Malwarebytes vs. Webroot Endpoint Protection

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Malwarebytes
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Malwarebytes is a antimalware application for home and small businesses, which blocks viruses, malware, hackers, viruses, and malicious websites.
$119.99
per year 3 devices
Webroot Endpoint Protection
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Webroot Endpoint Protection is the OpenText company's business class multi-vector endpoint protection application, providing centralized endpoint management, deep learning intelligence, and advanced behavioral analytics.
$150
per year per 5 seats
Pricing
MalwarebytesWebroot Endpoint Protection
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
Business Endpoint Protection
$150.00
per year per 5 seats
Business Endpoint Protection
$690.00
per year per 25 seats
Business Endpoint Protection
Contact sales team
per 50+ seats
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MalwarebytesWebroot Endpoint Protection
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level 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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Community Pulse
MalwarebytesWebroot Endpoint Protection
Considered Both Products
Malwarebytes
Chose Malwarebytes
Ultimately, we chose to go with Malwarebytes in addition to other solutions because we felt it filled a small but critical void in our overall protection on our network and client systems. I can't say I would use the product on its own as it was built for a very specific role …
Webroot Endpoint Protection
Chose Webroot Endpoint Protection
Webroot is good in a way that it is an all encompassing solution one stop shop for protecting endpoints but it needs to be managed and licensed. Some users do not need constant protection or need to have it on their machines in where the combination of Field Effect and Malwareby…
Chose Webroot Endpoint Protection
I use them both. Webroot Endpoint Protection is deployed at the corporate level, but ThreatDown is added at the unit level. If I could only choose 1, Webroot Endpoint Protection would not be it. But, as I said, its price vs. performance ration might be superior to ThreatDown.
Chose Webroot Endpoint Protection
We found other products to be able to detect malware and malicious URL's better than Webroot Endpoint Protection. Thus, we moved away from Webroot Endpoint Protection. Also, over the years, there were at least 2 big mistakes by Webroot, where our business applications were …
Chose Webroot Endpoint Protection
We would consider Webroot in the top 5 when you factor in ease of use, level of protection, and cost. Probably not as comprehensive as other end-point security solutions but the proper level of functionality and support for our needs. Question what impact the acquisition by …
Chose Webroot Endpoint Protection
Webroot is very lightweight to install and does not slow up your computer.
Features
MalwarebytesWebroot Endpoint Protection
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Malwarebytes
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Ratings
Webroot Endpoint Protection
7.8
23 Ratings
9% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Centralized Management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings6.513 Ratings
Infection Remediation00 Ratings7.922 Ratings
Vulnerability Management00 Ratings8.120 Ratings
Malware Detection00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
MalwarebytesWebroot Endpoint Protection
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(54 ratings)
8.0
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(5 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(9 ratings)
9.5
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
MalwarebytesWebroot Endpoint Protection
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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Webroot, an OpenText company
The software tends to do a good job of basic protection but is not the best for larger clients and is not as powerful as some others offered on the market today. The support is not the best either, have had a hard time getting assistance in the past trying to resolve issues.
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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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Webroot, an OpenText company
  • It is very light weight and does not tax the computers resources
  • Has a quick scan and does not take forevere when scanning
  • It's central management on the web makes it easy to use and gives tons of control for Admins
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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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Webroot, an OpenText company
  • There are several configuration options for both end-point and DNS protection. Would like a more simple way to understand and validate settings.
  • Support is heavily video or FAQ based although you can submit a Support Ticket. Would like more availability to an actual support engineer.
  • Overtime you can forget how to change setting - a refresher course would be nice, especially as new features are added to the solution.
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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.
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Webroot, an OpenText company
It has proven successful so far in our environment for controlling malware/virus outbreaks.
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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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Webroot, an OpenText company
Webroot Endpoint Protection has been great for us, as its simple, cloud-based management console allows us to quickly deploy easily monitor all of our endpoints. However, it could improve by offering more customizable reporting options for deeper insights into security events and the interface could also use some updating, as it feels a bit dated.
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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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Webroot, an OpenText company
Support has been reliable up to this point. A request can easily be generated via the console and support responding in a reasonable time. We have not had any major issues other than the basic agents not communicating with the console and the like.
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Implementation Rating
Malwarebytes
No answers on this topic
Webroot, an OpenText company
I had some difficulties with remote users. I ended up needing to open a remote tech support session and finish the process. Other than a few speed bumps, I was impressed with the engineering of the install. Because of time differences, I was done installing in two days. The cost, per license, could be less.
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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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Webroot, an OpenText company
Webroot is good in a way that it is an all encompassing solution one stop shop for protecting endpoints but it needs to be managed and licensed. Some users do not need constant protection or need to have it on their machines in where the combination of Field Effect and Malwarebytes is more effective.
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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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Webroot, an OpenText company
  • The licenses are pretty expensive but less costly than an actual malware infestation.
  • We have tremendous peace of mind knowing that our machines and communications are secure.
  • Our IT consultants are a little more involved in day-to-day management than they were before deploying Webroot Endpoint Protection, which means an increase in cost, but again this is a fair price to pay for protection against Internet threats.
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