# cybee and Bitdefender. What each is built for.

> What Bitdefender GravityZone and cybee are each built for: which Macs are protected, how settings stay safe, who runs it daily and what a client can check.

Page: https://cybee.ai/compare/bitdefender/ (cybee vs Bitdefender: Mac protection and evidence)

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Both protect computers. They are built for different jobs, and protection from cybee is free. Using GravityZone? Start with your actual setup: which Macs it covers, which settings stay on and what you can show a client.

cybee and Bitdefender GravityZone vendor pages checked 17.09.2026

In one minute

- Bitdefender GravityZone is business protection run from a central console. What it does on a Mac depends on the package and the platform.

- cybee is protection you run by asking your AI assistant. It is free for every Mac.

- When a client asks for proof, the cybee Proof plan gives you one dated link that names every Mac that runs cybee, and any gap.

- If GravityZone already covers what your clients ask, keep it. This page compares jobs, not detection results.

cybee AG, Zürich Founded by [Hekuran Doli and Kristian Kabashi](https://cybee.ai/about/#founders) [Best of Swiss Apps Hall of Fame 2025](https://cybee.ai/about/#recognition) [The Pitch by Deel, Global Top 100 of about 40,000 startups](https://cybee.ai/about/#recognition)

## Your client asks about their project. Not about your software.

A list of security products does not answer them. What does: the Macs on the project, the settings that stay on and a record with dates.

before a deal

### A client sends a security questionnaire.

“Do your laptops lock automatically?”

They want a yes they can check, for every laptop on their project.

at renewal

### Your insurer asks what watches your Macs.

One agency of about ten people answered its insurer’s questionnaire overnight. The item that mattered on the form was protection that watches what programs do.

on a review

### A partner or an auditor asks for proof.

Not how things should be. How they were, on which Mac, since when.

## Who handles each job. As each product describes it.

The Bitdefender column repeats only what Bitdefender’s own pages say about GravityZone. Package names matter, and so do operating systems: check the package you have and how it runs on your Macs.

What each product does. Bitdefender details from its own pages, checked 17.09.2026.

| The job | Bitdefender GravityZone | cybee |
|---|---|---|
| Built for the job it exists to do | Business protection for computers: prevention, behaviour analysis, monitoring and response through a central console, with optional modules. | Protecting the Macs a small team works on, and proving it when a client, an insurer or a partner asks. |
| Protection stops bad software while it runs | Business endpoint protection. Modules and response features depend on the edition and the platform. | Watches what programs do on supported Macs, checks files against known bad software and stops suspicious activity. Free |
| Safer settings the Mac’s own safety switches | Risk and configuration features are optional and depend on the GravityZone package. | Checks 118 settings against a public list of the safest Mac settings. The Proof plan sets them and keeps them on. Free Proof plan |
| Day to day who runs it, and where | GravityZone’s management console. | You ask your AI assistant and review what it finds. A change you ask for waits until the person who uses that Mac says yes. cybee has no dashboard. Free |
| What your client receives when someone asks for proof | Reports and exports from GravityZone. What is available depends on the package. | A dated Trust Passport about the Macs it checked. Your client can check its seal against cybee’s copy. Proof plan |
| Which computers the systems it runs on | What it can do differs by operating system. A feature described for Windows may not work the same way on a Mac. | Macs with an Apple chip (M1 or newer). Windows and Linux are not supported today. |
| How it is sold what you pay for | In packages, with optional modules. Price and Mac support depend on the package and your quote. | Protection is free for every Mac. The Proof plan costs CHF 9 per Mac per month, or 90 a year, excluding tax. |

**Q:** What is Bitdefender GravityZone?

### GravityZone, in plain words.

GravityZone is Bitdefender’s business product. Its Small Business Security page describes prevention, behaviour analysis, monitoring and response through a central console, and it offers optional modules.

This page is about GravityZone. It does not treat every Bitdefender edition as the same thing, so check which package your company uses.

[GravityZone Small Business Security, on bitdefender.com](https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/business/products/gravityzone-small-business-security)

**Q:** What does endpoint protection mean?

### Protection for the computers people work on.

An endpoint is a computer someone works on, such as a Mac. Endpoint protection watches that computer and stops bad software while it runs.

Both products do this job. This page does not say which does it better. It is not a detection benchmark.

**Q:** Where do the 118 checks come from?

### Where the checks come from.

Your Mac has many security settings. Some are off, and some get switched off over time.

cybee checks them against the CIS Benchmark, a public, industry maintained list of the safest settings for macOS. Many compliance frameworks accept it as a baseline for secure settings. On the Proof plan you pick a profile, essential, balanced or fortress, and cybee keeps those settings on and switches them back if anyone changes them.

**Q:** What is a Trust Passport?

### The Trust Passport.

The Trust Passport is a dated record of how your Macs are protected. Your client or insurer opens it through one link and sees what holds, since when, and what cybee could not see. It is not a certification or an audit, and it does not answer for your policies, your people or your cloud. It says so on the page.

Sealed means the record carries a fingerprint, a short code made from its content. Your client can compare it with the copy cybee sealed and see whether anything was changed afterwards. That shows the record was not edited. It does not check the facts a second time.

## Make the decision on one task. The one your client just sent.

a questionnaire asks

### “Do your laptops lock automatically?” Three steps, any tool.

1

Check the requirement.

Find the setting and the time period the client actually asks about.

2

Read the current record.

Look at the screen lock setting on the Macs in question. Keep any Mac that is missing in view.

3

Decide what to change.

A setting that is off needs work on the Mac. An answer that is unclear needs better wording.

A sample request. It does not test either product’s detection.

Before you run both

Confirm the exact versions and setup before you run the two products on one Mac. A Windows feature list does not tell you what your Mac installation does.

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Figure: Step 2 in cybee: every Mac in one list, and the one that is off stays in view.

## Keep what works. Add only what is missing.

Choose by the job that is still open. One of these four will sound like your team.

Keep GravityZone

### GravityZone protects your Macs today, and its reports answer what your clients ask.

Keep it. Adding software may not help, and two tools doing one job is more to look after.

Check first, then decide

### GravityZone runs, but you cannot yet show a client a setting on every Mac, with dates.

Check your package’s reports and exports against the request first. If the gap stays open, a dated record from cybee is one way to close it. Confirm versions and setup before you run both.

Start with cybee

### Nobody runs security for you, and your team works on Macs.

Protection is free for every Mac, and you run it by asking your AI assistant. Add the Proof plan when someone asks you for proof.

Not cybee alone, yet

### Your team also works on Windows or Linux computers.

cybee covers Macs with an Apple chip (M1 or newer). Windows and Linux are not supported today, so keep what protects those computers.

Where cybee stops

It is not a certification or an audit. No security team watches your Macs for you. cybee stops bad software while it runs and sends an alert. A change to a setting waits for a yes from the person who uses that Mac. It runs on Macs with an Apple chip (M1 or newer). Windows, Linux and Microsoft 365 are not supported today. This page compares jobs, not detection results.

## Free for every Mac. You pay when you need to prove it.

The protection is free because we want every Mac in a small company protected. We earn money when a company has to prove it.

### Free

Free

Forever. Unlimited Macs and people.

- Stops bad software while it runs

- Alerts in macOS, Slack, Teams and SMS

- 118 safety checks on each Mac

- Apps, extensions and AI agents listed

- “Am I safe?” answers in your AI assistant

- Google Workspace account activity

- Email support within one working day

[Start free](https://cybee.ai/docs/install/)

### Proof plan

CHF 9 per Mac per month, or 90 a year

Everything in Free, plus:

- Weak settings fixed and kept fixed

- The sealed Trust Passport

- Security training, completion recorded

- Incident response plan

- Chat support

[Install, then start the 14 day trial](https://cybee.ai/docs/install/)

The 14 day trial starts in your AI assistant, after cybee is installed. Ask for a Proof plan feature, such as the Trust Passport. The link arrives in the chat and leads to Stripe, the payment service.

Per Mac, excluding tax. The same number in CHF, EUR, USD and GBP. Runs on Macs with an Apple chip, M1 or newer. Macs with an Intel chip are not supported. To check a Mac, open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. [All plan details](https://cybee.ai/pricing/)

## Before you choose.

**Q:** Does cybee replace every Bitdefender capability?

No. The products do different jobs, come in different editions and cover different operating systems. This page does not claim the same features, and it does not claim better detection.

**Q:** Can cybee and GravityZone run on the same Mac?

Do not assume they can. Before you run both on one Mac, write to us and ask Bitdefender, and name your versions. Agree first which tool sets each setting.

**Q:** What is free, and what does the Proof plan add?

Protection, the settings checks, the list of AI tools on each Mac and Google Workspace visibility are free. The Proof plan adds safer settings kept on, the sealed Trust Passport and security training, with a 14 day trial. It costs CHF 9 per Mac per month, or 90 a year, excluding tax. To try it, ask your AI assistant for the Trust Passport and use the Stripe link it sends. [See the trial and plans](https://cybee.ai/pricing/#trial)

**Q:** What does the Trust Passport show?

Which Macs were checked and when, including gaps. Its seal can be checked against cybee’s copy. It is not an independent audit or a certification. Google Workspace accounts have a separate record.

**Q:** What leaves my Mac?

Detection, checks and fixes run on the Mac. What leaves it is security information: events, which settings are on, which apps, browser extensions and AI agents are installed, what the agents are connected to and what cybee recorded them doing. Never the contents of your files, and never passwords or tokens. cybee AG is a Swiss company, hosted in Europe. [Security and privacy details](https://cybee.ai/security/)

## Check what you buy. Packages change.

This comparison rests on Bitdefender’s own pages, checked on 17.09.2026. Confirm the package, Mac support and your quote before you decide.

[GravityZone Small Business Security Bitdefender’s own description of the product.](https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/business/products/gravityzone-small-business-security) [Endpoint protection documentation What its agents do, and on which platforms.](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-376327-endpoint-protection.html)

## Where to go next.

[Client questionnaires Turn the facts on your Macs into an answer a client can check.](https://cybee.ai/use-cases/security-questionnaires/) [How cybee works Protection, safer settings and proof, in plain words.](https://cybee.ai/product/) [Pricing Every plan detail, the trial and the arithmetic per Mac.](https://cybee.ai/pricing/) [compare cybee and CrowdStrike Falcon packages, and the Mac evidence around them.](https://cybee.ai/compare/crowdstrike/) [compare cybee and Microsoft Defender Your licence, your actual Mac setup and what your client needs.](https://cybee.ai/compare/microsoft-defender/) [compare All comparisons What other tools are built for, and where cybee fits.](https://cybee.ai/compare/)

## Your next client will ask. Be ready.

`curl -sSf https://get.cybee.dev | sh`

Run it in Terminal, a chat, your IDE or a CLI. Keep working where you started.

Free for every Mac with an Apple chip · Asks before it changes your Mac [What it installs](https://cybee.ai/docs/install/#see) [Read the install script](https://get.cybee.dev)