Kaspersky Small Office Security vs Malwarebytes Teams comparison

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Kaspersky and Malwarebytes are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Kaspersky is ranked #30 with an average rating of 8.5, while Malwarebytes is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.5. Kaspersky holds a 1.1% mindshare in EPP, compared to Malwarebytes’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of Kaspersky users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Malwarebytes users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 9, 2026

Malwarebytes Teams and Kaspersky Total Security compete in the cybersecurity software category. Kaspersky Total Security seems to have the upper hand due to its extensive feature set and competitive pricing.

Features: Malwarebytes Teams provides ease of use, threat identification, and effective anti-ransomware protection with cloud-based management. Kaspersky Total Security offers comprehensive protection with advanced security capabilities such as vulnerability fixes and centralized management. Users appreciate Kaspersky's efficient scanning and malware detection capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Malwarebytes Teams faces criticism for false positives and limited response features, with a need for better integration with other tools and enhanced EDR functionalities. Kaspersky Total Security has performance concerns and users suggest better pricing and user interaction improvements, though Malwarebytes is more frequently highlighted for needed improvements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Malwarebytes Teams offers diverse deployment options, including cloud solutions praised for ease of use and management. Kaspersky Total Security is mainly deployed on-premises, with some cloud options, and provides reliable response consistency in customer service, though both are regarded well by users.

Pricing and ROI: Malwarebytes Teams is a mid-range option with flexibility across modules, but some find it expensive due to automatic rebilling. Kaspersky Total Security is affordable with yearly licenses and straightforward pricing. Both reflect cost-effectiveness, yet Kaspersky's pricing offers clearer value.

To learn more, read our detailed Kaspersky Small Office Security vs. Malwarebytes Teams Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Small Office Security is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Malwarebytes Teams is 1.5%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.8%
Malwarebytes Teams	1.5%
Kaspersky Small Office Security	1.1%
Other	93.6%

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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Alessandro Spiandore

Proprietario at IL COMPUTER snc

Long-term licensing has provided reliable lightweight protection for commercial customers and maintains strong performance without disrupting existing security tools

Kaspersky Total Security is a lightweight solution that does not slow down Windows. In many years of use for my customers, I have not had any broken software or other problems. Safe Money technology is available in the product, but I do not use it because my customers have other security solutions that intercept malware before Kaspersky on the firewall and networking firewall of LAN. I sell the various solutions of next generation, Optimum, and Advanced through MCP licensing.

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reviewer2594097

Chief Executive Officer at a wholesaler/distributor with 11-50 employees

Exceptional malware protection with regular updates and behavior-based detection

There are no built-in backups or integrated backup options, which could be an opportunity. The free version is effective, however, the paid version is pricey compared to it. Other customers have mentioned issues with false positives. It lacks enterprise-level management and more enterprise functionality. CrowdStrike and SentinelOne are much more enterprise-grade solutions. Malwarebytes has limited integration with cybersecurity tools and lacks enterprise integrations because it is not an enterprise product.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is specifically designed to prevent zero-day attacks and is part of an ecosystem of Palo Alto, providing customers with a long-term vision to modify and redesign how security is applied in their company."

"It detected stuff that other things wouldn't detect."

"Their XDR agent and their behavioral indicators of compromise (BIOC) are pretty nice. Their managed threat hunting is also pretty nice. They also have WildFire, which is a service for actively looking for malware. It's quite useful."

"It can automatically correlate events and logs, which is very helpful for an IT administrator. It can correlate different kinds of malware activities over a network, agent, or host system. You do not need to do it manually. It is a good feature. It is also a user-friendly solution. We have deployed it on the cloud because our space does not provide any flexibility for on-premises deployment, but Palo Alto has added some flexibility to install it on-premises. It must be like the same Cortex XDR agent for all the VPN services, web filtering services, and everything else."

"The one feature of Palo Alto Networks Traps that our organization finds most valuable is the App ID service."

"The level of security I get for my endpoints and servers is extremely valuable."

"After installing this solution, it identified, blocked, and provided the complete attack chain, which was very helpful."

"Palo Alto is one of the tech vendors that always provides top-of-the-line products."

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"It automatically identifies potential threats in emails, websites, and documents, swiftly blocking or quarantining anything harmful to prevent any damage or infection to my system."

"I installed Kaspersky for protection if there is a virus on my computer"

"I am satisfied with the solution's security features because we have been using it for years."

"It is a stable product."

"Kaspersky Total Security is a stable solution...Kaspersky Total Security is a scalable solution."

"The software is easy to install."

"The solution is efficient."

"The solution has a lot of features like IDS and IPS detection system, antispam, and firewall."

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"Being able to carry out a full scan on your system."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that I can use it wherever I want, be it at the office, at home, or even outside."

"The most valuable feature is its ability to customize for different groups."

"It comprehensively finds and removes malicious software."

"The behavior-based detection is very nice, and it combats zero-day threats by looking for anomalous behaviors."

"The product keeps our company safe."

"The technical support services are good."

"The dashboard actually is good and it is simple."

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Cons

"For working with the solution, you only really need a web browser, however, we've found that working on Chrome, for example, is horrible."

"It would be good if they could make an exception for applications. Sometimes, it can be a bit of a challenge to make exceptions for certain applications that have been used as rogue."

"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."

"They've been having some issues with updating their endpoint agents, and it has been quite frustrating."

"This is a very costly product."

"It tends to do 99.9% of things. The only thing I'd like is single sign-on authentication into their cloud platform so that my users can be properly authenticated against it."

"A little bit more automation would be nice."

"The GUI could be improved. It's a little bit cumbersome. It could be more user-friendly."

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"Kaspersky Total Security's configuration part is complex."

"Kaspersky Total Security’s stability and performance need improvement."

"Enhancing the encryption code, particularly in relation to ransomware would be a great addition for future use."

"Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."

"Anti-malware and anti-phishing policies in the solution are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"The only area for improvement is the price, which is slightly high."

"Kaspersky Total Security should be easier to manage and improve user interaction. Resetting often requires some experience, which can be a problem for generic users. Web users also encounter some issues that should be improved."

"The stability of the solution could be improved because we had some issues with the solution on non-Windows laptops."

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"Malwarebytes is too simplistic. From a SOC IR perspective, it doesn't give you very much data around it. It doesn't tie things or provide SHA-1 and SHA-256 detection information, which makes it hard to do an additional investigation."

"We experience a lot of false positives."

"It's not good in search hunting."

"Malwarebytes can improve its network database. Malwarebytes can scan the files and registry. It can scan the system with a light agent. It will not impact the performance of your PC. You can do the full scan and database scan using the EDR, and the RAM and CPU consumption will not increase."

"The stability and performance of the solution are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."

"This solution reports far too many false positives!"

"It's not covering everything as we just started in EDR. In Malwarebytes, there's no response. The response is very limited, and integration is very limited."

"My clients have frequently encountered some tech support scams where when you go to a particular website, it throws up a fake warning to you and states that you need to call this number."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"Very costly product."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"If one wishes to work with another team or large number of users at a future point, he must purchase a license for them."

"It is present, but when compared to other competitive products, I would say it is not less expensive; however, when all of the other added values are considered, the price is reasonable."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Our license will require renewal in August, after which the maintenance will continue as usual."

"The cost of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is $55 to $90 USD per endpoint per month."

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"The product is not expensive."

"We pay around $30 to $35 for the solution yearly."

"I like this solution due to its cost-free nature"

"Users need to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which is neither cheap nor expensive."

"Kaspersky Total Security is not an expensive solution."

"Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution."

"Kaspersky Total Security is a cheap solution."

"The pricing of the solution is good."

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"It is expensive."

"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."

"I believe the retail price is between $40 and $50 per copy."

"Malwarebytes is a cost-effective product."

"Its licensing is annual. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."

"I would say that it's affordable. It costs much less than Sentinel One, CrowdStrike, or anything of that nature. But, at the same time, you are getting what you pay for. So I would say it's one of the best when you're comparing traditional NextGen AVs like Webroot that aren't the best in the bunch."

"We expect to pay $1,000 USD a month, depending on the number of users."

"It is really expensive. We've got between 30 and 40 licenses every year, and for the number of licenses that we have, we're finding that Malwarebytes on average costs between $900 and $1,000 more per year than comparable options. We're paying about $3,300 per year for these licenses. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

13%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	48
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	56

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	6

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Total Security?

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What needs improvement with Kaspersky Total Security?

Kaspersky Total Security is perfect. The only area for improvement is the price, which is slightly high.

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What is your primary use case for Kaspersky Total Security?

Kaspersky Total Security is used by my commercial customers for security purposes. I do not use parental control beca...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Malwarebytes?

I really hate the automatic rebilling without officially confirming it with me. It's an annoyance and they should at ...

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What needs improvement with Malwarebytes?

It takes up too much space when it's trying to run in the background.

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What is your primary use case for Malwarebytes?

My primary use case is that it's protecting me against malware.

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

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Kaspersky Total Security is a comprehensive cybersecurity suite offering robust protection through real-time monitoring, vulnerability fixing, and streamlined operations with centralized management.

Known for its lightweight performance and intuitive setup, Kaspersky Total Security effectively blocks threats across emails, websites, and documents. Continuous updates provide strong defenses against malware. Users find value in features like centralized management, which reduces manual workload, and a user-friendly interface. Adjustments can improve encryption, license renewal, anti-malware capabilities, and system stability while minimizing performance impact. Users recommend strengthened email protection, quicker responses to incidents, and enhanced configuration clarity, with flexibility in license upgrades and cost-effectiveness.

What are Kaspersky Total Security’s Key Features?

Vulnerability Fixing: Identifies and patches security gaps.
Real-time Monitoring: Continuous scanning for threats.
Endpoint Protection: Secures all connected devices.
Centralized Management: Simplifies cybersecurity operations.
Intrusion Prevention System: Blocks unauthorized network access.
Antispam and Firewall: Provides robust network safety.

What Benefits Can Users Expect?

Lightweight Performance: Does not slow down devices.
Pricing Efficiency: Offers good value for the cost.
User-Friendly Installation: Easy to deploy across systems.
Reduced Manual Tasks: Streamlines cybersecurity management.
Robust Malware Defense: Continuous updates enhance protection.

Kaspersky Total Security is used in banking systems, where securing internal data systems and enhancing endpoint protection are critical. Businesses leverage its encryption, firewall, and VPN services for comprehensive cybersecurity management. Its versatility supports protection across multiple devices, optimizing internal networks and processes for enhanced security and performance.

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Malwarebytes Teams provides advanced threat protection and efficient detection and removal capabilities, featuring cloud-based management and robust endpoint security. It operates on Windows and Mac, emphasizing threat interception and the cloud-management interface.

Offering comprehensive protection, Malwarebytes Teams is recognized for its customizable and user-friendly interface. The anti-exploit feature effectively intercepts threats in Office applications, while frequent updates maintain security standards. Efficient scanning, threat response, and rollback features are highly valued, as is its ability to integrate seamlessly into diverse environments. Remote accessibility and cloud management enhance its robust endpoint protection.

What are the key features of Malwarebytes Teams?

Comprehensive Threat Protection: Advanced detection and removal for malware.
Cloud-Based Management: Manage security conveniently from the cloud.
Anti-Exploit Feature: Protects against threats in Office applications.
Efficient Scanning: Quick and effective threat detection.
Threat Response and Rollback: Swift response with rollback capabilities.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Enhanced Security: Continuous updates and strong endpoint protection.
Integration Flexibility: Works well with existing environments.
Reporting Capabilities: Offers effective reporting and monitoring.
Remote Accessibility: Manage security from any location.

Malwarebytes Teams is widely implemented in cybersecurity across industries for endpoint security. Organizations deploy it for malware detection, intrusion protection, and compliance scanning, relying on its antivirus capabilities and ransomware rollback. It serves as a secondary tool alongside primary systems to enhance security on both Windows and Mac environments, particularly valued for monitoring usage behaviors without controlling endpoints.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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