Comparison

ClamAV vs Malwarebytes for Business

No leader: the top candidate ClamAV has only 0.23 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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ClamAV40
Malwarebytes for Business40
Score
Vioscale score
ClamAV40 / 100low · 23%updating
Malwarebytes for Business40 / 100low · 21%updating
Pricing
Free tier
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Model
Malwarebytes for Businesscommercial
Price level
ClamAVfree
Malwarebytes for Businessunknown
Transparent
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Integrations
Count
ClamAV2
Malwarebytes for Business
Security
Gdpr
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Iso27001
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Pci
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Soc2
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Adoption
Dependent repos
ClamAV47
Malwarebytes for Business
Github stars
ClamAV129
Malwarebytes for Business
Activity
Commits last 30d
ClamAV16
Malwarebytes for Business
Release
Cadence days
ClamAV12
Malwarebytes for Business
History
ClamAV20 items
Malwarebytes for Business
License
Spdx
Malwarebytes for Business
Language
Primary
ClamAVHTML
Malwarebytes for Business
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for antivirus. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Real time scanning
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Heuristic behavioral analysis
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Ransomware rollback
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Usb device control
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Web filtering protection
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Bundled os firewall
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Windows macos linux support
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Ios android support
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Centralized admin console
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
SOC2 type ii
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
ISO 27001
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-
Pricing model
ClamAV-
Malwarebytes for Business-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ClamAV

An open-source antivirus engine designed to identify and stop viruses, trojans, and other harmful software. It's deployed on email servers and network gateways for threat detection and includes automated threat definition updates and file scanning utilities.

Independently observed

Malwarebytes for Business

Business-focused security platform offering antivirus, malware protection, privacy VPN, browser security, and optional managed threat detection. Designed to scale across multiple devices while remaining simple to deploy and manage.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ClamAV

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Malwarebytes for Business

Subscription

Annual subscription plans starting at [price not disclosed]. All plans include 60-day money-back guarantee and priority 24/7 support.

  • Small officeAnnual subscription for 20 devices
    • Antivirus protection
    • Malware prevention
    • VPN access
    • Browser Guard ad/scam blocker
    • Priority support
  • Boutique businessAnnual subscription for 10 devices
    • Advanced antivirus
    • VPN
    • Browser protection
    • Safe browsing
    • Priority support
  • Sole proprietorAnnual subscription for 3 devices
    • Antivirus protection
    • Malware defense
    • VPN
    • Adblocker
    • Scam protection
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
macOS
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Windows
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Linux
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
CLI
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
Self-hosted
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business
On-premise
ClamAV
Malwarebytes for Business

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

ClamAV

2 total
  • Sendmail
  • Docker
Independently observed

Malwarebytes for Business

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.