F-Secure Total vs ZoneAlarm comparison

F-Secure and Check Point Software Technologies are both solutions in the Anti-Malware Tools category. F-Secure is ranked #16, while Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.3. F-Secure holds a 5.9% mindshare in Anti-Malware Tools, compared to Check Point Software Technologies’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of F-Secure users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Check Point Software Technologies users who would recommend it.

F-Secure Total

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100% willing to recommend

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

F-Secure Total

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

16th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Office 365 Protection (10th)

ZoneAlarm

Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of F-Secure Total is 5.9%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ZoneAlarm is 2.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Anti-Malware Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
F-Secure Total	5.9%
ZoneAlarm	2.6%
Other	91.5%

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Mauro Spinazzè

Computer Scientist at Comune di Eraclea

Easy to setup and stable solution

It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us. There is room for improvement in pricing. In future releases, I would like to see improvements in EDR protection. So, the only thing that I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for…

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Bala_Krishna

Director at Rhinexa India 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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good product for us. The reports and notifications are very good for us."

"The product's most valuable feature is the detection engine due to its ability to identify threats."

"The phone access scan stands out as the most valuable feature for me."

"It is quick and easy to configure."

"This antivirus is regularly updated, and the updates can be scheduled."

"ZoneAlarm protects all computers from viruses, spyware, and hackers."

"The solution maintains reasonable scalability."

"It is easy to use through interfaces and easy to configure each of the customizations we created based on the characteristics that we wanted."

"The solution really focused on giving more security than an antivirus."

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Cons

"I would like to see in the future is EDR protection and a lower price for F-Secure Total."

"They should release a single update with all the necessary characteristics to avoid being in a cycle of consecutive updates."

"The support is not always so effective."

"Perhaps the primary area for potential enhancement is to make it faster, ensuring a more seamless experience while maintaining robust security features."

"Some of our users say that the interface is a little bit outdated for 2020, and want it to be more modern and cozy."

"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."

"ZoneAlarm should be a light application that does not take too much memory in mobile phones."

"The solution's efficiency in threat containment and overall protection needs improvement."

"We'd like better performance of the network equipment. There are high-speed environments where an immediate response is required."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We can easily scale and improve security, but the cost is high for us."

"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

Comms Service Provider

26%

Computer Software Company

20%

Non Profit

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Hospitality Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

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What do you like most about ZoneAlarm?

ZoneAlarm protects all computers from viruses, spyware, and hackers.

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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.

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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 ...

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F-Secure Elements for Microsoft 365

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Overview

Total peace of mind online Our lives are filled with digital moments. F‑Secure Total makes securing those moments brilliantly simple.

F-Secure

ZoneAlarm protects you by preventing hackers from remotely accessing and controlling your device, and lets you know which apps have excessive permissions so you can decide whether they threaten your privacy.

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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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