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.

BD

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
4.1 (108)
ES

ESET Inspect

ESET

8.2

Average across eight dimensions

Deployment
Self-hosted
Licensing
Per endpoint
Time to value
Fast
Segment
SMB / mid-market
G2
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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

What the comparison says

Bitdefender GravityZone XDR is hybrid and ESET Inspect is self-hosted. Where your obligations dictate residency, that difference tends to settle the choice before any score is read.

Bitdefender GravityZone XDR licenses on per endpoint, ESET Inspect on per endpoint. Neither bills on data volume, so the comparison is about what each licence includes rather than how much you send it.

ESET Inspect leads on residency, and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR does not lead by a clear margin anywhere in this set.

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. That is a 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 ESET is folding the cloud Inspect console into ESET PROTECT through 2027. On-premises Inspect is unaffected, so specify the on-prem build.

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Data last verified 2026-10-06. 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 are verifiable against each vendor's documentation: deployment model, licensing basis and residency.