ESET PROTECT Enterprise vs F-Secure Total comparison

ESET and F-Secure are both solutions in the Anti-Malware Tools category. ESET is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.6, while F-Secure is ranked #13 with an average rating of 9.0. ESET holds a 1.6% mindshare in Anti-Malware Tools, compared to F-Secure’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ESET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of F-Secure users who would recommend it.

ESET PROTECT Enterprise

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100% willing to recommend

F-Secure Total

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100% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ESET PROTECT Enterprise

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

11th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (20th)

F-Secure Total

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

13th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Office 365 Protection (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of ESET PROTECT Enterprise is 1.6%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F-Secure Total is 5.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Cees Van Den Haak

ICT Manager at Bouwbedrijf de Vries en Verburg BV

A reliable solution that offers enterprise protection

Our primary use case involves approximately 180 workstations, 180 laptops, and office protection in our environment ESET PROTECT Enterprise is reliable. The tool is complex and expensive. I have been using the product for 10 years. The tool is stable. The product is scalable. My company…

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Mauro Spinazzè

Computer Scientist at Comune di Eraclea

Easy to setup and stable solution

It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us. There is room for improvement in pricing. In future releases, I would like to see improvements in EDR protection. So, the only thing that I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We can easily manage resources, disable or enable clients and update them."

"ESET is better in some ways than other vendors because it fulfills many areas where we'd otherwise have to use different products."

"The tech support from ESET is amazing, and I would rate it as ten out of ten."

"It is easy to patch, update, and set up scheduled scans."

"The solution doesn't have high memory usage."

"The solution provides EDR. You can customize how you prepare the endpoint for clients and the dashboard alerts."

"The product enabled Zero-Day Protection for our environment. We never encountered any issues regarding threats."

"It's helped us with restrictions and knowing which users we can provide permissions to and which users we need to restrict."

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"It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us."

Cons

"In the current version of ESET File Security, you cannot download a file, it always wants the real-time upload which you have to wait until the file is ready. This is annoying. In previous versions, you were able to use the downloaded engine."

"I would like to see more in managing mobile devices in an on-premise solution. The latest news I've heard is that ESET drops mobile management module development for the on-prem version. It's moving to the cloud. Like in endpoint client protection, I would also like to see more of the vulnerability management features and additional app control functionality in ESET Protect."

"When it first starts up, it takes a lot of processing power when the machine is initially booted. Improving the startup side could be beneficial."

"ESET Protect could improve the performance. The performance of the home computers and laptops becomes slow due to their heavy software load. It would be a benefit to make a lighter version of the software which does not have any impact on the performance of the computer's hardware."

"The solution can be quite technical and therefore is challenging for new users."

"I would like to see more features on the reporting side of things."

"In terms of management accounts, there's a lot of manuals that seem to be mixed up. Sometimes, it's a little bit confusing."

"When it first starts up, it takes a lot of processing power when the machine is initially booted. Improving the startup side could be beneficial."

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"I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for F-Secure Total."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license needed to use ESET Protect. The licensing cost is very low, it is approximately $10 per license."

"ESET PROTECT Enterprise is affordable."

"The product is cost-effective compared to one of its competitors."

"We can easily scale and improve security, but the cost is high for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

28%

Computer Software Company

20%

Non Profit

Educational Organization

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By reviewers

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ESET Protect?

The product enabled Zero-Day Protection for our environment. We never encountered any issues regarding threats.

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What needs improvement with ESET Protect?

It uses a lot of processing power when the machine is initially booted. Improving the startup side could be beneficial.

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What is your primary use case for ESET Protect?

ESET Protect is mainly an antivirus. It has evolved over the years, building in additional features such as a web component that analyzes websites and prevents infections from malicious websites. I...

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What do you like most about F-Secure Total?

It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F-Secure Total?

The product is expensive for us. We pay a little fee for the vendor data systems in some cases.

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What needs improvement with F-Secure Total?

There is room for improvement in pricing. In future releases, I would like to see improvements in EDR protection. So, the only thing that I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a l...

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Also Known As

ESET Protect, ESET File Security

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Overview

ESET PROTECT Enterprise ensures real-time visibility for all endpoints as well as full reporting and security management for all OSes

Cloud-based console with the possibility of an on-premises deployment
Provides real-time visibility of all endpoints: desktops, servers, virtual machines and even managed mobile devices
Enables full reporting for ESET security solutions
Controls endpoint prevention, detection & response layers across all platforms
Connect anytime, anywhere from your favorite web browser

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