 365 Business Premium package has apps to handle needs that I didn't know we had. It is a great way to provide the required software programs to teams, especially those that work remotely due to the great sharing capabilities built into it. Furthermore, the nonprofit program provided our small nonprofit with vital components for our remote work, while allowing us to keep our donated funds going directly to our mission.
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    Pros
    Bitdefender
    • Once installed, Bitdefender [GravityZone] runs silently in the background with little to no need for user interaction.
    • The cloud-based console provides for easy computer management and deployment.
    • Bitdefender [GravityZone] is extremely flexible, with a policy-based system wherein different profiles can be created (i.e. a policy to deactivate the firewall, a policy to allow for admin control on a machine, etc.) and pushed out to individual computers.
    • Computers can be grouped into different categories, with different policies automatically deployed to each category.
    • Bitdefender [GravityZone] is relatively resource-light and runs well even on lower-end computers.
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    Microsoft
    • Work in sync in different departments.
    • Being able to work from any device or computer. It is a very noble tool in different devices.
    • The work between the different programs (Word, Excel, Notes) that it offers is extremely light and good.
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    Cons
    Bitdefender
    • Who do I ask? This is my chief complaint is once the initial licenses were purchased through Bit Defender, there was no one to contact that could help navigate some of the initial questions I had with regard to specific policies to implement for our file server. The parent web site is, well, hard to navigate when one is trying to "learn" the system.
    • The second issue is in increasing the licenses. It took several days for the parent company (by contact and phone) to inform me that they could not increase the licenses and I would have to go through a private vendor. There was no intent to connect me to a vendor or provide a vendor list until I asked specifically. YET I continue to get email from the parent company reminding me to pay an annual fee for the licenses purchase through the private vendor. The parent company can see the number of licenses yet did not sell them to me.
    • Gravity Zone Dashboard, while excellent for those who have experience, is not particularly intuitive for those who have never used it. There does not seem to be a lot of documentation for those responsible for implementation.
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    Microsoft
    • adding calendar invitations is not straight forward
    • copying folders from SharePoint libraries to an external drive should not be relying on the available space on the C drive
    • administering mailboxes for our company is convoluted forcing me to hunt for settings and options
    • lack of flexibility on the location of the OST and PST files
    • the new version should not do away with PST files but rather improve their reliability.
    • the PST internal structure is inefficient. the PST file should be able to shrink automatically when one delete emails.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bitdefender
    It works. I rely heavily on my vendors to provide a product that works, is easy to implement, and that they support. As well as be a decent value for the money
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    Microsoft
    It is part of the organisation now. It provides and rich feature set and requires a relatively low amount of administration.
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    Usability
    Bitdefender
    On the whole I find the product very easy to use but some features need me to do some digging about in the console menus to find everything. I think if the interface used a bit less jargon and more clear plain language, it would be easier to find how to do things within the console.
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    Microsoft
    The basic apps are straightforward and easy to use, especially since they have been around so long. I'm referring to the basic apps like Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc. Other features such as Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint Sites, Sharepoint Lists, Sharepoint Groups, etc. all require a higher level of knowledge to both implement and use properly
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bitdefender
    Yes its very available. The software continues to protect you even if you are offline. It constantly runs in the background and will check for updates again once back online.
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    Microsoft
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    Performance
    Bitdefender
    The console is quite fast and responsive, and once you start to get used to it, it is easy to use and you can see the main dashboard status at a glance. You can then dig deeper into the individual Companies / Endpoint clients and check the status of each. The software itself is not heavy on system resources in each PC.
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    Microsoft
    In the last 5 years, Microsoft has come a long way. The performance of the products has become more and more user-friendly and it seems that the feedback provided by the user community is being listened to and worked on. The processes are very fast and seamless. There are negligible errors and doesn't slow the systems down.
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    Support Rating
    Bitdefender
    Support is an area Bitdefender has always struggled with. While their products work great, the GravityZone dashboard is very technical in nature. If you aren't IT inclined, it could be difficult to setup. While most times support is helpful, we tend to work with them over email because of their very thick accent, they are hard to understand over the phone.
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    Microsoft
    As mentioned elsewhere in the review, Microsoft has historically paid attention to community feedback and issues, but timeliness can improve, and so can the addressing of long-standing issues about which many users have said "I have this issue too!" but no official solution exists. For issues that do have a solution, however, the solution is usually not difficult to find, and the explanation of features on Microsoft's website can mitigate many problems.
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    In-Person Training
    Bitdefender
    The trainer went through everything in the console an showed me what each setting did. If I had any questions on how to do something, he showed me where to go and how to do it. The trainer was very helpful and knowledgeable, and also professional and patient. Highly recommended.
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    Microsoft
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    Online Training
    Bitdefender
    The trainer went through everything in the console an showed me what each setting did. If I had any questions on how to do something, he showed me where to go and how to do it. The trainer was very helpful and knowledgeable, and also professional and patient. Highly recommended.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bitdefender
    We were a Kaspersky shop for years. Kaspersky was a resource hog and it didn't even block half of what was thrown at it. We had more outbreaks and more end-user complaints in a year of Kaspersky then we have had in almost three years of Bitdefender.
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    Microsoft
    Before migrating to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, we possessed an in-house exchange server. Therefore, it was difficult for us to look at alternatives to Microsoft for a solution – we did look at the Google Suite of products, but the transition for us seemed less cumbersome to stay with Microsoft from a staff and administrative perspective. While the G Suite does offer us many outstanding products and services, we also didn’t feel that Gmail is up-to-par as a corporate solution the way Exchange/Outlook/OWA are – this alone was also a driving force for our end-users, as there was minimal transition for them to move from an on-premise solution to an off-premise solution. The additional features of SharePoint, Teams, Project, and so many other applications within Microsoft 365 also helped us make a strong case to stay with Microsoft and expand what we were using. The end-user and mobile protections of InTune have also put us at ease when issuing laptops and mobile phones to an almost fully-remote end-user base.
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    Scalability
    Bitdefender
    I give it this rating because one you have the console running, you can add or remove whole companies, add computer endpoints (and remove them), and easily create and deploy endpoint packages to the machines that need the software. Once installed, the software starts to report back to the Bitdefender servers and the number of active licences is then seen and billed.
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    Microsoft
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    Return on Investment
    Bitdefender
    • The ROI for Bitdefender is hard to quantify except that it requires very little maintenance time from our staff.
    • We've spent no time troubleshooting user complaints or issues from users, so it has been a big time-saver over our previously used anti-malware software.
    • Bitdefender's customer service is usually pretty good and also very responsive, so I don't have to wait by the phone or to keep checking email to resolve a problem--although our issues have been mostly informational and not a problem with functionality.
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    Microsoft
    • We can now keep work going from anywhere. It doesn't matter if we are on a job site or sitting in the office or working from home for a day or two we don't have to miss a beat.
    • It has unified how we store information so that everything isn't stored on individual computers
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