Alternatives and competitors

Sites like ESET

The 20 closest Antivirus and endpoint security alternatives to ESET, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to ESET? The closest matches are Kaspersky, Malwarebytes and Avira. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About ESET

ESET eset.com

ESET Cybersecurity | Enterprise, Business and Home Solutions | ESET

Best IT security solutions for your home and business devices. Try ESET antivirus and internet security solutions for Windows, Android, Mac or Linux OS.

Wikidata: Slovak internet security company

Top 1K · #581 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit ESET

Summary by Claude

ESET sells antivirus and internet security software for home users and endpoint protection, detection and response products for businesses and enterprises across Windows, Mac, Android and Linux.

Who it’s for
Home users and businesses of all sizes
Business model
Software subscriptions/licenses

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to ESET’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

SophosNortonPanda SecurityAvast LimitedMcAfeeDr.WebAVG AntiVirusAviraMalwarebytesKaspersky

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to ESET

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ESET, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Kaspersky kaspersky.com Top 1K English

    Kaspersky Cyber Security Solutions for Home and Business | Kaspersky

    Official Site – A Global Leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions and services, Kaspersky offers premium protection against all cyber threats for your home and business.

  2. 02
    Malwarebytes malwarebytes.com Top 10K English

    All-in-One Cybersecurity Protection: Antivirus, VPN & Scam Guard

    All-in-one cybersecurity software for all your devices. Malwarebytes provides smarter antivirus, VPN, and scam detection for you and your family.

  3. 03
    Avira avira.com Top 10K

    computer security software company

  4. 04
    AVG AntiVirus avg.com Top 10K

    antivirus software

  5. 05
    Dr.Web drweb.com Top 10K English

    Dr.Web Download antivirus for PC / Mac / Android

    Doctor Web is a Russian IT-security solutions vendor developing Dr.Web anti-virus for businesses and personal use, as well as anti-virus as a service since 1992.

  6. 06
    McAfee mcafee.com Top 1K

    American global computer security software company

  7. 07
    Avast Limited avast.com Top 1K

    UK holding company

  8. 08
    Panda Security pandasecurity.com Top 10K English

    Panda Security | Official Website

    The best antivirus protection for all your devices: Don't be a target! Join the next generation of digital protection

  9. 09
    Norton norton.com Top 10K

    software brand

  10. 10
    Sophos sophos.com Top 1K English

    Sophos: Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI Era

    Sophos Fusion is the industry’s most complete cyber defense system. It sees everything, connects everything, and enables your defenses to respond as one.

  11. 11
    Bitdefender bitdefender.com Top 10K English

    Bitdefender - Global Leader in Cybersecurity Software

    Bitdefender is a cybersecurity software leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide.

  12. 12
    ThreatDown threatdown.com Top 10K English

    ThreatDown All-in-One Endpoint Security

    ThreatDown unifies EDR, MDR, patch management, and email security in one lightweight platform. Built for SMBs, mid-market, and MSPs. See how it works.

  13. 13
    Proofpoint proofpoint.com Top 10K

    Cybersecurity Firm

  14. 14
    Comodo Group comodo.com Top 10K English

    Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense

    Safeguard your devices with Comodo's advanced endpoint protection and protect your websites from malware and cyber threats. Secure your site now!

  15. 15
    Acronis acronis.com Top 10K English

    AI-Powered Cybersecurity, Data Protection & IT Automation | Acronis

    We deliver deeply integrated AI-powered features across our backup, cybersecurity, endpoint management and automation solutions to protect and manage workloads for MSPs and businesses. Protect your business and simplify IT operations today.

  16. 16
    360 Total Security 360totalsecurity.com Top 10K English

    360 Total Security for Home and Business | Free & Easy

    360 Total Security is a Cybersecurity software. Protect your PC against malware, ransomware, malicious websites and other advanced online threats, Download 360 Total Security for free and secure your PC.

  17. 17
    Check Point checkpoint.com Top 1K English

    Check Point Software: Leader in Cyber Security Solutions

    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally.

  18. 18
    ThreatLocker threatlocker.com Top 10K English

    Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker

    A Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions platform, ThreatLocker delivers world-class enterprise security software and solutions worldwide.

  19. 19
    AhnLab ahnlab.com Top 10K English

    AhnLab

    AhnLab delivers an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that connects endpoint, network, cloud, CPS security, XDR, and threat intelligence to help businesses stay secure.

  20. 20
    Trend Micro trendmicro.com Top 1K English

    Global Enterprise AI Cybersecurity Platform | Trend Micro

    Enterprise AI cybersecurity platform with layered protection, cyber risk exposure management and SecOps—62 global offices, the United States HQ office is in Texas.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to eset.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones ESET uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What ESET is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Email hosting
DNS hosting
  • NS1 NS dns1.p01.nsone.net
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=K52KJO0TEcJfLwbS
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=i3TnwvIwEj86z5fZkVstBb4GnkgVeoMp696GgFv…
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: Q4-h3XAK4RQ-_kNRrLpH1C3rE9mjqiRjCIE-T6ayar0
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=0mcf5331ld152l3ydb0cxfcu2j1ycj

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