ESET alternatives 2026: 12 options compared by facts

Services from our Antivirus Software ranking you can choose instead of ESET, by Score. For each one we show the factors where it beats ESET.

ESET: Our Score 62/100 See the full ranking

  1. 1

    Bitdefender

    93/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Performance, Features, Price and refunds, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    99.5%
    Free version
    Yes
  2. 2

    Malwarebytes

    81/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Features, Price and refunds, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    98.8%
    Free version
    Yes
  3. 3

    TotalAV

    77/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Features, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    99%
    Free version
    Not verified
  4. 4

    Kaspersky

    76/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Performance, Features

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    99.8%
    Free version
    No
  5. 5

    F-Secure

    74/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Features, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    98.8%
    Free version
    No
  6. 6

    Avast

    65/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Performance, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    99.3%
    Free version
    Not verified
  7. 7

    AVG

    65/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Performance, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    99.3%
    Free version
    Not verified
  8. 8

    Norton

    65/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Protection, Performance, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    99.3%
    Free version
    Not verified
  9. 10

    McAfee

    61/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Performance, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    98.5%
    Free version
    Not verified
  10. 11

    Trend Micro

    59/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Features, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    5
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    98.3%
    Free version
    No
  11. 12

    G DATA

    56/100

    Not stronger than ESET on any factor, but it may fit on price or features — see the facts.

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    6
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    97.8%
    Free version
    No
  12. 13

    Panda Dome

    44/100

    Stronger than ESET in: Features, Price and refunds, Reputation

    AV-TEST protection (of 6)
    Not verified
    AV-Comparatives protection rate
    96.5%
    Free version
    Yes