CrowdStrike Falcon Go vs ESET
We give CrowdStrike Falcon Go a 2.2 GPA and ESET a 2.6, out of 4.0. ESET grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
Small-business antivirus with USB device control and mobile protection
ESET
Antivirus and home security plans priced by device count
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACrowdStrike Falcon GoFair | 2.6GPAESETGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$59.99 a device a year, or $7.99 a month. We judge antivirus on five devices over two years, and that's $599.90, about $25 a month, several times what home suites here cost. The business kit, one console, USB control and Express Support, explains some of it. Renewals are at the then-standard price. | CHOME Security Essential is $69.99 a year for 5 devices, with no first-year deal on record, so two years cost $139.98, about $5.83 a month. That's above the dearer quarter of antivirus but short of the dearest tenth. A 2-year term takes 15% off. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but there's a 15-day free trial, and nothing on record says it wants a card. After that, annual plans can be refunded within 30 days and monthly ones can't. | CNo free version, but a 30-day free trial with no credit card. When it ends, you pay or you're unprotected. |
| Features | CIt does the core job fully: machine-learning antivirus on Windows, Mac and Linux, USB device control, and threat protection on iPhone and Android. But it's narrower than the suites here. Firewall management needs Falcon Pro, and there's no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring. | BReal-time protection, a secured browser for banking, a firewall, and checks on your router and smart devices. Premium adds a VPN and file and USB encryption, and Ultimate US identity protection. Only the VPN is stingy: 3 devices on Premium. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Protection comes switched on with pre-set policies, there's a step-by-step onboarding guide, and one home screen shows your devices and what was blocked. You do still put the agent on each machine. | BNo store rating on record. It's software you install and leave running, with nothing to set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, all run from one console, so every device a small office has is covered. No integrations or API are on record, which keeps it at B. | BWindows, Mac and Android, and the VPN runs on a home router too. There's no iPhone app on record and no API, so B is the ceiling. |
| Best for | small businesses with no IT person | plain antivirus priced by the number of devices |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CrowdStrike Falcon Go and ESET. How we grade
Price against what you get
CrowdStrike Falcon Go starts at $5 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ESET starts at $1.08 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
ESET scores higher and starts $3.92 a month lower. Of the other antivirus apps on the chart, 4 score higher than CrowdStrike Falcon Go for less, and none scores higher than ESET for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CrowdStrike Falcon Go starts at $59.99 per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly). ESET starts at $12.99 per year for 1 device (Mobile Security for Android).
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists Linux and iOS apps.
- ESET also covers vPN.
At a glance
| CrowdStrike Falcon Go | ESET | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $59.99 per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly) | $12.99 per year for 1 device (Mobile Security for Android) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | CrowdStrike | ESET |
| Price read from | crowdstrike.com | eset.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
- Small businesses protecting up to 100 computers and phones
- Owners without IT staff who want protection that works out of the box
- Businesses that need to control what USB drives can do
ESET
- Buyers who want a light antivirus for one Windows PC or Mac
- Households covering up to 10 devices on a single plan
- Paying once for 2 or 3 years at a lower yearly rate
Worth knowing
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
- Purchases of Falcon Go are capped at 100 devices.
- Firewall management needs Falcon Pro ($99.99 per device a year); EDR and threat hunting need Falcon Enterprise ($184.99).
- Annual plans can be refunded within 30 days; month-to-month plans get no refund, and renewals are at the then-standard price.
- The bundle covers antivirus, device control and mobile protection only; there is no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring.
ESET
- There is no free antivirus plan; the 30-day trial is the only way to try it without paying.
- The VPN starts at the Premium tier and covers only 3 devices there; Ultimate raises that to 10.
- Ultimate is sold for 5 or 10 devices only, and its identity protection is run by a US-based team.
- Small offices get a separate plan, Small Business Security, at $179.99 a year for 5 devices.
Key features
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
- Next-gen antivirus
- Falcon Prevent uses machine learning and behavior-based detection to block known and unknown malware and ransomware on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- USB device control
- See which USB storage devices are plugged into company machines and set what they may do, to stop data being copied off.
- Mobile device protection
- Falcon for Mobile watches for malicious activity on company phones and tablets running iOS 16 or later and Android 9 or later.
- Pre-configured policies
- Protection comes set up by default, with a step-by-step onboarding guide and one home screen showing devices, threat activity and blocked attacks.
- Express Support
- A support line for small and medium businesses that helps with installation and day-to-day management questions.
ESET
- Real-time malware protection
- Blocks viruses, ransomware, spyware and phishing as they arrive, with AI-based detection aimed at new threats.
- Safe banking and browsing
- A secured browser mode for banking and shopping that helps keep payment details away from phishing pages and snooping software.
- Firewall and network checks
- A firewall and network shield, plus tests of your home router and smart devices for weak points.
- ESET VPN
- Premium and Ultimate include a no-logs VPN with unlimited traffic, split tunneling on desktop and Android, and a version that runs on a home router.
- File encryption
- Premium and Ultimate encrypt sensitive files and USB drives and let only trusted apps change protected folders.
- Identity protection
- Ultimate adds dark web scanning, 1-bureau credit monitoring, SSN tracking and identity recovery with $1M insurance from a US team.
Plans
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
Falcon Go$59.99
per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly)
Next-gen antivirus, USB device control, mobile device protection and Express Support, for up to 100 devices.
ESET
Mobile Security for Android$12.99
per year for 1 device
Protection for Android phones and tablets, with safe banking, network checks and anti-theft. $22.99 for 3 devices, $32.99 for 5.
NOD32 Antivirus$39.99
per year for 1 device
Real-time antivirus for Windows and macOS only. $49.99 for 3 devices, $59.99 for 5.
HOME Security Essential$49.99
per year for 1 device
Antivirus, safe banking and browsing, firewall and Wi-Fi protection across devices. $69.99 for 5 devices, $94.99 for 10.
HOME Security Premium$79.99
per year for 1 device
Adds ESET VPN with unlimited traffic on up to 3 devices, file and USB encryption and folder protection. $99.99 for 5 devices, $124.99 for 10.
HOME Security Ultimate$179.99
per year for up to 5 devices
Adds VPN for 10 devices and routers, ransomware remediation and US identity protection with $1M insurance. $204.99 for 10 devices.
Ways to pay less
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
- Annual discount
About 37% off with annual billing
CrowdStrike's pricing page shows Falcon Go at $59.99 per device billed annually against $7.99 per device billed monthly, or $95.88 over 12 months.
ESET
- Other savings
Save 15% on 2 years and 20% on 3 years
HOME Security Essential and Premium cost less per year on longer terms: Essential for 1 device is $84.98 for 2 years or $119.98 for 3, instead of $49.99 a year.
