Comparison

ESET Secure Authentication vs Endpoint Central

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ESET Secure Authentication

This companion app provides multi-factor authentication for businesses, strengthening access to company systems and data. It allows users to approve push notifications or generate one-time passwords to complement standard login credentials.

Highlights
  • Approve push notifications for authentication
  • Generate one-time passwords
  • Add accounts via QR code scanning
  • Supports Microsoft Web Apps
  • Secures VPN and cloud service access
  • Integrates with Windows, Mac, and Linux logins
Features
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NOTE: Before installing ESET Secure Authentication, please note that the product requires server-side installation. This is a companion app and will not work independently. Contact your company‘s network administrator to receive your enrollment link. ESET Secure Authentication is an easy-to-install, deploy, and manage, multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution for businesses. The additional factor—received or generated by the mobile app—complements and strengthens the standard authentication process and secures access to your company’s systems and data. The ESET Secure Authentication app allows you to: - Receive push notifications on your device that you can approve to complete authentication - Generate one-time passwords to use alongside your username and password - Add a new account simply by scanning a QR code Supported integrations: - Microsoft Web Apps - Local Windows logins - Remote Desktop Protocol - VPNs - Cloud services via AD FS - Mac/Linux - Custom apps Multi-factor authentication is a combination of two or more security factors—“something the user knows” (e.g., a password), “something the user has” (such as a mobile phone to generate a one-time password or receive a push notification), and even “something the user is” (when approving push notifications via biometrics). Find out more about ESET Secure Authentication for businesses: https://www.eset.com/us/business/solutions/multi-factor-authentication/

About

Endpoint Central

This app provides IT administrators with a mobile solution for securely managing, monitoring, and controlling endpoints. It offers real-time visibility, faster remediation, and secure control over IT environments, even when away from the desk.

Highlights
  • Onboard, approve, and manage computers
  • Deploy, approve, and monitor patches
  • View hardware and software inventory
  • Securely access and control devices remotely
  • Monitor system health and compliance
  • Dark theme for reduced eye strain
Features
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Endpoint Central's mobile app empowers IT admins to securely manage, monitor, and control endpoints anytime, anywhere! About Endpoint Central ManageEngine Endpoint Central is a unified endpoint management and security platform trusted by 100,000+ organizations worldwide. Acclaimed by Gartner®, Forrester, and IDC, it helps modern enterprises simplify endpoint management while maintaining strong compliance and security posture. Endpoint Central mobile app extends the power of the Central console to your fingertips, enabling real-time visibility, faster remediation, and secure control over your IT environment—even when you’re away from your desk. Key Features: Scope of Management: Centrally onboard, approve, and manage computers across domains and remote offices with real-time visibility into agent installation and connectivity status. Patch Management: Deploy, approve, and monitor patches for OS and third-party applications in real time. Asset Management: Gain instant visibility into hardware inventory, software usage, licenses, and warranty details. Remote Control: Securely access devices to troubleshoot, reboot, lock, wipe, or transfer files remotely. System Health Monitoring: Track live alerts, endpoint health, compliance status, and performance metrics at a glance. Dark Theme: Reduce eye strain with an optimized dark mode designed for extended monitoring sessions. Awards and Recognition: Recognized as a Leader in the IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Unified Endpoint Management Software 2025 vendor assessment. Recognized as Best Unified Endpoint Management at the 9th Cyber & Data Security Summit. Received Voice of the Customer recognition in Gartner Peer Insights for UEM in the year 2024 Recognized as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ – Future of Work (Workplace) – UEM for SMBs in the year 2023

Screenshots

ESET Secure Authentication4 screens
Endpoint Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Endpoint Central at 4.7 against ESET Secure Authentication's 3.2. Endpoint Central also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 30%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Endpoint Central holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Endpoint Central has 411 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of ESET Secure Authentication's written reviews are positive against 47% of Endpoint Central's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESET Secure Authentication ships an update every 6 months, Endpoint Central weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ESET Secure Authentication versus Endpoint Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESET Secure AuthenticationEndpoint Central
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (30 ratings)4.7 (411 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews47.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperESET, spol. s r.o.Zoho Corporation

Customer experience

ESET Secure Authentication

All ratings30 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative53.7%

Endpoint Central

All ratings411 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral23.5%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

ESET Secure Authentication

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Endpoint Central

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notifications menu item not showing
  • App broken, no info after sign-in
  • Won't accept on-prem credentials
  • Login credentials not saved (previously)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Create configurations outside patches
  • Create configurations from mobile app
  • Push patches and configurations
  • Manage configurations
  • Manage software deployments
Show 5 more
  • Manage MDM
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Ability to wake or reboot machines
  • Sortable inventory lists
  • MSP version release

In-app purchases

None

ESET Secure Authentication

No in-app purchases

None

Endpoint Central

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESET Secure Authentication free?
ESET Secure Authentication is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Endpoint Central free?
Endpoint Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESET Secure Authentication or Endpoint Central?
Endpoint Central is rated higher. ESET Secure Authentication averages 3.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Endpoint Central averages 4.7 from 411 ratings.
Do ESET Secure Authentication or Endpoint Central have ads?
Neither ESET Secure Authentication nor Endpoint Central shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESET Secure Authentication or Endpoint Central?
ESET Secure Authentication ships an update every 6 months, and Endpoint Central weekly. Most recently, ESET Secure Authentication was updated on September 17, 2026 and Endpoint Central on September 13, 2026.

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