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Compare CCleaner and ESET PROTECT 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CCleaner
Star Rating
(626)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(918)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 5 pricing plansCCleaner vs ESET PROTECT
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CCleaner easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with ESET PROTECT overall.
- CCleaner and ESET PROTECT both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ESET PROTECT is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CCleaner over ESET PROTECT.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CCleaner
No pricing availableESET PROTECT
ESET PROTECT Advanced
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Best-in-class endpoint protection against ransomware & zero-day threats.
Cross-platform solution with easy-to-use cloud or on-prem management, server security, advanced threat defense, and full disk encryption.
- Console
- Server Security
- Modern Endpoint Protection
Free Trial
CCleaner
No trial information availableESET PROTECT
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
585
9.2
786
Ease of Use
9.3
589
8.9
788
Ease of Setup
9.2
64
8.7
526
Ease of Admin
9.0
61
8.5
414
Quality of Support
8.5
483
8.9
726
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
45
8.9
404
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
589
8.7
779
Features by Category
Functionality
9.4
353
Not enough data
9.2
352
Not enough data
9.3
347
Not enough data
9.3
349
Not enough data
8.8
339
Not enough data
8.8
341
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Disk Cleanup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
192
Not enough data
9.1
200
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.8
193
Not enough data
9.0
197
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
9.1
203
Not enough data
9.2
204
Not enough data
9.3
204
Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
197
Not enough data
9.1
196
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Detection
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
74
Analysis
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
9.4
74
Not enough data
9.4
75
Response
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
9.4
75
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Detection & Response
Not enough data
9.6
14
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.9
14
Management
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.2
13
Analytics
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.7
10
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
9.7
6
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
8.5
8
Automation Capabilities
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
6.7
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
9.7
10
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CCleaner and ESET PROTECT share no categories
Unique Categories
CCleaner is categorized as Disk Cleanup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CCleaner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ESET PROTECT
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Retail
8.0%
Design
6.4%
Internet
4.6%
Other
56.7%
Information Technology and Services
12.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Computer & Network Security
3.9%
Construction
3.8%
Internet
3.3%
Other
71.2%
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Discussions
Can CC Cleaner be trusted?
2 Comments
BD
Yes, CCleaner can be trusted. It’s been around for years and is widely used. As long as you download it from the official site, it’s safe to use.Read more
Whats next?
1 Comment
SS
Yes. I have an antivirus program on my computer. I added CCleaner. It works fine and neither program appears to have an impact on the other. Read more
Does CCleaner have a comprehensive list of ALL settings?
1 Comment
RM
Could you be more specific with your question? Ccleaner has its basic functions to maintain applications (Mainly browsers), as well as the possibility of...Read more
How can I backup the encryption key?
2 Comments
GC
It's critical to have backups of encryption keys. If the lone copy of a key is lost, data encrypted with that key cannot be accessed. When you initially turn...Read more
How to make my team faster at startup?
1 Comment
ME
Tools → Scheduled Tasks → Uncheck the Startup File Verification box.Read more
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