Windows Live Family Safety vs Norton Family

Struggling to choose between Windows Live Family Safety and Norton Family? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Windows Live Family Safety is a Home & Family solution with tags like parental-control, monitoring, filtering, block-websites, limit-screen-time, browsing-history, age-restrictions.

It boasts features such as Web filtering, Time limits, Activity reporting, Location tracking, App restrictions, Safe search, Email and IM monitoring and pros including Free, Easy to set up and use, Can be managed from any device, Good selection of features, Integrates with other Microsoft services.

On the other hand, Norton Family is a Home & Family product tagged with parental-control, monitoring, web-filtering.

Its standout features include Time limits - Set daily screen time limits across all devices, Content filtering - Block access to inappropriate websites and content, Location tracking - See where your kids are on a map in real time, App blocking - Block access to specific apps and games, Web supervision - View browsing history and search terms, YouTube monitoring - Get reports on YouTube activity, Bedtime - Set device bedtimes to limit access at night, and it shines with pros like Comprehensive parental controls, Works across multiple devices, Easy to set up and use, Powerful web filtering and blocking, Good mix of free and premium features.

Feature	Windows Live Family Safety	Norton Family
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Primary Category	Home & Family	Home & Family

Product Overview

Windows Live Family Safety

Description: Windows Live Family Safety is a free parental control software from Microsoft that allows parents to monitor and filter their children's computer and internet usage. It can block inappropriate websites, limit screen time, view browsing history reports, and set age-appropriate restrictions.

Norton Family

Description: Norton Family is parental control software that helps parents monitor and manage their children's online activities. It allows setting time limits, blocking inappropriate websites, seeing search and browsing history, and more.

Key Features Comparison

Windows Live Family Safety Features

• Web filtering
• Time limits
• Activity reporting
• Location tracking
• App restrictions
• Safe search
• Email and IM monitoring

Norton Family Features

• Time limits - Set daily screen time limits across all devices
• Content filtering - Block access to inappropriate websites and content
• Location tracking - See where your kids are on a map in real time
• App blocking - Block access to specific apps and games
• Web supervision - View browsing history and search terms
• YouTube monitoring - Get reports on YouTube activity
• Bedtime - Set device bedtimes to limit access at night

Pros & Cons Analysis

Windows Live Family Safety

Pros

• Free
• Easy to set up and use
• Can be managed from any device
• Good selection of features
• Integrates with other Microsoft services

Cons

• Only works on Windows devices
• Limited customization options
• Can be circumvented by tech-savvy kids

Norton Family

Pros

• Comprehensive parental controls
• Works across multiple devices
• Easy to set up and use
• Powerful web filtering and blocking
• Good mix of free and premium features

Cons

• Can be circumvented by tech savvy kids
• Must download app on each device
• Premium version is expensive
• Location tracking raises privacy concerns
• Lacks robust social media monitoring features

Pricing Comparison

Windows Live Family Safety

• Free

Norton Family

• Freemium
• Subscription-Based