ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs OpenText Core Endpoint Protection comparison

ESET and OpenText are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. ESET is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.5, while OpenText is ranked #43. ESET holds a 2.5% mindshare in EPP, compared to OpenText’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of ESET users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and OpenText Core Endpoint Protection are competitors in the endpoint security category. ESET has the upper hand in terms of user satisfaction regarding cost-effectiveness and licensing flexibility, while OpenText is thought to be slightly less expensive than some competitors.

Features: ESET Endpoint Protection Platform includes network virus protection, site blocking, and a two-way firewall. Users commend its lightweight design and robust malware detection. OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers a centralized admin console with AI-driven endpoint security, providing scalability for diverse environments and a focus on AI-enhanced security management.

Room for Improvement: ESET could benefit from better integration, improved malware detection, and advanced threat detection capabilities. Users wish for enhancements in alert systems and cloud-based hybrid deployment features. OpenText requires more advanced features like improved malware detection, enhanced reporting, and ransomware protection. Users expect OpenText to reduce false positives and bolster analytics capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ESET provides multiple deployment options, including on-premises and hybrid solutions, and receives commendations for good customer service. OpenText is recognized for its cloud-centric deployment but has mixed reviews on customer support, with some seeking more responsive helpdesks. ESET’s versatility in deployment and traditional customer support are preferred for varied environments.

Pricing and ROI: ESET is noted for its reasonable pricing, offering high ROI due to its effective security measures, making it an attractive option for small to medium businesses. OpenText is seen as more costly compared to some rivals, yet remains affordable. Both solutions enhance ROI by bolstering security, thus lowering potential recovery expenses for compromised systems.

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is 2.5%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.6%
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform	2.5%
OpenText Core Endpoint Protection	1.5%
Other	92.4%

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Marko-Stojanovic

Owner at Online IT

Cloud-based protection has simplified daily client support and keeps threats under control

The problems that we are facing with policy adoption include slow adoption, as it takes more than five minutes to adopt policy on client computers. ESET Network Attack Protection sometimes helps in reducing network-level intrusions, but sometimes it prevents local devices on the network, which are well-known and good devices, from being recognized, treating them as a threat. So it requires more administration than usual. ESET could implement a good solution for remote support in ESET Endpoint Protection Platform for improvement in the future. Since you have the cloud console, ESET could have something similar to AnyDesk or TeamViewer, but from ESET.

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vCIO At Grove Networks Inc. at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Improving threat detection is critical for enhanced protection

We use Webroot Business Endpoint Protection as a NextGen antivirus solution for our clients. It's included in the contract we have with our clients as a cost-effective option for antivirus protection Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is cost-effective for rolling it out to all of our clients,…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The multi-layered approach to the product gives you confidence that it will stop exploits, ransomware, worms, or viruses from compromising endpoints, essentially providing peace of mind."

"It blocks malicious files, prevents attacks, and doesn't require many updates because it is a very light application."

"Traps has drastically reduced our endpoint attack surface via advanced detection capabilities, sandboxing of never before seen programs, and by drastically limiting where executables can launch in the first place."

"The most valuable for us is the correlation feature."

"The solution's stability is generally good."

"The positive impacts I see from Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks include a complete 360-degree view of our security posture altogether, being a uniform platform where we are ingesting logs from multiple resources."

"Cortex covers everything I need. It's a perfect solution. Cortex provides a different level of visibility because it's an extended EDR, allowing you to grab logs from the network and firewalls. Palo Alto invented the concept of the extended EDR or XDR."

"The main benefit of using Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks while employing Palo Alto Firewall at the internet edge is that it improves security on our endpoint devices, integrating seamlessly with Palo Alto Firewalls to deliver comprehensive network, analyst, and security details all in a single dashboard, which allows us to manage everything from our network devices."

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"The features seem to be alright."

"It's easy to set up and quick to deploy."

"The most valuable features of this solution are, of course, the IPS/IDS, Intrusion Prevention, Intrusion Detection, and Antivirus."

"The primary purpose is to protect computers from viruses and ransomware."

"My advice to others is this is a very good solution for email protection but for the EDR and SIEM, the integration is not at a high level."

"For organizations with budget constraints that need a reliable solution, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is an excellent choice."

"I like the central console and the Cloud platform."

"I have found the ESET Management Console very good. It gives me many features, such as managing users and installing a new version."

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"It is very light. It is the only solution that can be installed on a machine that already has an antivirus. It is a pretty complete solution."

"The traffic security monitoring, traffic application access feature called the agent, the main feature which is the endpoint security feature are the ones I found valuable. And it also had the in branch security in kind of SD WAN, good three hundred and sixty protection. It is specific and there is ease of deployment also present."

"Webroot pioneered integration of novel concepts in endpoint protection."

"They have a lot of features integrated from way back, which shows that the product developers know exactly what they're doing."

"Webroot Business Endpoint Protection is easy to use, stable, flexible, and the performance is great."

"I like that Webroot is very lightweight, it didn't bog down the machine, and more importantly, it had heuristics artificial intelligence to some degree, where you have one endpoint recognizing issues because it maintains a cloud database, so if one client recognizes a threat, it would add it to the database, and almost immediately, every agent in the world would also know about that threat."

"Its ease of installation is valuable; it has been a low-resource tool and the continuous updates in the past have made it attractive from the standpoint of the trust level on the protection."

"The solution is very simple and straightforward to use."

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Cons

"As an improvement, I would like to see enhanced connection speeds."

"While using Cortex, I noticed some aspects that could be improved, such as increasing the synchronization speed between XDR and Xnor."

"There are some false positives. What our guys would have liked is that it would have been easier to manipulate as soon as they found a false positive that they knew was a false positive. How to do so was not obvious. Some people complained about it. The interface, the ESM, is not user-friendly."

"We have found that there are times Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks does not detect some of the viruses, we have to use another protection solution called Kaspersky."

"It is not easy to sell Cortex XDR, not because it isn't a good tool. Its marketing needs to be improved."

"It should support more mobile operating systems. That is one of the cons of their infrastructure right now."

"It tends to do 99.9% of things. The only thing I'd like is single sign-on authentication into their cloud platform so that my users can be properly authenticated against it."

"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."

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"The stability needs to be improved. There are bugs that you have to deal with."

"Sometimes it is not running as well. When it actually doesn't work properly, then the whole process of reinstalling it is more or less a tedious task."

"They recently released an EDR integration. I hope they have more AI or intelligence filtering on the EDR events. Even though it has already got AI, but it is quite a different thing. So, they still have room to improve on the EDR part. This is one small piece that they need to improve. Otherwise, it is just fine."

"I would like them to use AI features to do preventative virus protection."

"I think the product support is very bad."

"We are looking to move towards an EDR solution rather than EPP. EDR is a solution that can dynamically detect threats based on the process behavior. It would be better if this solution was an EDR and an EPP solution, this would increase security protection."

"They could be more aggressive with malware."

"They should focus more on the offline market as well. Everybody is connected nowadays, and they want to do everything via cloud or fast internet connections, however, that's still not possible in many situations."

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"Usually, when it comes to reliability, McAfee and Norton are at 99 percent. Webroot's percentage is lower."

"One of the biggest pain points is that it's not really ransomware-oriented. They will be able to catch some, but that's where Sentinel One is a better player compared to Webroot."

"Since they're dealing with multi-core environments now, the best option would be for them to enhance the product so that the product can automatically do an assessment on the machine."

"The reporting is the weakest part of the Webroot console. Frequently, I export to Excel to massage something into it to pass on to others."

"There is one thing that is deplorable with the product that I would change as soon as I found a better one. However, the reports are worthless."

"Usually, when it comes to reliability, McAfee and Norton are at 99 percent. Webroot's percentage is lower. It is 94% reliable in terms of what it catches, but you're trading that percentage for customer satisfaction because your computer isn't being constantly told that it just blocked something, or it just did something."

"We were attacked by CryptoLock. It didn't protect us in the way we needed to and an attack was able to get through their defenses."

"I did notice that my OS slowed down, but I don't know if that's due to Webroot."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We didn't have to pay any additional fee for the cloud instance. It just came with the renewal, which was nice."

"The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."

"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."

"Cortex XDR's pricing is ok."

"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."

"Every customer has to pay for a license because it doesn't work with what you get from a managed services provider."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is an expensive solution."

"I don't like that they have different types of licenses."

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"The price could be lower, but it's comparable, as other solutions have a similar price for the same effect."

"The price of the solution is very good compared to other solutions."

"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to competitors."

"ESET is perfect, if you can afford it."

"Customers buy the ESET Endpoint Security license for a year, two years, or 36 months."

"Its price is fair. If we compare it with any other retail product, it is a little harder to compete with."

"The price of ESET Endpoint Security is affordable."

"I pay about $100 a year, so it's really cheap. I'm sure that if I need something else beyond more technical support, I'll need to pay more."

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"The pricing is high."

"Its cost is not much per month. Our price is a couple of bucks a user."

"Get a trial, then a multi-year license."

"With Webroot Business Endpoint Protection, I can select a yearly billing cycle."

"If you purchase for clients, then you are the managing billing entity. It's better to either get a monthly subscription check from your clients, or to prepay for the year (so as to not keep cash in reserve to pay the bill each month) IMHO."

"The solution doesn't cost too much. It's about 30 Euros a year for each endpoint. It's pretty affordable for us and for many other companies."

"We are on an annual subscription for the use of Webroot Business Endpoint Protection."

"It is relatively cheap."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Construction Company

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Small Business	45
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	48

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Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	18
Large Enterprise	21

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Midsize Enterprise	2
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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Smart Security, ESET PROTECT Advanced, ESET LiveGuard Advanced, ESET PROTECT Platform

Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform offers comprehensive security with minimal CPU and RAM impact, effective malware protection, and seamless updates, making it ideal for organizations needing reliable digital security.

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is highly regarded for its effective ThreatSense technology, advanced firewall, and central control capabilities. Users benefit from its lightweight design and efficient notification system, enjoying customizable management through its management console. Despite its strengths, there are opportunities to enhance malware repair, update processes, and AI integration. The platform's compatibility across operating systems and integration with systems like ESET PROTECT allows organizations to effectively secure endpoints and servers against threats like malware, viruses, and ransomware.

What are the key features of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform?

Minimal CPU and RAM Impact: Designed for efficient use of resources.
ThreatSense Technology: Provides reliable threat detection and response.
Advanced Firewall: Offers enhanced network security.
Central Control: Allows for organized management from a single point.
Cloud Integration: Seamlessly integrates with cloud services for expanded functionality.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Reliable Malware Protection: Ensures effective defense against diverse threats.
Seamless Updates: Facilitates stress-free upgrading to maintain security.
Lightweight and Efficient: Provides strong security without compromising system performance.
Customizable Management: Allows for tailored security management to suit specific needs.
Affordable Pricing: Offers value-driven pricing without compromising on protection quality.

Organizations deploy ESET Endpoint Protection Platform to safeguard laptops, desktops, and servers from cyber threats. Its use extends to antivirus protection, firewall configuration, and network monitoring. Companies often integrate it with ESET PROTECT and Apache HTTP Proxy for optimized management and updates, making it a versatile choice in industries requiring robust endpoint security.

ESET

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection offers cloud-managed endpoint security with AI integration, providing real-time protection and lightweight performance. It ensures low system impact, seamless cloud integration, and cost-effective security solutions for various devices.

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection is a comprehensive endpoint security platform utilized by managed-service providers for antivirus and firewall functionality across servers, workstations, and mobile devices. It employs AI for robust threat detection, integrating with cloud applications for real-time updates. Multi-layered security features include malware protection, network defense, and DNS protection. Although connectivity and threat reporting need improvement, this platform extensively supports remote device management and integrates efficiently with Active Directory policies.

What are the key features of OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Cloud Management: Centralized admin console for easy oversight
AI Integration: Enhanced threat detection capabilities
Lightweight Performance: Minimal impact on system resources
Real-time Threat Database: Constant updates for effective protection
Web Control Interface: Monitors and controls web traffic

What benefits are associated with OpenText Core Endpoint Protection?

Ease of Setup and Maintenance: Facilitates quick deployment and upkeep
Seamless Cloud Integration: Simplifies scalability and operation
Cost-Effectiveness: Affordable pricing with comprehensive features
Mobile Security Capabilities: Supports remote device management

OpenText Core Endpoint Protection finds application in industries requiring stringent data protection and peace of mind over device security. Managed-service providers implement this for comprehensive antivirus and firewall features, safeguarding multi-device networks. It is particularly useful for DNS protection and integrating with Active Directory policies, enabling secure yet flexible operations across sectors.

OpenText

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