Bitdefender Review
Top-rated malware protection with a light system footprint
Editor's Choice
89.3/ 100
Our Score
A
Our Take
Bitdefender is our top pick for most people. It has never missed a zero-day sample in 36 consecutive months of real-world testing, and it does it without bogging down your machine. The VPN is data-capped on most tiers, but the core protection is best-in-class.
Our Score Breakdown
Malware Protectionⓘ98 / 100
Price / Value82 / 100
System Performance92 / 100
Features86 / 100
Ease of Use88 / 100
Support82 / 100
Trust88 / 100
AV-TEST score:6/6/6
Detection rate:99.98%
Pros
- Perfect lab detection scores
- Very light system impact
- Ransomware & Safepay protection
- 60-day money-back guarantee
Cons
- VPN is data-capped on most tiers
- Renewal pricing higher than first year
Pricing Plans
Antivirus Plus
$29.99/year
1 device
- Real-time protection
- Web attack prevention
- Ransomware remediation
Recommended
Total Security
$49.99/year
Up to 5 devices
- Everything in Plus
- Multi-platform (Win/Mac/Android/iOS)
- Safepay secure banking
- Anti-theft
- Limited VPN (200MB/day)
Quick Facts
- Starting Price
- $29.99/year
- Devices Covered
- 1-10
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Free Trial
- Yes (30 days)
- Money-Back Guarantee
- 30 days
- Included VPN
- Yes
- Password Manager
- Yes
- Firewall
- Yes
- Parental Controls
- Yes
- Cloud Backup
- No
- Dark Web Monitoring
- No
- Ransomware Protection
- Yes
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- Founded
- 2001
Customer Reviews
4.4
Based on 18,000 verified reviews
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