Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security vs Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum comparison

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security vs. Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

5.9

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security provides competitive pricing, functionality, and a 35% financial advantage over competitors, enhancing value.

Sentiment score

3.0

Kaspersky offers effective, cost-worthy security with a 30% return, valued for protection against data loss and phishing.

We have experienced significant return on investment and measurable benefits with Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security.

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Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD

I have observed value for money from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum.

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Senior IT Manager at HETCO

Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.0

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security provides efficient support, though regional support limitations and documentation gaps may cause occasional delays.

Sentiment score

5.3

Kaspersky support is generally good with knowledgeable staff, but some users report delays and occasional imprecise answers.

I have never needed additional support, which shows how easy and friendly Bitdefender is.

Wilfred Mwigio

ITOfficer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

They conduct annual health checks at no cost, making the experience smooth.

Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD

Their technical support is helpful.

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CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC

Compared to other solution providers, the responses are not very clear when we need support.

Jaime Benitez

Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We usually solve issues ourselves due to our experience, as paid support is not used.

Abenezer Kefato

Network Engineer at Berhan Bank

For technical support, Kaspersky provides two kinds: purchased support for real-time assistance and normal support during working hours.

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CEO at Haniya Technologies

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.2

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is praised for scalability and ease of expansion, especially for small to medium businesses.

Sentiment score

7.9

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is scalable, supporting thousands of endpoints, though some integrations may be needed.

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Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum can expand from Endpoint Detection and Response to Extended Detection and Response and then threat intelligence solutions.

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CEO at Haniya Technologies

It is very easy for me to scale.

Ahmed Gueida

Senior IT Executer at Mylerz Co.

Currently, I find it good and easily scalable.

Abenezer Kefato

Network Engineer at Berhan Bank

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is stable and reliable but may have resource consumption and compatibility issues with older systems.

Sentiment score

7.9

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is highly stable, scoring high in reliability with minor agent disconnection issues.

In terms of stability, we haven't experienced any crashes, downtimes, or performance issues.

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Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD

The solution is highly stable, scoring more than nine in terms of protection.

Chief Information Technology Officer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is stable.

Abenezer Kefato

Network Engineer at Berhan Bank

I would rate stability for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum as nine; it is pretty stable, a very good, stable product.

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CEO at Haniya Technologies

Room For Improvement

Bitdefender GravityZone struggles with user-friendliness, high costs, inflexible features, and insufficient support, needing better detection and interface.

Kaspersky EDR Optimum requires better firewall integration, UI improvements, simplified setup, enhanced support, and unified tool management.

Initially, before we purchased it, the distributor acted as if they knew this product very well, but after we bought it and were supposed to deploy it, they were struggling, so we ended up getting it right ourselves.

SelbyMKhabela

Chief Technology Officer at DNN Technologies

The initial file I download to deploy on end-user devices is about six hundred to seven hundred megabytes, and it should be scaled down to an agent size of maybe less than one hundred megabytes, max.

Wilfred Mwigio

ITOfficer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

Now, we have to do it via CLI, which even technical personnel struggle to understand.

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CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC

To increase the benefits of the product, Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service from Kaspersky should be included.

Chief Information Technology Officer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The uninstallation needs better handling, specifically with automatic license deletions.

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Senior IT Manager at HETCO

SonicWall can integrate with other products such as Sophos, SentinelOne, and several others, but not with Kaspersky.

Jaime Benitez

Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

Bitdefender GravityZone offers flexible, competitive pricing with modular licensing, allowing payment for only necessary features and optional extras.

Kaspersky EDR Optimum is cost-effective, subscription-based, and offers good value, appealing to budget-conscious companies.

Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, it is affordable.

VikasNaik

CEO at URS LLP

Maintaining Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security has been smooth.

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Innovation & Development Support at BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD

Kaspersky is very cheap compared to solutions like CrowdStrike or other vendors.

Ahmed Gueida

Senior IT Executer at Mylerz Co.

The value from Kaspersky is very good, especially since we recently got a special deal.

Chief Information Technology Officer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is reasonably priced for the market.

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Senior IT Manager at HETCO

Valuable Features

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security provides extensive telemetry, intuitive setup, ransomware protection, and efficient remote management with seamless integration.

Kaspersky EDR Optimum provides real-time threat response, user-friendly interface, robust security features, and seamless integration for enterprise protection.

In terms of threat detection, I would give it a ten out of ten since Bitdefender manages to catch threats that other products miss.

Wilfred Mwigio

ITOfficer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

The best feature of Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is that it is lightweight.

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CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC

From my reseller perspective, the best features of Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security that stand out are the sandboxing and reporting capabilities.

VikasNaik

CEO at URS LLP

It fulfills security and protection requirements against newly discovered malware, especially ransomware attacks.

Chief Information Technology Officer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Threat Response Automation in Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is quite effective for enhancing security.

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Senior IT Manager at HETCO

In the past month, we encountered an unknown type of malware, but the behavior was sufficient for Kaspersky to isolate the network based on this behavior, which proved very efficient.

Jaime Benitez

Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone Ent...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

27th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtualization Security (4th)

Kaspersky Endpoint Detectio...

Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

29th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security	1.0%
Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum	0.9%
Other	98.1%

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

Featured Reviews

Delivers lightweight protection while facing challenges with technical aspects

CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC

I have been working with Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security for quite a long time, but recently, I do not appreciate their changes, especially on the technical side. They moved some portions to remote GUI-based interfaces. The Command Line Interface (CLI) is not improving. Even experienced personnel are finding it difficult. There is a power user function where you can stop it temporarily for installing applications. Previously, we had the option to click on the power user button and enter the password to allow stopping that particular function. Now, we have to do it via CLI, which even technical personnel struggle to understand. Currently, everything is working fine except for the technical aspects we can control. If they can revert to the old system, that would be much better. When we raise this issue with Bitdefender, they cite security reasons for the change. However, while Cisco is moving away from CLI to GUI, Bitdefender is moving backward. Normal users cannot handle these CLI operations effectively.

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Continuous protection has improved automated threat response and reporting for our endpoints

CEO at Haniya Technologies

We did work with one of our clients who required mobile security solutions. In my opinion, Trend Micro, when we went through the POCs and other components, we did not find it very strong as far as mobile security is concerned. I think Kaspersky is much better than Trend Micro when it comes to mobile security solutions. From an outside perspective, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum looks pretty strong and comprehensive. The main improvement would be if they could decrease the cost, as it would be great for clients since it is quite expensive now compared to when it used to be cheaper. The key competitor for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is Trend Micro. Trend Micro is the only competitor in the market right now. I would say both Trend Micro Endpoint Detection and Response and Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum are quite similar; I cannot say that one is better than the other. The difference is mainly in cost; Trend Micro has mostly moved all their products to the cloud, offering no on-premises products now, whereas Kaspersky is still in a transition phase providing both on-premises and cloud solutions. Many clients prefer on-premises as it is less expensive compared to cloud.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	25
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security?

Maintaining Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security has been smooth. We receive regular notifications about upgrades, and the process has been successful without issues.

What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security?

Because we bought Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security via Rectron as a distributor, they need to upskill their distributors. When we were deploying, the Rectron people did not know much, an...

What is your primary use case for Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security?

We primarily bought Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security for endpoint protection. We needed an endpoint protection solution that covered everything we required, and the pricing was also a fa...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum is reasonably priced for the market. I do not know the exact cost of the license per endpoint or annually.

What needs improvement with Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum?

What is your primary use case for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum?

When it comes to endpoint security requirements, we work with Trend Micro most of the time; currently, my focus is mostly on Trend Micro or Kaspersky. Mostly, when we work with Trend Micro, it is a...

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Also Known As

Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Virtualized Environments, GravityZone Security for Virtualized Environments

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Overview

Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution designed to protect businesses from advanced threats. It offers a wide range of features, including endpoint protection, network security, and advanced threat intelligence. With its centralized management console, administrators can easily deploy and manage security policies across all endpoints.

The solution also includes advanced anti-malware and anti-ransomware capabilities, as well as web filtering and application control. Additionally, GravityZone Enterprise Security provides real-time visibility and reporting, allowing organizations to quickly identify and respond to security incidents.

With its robust security features and user-friendly interface, Bitdefender GravityZone Enterprise Security is an ideal choice for businesses looking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.

Bitdefender

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Optimum delivers straightforward defense-in-depth against complex and advanced threats with no additional overheads. Use automated and 'single-click' responses so you can ensure every last piece of the threat is rooted out of your system.

Kaspersky

Sample Customers

SambaSafety, Morefield Communications, Northstar Ltd., Citrix, Greenman-Pedersen

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