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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform pros and cons

Vendor: ESET
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is highly effective in securing devices against viruses, ransomware, and potential threats.
The platform is lightweight, ensuring minimal impact on system resources while maintaining high performance.
Users appreciate the advanced protection features, including antivirus, firewall, and ransomware protection, all managed efficiently through a management console.
Pricing is competitive, often cited as affordable compared to other antivirus solutions.
Technical support is responsive and highly rated by users for its efficiency and helpfulness.

CONS

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform lacks efficient licensing management for virtual machines, requiring manual seat deletion on the license server.
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform's update process is mostly manual and could benefit from more automation.
False positives and confusion over security alerts within the network reduce ESET Endpoint Protection Platform's reliability.
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform's performance issues are reported to cause slowness on older or less powerful hardware.
Integration with third-party products and enhanced security for advanced threat detection could improve ESET Endpoint Protection Platform's effectiveness.
 

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform Pros review quotes

MS
Owner at Online IT
Jan 2, 2026
When we use ESET, our clients do not have any problem with viruses and any problems with ransomware and other types of viruses, so it is a very good product.
Ashutosh Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Engineer at IT Solution
Feb 27, 2026
For organizations with budget constraints that need a reliable solution, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is an excellent choice.
Manikumar David - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates
May 15, 2025
For security purposes, we feel good and safe when using ESET Endpoint Protection Platform.
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YH
Managing Director at Port-IT BV
Jun 4, 2025
The support team deserves a rating of 10 out of 10.
Tarkan GU - PeerSpot reviewer
Retired at BEMSIS INFORMATICS LTD.
Dec 18, 2024
The primary purpose is to protect computers from viruses and ransomware.
Mohammad Alsallaq - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at Eon Dental
May 16, 2024
The inspection feature allows complete monitoring
IT Admin at Freelancer
May 15, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and maintain while also being fully encrypted.
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd
Nov 18, 2022
The overall security capability of the product is pretty reliable.
DD
ESET Support at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
May 29, 2023
ESET is the fastest solution on the market. It's also highly reliable. On top of the base configuration, you can set it to respond to events such as ransomware detection with network isolation and other automatic tasks. Our customers prefer ESET because it's reliable, fast, and light on system resources.
PF
IT specialist at SNP Poland
Jul 27, 2023
ESET Endpoint Security’s most valuable feature is the management console.
 

ESET Endpoint Protection Platform Cons review quotes

MS
Owner at Online IT
Jan 2, 2026
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.
Ashutosh Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Engineer at IT Solution
Feb 27, 2026
ESET Endpoint Protection Platform could be improved by offering integrations and user-friendly dashboards that could enhance the overall experience and reliability.
Manikumar David - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates
May 15, 2025
While it is cheap, ESET Endpoint Protection Platform sometimes makes the computer run slower and takes backup, which affects system performance.
Learn what your peers think about ESET Endpoint Protection Platform. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.
YH
Managing Director at Port-IT BV
Jun 4, 2025
We had the encryption capabilities in ESET Endpoint Protection Platform; however, we disabled that and use BitLocker because we noticed that the performance of our machines degraded by about 20%.
Tarkan GU - PeerSpot reviewer
Retired at BEMSIS INFORMATICS LTD.
Dec 18, 2024
The software has room for improvement in terms of CPU and other resource usage.
Mohammad Alsallaq - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at Eon Dental
May 16, 2024
High-end hardware requirements across workstations
IT Admin at Freelancer
May 15, 2024
On the solution's website, it is sometimes difficult to figure out how to download the exact product associated with your purchased license.
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd
Nov 18, 2022
I saw a bunch of false positives which need to be fixed.
DD
ESET Support at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
May 29, 2023
It would be nice to have more features in vulnerability scanning, which I believe will happen eventually.
PF
IT specialist at SNP Poland
Jul 27, 2023
The product’s AI implementation feature could be better for learning user behavior.