ESET

Founded in 1992 in Czechoslovakia, ESET began as an antivirus technology company. Although ESET’s main focus is still antivirus protection, its technology has expanded to include parental control capabilities. ESET has over 110 million users in more than 200 countries and territories.

ESET Parental Control is available for Windows, Mac, and Android devices. Parental control is not available for iOS devices. ESET products that include parental control are ESET Internet Security (Windows), ESET Smart Security Premium (Windows), ESET Cyber Security Pro (macOS), and ESET Parental Control for Android (Android mobile devices and tablets).

Users must pay for computer ESET packages. However, there is a 30-day free trial available. Parental control capabilities for computer packages include the following:

• Content filters that block age-inappropriate content
• Usage controls that activate time limits
• Computer-usage management that limits or enforces the use of software
• Monitoring to track device activity and location

For the Android mobile app, there is a free version as well as a paid premium version. Parental control capabilities for the Android mobile app include the following:

• Web guard monitoring (Free & Premium)
• Application guard (Free & Premium)
• App time limits (Free & Premium)
• Budget limits (Free & Premium)
• Basic activity reports (Free & Premium)
• Web guard filtering (Premium only)
• Safe Search (Premium only)
• Child locator (Premium only)
• Geofencing (Premium only)
• Full activity reports (Premium only)