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Based on 21 reviews and ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Norton
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.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Legal Services Company, 11-50 employeesVIPRE
Robust protection with a small footprint. Catches all malware and viruses, while respecting the exclusions put in place by our organization. Pricing was very aggressive compared to other products. Great management application, where you can manage the installations and even update third-party apps on those machines from that portal. Great product for a great price.
Network & Systems Administrator
Mortgage Investors GroupFinancial Services, 201-500 employees
Pros
Norton
- Advanced protection against web attacks that take advantage of software vulnerabilities. Stops threats that traditional antivirus techniques do not recognize. Filter unwanted e-mails through professionally robust antispam protection
- Block phishing websites and authenticate trusted sites. Protects, stores and manages logins and personal information. Prevent hackers from spying and stealing information. Identify unsafe websites in search results.
- It is one of the most effective antivirus when blocking and removing viruses
- It helps protect and monitor the home network. Automatically protects the PC when it connects to public wireless networks.
Commercial & Marketing Manager
CESA - COMPAÑIA ESPAÑOLA DE SISTEMAS AERONÁUTICOS, S.A.Airlines/Aviation, 201-500 employees
VIPRE
- Vipre Antivirus constantly scans your computer in the background without a need for user intervention.
- In one program Vipre can successfully protect all your computing devices from both malicious virus attacks as where vicious spyware intrusions.
- You won't feel any slowness or sluggishness with Vipre installed & running in the background while you continue to use your computing devices.
Senior Associate
Stir ArchitectureArchitecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Cons
Norton
- It uses a lot of RAM which can cause issues in other areas of computer use.
- If you chose to un-install it can be difficult to get rid of all traces of the program.
- The initial configuring can be challenging for the average user as the manuals are overwhelming. Better tutorials would be helpful.
Eco Advisor
Green Building SupplyBuilding Materials, 11-50 employees
VIPRE
- When using older versions of Outlook I have seen the plugin cause sluggish behavior and hangs, in 2007 and 2010 versions specifically.
- For some business applications, there are .dll's and libraries and application .exe's that can be misidentified as virus or trojans. While it is fairly easy to whitelist these once discovered, new implementors should be aware that they will need to carefully look through their initial virus scan reports to find and whitelist these items.
IT Director
Wayne Transports, Inc.Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1000 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Norton
Norton 9.0
Based on 3 answers
Depends on pricing and company size. In case of growing will probably switch to Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud or Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 501-1000 employeesVIPRE
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Norton
Norton 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Well organised interface.
Sales Executive
Darts IT Networks Pvt. Ltd.Computer Networking, 51-200 employees
VIPRE
VIPRE 10.0
Based on 1 answer
VIPRE is very easy to use and administer. You have a lot of functionality from the server on what you can do with the clients. It has proved useful when I can't access a client any other way. I can reboot the computer from the server and then usually get back into that machine.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesSupport Rating
Norton
Norton 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Security software with very good features that works in the background.
Price suitable for companies of any size and easy to install and use.
Project Manager
Procter & GambleConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees
VIPRE
VIPRE 9.6
Based on 2 answers
VIPRE support is usually pretty quick. Sometimes you have to get a lot of information to send back so they can see the issue. This has not been too bad and I understand why it's needed. VIPRE also has a free rescue tool that is very useful and easy to use. There have been others but VIPRE seems to keep theirs updated. It's my go-to even outside of work.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesImplementation Rating
Norton
Norton 8.5
Based on 2 answers
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.
CEO
Neilson Bookkeeping & Tax Services Inc.Accounting, 1-10 employees
VIPRE
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Norton
Using a hosted model, we know we are always getting the best core cybersecurity, but for the endpoints, we don't need something as complex as FireEye, and we wanted more than Lookout was able to provide. Lookout was terrific, and it came already installed with many of our phones. But we chose to proactively seek out a cyber solution that mapped to our policies.
NEJM Insights Council
NEJM GroupHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
VIPRE
We have encountered many different anti-virus programs over the years. VIPRE combines an anti-virus program with anti-spyware to provide comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, and spyware. And it still tops other competitors by being affordable, with very low overhead.
Partner
Network Services GroupComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
Norton
- It has helped prevent any private company information including banking and accounting information from being obtained by hackers. This helps prevent attacks on our accounts which would cause huge issues for our company.
- It helps keep our computers from crashing due to viruses which would halt any operations on that computer and cause extra hours for our I.T. Department to fix.

Verified User
Account Manager in Finance and Accounting
Apparel & Fashion Company, 11-50 employeesVIPRE
- Vipre pushed and update for device control last year. It caused our workstations to reboot every 20 min. They resolved it within a day - which to me was too long. But in the end, we got everything sorted out. This certainly caused pause for the next renewal cycle. We did end up sticking with them.
- Vipre helps keep us from having to touch every single computer we add to the domain. Remote deployment is one of my favorite features. Deploy on-demand is also good to have available - which it does.
- Patch management again - it is a key reason we stuck with Vipre. Endpoint protection is the way to go.
I.T. Administrator
The Y in Central MarylandNon-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
Norton
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
VIPRE
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No