AVG AntiVirus Business Edition vs. Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
Score 7.9 out of 10
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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)
Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Forefront is Microsoft's antivirus offering.N/A
Pricing
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Editions & Modules
AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
$46.99
per year per device (3 device minimum)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
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AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AVG AntiVirus Business EditionMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
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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In large deployments, I have found Microsoft Forefront to be very effective at combating the majority of threats faced by our users. It provides the base platform for catching threats that would otherwise threaten our users and their data. If you have an environment that is under constant malware threat, then a secondary program may be needed as required.
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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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  • SCEP is a light weight client which is minimally impactful on the user end.
  • Forefront's management console provides excellent monitoring and reporting.
  • Setup and configuration is very easy.
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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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  • Malware detection is not quite 100%. We have to use a secondary program occasionally.
  • On low ram and weak CPU systems scanning can freeze the machine.
  • The same reporting tools that are on the console version, aren't on the client.
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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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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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The biggest advantage that MSF and SCEP provide over Norton is: One: Far less client overhead required. Both Norton and McAfee are highly intensive client side when in use. Two: We've had far better luck using the Microsoft system with its detection capabilities, versus the others. Three: It is tied right into the Microsoft updating system, which provides central updating capabilities of av/mal/windows updates.
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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 turnaround on virus based issues.
  • Helps reduce malware issues over time.
  • Can breed overconfidence in the system, so people don't always try a second tool.
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