ESET
Independent Slovak antivirus and endpoint security maker behind NOD32. A long-established European alternative to Kaspersky.
Quick facts
Headquarters Bratislava, Slovakia
Company ESET, spol. s r.o.
Founded 1992
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Subscription · from €39.99/year
Free tier Yes
Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRESITSKCSPL
89 · Strongly European
Get ESET 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
ESET
Bitdefender
F-SecureEuroPoints
Strongly European
Strongly European
Mostly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Bratislava, Slovakia
Bucharest, Romania
Helsinki, Finland
Founded
1992
2001
1988
Open source
No
No
No
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Subscription · from €39.99/year
Subscription · from €29.99/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, sk, cs, pl
en, de, fr, es, it, ro, nl, pt
en, fi, de, fr, es, it, sv
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