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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

    Norton 360

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AThe Norton products, including Norton 360, Norton Antivirus, and Norton Security, are consumer antivirus and privacy protection products. Features include password management, VPN, dark web and credit monitoring for individuals, and cloud backup for PCs.

    $59.99

    per year

    Pricing
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    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
    Norton AntiVirus
    $59.99
    per year
    Norton 360 Standard
    $94.99
    per year 3 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
    Norton 360 Deluxe
    $119.99
    per year 5 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
    Norton 360 with LifeLock Select Plus
    $189.99
    per year 10 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumMalwarebytesNorton 360
    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.1st year discounts available.
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Kaspersky Lab
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    Malwarebytes
    Chose Malwarebytes
    We chose Malwarebytes for Teams which offered a significant savings compared to other scanners
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    I am old school, so Malwarebytes being installed means I do not need to use any other third party's protection. In the past I have used: McAfee, AVG, Avast, Panda, Adaware, Spybot, F-Secure, and the list goes on, but I don't need of those now!
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Use it and forget it...no constant advertisements.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    I haven't used Norton, MacKeeper, nor any other anti-viral software for many years. I believe Malwarebytes is the most effective malware software available in its price range and have been extremely satisfied with it. Since using it I have had no issues nor incidents with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    It's been a while since I made my decision to purchase Malwarebytes over the other products listed. I believe at the time Malwarebytes was the best product on my short list. I tried both AVG and Avast before deciding on Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes was also recommended to me by …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Better design, lower cost, more effective malware removal.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    I have tried a lot of antivirus software. I really do not like a lot of it, because it consumes a lot of PC resources, which slows down the computer too much and takes time away from me. Malwarebytes is light, fast, effective and has a free version that works very well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Our office selected this software over Norton because it picked up malware that Norton did not pick up. Malwarebytes is very user friendly, cost effective and reliable. We like that they are constantly running updates to improve their software. Everything is well laid out in …
    Incentivized
    Chose 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
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes has an effective free version (some of the others do, some don't). Malwarebytes has a slightly different focus on the type of malware it looks for. As opposed to picking one winner, I would suggest selecting a well-reviewed paid AV, and possibly supplementing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Malwarebytes
    Malwarebytes is cheaper and more cost-effective than software like Norton. It finds threats more effectively and is more up to date than "better known" programs like Norton. For a limited time, you can also use Malwarebytes at no cost. It is a product that has proven itself …
    Incentivized
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answer on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumMalwarebytesNorton 360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    -
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    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kaspersky EDR OptimumMalwarebytesNorton 360
    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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    For a stand-alone business this should do the trick, but if using across multiple clients (multi-tenancy not an option). Default settings within the program will cause performance issues if not tweaked, meaning someone with networking experience may be necessary. Not ideal for MSP's unless they only have a few clients, as the manageability must be done within "the walls" of each company.
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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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Norton works quite quickly and is efficient enough to detect threats
    • It is very easy and simple to install and is without any complications and irrelevant inquiries.
    • Norton is available at a very reasonable price in the market and is not heavy on pocket.
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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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Cost could be an issue. They could perform a free trial at the beginning for people to check.
    • It would be good if you can do an online free check of your computer.
    • While the updates are good sometimes your computer is attacked by a virus they did not expect.
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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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    I did renew it before because support is great and cost is great. I believe that Norton has a very long experience in what they do and they are doing a great job with all the updates they provide and the work they are doing. Moreover Norton is going in the right direction for sure.
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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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    User interface is excellent. The green tickmark in the tray ensuring everything is undercontrol is so satisfying. I have turned on Auto updates so, I am not bothered about unnecessary download updates popup
    Incentivized
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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
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Security software with very good features that works in the background.
    Price suitable for companies of any size and easy to install and use.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Kaspersky Lab
    No answers on this topic
    Malwarebytes
    No answers on this topic
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Would like a manual or online version that is simple to understand and explains in detail what choices we have and why to make these choices.
    Incentivized
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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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    User-friendly interface (it's not just AV and users who were interacting with the product), performance, resource usage (most of the computers were not very fresh and that factor was very critical), efficiency, it shouldn't be just sitting on a PC - it should protect it, what was perfectly done with that product.
    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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Poor performance against Spyware and other threats despite claiming to act against them (recognizes very few and eliminates less) It is limited to viruses.
    • Regular blocking of incoming scripts (in front of other antivirus)
    • Little or almost no compatibility with the Windows XP Firewall, but they are involved.
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