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Bitdefender Security for AWS vs ZoneAlarm comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender Security for AWS
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ZoneAlarm
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
32nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Bitdefender Security for AWS is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZoneAlarm is 1.5%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bitdefender Security for AWS1.1%
ZoneAlarm1.5%
Other97.4%
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Featured Reviews

Abhimanyu Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Kyndryl
Bitdefender Security for AWS is a cloud‑native antimalware and workload‑protection service that secures EC2 instances on AWS with minimal performance impact via off‑loaded scanning and centralized man
Bitdefender Security for AWS could be improved by broadening its scope beyond basic antimalware on EC2 and adding features that better match how modern cloud workloads are built and run. Right now it’s focused on lightweight, off‑loaded scanning for EC2 instances, which is strong, but there are a few obvious gaps that customers often mention indirectly. From a feature‑roadmap perspective, the most useful additions would probably be deeper cloud‑native workload support, such as antimalware‑style protection or integrity checks for containers (ECS/EKS pods) and serverless components like Lambda, not just traditional EC2 VMs. Many teams today mix EC2 with containers and serverless, so being able to manage at least policy and visibility across those layers from the same GravityZone‑style console would make the product feel more comprehensive. Another area to improve is integration with AWS security and observability services: tighter bridging to GuardDuty, Security Hub, and CloudTrail so that Bitdefender detections and scan events can flow directly into native AWS tools instead of relying only on GravityZone or a separate SIEM. This would reduce duplication, simplify alert routing, and help teams enforce consistent security‑and‑compliance rules across the board. Technically, it would also help if the product added lighter agent‑less or partially agent‑less options for scanning or integrity‑checking data and snapshots, similar to how some cloud‑security platforms inspect EBS volumes or backups without requiring a long‑running agent on every instance. This would appeal to teams that want antimalware‑style coverage but minimize the number of agents or services running on critical workloads. Finally, better cloud‑security posture and configuration insights (think basic CSPM‑style checks) around the EC2 and VPC environment would push the product closer to a full‑stack cloud‑security tool, rather than a dedicated antimalware layer. Customers already using GravityZone and XDR would likely appreciate seeing misconfigurations, risky IAM patterns, or open‑to‑the‑Internet instances flagged alongside the traditional malware‑detection view.
Bala_Krishna - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at esupport Solutions Pvt ltd
Security suite has protected individual devices from threats, while installation and network features require improvements
BIG-IP is actually the LTM, Link Load Balancer, which comes with ASM, meaning Application Security Module. It consists of multiple modules, such as ASM, SWG, and a domain DNS manager. ZoneAlarm allows defining trusted and public networks, which helps maintain security in public Wi-Fi environments. It offers comprehensive protection, securing PCs against threats. Users do not experience any system slowdowns while scanning. Harmony Browser protects all your browsing activity and is bundled with Harmony Endpoint and Harmony Connect. It provides a small but effective security layer and sometimes comes packaged with the larger Harmony suite.

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Pros

"Bitdefender Security for AWS has positively impacted my organization by being a lightweight security agent that does not impact server performance."
"The protection that it provides is valuable because the biggest problem that people and companies have been seeing in the last two or three years is scams and everything like that."
"Bitdefender Security for AWS has positively impacted my organization because it gives our partners and MSPs the flexibility to stay within the environment that they already have and not forcing them to move to a different environment, such as Microsoft."
"We consider Bitdefender Security for AWS as a leadership vendor for the cybersecurity solution through the useful product, simplify a single pane of glass, and the integration with the principal compliance regulatory requirements such as ISO 27001 and NIS 2 or DORA, among others."
"Bitdefender Security for AWS has positively impacted my organization by improving operational efficiency, reducing administrative workload, and streamlining security management."
"Bitdefender Security for AWS has positively impacted my organization by saving time and making things easier, and it also improved security."
"Previously, I was using in-house AWS tools, including AWS GuardRails and security groups, as well as other basic tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, but those were not adequate, which is why I switched to Bitdefender Security for AWS which has provided better ROI through reduced ransomware incidents, lower downtime, less manual malware cleanup, faster incident response, and improved compliance."
"The best features of Bitdefender Security for AWS are its EC2 workloads, called elastic compute cloud, which provide a solution from a single console to manage policy, deployment, and visibility across all platforms and across all AWS, so it was easy that way and it was good."
"It is quick and easy to configure."
"The solution maintains reasonable scalability."
"ZoneAlarm provides us with very good security and we are using both of the modules, including antivirus as well as firewall features, and it is very easy and stable for us."
"The product's most valuable feature is the detection engine due to its ability to identify threats."
"It is easy to use through interfaces and easy to configure each of the customizations we created based on the characteristics that we wanted."
"I strongly recommend ZoneAlarm as a simple but efficient solution, especially if your organization doesn't have a dedicated budget for providing a security solution for BYOD devices."
"The phone access scan stands out as the most valuable feature for me."
"This antivirus is regularly updated, and the updates can be scheduled."
 

Cons

"I remember when they first pushed it to the DBM server, my backup server at the time, it caused a lot of issues because they were supposed to exclude all the folders that they were backing up to and had the storage. I got hold of the security group and asked them to uninstall it. We uninstalled it, ran a script, and then it fixed the problem."
"I think Bitdefender Security for AWS could improve as it currently has an issue of stability and growth of its tools, both in the administrative and technical areas, as well as in the security levels that are being required and needed more every day."
"Bitdefender Security for AWS could be improved in the Threat Explorer part, as it doesn't detect everything."
"I believe that one of the points that could be improved in Bitdefender Security for AWS is the integration with Fargate and Lambda functions, as we felt a lack of deeper and unified coverage for containers and serverless within the same standard licensing."
"I would like to add that perhaps Bitdefender Security for AWS could improve the front-end."
"For a small industry, it will be fine, but when you are initiating Bitdefender Security for AWS in a large-scale environment, you need careful planning and tuning with policy tuning, and in a large scale, it will be difficult."
"I give it a nine and not a ten because sometimes the updates can really be a hindrance in terms of productivity, which is why I did not give it a ten."
"To improve Bitdefender Security for AWS, the UI can be simplified as it can sometimes be complex, and there is alert noise with fake alerts being generated."
"Perhaps the primary area for potential enhancement is to make it faster, ensuring a more seamless experience while maintaining robust security features."
"Currently, the client is only available for the Windows Operating System but it would be good if it were released for Mac OS as well."
"I used ZoneAlarm a long time ago, so I don’t know the specific version."
"Updating ZoneAlarm is a problem at times."
"I would like it to be integrated with the Check Point centralization solution like Infinity Portal. It would be great to be able to manage it through the same website."
"We'd like better performance of the network equipment. There are high-speed environments where an immediate response is required."
"Some of our users say that the interface is a little bit outdated for 2020, and want it to be more modern and cozy."
"They need to update and improve the features available for Mac."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It was included in the account that we had. We didn't have to pay for it."
"The pricing is reasonable, with a yearly renewal license costing seventy dollars."
"This is a freeware product and I recommend using it."
"We use the free version of the software, but it can be upgraded to the paid Extreme Security edition."
"We have to pay a yearly licensing fee for ZoneAlarm, which is cheap."
"I rate the product pricing a seven out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
7%
Hospitality Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Hospitality Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitdefender Security for AWS?
My experience with the pricing, implementation costs, and licenses of Bitdefender Security for AWS has been accessible.
What needs improvement with Bitdefender Security for AWS?
I found the platform easy to use, but there are always areas to improve. One thing I would like to see is even more customizable dashboards and reporting, so different teams can quickly focus on th...
What advice do you have for others considering Bitdefender Security for AWS?
I recommend clearly defining security requirements before deployment and taking time to plan policies for AWS integration. Start with a pilot deployment in a test environment. Overall, I had a posi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ZoneAlarm?
ZoneAlarm has an acceptable price. Not much detail can be provided as I am not the one to judge the price.
What needs improvement with ZoneAlarm?
Check Point support needs improvement. Currently rated at 9 out of 10, more support is required. There are some concerns on support that need addressing. The integration of new products with their ...
What is your primary use case for ZoneAlarm?
I work with vendors such as F5 and deal with F5 as a reseller. I work with F5 BIG-IP regarding F5 Shape Security. BIG-IP Advanced WAF is what I work with regarding BIG-IP DNS or BIG-IP AFM. Advance...
 

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Sample Customers

Archdiocese, Northstar, SeSa, W&W Informatik, Yamaha Motor Europe
Terma, Optix, Samsung Research Amercia, SF Police Credit Union, Independence Care System, Mattias Thomsen, Carmel Partners, Desert Research Institute, CRIF, FXCM Inc, US State Agency
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