Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Malwarebytes

The 20 closest antivirus software alternatives to Malwarebytes, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 18 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Malwarebytes? The closest matches are ThreatDown, McAfee and ESET. 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 Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes malwarebytes.com

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.

Wikidata: Internet security company

Top 10K · #2,709 English 18 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Malwarebytes

Summary by Claude

Malwarebytes sells antivirus and anti-malware software for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, plus a VPN, browser extension for blocking malicious sites and ads, scam detection, and identity theft protection.

Who it’s for
Consumers, families and businesses
Business model
Subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Malwarebytes’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

DataDomeBraveguard.ioPanda SecurityBitdefenderComodo GroupDr.WebKasperskyESETThreatDown

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Malwarebytes

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    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.

  2. 02
    ESET eset.com Top 1K English

    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.

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    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.

  5. 05
    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!

  6. 06
    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.

  7. 07
    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.

  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
    guard.io Top 10K English

    Guardio | Powerful Online Protection for Your Digital Life

    Protect all your devices online. Keep your personal and business data safe from phishing, malware, and identity theft. Get your free Guardio security scan today.

  10. 10
    Brave brave.com Top 1K English

    The browser that puts you first | Brave

    The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

  11. 11
    DataDome datadome.co Top 10K English

    datadome.co

    cybersecurity company

  12. 12
    Tenable® tenable.com Top 10K English

    Vulnerability and exposure management | Cloud and AI security | Tenable®

    The leader in exposure management and AI security, Tenable cybersecurity solutions reduce cyber risk across IT, OT, cloud, identity & hybrid attack surfaces.

  13. 13
    Surfshark surfshark.com Top 10K English

    Surfshark: identity & scam protection, antivirus, VPN

    Protect your devices, identity, & data ● Scam & phishing protection ● Identity theft protection ● Device security ● Secure connection ● Fast VPN

  14. 14
    Zimperium zimperium.com Top 10K English

    Zimperium Mobile Security Solutions | Mobile Security for Apps & Devices

    Zimperium is the only mobile security platform purpose-built for enterprise, securing both mobile devices and applications so they can securely access data.

  15. 15
    AdGuard adguard.com Top 10K English

    AdGuard Ad Blocker — block ads, popups, and trackers

    AdGuard is the best way to get rid of annoying ads and online tracking and protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing fast, safe and ad-free

  16. 16
    WatchGuard watchguard.com Top 10K English

    WatchGuard | Comprehensive Cybersecurity Solutions

    Award-winning solutions that are easy to deploy and manage, making enterprise-grade security accessible to any organization regardless of size or expertise.

  17. 17
    VirusTotal virustotal.com Top 10K English

    VirusTotal

    VirusTotal

  18. 18
    Mimecast mimecast.com Top 10K English

    Human Risk Management & Advanced Email Security | Mimecast

    Protect email and collaboration tools with Mimecast. Manage human risk and stay ahead of cyber threats with advanced security solutions.

  19. 19
    BleepingComputer bleepingcomputer.com Top 10K English

    BleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and Support

    BleepingComputer is a premier destination for cybersecurity news for over 20 years, delivering breaking stories on the latest hacks, malware threats, and how to protect your devices.

  20. 20
    Semrush semrush.com Top 10K English

    Semrush: Your Unfair Advantage for Growing Brand Visibility

    Semrush is the leading platform to grow and measure brand visibility across AI search, SEO, PPC, social, and more.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CMS
JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://www.malwarebytes.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js
Fonts
Tag managers
A/B testing
  • VWO page source: dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=47F30B92F67986B864CDECB62CB32AF08AA65F05327AD7E75…
Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Postmark TXT v=spf1 include:spf1.malwarebytes.com include:clients.cleverbridge.com…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=046136e12b20b6a648e63fdc548b5732c52ded8ba…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=3MaCkk39tqqEiKOh
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=d2E1tHpaX3rkDXq5+ZlZyEo1GPjuo23hvyVq/WU…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=5bdadb4b-5cf8-4ed7-bde6-07ed3c06b337
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=262ec37f2f74a0cc84954088b958c57dea890d58
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-SZcqGxi7Z98mZ9XPg3KrFpjQ
  • Yandex Webmaster TXT yandex-verification: 2591bba93ba202da

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