Bitdefender
Independent Romanian cybersecurity firm with top-rated antivirus and endpoint protection. A European alternative to Kaspersky, without the geopolitical baggage.
Quick facts
Headquarters Bucharest, Romania
Company Bitdefender SRL
Founded 2001
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇷🇴 Romania
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Subscription · from €29.99/year
Free tier Yes
Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRESITRONLPT
89 · Strongly European
Get Bitdefender Why does it score 89?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted
18/30Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant + audited
11/15Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5EuroPoints total
89/100
See how they compare
Bitdefender
ESET
F-SecureEuroPoints
Strongly European
Strongly European
Mostly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Bucharest, Romania
Bratislava, Slovakia
Helsinki, Finland
Founded
2001
1992
1988
Open source
No
No
No
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Subscription · from €29.99/year
Subscription · from €39.99/year
Subscription · from €39.99/year
Platforms
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, ro, nl, pt
en, de, fr, es, it, sk, cs, pl
en, fi, de, fr, es, it, sv
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