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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kaspersky EDR Optimum

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Optimum helps identify, analyze and neutralize evasive threats by providing easy-to-use advanced detection, simplified investigation and automated response. It is a basic EDR tool for mid-market organizations who are just starting to build their incident response processes.

    $14.50

    per year on a 3 year license (Pricing is for a 3-year commitment, calculated per year). 1 endpoint

    Malwarebytes

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AMalwarebytes is a antimalware application for home and small businesses, which blocks viruses, malware, hackers, viruses, and malicious websites.

    $119.99

    per year 3 devices

    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

    Score4.7 out of 10
    N/AMcAfee's Total Protection included antivirus and antimalware offerings for home and small businesses or home offices. This product line is not a focus for Trellix, the brand formed from the merger of McAfee and FireEye that offers business grade products. Trellix Endpoint Security is the company's product line for business endpoint security.

    $24.99

    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)

    Pricing
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumMalwarebytesMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Kaspersky EDR Optimum
    $14.50
    per year on a 3 year license (Pricing is for a 3-year commitment, calculated per year). 1 and 2 year licenses also available. per endpoint
    Teams - Sole proprietor
    $119.99
    per year 3 devices
    Teams - Boutique business
    $399.99
    per year 10 devices
    Teams - Small office
    $799.99
    per year 20 devices
    Multi-Device
    $24.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)
    Individual
    $29.99 ($79.99)
    1st year price (subsequent years)
    Family
    $29.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 10 devices)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumMalwarebytesMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All plans include a 60-day money back guarantee. 1st year discount available for the Small office plan.—
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Kaspersky Lab
    Chose Kaspersky EDR Optimum
    Kaspersky EDR Optimum offers a more reliable solution. Because it has the fastest response to more advanced vulnerabilities such as ramsomware.
    Incentivized
    Malwarebytes
    Chose Malwarebytes
    McAfee usually takes a long time to scan each system as we usually have scheduled systems scan every weekend. But if we want to scan a particular system in minimal time we usually go with Malwarebytes to get the job done.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    For me, there are no other alternatives compared to the free version of Malwarebytes. I used McAfee Total Protection as an alternative, it's a full product with anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-spam.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    We chose Malwarebytes for Teams which offered a significant savings compared to other scanners
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    To be blunt, MB leaves them in the dust from an operative and functional perspective. We use them because we get great support for all functions and find they do an excellent job at what they are designed to do. Competitive costs and no extraneous fees. Software that tries to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes stacks up against all of the big guys and in my experience, does it better with no heavy resources, no slow down and no interference with other programs. My very first experience over 9 years ago, Malwarebytes caught a virus that none of the other big guys could …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    I feel that Malwarebytes has a better user-friendly program.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes just works and protects our endpoints. The configuration is simple and intuitive with almost zero overhead.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes is so much less intrusive than other antivirus softwares. in addition, I've found that almost all other anti virus softwares have so many popups and slow down your computers so much because of all the computing power they suck up. Malwarebytes doesn't do this which …
    Incentivized
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    Chose McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    I haven't used Norton for a while, but when I did use it I felt that it slowed down my computer and had constant pop-ups, which were both equally frustrating and annoying. It was also very difficult to remove from my computer.

    Malwarebytes is a great, straightforward program …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
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    Small Businesses
    Microsoft Defender XDR
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Norton 360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Norton 360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    InsightIDR
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Norton Small Business
    Score6 out of 10
    Malwarebytes
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Defender XDR
    Score8.7 out of 10
    AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
    Score8 out of 10
    AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumMalwarebytesMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaspersky Lab
    We have been using Kaspersky EDR Optimum for over 10 years, with the evolution of products reaching EDR now, we can verify the integrated responsiveness and visibility of our environment. Great protection tool on all OS. Very good value for money, with the new licensing, all business plans will now have native EDR.
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    Now, I gave it that rating because it's a handy tool for diagnosing issues. Quarantining them, and most of the time, it does fix the problem. Though with rootkits, it's been hit or miss, and sometimes perfectly valid software gets flagged erroneously. However, once you've run it, it tends to run continuously, consuming far too many resources and being a real pain to uninstall, sometimes even causing issues.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I think McAfee is great to have whether it's for work or for personal use. While it has some drawbacks, I like the peace of mind of feeling safe when I'm browsing the web/email, especially when my computer has sensitive/confidential information, knowing that McAfee will immediately detect any threats. The UI is extremely easy to navigate, which makes it easy for users regardless of how tech-savvy they are.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Kaspersky Lab
    • KEDR Optimum is helping to see threat kill chain formation, which helps to get clear picture of the what exactly attacker was trying to do during attack.
    • We are crating prevent execution rules to block the threat in our complete infra.
    • Ioc scan to validate and remove the any active threat entry from our endpoints
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    • Low system resources, it does not slow down the whole computer when scanning or when real-time protection is enabled
    • Quick and frequent updates, usually people hate updating, but for malware/viruses, you want to be updated as possible. It takes less than 15 seconds and usually does it automatically. They usually send a few updates a day as they find more.
    • Protection features actually work when visiting known bad websites. The page will be blocked and nothing will be downloaded. It may not be what the user wants, but it's what the user needs (as the user can't know every bad website)
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Excellent protection of all internet connected assets on our VPN.
    • Constant updates of needed security patches that ensure our network and systems are protected from current and emerging/potential threats.
    • Prompt and reliable customer service that provides needed answers and expertise in a crisis.
    • Strategic whitepapers on emerging cyber threats and McAfee solutions to resolve them before they become a problem for my team or our clients.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Kaspersky Lab
    • Agent package size is little big, if it can be optimize with lite package would be great
    • If possible Host Integrity functionality can be added, to take action as quarantine the non-compliance machine to connect our enterprise network
    • Many times KSC cloud operating slow, if it can optimized for the faster response
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    • One of the main things that malwarebytes is missing as a company, is phone support for its clients. All support questions has to go thru email only. This is not acceptable for issues that needs to be resolved quickly.
    • There is an issue when installing the client on a machine, it has a set amount of time where the software can register with the management server. The issue with this is, with machines that are over a wide area network, slow connection speeds can cause the software not to register. When that happens, it never re attempts to register in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Price - Extremely high price tag for many of the solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kaspersky Lab
    At the moment and unfortunately we'll not renew our licenses, due to the Russian conflict and the company policy that has forced us to get rid of any Russian related product. Before that incident, we were very happy with the product and we did not even think once about changing it... Maybe on the future...
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    The last time we renewed Malwarebytes, we renewed for a 3 year renewal. That should describe the confidence we have in the product. Plus the cost savings impact year after year.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    McAfee has consistently delivered on its stated goals of providing comprehensive protection for our networks and systems. Due to their excellent work and follow through I have been, and will continue to be a loyal customer.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Malwarebytes
    Usability-wise, it's pretty good, and it gets the job done. But once that's finished, the nags, the pop-ups, and the fact that it slows older systems down recklessly really cost it rating points. It becomes a clutter, and one of the first things we check when we receive reports that a PC is slow is whether it's running malware. Once we uninstall it, the PC is usually easily 40-50% faster. That's too much in the way of resources for something that wants to always run in the background.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Performance
    Kaspersky Lab
    This item can always be improved, perhaps by pre-elaborating very long reports, such that they are built progressively so that when the user wants to consult them, the delay is minimal. It would also be interesting to have a warehouse of reports, which serves as a repository where they can be consulted whenever needed, adding AI capabilities that allow data to be linked together and improve the analysis and possible correlations of events.
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Support Rating
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Malwarebytes
    The Malwarebytes customer support team is awesome! They really go above and beyond to help you with whatever issue you may experience. It is not that we need to contact their support team often, but the few times we did, we would speak to someone who knew what they were talking about and able to solve our problem. It is a comfort knowing that aside from a great product, you are getting a reliable support structure.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaspersky Lab
    After several evaluations we concluded that the kasprsky provider has a solution for each processing environment we have.This impacts an excellent cost-benefit for achieving economies of scale on the company's infrastructure. On the other hand, we verified that during its operation, its level of effectiveness in terms of malware detection is excellent. Finally, it provides a desktop patch management solution that we found efficient and effective. Allowing you to automate the distribution of patches with a minimum staffing of technical personnel.
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    Avast and Norton's products were part of the testing for us but the cost was very high for them and the products were not light on the machine. They took up a lot of memory and slowed the computers down. Malwarebytes although may lack some feature, is a very light software.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I haven't used Norton for a while, but when I did use it I felt that it slowed down my computer and had constant pop-ups, which were both equally frustrating and annoying. It was also very difficult to remove from my computer. Malwarebytes is a great, straightforward program I've used for virus scanning. It's pretty bare bones but I think if you just want something to scan for viruses it gets the job done quickly and reliably. In my opinion McAfee offers similar benefits as Norton but its more intuitive and doesn't impact system performance.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Kaspersky Lab
    • In mayor aspect, saving time for IT/Cybersecurity teams.
    • Agile process to short the operations outages.
    • Centralized view and relevant data for SOC team.
    Incentivized
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    Malwarebytes
    • Positive Impact: Have not had to remediate malware/virus infections since installed.
    • Positive impact: As far as browsing goes, we can boldly go where no man has gone before. No, really, I am confident when I am clicking on search engine results that if something get past my trained eye, Malwarebytes will pick of the slack.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Blocks unsafe websites
    • Virus detection and removal
    • Protects sensitive data
    Incentivized
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