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Essential tools for growing teams.
Complete toolset with premium support.
Custom security and volume license scale.
Security for multiple devices.
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Tied for overall winner with a composite score of 89%.
Tied for pricing value with Paid.
Tied with a solid set of 43 features.
Ranked #1 for usability with a user rating of 4.8/5 stars.
Reliable support with a user rating of 4.8/5 stars.
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Tied for overall winner with a composite score of 91%.
Tied for pricing value with Paid.
Tied with a solid set of 43 features.
Satisfactory usability with a user rating of 4.5/5 stars.
Decent support with a user rating of 4.7/5 stars.
Kaspersky Total Security and ESET Smart Security Premium are extremely well-matched overall. If Ease of Use is your priority, ESET Smart Security Premium has the edge — otherwise, your specific workflow requirements should be the deciding factor.
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Community-voted helpful feedback from verified users
After deploying ESET Smart Security Premium across our corporate endpoints, Anti-Theft captured a clear webcam photograph of the individual who powered on a stolen employee laptop within four hours of the theft report.
After migrating from a competing suite to ESET Smart Security Premium, Connected Home Monitor identified a baby monitor camera broadcasting unencrypted video on our corporate guest Wi-Fi network.
Since activating ESET Smart Security Premium on our developer workstations, Gamer Mode silently deferred all system notifications and scheduled scans during our team four-hour competitive gaming tournament.
After deploying ESET Smart Security Premium across our corporate endpoints, the Banking Protection secure browser encrypted all keystrokes during online wire transfers preventing any credential interception attempt.
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