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ESET named as the only Challenger in 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

ESET – a global player in information security – was the only Challenger named in the Magic Quadrant*. ESET was evaluated based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision. ESET believes this placement reflects its consistently improved competence to offer maximum protection for enterprises.


*Source: Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms,” Ian McShane, Avivah Litan, Eric Ouellet, Prateek Bhajanka, 24 January 2018.

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Forrester names ESET a Leader in Endpoint Security

ESET has been recognized as a "Leader" in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites Q2 2018 report. The prestigious report assessed 15 of the most significant security vendors, including their ability to prevent, detect and remediate endpoint threats.

The report states that: "Overall, ESET is best for enterprises looking for a full suite that requires low expertise for operation."


ESET ranks 6th largest worldwide endpoint security vendor according to Endpoint security software market shares 2017 report. ESET’s market share in the CEE region accounts for 37.5 percent, outpacing all of its competition.

Source: Central and Eastern Europe Endpoint Security Software Market Shares, 2018, Doc #CEMA43789418, May 2018

ESET Receives Bronze Award in 2017 Gartner Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for Endpoint Protection Platforms*

The awards are a ranking of vendors by verified end-user professionals – which includes IT professionals or business users who have had experience purchasing, implementing or using the enterprise solution they are reviewing. The awards take into account both the number of end-user reviews, and the overall user ratings. 116 enterprise-grade users awarded ESET Endpoint Security a score of 4.7 out of 5 across all criteria, praising the solution for integration and deployment, ease of deployment, service and support, timeliness of vendor response, and quality of technical support.

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ESET named Leader in the latest KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Report

ESET has been placed among Overall Leaders in KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Enterprise Endpoint Security: Anti-Malware Solutions Report 2018.

ESET was evaluated based on the completeness and quality of the product/service features (Product Leadership), its ability to innovate its roadmap in response to evolving threats and enterprise customer requests (Innovation Leadership), as well as ESET’s ecosystem and geographic distribution of customers (Market Leadership). ESET placement in top of the spectrum in each of these three categories acknowledges ESET’s experience in delivering innovative anti-malware capabilities to customers and capturing a significant customer base.

The KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Enterprise Endpoint Security: Anti-Malware Solutions Report 2018 states, “Given the good features for both anti-malware and manageability, and the global reach of customers and support, ESET should be on the shortlist for consideration in enterprise RFPs for anti-malware solutions.”

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ESET one of the Big Five in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 CE 2015 (13 times overall)

ESET is ranked among the fastest growing large tech companies in the central Europe region by Deloitte. It was awarded the ranking for the 12th time in 2014 in Deloitte’s annual Technology Fast 50 CE report. After posting 274% growth over the previous five years, ESET was again listed among the elite "Big 5" group, which recognizes those companies which consistently achieve fast growth rates but are too big to compete for the top spots in the main ranking. Source: Deloitte 2014 Technology Fast 50 Central Europe