Bitdefender has taken on established names in the industry like Mcafee and Norton to become the best third-party antivirus software. But how does it stack up against the standard Windows Defender? Let’s find out.

This is a particularly relevant question in the era of the improved Windows Defender, where most of the basic antivirus capabilities such as virus definition updating and a firewall are already covered by the system. Is it still worth getting a premium antivirus option like Bitdefender?

Bitdefender is an excellent antivirus program with many advanced features and capabilities that the standard Windows Defender lacks. But that doesn’t necessarily make Bitdefender the better option – unless you really need those extra benefits, Windows Defender may be all you need.

The differences between the two come down to the fact that Bitdefender offers a whole suite of cybersecurity protections, not just antivirus. This includes things like a VPN or a password manager, which you would otherwise have to pay for separately.