VIDEO: Avast vs. Bitdefender: Which Security Solution Is Right For You?

avast and bitdefender are two popular security and anti-virus systems that offer solutions for home and business in this video we'll compare the business offerings of a fast and bit defender side by side to help you decide which is right for your organization but if you're in a rush use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of security software recommendations click the link in the description below to get started avast and bitdefender offer a wide variety of tools and products to help protect businesses from cyber security threats avast offers three different pricing plans one for small business one for medium to enterprise sized businesses and one for managed security service providers and resellers plans vary on the type of protection offered and the number of devices covered and each plan comes at a different price with the avast small office plan you get an all-in-one solution for a flat rate filled annually this solution works across operating systems including android and ios and includes features like ransomware shield anti-virus a wi-fi inspector and email shield which protects you against malware transmitted via email the avast business plan offers protection for up to 1000 devices and gives you some more flexibility in terms of features you can go with an all-in-one solution here as well or you can choose solutions all a cart with options like endpoint protection patch management and data backup and recovery bitdefender doesn't offer separate pricing plans like avast does rather bitdefender sells its products individually though the company does add products to groupings like small and medium business enterprise and service providers to show products relevant to specific needs this gives bitdefender customers a good amount of flexibility with solutions for businesses of all sizes businesses that operate in highly regulated industries and businesses that need to defend themselves against certain threats like targeted attacks and ransomware bitdefender offers solutions for every kind of business but one of its most popular products is gravity zone an anti-virus and endpoint protection platform built with small and medium-sized businesses in mind the base offering of gravity zone offers features like full disk encryption patch management network attack defense anti-virus detection and response and dashboards and reports for organizations with more advanced needs gravity zone comes in other additions like gravity zone elite gravity zone ultra plus and more the two most comparable solutions from the vast and bit defender are avast business and bitdefender gravity zone both solutions offer extensive cloud-based protection for small and medium-sized businesses and they work across all operating systems the security features of a vast business are grouped into four main categories endpoint protection data protection application protection and network protection endpoint protection defends your devices from malware in real time using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and stop malware coming from certain websites data protection includes cloud backup and disaster recovery and application protection is a patch management tool that lets you deploy patches from a central console finally network protection conducts ssl inspection on ports and protocols and utilizes cloud firewall networks to block malicious activity bitdefender gravity zone is an all-in-one solution that comes with a variety of features to protect your endpoints unlike a vast business gravity zone can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises but the two systems offer many of the same features gravity zone organizes its features into four different groups risk analytics and hardening prevention detection and response and reporting and integration risk analytics and hardening contains features like firewall and application control with patch management and full disk encryption available as paid add-ons prevention includes anti-phishing and web traffic filtering and detection and response includes features like quarantine disinfection and removal and rollback all of this can be managed from a central portal where you'll find reporting and integration features like dashboards and reporting notifications and sim integration if you're looking for a cloud-based solution that can protect your devices across a variety of operating systems avast might be the better choice for you it offers a number of feature-rich solutions for businesses to protect themselves against a multitude of cyber threats and it works quickly that being said avast cancel your device down during a full scan but these scans happen infrequently bitdefender might be a good choice if you're looking for an all-in-one solution with more room for customization or if you need to deploy on-premises bitdefender gravity zone is a powerful security solution with a range of defenses and it's light on your system the solution is available on multiple operating systems but some users have reported issues with using the software on macs still not sure if avast or bitdefender is right for you use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of security software recommendations click the button on the left to get started you

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