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Alternatives to ESET NOD32 Antivirus
20 security & cybersecurity tools sit alongside ESET NOD32 Antivirus in this directory. Below is what separates each from ESET NOD32 Antivirus on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus starts at
- $39.99/year
Why people look past ESET NOD32 Antivirus
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ESET NOD32 Antivirus entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
ESET NOD32 Antivirus starts at $39.99/year. Across the 10 security & cybersecurity tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $34.99/month.
There is no free tier
The record for ESET NOD32 Antivirus carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Simple to setup, secure cloud backup, multi device support
- Can be used without paying; ESET NOD32 Antivirus cannot.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
The leading toolkit for web security testing
- Can be used without paying; ESET NOD32 Antivirus cannot.
- Starts $409.01 a year dearer, at $449/year.
No-code drag-and-drop authentication platform.
- Can be used without paying; ESET NOD32 Antivirus cannot.
- Starts $209.01 a month dearer, at $249/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to ESET NOD32 Antivirus's 3.
Trusted access for all users, all devices
- Can be used without paying; ESET NOD32 Antivirus cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Manage secrets and protect sensitive data
- Can be used without paying; ESET NOD32 Antivirus cannot.
- Starts $39.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to ESET NOD32 Antivirus's 3.
All-in-one protection for your digital life
- Can be used without paying; ESET NOD32 Antivirus cannot.
- Starts $37 a month cheaper, at $2.99/month.
- 4 tiers to ESET NOD32 Antivirus's 3.
Every ESET NOD32 Antivirus alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ESET NOD32 Antivirus badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Authy , Free
- Burp Suite , Free, then $449/year
- Descope , Free, then $249/month
- Cisco Duo , Free
- HashiCorp Vault , Free
- Avast One , Free, then $2.99/month
Cheaper than ESET NOD32 Antivirus (8)
Entry price under ESET NOD32 Antivirus's $39.99/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- HashiCorp Vault , Free
- Avast One , Free, then $2.99/month
- IBM QRadar , Free
- CyberGhost VPN , $2.19/month
- CrowdStrike Falcon , $7.99/month
- ExpressVPN , $6.67/month
- Bitdefender Total Security , $19.99/year
- Acunetix , Free
What you would be giving up
ESET NOD32 Antivirus is most often brought in for antivirus and anti malware protection for home windows, macos and android devices, blocking phishing and ransomware on personal computers. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ESET NOD32 Antivirus is broadly right and the question is cost, the ESET NOD32 Antivirus pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Security & Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best security & cybersecurity tools ranks them.
ESET NOD32 Antivirus runs on desktop. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ESET NOD32 Antivirus alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- 20 other security & cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Authy, Burp Suite, Descope, Cisco Duo. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Authy, Burp Suite, Descope, Cisco Duo, HashiCorp Vault.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under ESET NOD32 Antivirus's $39.99/year: HashiCorp Vault at Free, Avast One at Free, then $2.99/month, IBM QRadar at Free, CyberGhost VPN at $2.19/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus is most often brought in for antivirus and anti malware protection for home windows, macos and android devices, blocking phishing and ransomware on personal computers. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- HashiCorp Vault is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these ESET NOD32 Antivirus alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Security & Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ESET NOD32 Antivirus against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ESET NOD32 Antivirus covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every security & cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Security & Cybersecurity category, 20 tools beside ESET NOD32 Antivirus. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.