Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Norton

The 20 closest consumer cybersecurity software alternatives to Norton, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 4 technologies behind it.

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

Norton norton.com

Wikidata: software brand

Top 10K · #1,927 4 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Norton

Summary by Claude

Norton sells consumer cybersecurity software, including antivirus, VPN, password manager, identity theft protection and device utilities, through subscription plans.

Who it’s for
Home users and families
Business model
Subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Norton’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

AVG AntiVirusCheck PointBitdefenderNordVPNAviraESETAvast LimitedPanda SecurityKasperskyMcAfee

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Norton

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

We can’t read norton.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    McAfee mcafee.com Top 1K

    American global computer security software company

  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
    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

  4. 04
    Avast Limited avast.com Top 1K

    UK holding company

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    Avira avira.com Top 10K

    computer security software company

  7. 07
    NordVPN nordvpn.com Top 10K English

    virtual private network provider

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    AVG AntiVirus avg.com Top 10K

    antivirus software

  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
    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.

  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
    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!

  17. 17
    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.

  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
    MarkMonitor markmonitor.com Top 1K English

    company

  20. 20
    Proton proton.me Top 10K English

    Proton: Privacy by default

    Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

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Competitors by meaning, stacks from the source. Data from public homepages and DNS.

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