AVG AntiVirus Business Edition vs. Malwarebytes

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
AVG AntiVirus is available in a Business Edition, featuring malware protection and virus scanning for endpoints and networks.
$46.99
per year per device (3 device minimum)
Malwarebytes
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Malwarebytes is a antimalware application for home and small businesses, which blocks viruses, malware, hackers, viruses, and malicious websites.
$119.99
per year 3 devices
Pricing
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMalwarebytes
Editions & Modules
AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
$46.99
per year per device (3 device minimum)
Teams - Sole proprietor
$119.99
per year 3 devices
Teams - Boutique business
$399.99
per year 10 devices
Teams - Small office
$799.99
per year 20 devices
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMalwarebytes
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll plans include a 60-day money back guarantee. 1st year discount available for the Small office plan.
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Community Pulse
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMalwarebytes
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMalwarebytes
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMalwarebytes
Likelihood to Recommend
AVG AntiVirus Business Edition threat protection software can be used in any type of scenario. The company is recognized in the security market and has a lot of reliability. The Business version is corporate and has several advanced protection features for [the] web, email[,] and files. It has an intelligent scanning feature and protection against ransomware to prevent theft and data hijacking on computers. This version also has good quality technical support and fast service in case of problems.
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Now, I gave it that rating because it's a handy tool for diagnosing issues. Quarantining them, and most of the time, it does fix the problem. Though with rootkits, it's been hit or miss, and sometimes perfectly valid software gets flagged erroneously. However, once you've run it, it tends to run continuously, consuming far too many resources and being a real pain to uninstall, sometimes even causing issues.
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Pros
  • Easy and fast configuration, without needing to look for new configurations and make big adjustments.
  • Excellent web browsing protection that blocks files and alerts when facing potentially dangerous sites.
  • Pretty fluid and daily update system.
  • In-depth analysis system is very good, detecting and deleting files that other antivirus ignore.
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  • The software is very good at working in the background without interfering with the end user in any way, there has never been a complaint of slowness on the machines or any excessive scan times because the users are unaware of it.
  • Malwarebytes management console is a very nice interface that tracks all of the machines on the network and shows which one is online, offline, up to date, out of date etc. I can also push installation packages to new machines without end user interaction.
  • Malwarebytes does extremely well what it is made to do, and that is to stop malware. Never once has any infection made it past malwarebytes to harm an end user machine.
  • Malwarebytes is always up to date, definitions are downloaded on a daily basis, you can trust that your software is current and you are being protected from the latest threats out there.
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Cons
  • I think the update system is the only thing that has given me problems for two reasons, I think it should be updated more times in the day, especially due to the huge amount of dangerous files that there are, and I think they should make the process less heavy update because only there is a bit slower the pc.
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  • As of 2021 Q1, I have had issues with upgrading Malwarebytes installs on endpoints from the admin console. On about 30%-50% of the endpoints, I have to manually uninstall them, reboot, and reinstall Malwarebytes. This is a relatively new feature over the last year that Malwarebytes has done that let's you control updating the endpoint agent.
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Likelihood to Renew
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The last time we renewed Malwarebytes, we renewed for a 3 year renewal. That should describe the confidence we have in the product. Plus the cost savings impact year after year.
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Usability
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Usability-wise, it's pretty good, and it gets the job done. But once that's finished, the nags, the pop-ups, and the fact that it slows older systems down recklessly really cost it rating points. It becomes a clutter, and one of the first things we check when we receive reports that a PC is slow is whether it's running malware. Once we uninstall it, the PC is usually easily 40-50% faster. That's too much in the way of resources for something that wants to always run in the background.
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Support Rating
the support and help is generally quite fast, efficient and pertinent to what you need, besides the community helps a lot by providing extra solutions quickly and clearly, something that anyone can do without having to know a lot about pc or antivirus or operating systems. Also compared to other supports, all questions are answered, or at least those that I have had, something that in other places (Microsoft) does not always happen.
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I honestly haven't needed support for Malwarebytes because I haven't had any problems with it, whatsoever. I am giving it a 9 rating because I haven't actually had an encounter or experience with customer service or support, so it's hard to rate the actual support team since I've never had the privilege of coming into contact with them.
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Alternatives Considered
Undoubtedly Avira was good for email protection which AVG lacks but AVG excelled Avira in a million ways. Firstly the uninterrupted scanning AVG has provided is unmatchable Secondly, it has all the important features and all those features work perfectly. AVG is also hyperactive and never lets any threat enter a system.
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Malwarebytes seems to lead the industry in customer focus. Their support team is superior. The breadth of services they offer is a major factor along with their roadmap for the future. I believe the update process is one of the easiest I've experienced with major software platforms. You may be able to receive a discount if you purchase through a reseller / IT vendor.
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Return on Investment
  • Clients have a peace of mind that their financial data is stored in a secure server using AVG antivirus business Edition that monitors and protects in real time.
  • Growth within the company; we have added 15 more clients in the past 6 months, and will be adding 5 more beginning of 2019. They all will be using out BI software running in the servers protected by AVG antivirus business Edition
  • Internally, our IT team is hard at work making sure the employees' PC and out servers are up to date using the AVG antivirus business Edition.
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  • Less cleanup and work for IT, as users/PC don't get infected as often
  • Less user interaction when premium is installed, it will run scans and block sites for you
  • Less downtime as PCs stay up and running, users can stay productive
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