Differences between on-premises and cloud management console
ESET PROTECT includes all of the key features and capabilities you know from ESET PROTECT On-Prem but has been adjusted to fit the needs of a cloud-based management. You can migrate from ESET PROTECT On-Prem to ESET PROTECT.
The table below includes descriptions of the major differences between ESET PROTECT and ESET PROTECT On-Prem.
General difference |
ESET PROTECT |
ESET PROTECT On-Prem |
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Hosting |
Runs in the ESET-maintained cloud environment. |
Runs on your physical or virtualized environment. |
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Manageable devices limitation |
50,000 client devices. |
Limitation depends on server hardware limitations. |
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Supported product versions |
•Business products version 6 and later. |
•Business products version 4 and later. |
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Components |
•ESET Management Agent •RD Sensor •Deployment Tool •CloudMDM |
•ESET Management Agent •RD Sensor •Deployment Tool |
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Active Directory |
Active Directory synchronization is available with the use of ESET Active Directory Scanner. |
Active Directory synchronization is available. |
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Mobile Device Management |
•Mobile device management is available by default via Cloud MDM. •Limited input enrollment for Android devices is available as an enrollment option. |
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Certificates |
Certificate management is handled by ESET. |
User can create, edit or import/export Certificates and Certification Authorities. |
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Access rights |
Access Rights Management was moved to ESET Business Account but you can specify access to specific ESET PROTECT features for a user with custom permissions. |
Advanced multi-tenant access rights security model that is manageable from the ESET PROTECT On-Prem interface. |
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License management |
License management was fully moved to ESET Business Account/ESET MSP Administrator/ESET PROTECT Hub. |
License management is partially in ESET PROTECT On-Prem and partially in ESET Business Account/ESET MSP Administrator/ESET PROTECT Hub. |
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How to add computers |
Computers can be added via Active Directory synchronization, from an RD sensor report and using GPO and SCCM installer scripts, or by installing Agent locally. |
Computers can be added via Active Directory synchronization, from an RD sensor report, using GPO and SCCM installer scripts, manually by adding a new device with the addition of an Agent Deployment task, or by installing Agent locally. |
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Additional protection layers |
•ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management •ESET Inspect (See also ESET Inspect On-Prem and ESET Inspect differences.)
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Syslog |
•More configuration options available. •Ability to forward Incidents to Syslog. |
•Limited configuration options. |
Other extra features only in ESET PROTECT:
•Configuration—you can easily configure (Basic setup) the most important settings across the entire network.
•Incidents—you can investigate incidents directly in the ESET PROTECT console.
•Platform modules—you can view and deploy options for protection layers across the entire network.
•Dashboards—you can view updated dashboards for Status Overview, Incidents, Vulnerability & Patch Management, and ESET MDR.