Avanan vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Likelihood to Recommend

Avanan fits really well for anyone using Office 365 or Google GSuite who is concerned with cyber security. It detects threats which bypass the inbuilt protections in Office 365, and threats which are not detected by standard email filtering solutions. It includes features such as suspicious account logins from multiple geographic locations within a short space of time.It is possible to provide email protection in a Hybrid Exchange environment, but some functionality is lost in this scenario, so may not be the best choice for anyone still using on-premise Exchange servers.

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David Hall

Technology Expert | IT Support Specialist | CTO

Ever NimbleInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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It would be well suited in an environment where most all your endpoints are Windows-based computers, as Windows Defender is already built into the operating system, so there is no client to have to worry about installing. It also will make the management of endpoints easier on the server side, if most all machines are Windows-based.It might be less of ideal solution if a company/organization were looking for something more robust, or had a lot more features/configuration settings. It also might be less ideal for a company/organization that was looking for a product that didn't have a high detection rate of false positives

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Supervisor in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Anti-malware

Cusomizability

Data Loss Protection

Threat Detection

Sandboxing

End-to-End Encryption

Management Tools

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Anti-Exploit Technology

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Centralized Management

Hybrid Deployment Support

Infection Remediation

Vulnerability Management

Malware Detection

Pros

Spam and phishing mitigation
DLP
Customer support

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Gus Gilchrist

Asst. Network Admin

SDI IncLogistics and Supply Chain, 201-500 employees

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Low impact on computer performance.
Easy-to-use interface.
Several settings that help you customize the software.

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Danilo Soares Peres

Performance e Controle Comercial na Groupe Renault

Groupe RenaultAutomotive, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

I would like a phone support option.
I would like better admin access security for the portal; it is limited right now.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Computer Hardware Company, 201-500 employees

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Deployment: We've had some issues deploying, especially outside of the Windows environment.
Offboarding: There is currently no way to delete a computer. They disappear over time. We even renamed a computer, and it kept both the old and new name in there. Eventually, the older machines do go away, but there is no manual way to do this at the moment.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Avanan 9.3

Based on 3 answers

Avanan does what it's supposed to do with regard to protecting your email system. It eliminates a very high number of spoofs, phishes, spam, or other malicious emails from compromising our systems. We found that the prices along with the performance were well worth the investment compared to other comparable options in the market.

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Mark Kaplan

Senior Director IT

BARBRI Inc.E-Learning, 201-500 employees

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No answers yet

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Support Rating

Avanan 9.0

Based on 4 answers

The support team have always been quick to respond and helpful, whenever we have reached out to them. They have also taken on feedback for product improvements and have generally implemented these fairly quickly, which is fantastic to see. I really can't fault the support we have received from the team at Avanan.

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David Hall

Technology Expert | IT Support Specialist | CTO

Ever NimbleInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) 8.0

Based on 8 answers

I gave it a 7 out of 10 as I feel that there is still a lot of room for improvement. I remember how back in the day the software was looked down upon because of it being an unreliable and inefficient antivirus. But, Microsoft has really put in the hard work and made it worthy for it to be comparable to all the other security services out there.

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Tanish Pruthi

Marketing Associate

Mercer-MettlInformation Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We selected Avanan based on compelling evidence and performance. The product simply stands up and does so higher than Mimecast, Barracuda, and other such products with a very reasonable price point. It's the most effective weapon against spammers and phishing that we have used to date. Avanan has a human factor that other products do not.

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Gus Gilchrist

Asst. Network Admin

SDI IncLogistics and Supply Chain, 201-500 employees

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MS ATP is lower on system resources and enables us to stretch out our endpoint hardware for an additional year. Also, MS ATP being an MS product fits in very nicely into MS remote management software and MS operating system. We have had little to no issues when hotfixes and roll updates are deployed, unlike 3rd party AV providers that we had experience with in the past.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Information Technology

Media Production Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Less contact with the helpdesk now, because users aren't getting emails that are malicious.
It saves time with having to scan computers for viruses when opening certain emails.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Computer Hardware Company, 201-500 employees

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A positive impact has been to increase productivity for IT staff, as it saves them time from having to install/configure clients on every endpoint.
Another positive impact has been on the user/client side, as it helps the user to increase their productivity with working on their computer, as the Windows Defender client uses little resources to run on the system, and has a tendecy to not slowdown systems

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Verified User

Supervisor in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Avanan Editions & Modules

Edition

Advanced Anti-Phishing	$4.00¹
Complete Malware Protection	$5.00¹
Full-Suite Protection	$8.00¹

per user per month

Additional Pricing Details

Prices for fewer than 500 users.

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) Editions & Modules

Edition

Standalone	5.20¹
Academic	2.50¹

per user/per month

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Likelihood to Recommend

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Feature Rating Comparison

Anti-malware

Cusomizability

Data Loss Protection

Threat Detection

Sandboxing

End-to-End Encryption

Management Tools

Anti-Exploit Technology

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Centralized Management

Hybrid Deployment Support

Infection Remediation

Vulnerability Management

Malware Detection

Pros

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Cons

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Usability

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Support Rating

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Alternatives Considered

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Return on Investment

Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

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Avanan

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Avanan Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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