Before you sign for another year, see the other option. ESET and Bitdefender both sat the same independent business security test in 2025, so for once you can compare them side by side on the same day, against the same threats. From Anvil Solutions, a New Zealand Bitdefender Gold Partner, in partnership since 2014, serving Fiji.
First, the honest bit
ESET is one of the most established security brands in Fiji. It is sold here through a long-standing local partner relationship, with New Zealand distribution behind it, and it protects well-known Fijian organisations. To ESET's credit, it also submits its business products to open independent testing round after round, which not every vendor does.
That openness is exactly why a comparison is worth five minutes at renewal time. Both ESET and Bitdefender sat the AV-Comparatives Business Security Test from March to June 2025, the same lab, the same threats, the same days. The numbers are below, along with the two questions the test cannot answer for you: who is watching your fleet at 2am, and what stands behind the protection if something still gets through.
Side by side
Sourced claims only, with the places ESET does well shown too. All figures checked August 2026.
| What matters | ESET | Bitdefender via Anvil |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world protection, AV-Comparatives Business 2025 | 98.6% (ESET PROTECT Entry with ESET PROTECT Cloud), with 6 false alarms across the test. Zero false alarms on common business software, as all tested products achieved. | 99.8% (GravityZone Business Security Premium), with 1 false alarm across the test, and an AV-TEST Top Product award in the June 2025 business round. |
| Open testing | Credit where due: ESET participates in the major independent business tests round after round. | So does Bitdefender, which is why this side-by-side comparison is possible at all. |
| Who runs the managed detection | ESET MDR in New Zealand is operated by the New Zealand distributor, described in its own words as Kiwi run and resourced. Ask your ESET partner who would run detection for a Fiji fleet, and from where. | Bitdefender's own three SOCs in the USA, Romania and Singapore, follow the sun. A security account manager contacts you within 30 minutes of a declared incident. |
| Breach warranty | ESET's Cysurance-backed cyber warranty exists, but it is available only in the United States and Canada. No breach warranty is advertised for ESET customers in Fiji (checked August 2026). | Up to USD 1 million on eligible Bitdefender MDR tiers, at no extra cost, underwritten via Cysurance, and available in the regions Bitdefender operates, including here. |
| Servers and containers | Covers Windows, Mac and Linux endpoints and servers. | Covers the same, and adds kernel-independent container security for Docker and Kubernetes workloads, useful if you run anything hosted. |
| Local relationship | Long-established: a long-established Fiji partner channel, with regular local security events. | Anvil quotes directly and stays your local partner, available during business hours, with simple annual per-seat licensing. MDR deployment, migration and ongoing support come directly from Bitdefender at no charge, with the MDR team always available; licence-only customers are deployed and supported by Anvil. |
Sources: AV-Comparatives Business Security Test 2025 (March to June), in which both vendors participated; AV-TEST business Windows client June 2025; ESET's published cyber warranty documentation; Chillisoft's published MDR service description; Bitdefender's MDR solution guide and breach warranty terms. All figures and absence claims checked August 2026; ask us for the full source list.
The migration, step by step
Here is the honest shape of it. On MDR, the deployment and migration project is delivered end to end by Bitdefender's professional services team at no charge, with Anvil as your local point of contact. On licence-only, Anvil delivers the rollout.
Renewal options
Switching from another vendor
Bitdefender runs competitive incentives for organisations moving from another vendor, and Anvil can put one in front of you where the deal qualifies. Terms depend on the size and shape of the engagement, so we confirm them with your quote.
Bring your current renewal date and endpoint count and we will tell you quickly whether one applies.
Questions
No. Bitdefender goes on in a pilot alongside your existing protection, then the rollout replaces ESET in staged waves. There is no point where a machine has nothing on it.
We time the migration to your renewal date so you are not paying for two products. If you want to move before renewal, tell us the remaining term and we will factor it into the quote.
Yes. Keep your Microsoft investment. Bitdefender is the endpoint and server layer, and with the optional GravityZone XDR identity and productivity sensors added, Microsoft 365 identity and email signals feed the same detections.
On MDR, Bitdefender delivers the deployment and migration end to end through its professional services team at no charge, and ongoing support comes directly from Bitdefender, with its SOC monitoring and responding 24/7. Anvil does not add a support layer in between; it is not needed and would only cost you more. On licence-only, Anvil delivers the rollout and supports you directly. Either way, Anvil is your TSP partner in Fiji: a New Zealand Technology Solutions Provider and Bitdefender Gold Partner, in partnership since 2014, available during business hours to discuss anything.
No. Fiji's National Cybersecurity Strategy and national CERT point in this direction, but there is no law requiring any business to change or buy security today. This is about resilience and what your customers expect, not compliance.