As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly compare business antivirus software in the UK.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 1 hour until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the organisation's current device, operating-system, cloud, identity and remote-working records, then write the requirements and constraints into the organisation profile in the prompt.
   2. Collect the current official product pages, UK licence terms, support terms, privacy information and deployment documentation for each candidate, and paste the relevant text and URLs into the source material section.
   3. Find independent test reports and product reviews from sources you trust, record the publication date shown on each source, and paste them separately from vendor material.
   4. Set weights for protection, management, usability, compatibility, support and cost based on the organisation's priorities, then paste the weights into the prompt before submitting it to a chatbot.
   5. Paste the generated comparison into a spreadsheet, keep one row per claim, and add the source URL, source date and whether the claim came from a vendor or an independent source.
   6. Ask an IT or security colleague to test the shortlisted products against the actual device estate and check the unresolved questions, licensing terms, data handling and support commitments.
   7. Send the vendor questions, obtain written answers and quotes, compare those answers with the drafted table, and only then take the procurement decision.

   Prompt

   Compare the business antivirus and endpoint security products listed below for a UK organisation.
   
   Organisation profile:
   - Organisation type: [type]
   - Number of users and devices: [number or range]
   - Operating systems and device types: [details]
   - Office, remote and hybrid working needs: [details]
   - Server, mobile, cloud and identity platforms: [details]
   - Compliance, insurance or procurement requirements: [details]
   - Required features: [features]
   - Must-have integrations: [integrations]
   - Budget constraints: [details]
   - Required support and deployment model: [details]
   
   Products to compare:
   [Product names and official URLs]
   
   Source material:
   [Paste current official product pages, licence terms, support terms, privacy information, independent test reports and quoted prices. Label each source with its date if shown.]
   
   Produce:
   1. A concise comparison table covering protection features, detection and response capability, ransomware protection, device and operating-system coverage, central management, deployment, reporting, integrations, support, data handling, contract terms and price.
   2. A separate list of claims that are missing, unclear, time-sensitive or supported only by marketing language.
   3. A weighted score using these priorities: protection [weight], management [weight], usability [weight], compatibility [weight], support [weight], cost [weight]. Explain every score and do not invent evidence.
   4. A shortlist and recommendation for [organisation type], including the conditions that would change the recommendation.
   5. Questions to send to each vendor before purchase.
   
   Use pounds where a supplied source gives a UK price. Do not convert currencies, estimate prices, fill gaps from memory or treat a vendor claim as independent evidence. Distinguish antivirus from broader endpoint detection and response. Cite the supplied source beside every material claim. State clearly where a security professional or hands-on trial must validate the result.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.