ESET HOME Security
ESET
Light, configurable, refreshingly honest about renewals.
ESET HOME Security costs $4.17/mo for the Essential (first year) plan.
Price
From $4.17/mo
Last checked
October 24, 2026
Best for
Power users and tinkerers
Category
Complete suites
About ESET HOME Security
ESET has a loyal following among people who actually like configuring their security, and it earns that loyalty with detailed device control, a proper firewall, strong anti-phishing, and one of the smallest performance footprints in the market. The Slovak company also skips the worst industry habit. Its renewal prices stay close to the first-year price. The interface is more technical than the big consumer brands, which we count as a feature, not a bug.
ESET HOME Security pricing
ESET HOME Security costs $4.17 per month, or $49.99 per year on the Essential (first year) plan. The top plan, Premium (first year), costs $79.99 per year. List prices on annual billing. Paying monthly usually costs more.
The plans we track for ESET HOME Security, with the yearly price next to the monthly one.
Essential (first year)
- 1 device
- Antivirus + anti-phishing
- Renewal price not published
Premium (first year)
- Adds password manager
- Data encryption
- LiveGuard cloud sandbox
What does ESET HOME Security cost after the first year?
ESET HOME Security costs $49.99 for the first year on the ESET HOME Security Essential (1 device, 1 year) plan, read on eset.com. ESET does not publish a renewal price: the pages we read say the subscription renews at the price in force at that time, without an amount. Auto-renewal can be switched off in your ESET account; the vendor’s own instructions are on its support page.
Vendors without a printed renewal amount are listed as such in our Renewal Price Index, next to the 7 that do print one; the first-year price sits beside every other suite in the Price Index.
Source: eset.com. Amounts in the currency the vendor bills in.
Independent lab results
AV-TEST Institute, June 2026 (Windows) home-user round, scored 0 to 6. The lab tested ESET Security Ultimate 19.1; that is the edition the lab names, and it can be a different tier than the plan priced on this page.
Protection
6.0/6
Performance
6.0/6
Usability
6.0/6
AV-Comparatives included ESET HOME Security in its Real-World Protection Test February-May 2026, published June 15, 2026. The lab asks for written permission before its ratings are reproduced, so the result is on the lab’s page rather than here.
AV-Comparatives: Real-World Protection Test February-May 2026“The enthusiast’s choice. ESET trusts you with real settings instead of a single big button, runs feather-light, and its renewal prices are among the most honest in the business. Less hand-holding than Bitdefender, which is exactly why its fans stay for a decade.”Checked by our editorial team
Where to get it
From $4.17/mo
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View allPros and cons
From our price and feature data. Checked on October 24, 2026.
Pros
- You get real settings instead of a single big button. Device control and the firewall can be tuned in detail.
- It runs feather-light and still takes full marks at AV-TEST in all three categories.
- Renewal prices stay close to the first-year price. The review counts them among the most honest in the business.
Cons
- The interface is more technical than the big consumer brands. Expect less hand-holding and more settings to choose yourself.
- The Essential plan covers 1 device with antivirus and anti-phishing. The password manager and encryption sit in Premium.
Frequently asked questions
Who is behind ESET HOME Security?
ESET HOME Security is run by ESET. That is the name on your invoice, in the terms and in the company register, while the website itself shows only the brand. If you searched for the company name and landed here, you are in the right place.
Is there an ESET HOME Security discount?
The first term is the discount: Essential (first year) costs $4.17 a month. After that the regular price applies.
Some links on this site are affiliate links; a purchase through one of them can earn us a small commission and never adds to the price you pay. Prices and plans can change at any time; always check current pricing with the provider.