We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Anti-Malware Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Advanced level endpoint firewall, which helps to block unwanted and malicious traffic."
"We do not have a domain structure yet but we can manage our client stations via this solution's managing interface. This means that we don't need to have any extra management platforms."
"It can block certain web pages that may contain viruses or pose a threat to the computer."
"The tool protects everything."
"We have not picked up a bug yet, because we use ESET, which is a tried and proven system."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and maintain while also being fully encrypted."
"The most valuable features are the sandbox, mail scanning, sandboxing attachments, files, and that it responds to VPN porting."
"It's light. I almost don't know that I am using it."
"The pricing of the solution is okay. It's not the most expensive option."
"I haven't a problem with anti-virus stability using WatchGuard for over two years."
"It is the most effective on non-encrypted traffic and it is able to determine some threats through deep packet inspection."
"The update process can be improved, and there could be an automatic update process when a new version comes out. For system updates or program updates, there could be more automation."
"After we did the initial setup of ESET Endpoint Security, we had to inform users about popups. This solution comes with an in-built software firewall and there can be some popups coming. We must tell the user not to keep, allow, or block anything. That is the main issue on the user side we have faced. The user's experience may not be as good."
"The proactive feature is excellent, but I do not believe ESET will make any changes to this feature in the future."
"The solution can improve the modules, and it is lacking centralized management and visibility of the endpoints."
"The migration between on-prem and cloud has room for improvement."
"ESET's updates are mostly manual. That's my biggest concern. I'd like it to be more automatic. I've had to download the new version and run it manually to install it. I've got several workstations like that right now."
"It's not a huge thing, because it doesn't happen very often, but I'll notice sometimes, when there's a startup scan, the computer does bog down a little bit. However, this happens rarely."
"I used Avira previously and ESET lacks certain aspects in comparison to Avira."
"It doesn't offer the best protection and it's incompatible with a lot of China's websites. It makes a lot of mistakes when it is detecting items as it's not recognizing items correctly."
"The solution isn't what I would consider feature-rich."
"WatchGuard technical support requires a license."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 3rd in Anti-Malware Tools with 99 reviews while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is ranked 44th in Anti-Malware Tools. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus writes "A fully complete suite with VPN, firewall, and anti-virus agents for network management". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, Fortinet FortiEDR and SentinelOne Singularity Complete, whereas WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Hornetsecurity Email Spam Filter and Malware Protection and Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP). See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus report.
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