

If you're thinking this is a little inconvenient, we agree. Log in and you can then begin configuring the program. Tap the Settings button, for instance, and a browser tab opens at the Sophos website.


Sophos Home does have some security options and settings, but they're only available via a web interface. Payments can be made via card or PayPal, and if you sign up and regret it, there's a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee. If you're still unsure, there's a free trial available. Looks like good value to us: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus costs $80 to cover 10 devices for a year, and Kaspersky Antivirus' charges $130. One year's coverage costs $60, rising to $100 for two years, or $140 for the full three years.

There's one plan which covers up to 10 Windows or Mac systems. Which makes your choice even easier: it's Home Premium or nothing at all.) (There was once a Sophos Home Free version, too, but unfortunately, it's now been dropped. Sophos Home for Macs for $45 per year (opens in new tab).Sophos Home for Macs subscription options: You can sign up for Sophos Antivirus solutions here (opens in new tab).Sophos Home doesn't have a mobile app, but users can protect their devices with free Android and iOS versions of Sophos' Intercept X app, instead. Sophos Home Premium (opens in new tab) is an unusual Windows and Mac antivirus which focuses on simplicity, yet still manages a decent feature list: real-time and on-demand virus protection, anti-ransomware, anti-phishing, parental control-type content filtering, keylogger protection and more. There are no jargon-packed comparison tables, no pricing schemes so complicated you need Excel to figure them out: the company has one product, one plan, and that's it. If you've ever wished shopping for antivirus (opens in new tab) could be simpler, Sophos just might appeal.
