Is Bitdefender any better than Windows Defender?

Bitdefender is fast, lightweight, and has a much better cloud-based scanning engine than Microsoft’s Defender . Bitdefender’s malware scanner caught all of my test malware during a full system scan, and it barely had any impact on my computer’s performance.

As long as you have Windows 10 installed on your system, you get to use Windows Defender free of charge. On the other hand, you need a subscription to use Bitdefender products . Winner: Bitdefender. Windows Defender is built-into the Windows operating system.11 Mar 2021

Bitdefender scored better with testing from AV-Comparatives’ February-May protection tests. Bitdefender blocked 751 threats at a rate of 99.9 percent overall — enough to gain AV-Comparatives’ highest Advanced+ score for protection.10 May 2020