Updated October 2026 · 10 compared
10 antivirus suites compared across 35 head-to-heads.
Every matchup is scored round by round on what matters most: what customers say on trustpilot, how much it slows your pc, how much it blocks, how often it cries wolf.
Ranked by overall score
Pick AVG if you want AVG's edge on is there a free version.
Pick ESET if you want ESET's edge on how often it cries wolf and how much it slows your pc.
Pick Avira if you want Avira's edge on is there a free version and what reviewers say.
Pick Avast if you want Avast's edge on is there a free version.
Pick Bitdefender if you want Bitdefender's edge on how much it blocks and what reviewers say.
Pick Webroot if you want Webroot's edge on what reviewers say and how easy it is to use.
Pick Norton if you want Norton's edge on how much it blocks and what reviewers say.
Pick Malwarebytes if you want Malwarebytes's edge on is there a free version and what reviewers say.
Pick McAfee if you want McAfee's edge on how much it slows your pc.
Pick Trend Micro if you want Trend Micro's edge on how much it slows your pc.
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| 1AVGScore 7.2 | 4.6 out of 5 | 5.5 | 99.3% | 5 | Free version | — | — | — | 6–0–1 | 100 % | 43 % | |
| 2ESETScore 7.1 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.2 | 98.5% | 2 | Free version available | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 6–0–1 | 100 % | 61 % | |
| 3AviraScore 7.0 | 4.6 out of 5 | — | — | — | Free version | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 2–1–1 | 67 % | 46 % | |
| 4AvastScore 7.0 | 4.3 out of 5 | 5.5 | 99.3% | 5 | Free version | — | — | — | 4–2–1 | 67 % | 38 % | |
| 5BitdefenderScore 6.9 | 4.3 out of 5 | 9.6 | 99.5% | 5 | Free version available | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 6–3 | 67 % | 50 % | |
| 6WebrootScore 6.8 | 4.4 out of 5 | — | — | — | No free version | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 3–1 | 75 % | 46 % | |
| 7NortonScore 6.5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 5.3 | 99.3% | 5 | No free version | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 3–5–1 | 38 % | 36 % | |
| 8MalwarebytesScore 6.4 | 4.5 out of 5 | 17.6 | 98.8% | 39 | Free version | 4.5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 2–6–1 | 25 % | 36 % | |
| 9McAfeeScore 5.9 | 1.3 out of 5 | 3.3 | 98.5% | 4 | — | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 0–8 | 0 % | 22 % | |
| 10Trend MicroScore 5.6 | 1.4 out of 5 | 4.7 | 98.3% | 83 | Free version available | — | — | — | 0–6 | 0 % | 14 % |
35 round-by-round comparisons — here are the top-ranked match-ups
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