Alternatives and competitors

Sites like McAfee

The 20 closest consumer antivirus software alternatives to McAfee, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to McAfee? The closest matches are Norton, Kaspersky and Avast Limited. 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 McAfee

McAfee mcafee.com

Wikidata: American global computer security software company

Top 1K · #472 10 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

McAfee sells consumer cybersecurity software, including antivirus, identity theft protection, VPN and privacy tools for computers and mobile devices, sold as subscriptions.

Who it’s for
Consumers and families
Business model
Subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to McAfee’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

Comodo GroupPanda SecurityBitdefenderESETAviraAVG AntiVirusMalwarebytesAvast LimitedKasperskyNorton

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to McAfee

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

We can’t read mcafee.com’s homepage (ERR_HTTP2_STREAM_ERROR), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    Norton norton.com Top 10K

    software brand

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    Avast Limited avast.com Top 1K

    UK holding company

  4. 04
    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.

  5. 05
    AVG AntiVirus avg.com Top 10K

    antivirus software

  6. 06
    Avira avira.com Top 10K

    computer security software company

  7. 07
    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.

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    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

  10. 10
    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!

  11. 11
    Proofpoint proofpoint.com Top 10K

    Cybersecurity Firm

  12. 12
    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.

  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
    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.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    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.

  18. 18
    Verkada verkada.com Top 10K English

    Security Systems for the Modern Enterprise | Verkada

    Modern, cloud-managed security cameras, access control, and smart building solutions in a single, fully integrated security system. Free 30-day trial. Easy setup.

  19. 19
    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.

  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 mcafee.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones McAfee uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

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  • Miro TXT miro-verification=c9cb8e2ec61088ced8749d937d8d273bafdea3d3
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-SPuCf1UU5R15I1LtNOcDqYFb

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