Deep Instinct Prevention Platform vs VirusTotal comparison

Deep Instinct and VirusTotal are both solutions in the Anti-Malware Tools category. Deep Instinct is ranked #17 with an average rating of 9.0, while VirusTotal is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8. Deep Instinct holds a 0.9% mindshare in Anti-Malware Tools, compared to VirusTotal’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Deep Instinct users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VirusTotal users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Deep Instinct and VirusTotal compete in the cybersecurity category, focusing on malware detection and prevention. Deep Instinct seems to have an edge due to its comprehensive platform support and proactive technical support, particularly for on-premises solutions.

Features: Deep Instinct offers a single platform compatible with Windows, Mac, and Android, achieving high accuracy in malware detection with minimal false positives and comprehensive threat classification. It doesn’t require frequent updates, enhancing ease of use. VirusTotal integrates with over 70 antivirus scanners, providing extensive threat intelligence capabilities, including detailed file, IP address, and URL analysis, ensuring in-depth insights into malicious activities.

Room for Improvement: Deep Instinct could improve its user interface for enhanced control and expand support for Linux systems. Improvements in reporting functionalities and clearer guidelines for setup and deployment would enhance user experiences. VirusTotal needs better documentation for query creation, improved AI integrations, and more comprehensive API support. Enhancements in its first-level protection capabilities and addressing false positives are also necessary.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Deep Instinct operates on private, public, and on-premises clouds, praised for proactive technical support but needs to reduce tech support dependency for problem analysis. VirusTotal, primarily running on public clouds, receives positive feedback for its support, delivering reliable service across time zones. Both companies are commended for effective customer service, with Deep Instinct's on-premises capability providing an advantage.

Pricing and ROI: Deep Instinct's pricing is competitive, offering high ROI, especially for larger deployments and non-profits, due to reduced false positives and administrative overhead. VirusTotal, though more expensive, offers good returns for its comprehensive analysis and threat detection, with users finding its pricing reasonable considering the depth of threat intelligence provided. Deep Instinct’s efficient cost structure is highly valued for its robust prevention capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Deep Instinct Prevention Pl...

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

17th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (36th)

VirusTotal

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

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Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is 0.9%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VirusTotal is 3.4%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Anti-Malware Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
VirusTotal	3.4%
Deep Instinct Prevention Platform	0.9%
Other	95.7%

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Tom Foal

CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd

Stops ransomware before it executes and reduces response time for the team

A potential area of improvement for Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is their focus on file uploads and large data storage, backups, and other related areas. It is difficult to think of what they could improve, but low information provided by the system when it detects something is one area, particularly in scripting. Deep Instinct Prevention Platform detects malicious scripts but it needs better measures, perhaps signing scripts, so we can be sure that a script is created by a client, not by some malware. It is really about helping us triage incidents effectively, so a bit more help with the analysis of incidents, particularly what the Deep Instinct Prevention Platform agent has discovered, would be beneficial. We need to know what it has spotted that makes it suspect malware.

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Chinmay Banerjee

Advisor Adtech/Martech/API product/project Engineering at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Helps businesses collect threat data while keeping privacy in mind and apable of detecting, blocking, and removing viruses and malware

There are two gray areas I still need to explore. I have worked with VirusTotal because it easily integrates with over seventy antivirus scanners and blacklisting services. In addition to those there is much scope to improve and add other services or integrations. The areas for improvement are that VirusTotal is not using much AI or generative AI models, while other competitors are starting to build them. For example, VirusTotal's work is based on the setup done by their engineers. If you want to do scanning or protection activities for a specific site, app, or device, that is the area VirusTotal is currently focused on. But other competitors are building AI models that can do things like left-side scanning and provide auto-generated reports. VirusTotal has predefined reports, but there is a lot of manual effort involved. Secondly, the API is very limited if I want to integrate VirusTotal with other applications. They need to build more connectors and provide support for Webhook connectors for the API. If you can't build your own connector, it's always good to have provisions for Webhook setup connectors across platforms. Thirdly, Kaspersky, a competitor of VirusTotal, is using a methodology called "gatekeeper." A gatekeeper is a security system that protects the inside of a building from outside threats. This is the model Kaspersky is currently using. You have your website set up, but the entire army of VirusTotal or Kaspersky is standing guard, protecting you from the first gate itself. Right now, VirusTotal detects threats from your domain, but it is always better to verify inside the domain and protect it from the first level when people or malware are entering. This first level of protection is lacking in VirusTotal right now. The security bridge and protection gate are missing.

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Pros

"It has given us a more structured approach for detecting and preventing threats. It has machine learning-based detection and prevention. Their engines, in even older versions, are able to pick these viruses and malware. They have posted a lot of use cases online for detecting different viruses and malware that have been out for many years."

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"The CPU consumption is low compared to what I have been using in my current environment, which is Sophos. The footprint is a lot smaller, about a quarter of Sophos. It is very small."

"The detection rate is very high. In all the testing with around 20 partners in different environments, quite a lot of them had installed with other anti-malware applications, like Sophos. This software can co-exist with those applications in the same machine. This is impressive."

"The support is very good. They reply and respond very quickly."

"It has the lowest false-positive ratio that I have come across. I have only had one which was a legitimate file that I had to whitelist. It was for one of the applications I was trying to install and integrate. But the false positive ratio is very low."

"The most valuable features are the static/dynamic analyses. Deep Instinct's predictive model has very high accuracy and provides threat information for unknown malware, such as malware classification, static analysis information, and sandbox information."

"The product offers integration capabilities and is also easy to use."

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"It gives detailed information about suspicious IPs, which is one of its most valuable features."

"It allows us to see if there have been previous reports on certain indicators of compromise, providing insights from other security professionals."

"The most valuable feature is the worldwide malware information database."

"I have never had any problems with stability or bugs while using VirusTotal."

"It is quite simple for anyone if they just want to check some suspicious URLs."

"The initial setup is easy."

"With VirusTotal, I can check for any hash, malware, file, domain, IP URL, or malicious URL, and Kaspersky stays clean."

"VirusTotal provides 95% to 98% accurate information."

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Cons

"Due to the nature of deep learning, it’s sometimes difficult to determine why the AI model has blocked a specific file, although this has improved over time."

"If they can bring some additional, complementary solutions, like network scanning and the like, that will help. If they had some sort of a firewall which could help detect DDoS attacks and other things, it would be an improvement"

"It would be nice if there were options where, if I have to do SIEM integration, I could do so from the UI: Just pick and choose what SIEM solutions the customers use and have options to have out-of-the-box connection facility."

"The Management Console is not localized."

"Deep Instinct Prevention Platform detects malicious scripts but it needs better measures, perhaps signing scripts, so we can be sure that a script is created by a client, not by some malware."

"If the client is working remotely and doesn't have a VPN then the deployment is difficult to do."

"There's an issue in the installation process where you can't install it unless you disable the built-in Windows Bitdefender antivirus. So, you have to manually disable Microsoft Bitdefender in order to install Deep Instinct. So, that makes it impossible to do a network rollout unless you manually visit each computer, which is ridiculous."

"When things get done automatically, I would appreciate more logging of what's happening in the background... we should be able to backtrack from the log that gets uploaded to our cloud instance and see, forensically, what the root cause was."

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"There is room for improvement, particularly in making some of the most useful features more accessible in the non-paid version."

"The platform could improve in the areas of endpoints and networks."

"They can improve the telemetry. Whenever we handle a sample, they cannot provide any information about a victim."

"I would like to see improvements in the score consistency and accuracy."

"I would like to see an improved user interface and some automation."

"There should be room for improvement, particularly in the API side of things."

"VirusTotal needs better advertisement and promotion, especially in the Middle East, since it is not yet widely recognized or popular in that region."

"VirusTotal has different versions, and sometimes the parameters of the API are not very clear."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In comparison to the other products out there, it's exceptionally competitively priced. When you consider the lower administrative overhead that it facilitates, it's an absolute value."

"We are a nonprofit. The MSP had provides pretty decent nonprofit rates for us. This was one of the key factors that made us choose Deep Instinct over its competitors who were significantly more expensive."

"There are no additional costs on the price, and our company has a support contract, which bundles in those services anyway."

"One thing about their licensing program that I like is that just one covers the server as well as on the endpoint as well as mobile devices. There is no complexity in calculating how many SKUs I need for mobile, for laptop, for desktop, and for servers. It's very simple and that makes it much easier to budget."

"If I include the false positive rate and the detection rate in the comparison, Deep Instinct is worth its price."

"There is a need for customers of the product to pay towards the licensing costs of the tool."

"Their pricing is very competitive. It is good, fair, and a lot cheaper than what we were doing with Cylance."

"Pricing and licensing are very straightforward. It's two SKUs, one is for the console and the other is for the client."

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"The pricing is very economical."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"We are using VirusTotal with free licenses, managing the license limits across three or four accounts, thus incurring no costs."

"VirusTotal is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Government

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	5

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Deep Instinct?

The product offers integration capabilities and is also easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Deep Instinct?

The price for Deep Instinct Prevention Platform is reasonable. It is about the same price as any other antivirus.

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What needs improvement with Deep Instinct?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VirusTotal?

I do not know about the pricing or licensing as our organization services VirusTotal for our clients.

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What needs improvement with VirusTotal?

I would like to see improvements in the score consistency and accuracy. VirusTotal should add more details like those from competitors such as URL Void or Symantec URL Checker, which show the categ...

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What is your primary use case for VirusTotal?

As I work in an incident response role, my daily task is to mitigate the security alert and perform the analysis part. When any alerts come, I check the IPs from where they originate and the locati...

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Overview

Deep Instinct PREVENTS >99% of UNKNOWN threats like ransomware and zero-days before they land inside your environment – not after. With both an agentless and agent-based approach, we ensure file-based and fileless attacks are prevented. To achieve this, Deep Instinct is pioneering the use of deep learning AI to prevent threats in <20ms, without requiring calls to the cloud for threat intelligence. Our ability to scale to the needs of the enterprise is unprecedented as is our delivery of the industry’s lowest false positive rate of <0.1%.

The Deep Instinct Prevention Platform combines industry-leading static analysis based on the only deep learning framework dedicated to cybersecurity and includes two solutions:

Deep Instinct Prevention for Applications is a flexible, containerized and highly scalable solution, deployed via API or ICAP, to scan million so files per day and prevent malicious files from entering storage environments.

Deep Instinct for Endpoints complements EDR solutions by preventing threats pre-execution, minimizing false positives, improving the productivity of SOC teams, and increasing the efficiency of the security stack.

To learn more, visit: https://www.deepinstinct.com.

Deep Instinct

VirusTotal provides a comprehensive digital security platform by leveraging a vast malware database. It integrates numerous antivirus scanners for robust malware and virus detection, offering valuable insights for threat intelligence and security analysis.

VirusTotal is widely used for malware analysis and cybersecurity investigations, relying on its extensive capabilities in file and IP analysis. It integrates seamlessly with various antivirus engines, ensuring detailed threat intelligence. The platform excels at performing automated reputation checks, gleaning insights from a robust community, and delivering comprehensive information on suspicious activities. With an API system, it facilitates deeper analysis and integration into existing security workflows.

What are the standout features of VirusTotal?

Vast Malware Database: A comprehensive repository for malware intelligence.
Integration with Antivirus Scanners: Collaborates with multiple scanners for enhanced detection.
File and IP Analysis: Detailed insights into files and IP addresses.
Automated Reputation Checks: Efficiently verifies file and domain safety.
Community Insights: Gathers valuable data from an active community.

What benefits and ROI should be considered?

Threat Intelligence: Informs strategic security decisions with detailed malware data.
Enhanced Detection: Supports comprehensive threat identification and response.
Contextual Analysis: Provides extensive details for thorough investigation of threats.

In sectors like retail, FinTech, and GRC, VirusTotal is integrated into cybersecurity workflows to enhance incident response capabilities. It is invaluable for analyzing phishing websites, inspecting URLs, identifying compromised information, and generating alerts for specific threats. APIs enable deeper examination of suspicious activity, supporting comprehensive cybersecurity operations.

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