ESET PROTECT Review (2026)
- Starting price
- Custom quote
- Free trial
- 30 days
- Deployment
- Cloud + on-prem
- Best for
- Teams wanting lightweight, reliable endpoint protection
Our verdict
ESET PROTECT earns 7.9/10 in our review, weighted from 4.6/5 (~800 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. Best for teams wanting lightweight, reliable endpoint protection. Starting price: Custom quote.
Backed by 4.6★ · 800 reviews on G2.
Pros & cons
✓ Pros
- Very light agent
- Reliable detection
- Flexible deployment
✕ Cons
- EDR is higher tier
- Quote pricing
- Smaller US channel
Key features
- Lightweight AV
- EDR (Inspect)
- Full-disk encryption
- Cloud console
- Low resource use
How ESET PROTECT compares
| ESET PROTECT | SentinelOne Singularity | CrowdStrike Falcon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Custom quote | $69.99/endpoint/yr | $59.99/device/yr |
| Pricing model | per device | per endpoint | per endpoint |
| Free trial / tier | 30 days | Free trial | 15 days |
| Best for | Teams wanting lightweight, reliable endpoint protection | Teams wanting autonomous AI-driven EDR/XDR | Organizations wanting best-in-class cloud-native EDR + threat intel |
| Deployment | Cloud + on-prem | Cloud | Cloud |
| G2 rating | 4.6/5 (800) | 4.7/5 (2000) | 4.7/5 (290) |
| Capterra rating | — | — | — |
| Our score | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
Full review
ESET PROTECT review — 7.9/10
ESET PROTECT is a endpoint security tool we score on verified pricing, ratings and features. Our score weights 4.6/5 (~800 G2 reviews) against feature breadth and pricing value.
Pricing value
ESET PROTECT starts at Custom quote on a per device model after a 30 days free trial. See the full pricing breakdown.
Who should buy ESET PROTECT
Best for teams wanting lightweight, reliable endpoint protection. If that is not you, weigh the alternatives.
Frequently asked questions
- Is ESET PROTECT worth it?
- ESET PROTECT earns 7.9/10 in our review, weighted from 4.6/5 (~800 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. Best for teams wanting lightweight, reliable endpoint protection. Starting price: Custom quote.
- What does ESET PROTECT cost?
- From Custom quote — see the pricing page.
Based on aggregated third-party ratings (4.6/5 (~800 G2 reviews)) and ESET PROTECT's published feature and pricing data. Hands-on testing notes are added as we trial each tool — see how we test.