Compare ESET vs Trend Micro: A Detailed Comparison

Trend Micro Antivirus reviews have been largely positive during its lifespan, but how does the product rate when pitted against a strong competitor like ESET?

We'll examine the ESET vs Trend Micro question more closely.

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Compare ESET Antivirus
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Trend Micro Antivirus

Overall Comparison Results	Winner: ESET	Runner-Up: Trend Micro
	ESET Antivirus $39.99 (no discount) BUY Read More	Trend Micro Antivirus $39.95 (no discount) BUY Read More
Malware, Spyware, and Virus Protection
Virus Prevention & Real-time Protection	ESET, as many ESET NOD32 reviews will indicate, offers thorough and comprehensive security. Its real-time virus protection and virus removal are all very strong, and it provides automatic USB virus protection that has proved impeccable.	Trend Micro provides very good basic security in terms of standard protection. Its manual scanning and virus removal capabilities are quite strong, and it provides highly reliable spyware security and antivirus updates. Sadly, it lacks automatic USB device scanning.
Verdict	Category Winner: ESET

User Friendliness
User Interface & Technical Support	ESET is a well-designed program; it's easy to install and easy to use. Furthermore, ESET offers fantastic free tech support and virus removal—a rarity amongst antivirus programs.	Trend Micro is a fairly user-friendly product, but it isn't the best we've tested. It is fairly easy to install and navigate, but its tech support is barely adequate. Free support gives you basic self-resolution options, but for virus removal there is a charge.
Verdict		Category Winner: Trend Micro

Other Protection
Additional Features	ESET doesn't offer antiphishing or chat protection, but its email security is very good. If you're looking for anti-phishing, it's available in ESET's Smart Security product.	Trend Micro provides good web and instant messaging protection. On the down side, its email scanning feature is substandard, and that's where some of the most damaging threats can originate.
Verdict		Category Winner: Trend Micro

Overall Value
Software	ESET Antivirus $39.99 (no discount) BUY Read More	Trend Micro Antivirus $39.95 (no discount) BUY Read More
Money Back Guarantee	30 Days	30 Days
Verdict	Overall Winner: ESET	Runner-Up: Trend Micro

Conclusion

The winner of the Trend Micro vs ESET competition is: ESET NOD32, with its better overall protection, great interface, and exceptional tech support.