# Avast Business: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 5 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/avast-business

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Endpoint protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/index.md) | 0% | 90 | 57% | 7 |
| [Client-side protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/client-side-protection/index.md) | 0% | 97 | 50% | 2 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 129 | 0% | 1 |
| [Digital risk protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/digital-risk-protection/index.md) | 0% | 110 | 100% | 1 |
| [DNS filtering](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/dns-filtering/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for: Very tight budgets and simple security needs" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Endpoint protection)

## And against it

- "Comcast xFi Advanced Security, Avast/AVG Real Site, and Eero Secure can intercept or tunnel DNS through their own infrastructure" (Perplexity Sonar, DNS filtering)
- "Using Avast Free, AVG, or built-in Windows Defender alone (without proper management) is cautioned against" (Mistral Small, Endpoint protection)
- "Avast settled a $16.5 million FTC case (2024) for collecting and selling extensive user data" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Client-side protection)
- "has historically had mixed reviews for privacy/commercialization; better options exist." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Endpoint protection)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Avast Business, from 26 of the 29 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 14
- huntress.com: 14
- techradar.com: 10
- softwareadvice.com: 9
- microsoft.com: 8
- crowdstrike.com: 6
- gane.ai/index: 6
- reddit.com: 6
- av-comparatives.org: 5
- capterra.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://huntress.com/internal-it-cybersecurity-guide/best-endpoint-protection-for-small-businesses: 12
- https://g2.com/categories/endpoint-protection-platforms/small-business: 9
- https://techradar.com/news/best-endpoint-security-software: 8
- https://softwareadvice.com/category/4777-endpoint-protection/small-business: 7
- https://deel.com/blog/best-endpoint-protection-for-business: 5
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/endpoint-security/microsoft-defender-business: 5
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/smb: 4
- https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1qydx10/im_looking_for_recommendations_on_a_cheap_but: 4

## In its own words

What Avast Business's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Protect your business with Avast (https://avast.com/)
- For: Small Businesses (https://avast.com/)
- Price stated: Essential, Premium, or Ultimate Business Security managed from integrated, cloud-based Business Hub platform. (https://avast.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page avast.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10007 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3437 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2005-05-30
- conference or event: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-01-01
- report or ebook: 108 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-05
- comparison: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2012-08-01
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2014-09-01
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2005-05-26
- Recent: 2026-04-28 blog: Bail bond scams https://blog.avast.com/blog/bail-bond-scams
- Recent: 2026-04-22 blog: Introducing avast one silver https://blog.avast.com/introducing-avast-one-silver
- Recent: 2026-04-21 blog: Targeted ads https://blog.avast.com/blog/targeted-ads
- Recent: 2026-03-30 blog: Spring break break travel scams https://blog.avast.com/spring-break-break-travel-scams
- Recent: 2026-03-05 report or ebook: How to avoid the fake buyers flooding facebook marketplace https://blog.avast.com/how-to-avoid-the-fake-buyers-flooding-facebook-marketplace
- Recent: 2026-02-03 blog: Deepfake scams https://blog.avast.com/blog/deepfake-scams

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.