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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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 Small Business

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ACybercriminals increasingly target small businesses because they expect it to be easy. Norton Small Business is an antivirus service available as a subscription for protecting a multitude of endpoints, from NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).

    $99.99

    per year

    ZoneAlarm

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AZoneAlarm is endpoint security and antivirus software acquired by Check Point in 2004 and available as a PC and mobile device malware and antivirus protection solution.N/A
    Pricing
    MalwarebytesNorton Small BusinessZoneAlarm
    Editions & Modules
    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
    5 Devices
    $99.99
    per year
    10 Devices
    $149.99
    per year
    20 Devices
    $249.99
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MalwarebytesNorton Small BusinessZoneAlarm
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include a 60-day money back guarantee. 1st year discount available for the Small office plan.——
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    MalwarebytesNorton Small BusinessZoneAlarm
    Considered Multiple Products
    Malwarebytes
    Chose Malwarebytes
    It is also a very good option to consider as an antivirus system. But, it is not effective against the rootkits; that's why I selected Malwarebytes over it. Malware bytes has a more powerful and effective scanning mechanism than Norton. If I compare the free versions of the …
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    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 …
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
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    Score6.1 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MalwarebytesNorton Small BusinessZoneAlarm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MalwarebytesNorton Small BusinessZoneAlarm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    We are a small company; Norton Small Business gives us the freedom for our remote employees to work securely using their personal laptop /smartphone. Less appropriate: Someone with a few separate locations that require separate cybersecurity environment but would still benefit from centralized management.
    Incentivized
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Pros
    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)
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Effective Outcomes
    • Transparent & Customised Pricing
    • Ease of Use
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    Cons
    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.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • perfectly works for us, nothing as of now
    • works as expected, found reasonable for us
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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)
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Usability
    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.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    It's good for a small business that needs cybersecurity without needing to spend a lot of money. Besides being affordable it seems to be extremely, reliable, and easy to use.
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Support Rating
    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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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    We did not actively consider any other software. Overall we did do a basic understanding of a pricing & features and found that the offerings from Symantec were better than others even prima facie. At the current time for an organisation such as ours we do not believe that there is any other option worth active consideration
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Money saved on cybersecurity products
    • Time saved: ease of use
    • Reliable
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    Check Point Software Technologies
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