The Decision Dilemma- Mackeeper Vs. the rest!
The most popular myth regarding Macs has to be their lack of reliance on 3rd party applications such as Anti-viruses, Firewalls, Clean-up utilities etc. to operate at full potential. In fact this was one of the main selling points for all Mac os based products. Not anymore. Over the past couple of years mac users must have become aware of the increasing volume of malicious soft wares floating around that can easily affect all Mac os devices. The sense of security has somewhat started to fade away.
With a problem comes its solution. On this occasion the solution was somewhat adopted from the windows camp in the shape of various anti-virus and system maintenance applications. Along with a host of newcomers, a lot of renowned windows software development houses like Norton and Kaspersky have begun shunning out maintenance apps for Mac os. One of these applications is the new Mackeeper for Mac. It promises to outdo its competitors in both performance and bang for buck. Suddenly the playing field has gotten a bit too crowded, and the decision making process for an average Mac user that much difficult. The article will try and delve into some of the main issues that plague the Mac os and will try to determine if either Mackeeper or one of the other soft wares provides the best solution both in the long and short term.
Virus protection:
There are three major opponents in this category Mackeeper, Norton and Kaspersky. Mackeeper comes out on top in this battle due to its ability to scan and combat both windows and Mac viruses and Trojans. Also subscriptions charges are the lowest among the bunch at $39.95 for the first year and $10 per year from then onwards.
Hard disk maintenance:
Cocktail and Onyx provide the main challenge to Mackeeper in the category of hard-disk cleanup. The winners here come out to be Cocktail and Mackeeper as both provides malware removal in addition to a comprehensive suite of hard disk cleanup options ranging from cache deletion to log removal. The app also provides a highly user friendly interface that is suited for beginners and advanced user alike. Cocktail costs $14.95. Even though Onyx is free, but loses out on ease of use.
Anti-theft:
In case of a theft, Mackeeper would email you coordinates of the thief’s exact location along with a picture, which can aid the police in their investigation. But where it loses out to its main competitor, WatchMac is its inability to provide protection even when your device is not stolen. WatchMac will keep track of all attempts of password guessing and even battery removal attempts at all times.

Overall:
The thing that sets Mackeeper apart from its competitors is the diversity and sheer amount of the bundled applications that are included. It may not be the best antivirus or the best anti-theft protection but what it does end up doing is to provide all these features in one place. Mackeeper’s developers claim that you will get $500 worth of soft wares for a meager $39.95. Even though this may be somewhat of an exaggeration, but still you can’t go wrong with spending your hard earned money on Mackeeper for Mac.