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Malwarebytes for Mac comparisons

Freemium#4 of 42 in Antivirus for Mac

Malwarebytes for Mac is compared head-to-head with Avast One, Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac and Avira Free Security and more: 7 head-to-heads in Antivirus for Mac, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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Malwarebytes for Mac9.0 Visit Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes for Mac head-to-head

Malwarebytes for Mac vs each of them

#ToolFree planPaid fromRansomware protectionReal-time protectionCoverage scopeScore
4Malwarebytes for MacYesYesYesMulti-device9.0
1Avast OneYesYes9.3
2Bitdefender Antivirus for MacNo$24.99/device/yrYesYesMac-only9.2
3Avira Free SecurityYesYes9.1
5Intego ONENo$39.99/device/yrYesYesMulti-device8.9
6ESET HOME SecurityNoYes8.8
7Norton 360No$94.99/yrYes8.6
8CrowdStrike Falcon ProNo$99.99/device/yrYesYesMulti-device8.5

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