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Protect your applications from file-borne threats with MetaDefender Cloud Prevention API. Detect malware in real time with 30+ commercial antivirus engines and Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR). Integrate easily via RESTful API to block malicious files, enforce compliance, and safeguard sensitive data. Trusted by SMBs and enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, for mission-critical file security with 99.9% uptime SLA. Start securing your files today.
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Overview
MetaDefender Cloud Prevention API provides enterprise-grade protection against malware, ransomware, and malicious file content for your applications. Multi-scanning with 30+ commercial antivirus engines delivers up to 40% better detection rates than single-engine solutions. At the same time, award-winning Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) removes threats before they reach your users or infrastructure.
Industry-Leading Zero-Day Protection: Our Deep CDR technology achieved a perfect 100% protection and accuracy score from SE Labs, the only solution to earn this recognition. This "trust no file" approach deconstructs every file and rebuilds it with only safe components, preserving usability while eliminating hidden threats that traditional scanning misses.
Developer-Friendly Integration: Integrate MetaDefender Cloud via a RESTful API for real-time scanning and sanitization of uploaded files, without slowing workflows. Comprehensive documentation and sample code enable rapid deployment across a wide range of file types and sizes, delivering scalable and reliable protection for both SMBs and large enterprises.
Enterprise-Proven Scale: Process millions of files daily with 99.9% uptime SLA. Enterprises of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, trust MetaDefender Cloud to secure critical operations. OPSWAT customer EPAM Systems strengthened remote access and file security for 70,000+ devices, while FastTrack Software prevented malicious file uploads, ensuring safe and compliant software distribution.
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Highlights
- Multi-Scanning and CDR: Detect and remove malware in real time with 30+ commercial anti-virus engines and Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR). Proactively stop advanced threats before they reach users or infrastructure.
- Seamless RESTful API Integration: Easily integrate scalable file scanning into applications on AWS. Support for a wide range of file types and sizes ensures reliable protection without slowing workflows.
- Enterprise-Proven Security: Trusted by global enterprises to secure file uploads, protect sensitive data, enforce compliance, and maintain operational resilience across AWS deployments.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
MD Cloud Prevention API - Enterprise | MetaDefender Cloud Prevention API - Enterprise. 30,000 requests/month. Annual subscription. CDR and AV multiscanning are tracked as separate API requests (using both technologies on the same file will consume 2 API requests from the allowance). | $55,000.00 |
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Customer reviews
Brody T.
Consistent Background Scanning with Easy to Understand Results
Reviewed on Jan 16, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
File scanning runs consistently in the background and we have not seen noticeable slowdowns in applications or file services. The scan results are easy for non security teams to understand, which helps reduce escalations to IT. Integration was also straightforward, allowing us to add file inspection into existing systems without introducing new tools for staff to manage.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main effort is during rollout. Policies need careful adjustment so business files are not blocked unnecessarily. Once tuned, ongoing maintenance is minimal.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It reduces operational risk caused by infected or suspicious files entering the environment. This leads to fewer disruptions, fewer support tickets, and a more stable IT environment overall.
Nicolas M.
Fast, Clear Scanning with File Sanitization That Keeps Workflows Moving
Reviewed on Jan 15, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
MetaDefender protects against file based threats without forcing changes to existing security architecture. Scanning is fast and consistent, and the results are clear enough to automate actions. The option to sanitize files instead of blocking them helps maintain normal business workflows.
What do you dislike about the product?
Policy tuning requires attention, especially when dealing with archives or mixed file types. Early testing is important to prevent overly strict rules from interrupting normal traffic.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It reduces exposure to file based threats coming from external users, vendors, and integrations. This lowers incident frequency, improves confidence in inbound content, and strengthens overall security posture without adding operational friction.
Levi F.
Reliable, Workflow Friendly Scanning with Easy to Use API
Reviewed on Jan 15, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
MetaDefender fits well into automated workflows and runs reliably without manual intervention. The API responses are easy to consume in scripts and jobs, and scanning performance stays consistent even when tasks run in parallel.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some upfront policy tuning is needed to prevent automated jobs from failing on edge case file types.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It adds automated file security checks without breaking hands-off workflows. This reduces risk from untrusted inputs while keeping automation reliable, predictable, and easy to maintain at scale.
Parker S.
MetaDefender Simplifies Consistent, Scalable File Scanning Across Platforms
Reviewed on Jan 14, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
MetaDefender makes it easier to enforce consistent file scanning across shared platforms. It scales well as usage grows and avoids each application having to build its own file security logic. Policies are flexible enough to support different risk levels while keeping a common security baseline.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some upfront planning and tuning are needed to align policies with multiple application teams.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It centralizes file security at the platform layer. This reduces exposure from third party content and helps maintain consistent protection as new services are added.
David G.
Fast, CI/CD Friendly Scanning and File Sanitization via MetaDefender API
Reviewed on Jan 14, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
MetaDefender integrates cleanly into automated pipelines using its API. File scans are fast and consistent, and the results are easy to consume in CI/CD workflows. The ability to sanitize files instead of only blocking them helps keep builds and deployments moving without compromising security.
What do you dislike about the product?
Policy tuning is needed early on so legitimate build artifacts are not flagged or blocked unnecessarily.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It shifts file security earlier in the delivery process. This reduces production risk while allowing teams to maintain steady release velocity.