Business antivirus and endpoint security compared on what the independent test labs say, whether EDR and servers are included, whether you can buy and deploy it yourself without a reseller, who owns and engineers it (Russian or Chinese links recorded and marked down), and the price per device for the business tier, on both bases.
The endpoint protection Saaskly's own company runs on, and the winner here: every platform in one price, bought online and managed from the console without a reseller.
Scored tier: £24.60/device/yr (Business Security)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: £24.80/device/yr (Small Business Security)
The light Slovak agent with the cleanest lab sheet in this test, with servers included in the price and card checkout without a reseller.
Scored tier: £33.72/device/yr (Protect Entry)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
The default for a firm already on Microsoft 365, and the cheapest way here to get EDR at the entry price.
Scored tier: £27.60/device/yr (Defender for Business)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
The enterprise leader's small-business tier, on the engine with the best lab record here and the only product you can pay for month to month.
Scored tier: $59.99/yr · $7.99/mo monthly (Falcon Go)Monthly billing: $7.99/device/moEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
The cheapest real business console here with Windows Server support, bought online with a 30-day trial that needs no card.
Scored tier: £26.90/device/yr (Essential Business Security)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
The UK's own endpoint vendor with the most complete lab record on this page, marked down because you cannot buy it without a quote.
Scored tier: Intercept X Advanced (not published)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
The Finnish business half of the old F-Secure, with EDR and patching inside the scored bundle and a perfect AV-TEST record in 2026, sold only through partners.
Scored tier: £47.77/device/yr (Elements EDR and EPP for Computers (Standard))Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: £44.16/device/yr (Elements EPP (Computer Protection))
Autonomous EDR with rollback and one of only two official MCP servers in this comparison, sold only through partners and priced in dollars.
Scored tier: $179.99/device/yr (Singularity Complete)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
Malwarebytes' business line, with the cheapest published MDR on this page and ransomware rollback on every tier, bought online in pounds.
Scored tier: £57.04/device/yr (Core)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
The long-running small-business suite from the Tokyo-listed vendor, with servers, Macs and mobiles in one licence but no published UK price.
Scored tier: Worry-Free Services (not published in the UK)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
A Danish modular platform bundling antivirus, patching, DNS filtering and a 24/7 SOC for small firms and MSPs, with no price without a sales call.
Scored tier: Not published (G-Cloud bundle £48 a device a year as context)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
A backup product with endpoint protection bolted on, marked down hard for its Russian founding and engineering history.
Scored tier: £59/yr · £5.75/mo monthly (Cyber Protect Standard)Monthly billing: £5.75/device/moEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan
Last, for the reason stated first: founded and run from Moscow, banned in the United States and warned against by the NCSC and Germany's BSI, however well the labs rate it.
Scored tier: £31/device/yr (Kaspersky Next EDR Foundations)Monthly billing: Annual onlyEntry plan: Scored tier is the entry plan