Bitdefender GravityZone XDR vs ESET Inspect
A side-by-side comparison on deployment model, data residency, licensing basis and security coverage. Structural facts are verifiable against vendor documentation; the scored dimensions are our assessment.
Bitdefender GravityZone XDR
Bitdefender
8.1
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- Hybrid
- Licensing
- Per endpoint
- Time to value
- Medium
- Segment
- SMB / mid-market / enterprise
- G2
- —
ESET Inspect
ESET
8.2
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Licensing
- Per endpoint
- Time to value
- Fast
- Segment
- SMB / mid-market
- G2
- —
Score by dimension
| Dimension | BD | ES |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency control | 6.5 | 8 |
| Pricing value | 7.5 | 8 |
| Detection accuracy | 9 | 8.5 |
| Response speed | 8.5 | 8 |
| Ease of setup | 8 | 8.5 |
| Management UX | 8 | 8 |
| Integration depth | 8.5 | 8 |
| Security coverage | 9 | 8.5 |
Bitdefender GravityZone XDR
- +Consistently top results in AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives independent testing
- +On-premises GravityZone deployment available, unlike most XDR vendors here
- +One platform covers endpoints, servers, virtual machines and cloud workloads
- −Console navigation flagged as complex by a meaningful share of reviewers
- −Deep scans can affect performance on older endpoint hardware
Best for Organisations wanting proven detection with an on-premises management option
Watch out Verify which XDR features are available in the on-premises build specifically
ESET Inspect
- +On-premises ESET PROTECT server available — genuine self-hosted control plane
- +Very low endpoint performance impact compared with most agents here
- +Strong false-positive control, which reduces analyst load meaningfully
- −Managed detection service is less mature than managed-first competitors
- −Advanced threat intelligence features require additional tiers
Best for SMB and mid-market wanting self-hosted EDR with a light agent footprint
Watch out If you need a vendor-run SOC, this is not the strongest option in the table
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Data last verified 2026-09-16. nPro publishes this comparison. Where nPro appears as one of the platforms listed, its card is marked and its scores are our own assessment. Third-party review scores are sourced from public vendor profiles. Structural facts — deployment model, licensing basis, residency — are verifiable against each vendor's documentation.