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Based on 57 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Endpoint Security
AWS Config
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.5
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
95%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ranks higher in 7/7 features
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ranks higher in 7/7 features
Anti-Exploit Technology
N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
6 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
96%
6 Ratings
Centralized Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
96%
6 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support
N/A
0 Ratings
9.4
94%
5 Ratings
Infection Remediation
N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
6 Ratings
Vulnerability Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
96%
6 Ratings
Malware Detection
N/A
0 Ratings
9.6
96%
6 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
AWS Config
87%
6 Ratings
9.0
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
90%
8 Ratings
Performance
9.6
AWS Config
96%
4 Ratings
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
AWS Config
N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
89%
9 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
AWS Config
It's really good if your infrastructure services is all in AWS, that means everything could be audited and monitored using AWS config. You also can create alarms to notify you or your team about any changes on your AWS resources which is very useful to prevent abuse if you have a fairly large team. It's also very useful whenever some third party wants to audit your AWS resources, if you have a fairly comprehensive AWS config configured, the auditing process will be easy since they only need to look at your AWS config setup.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 11-50 employeesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Small or large organizations will benefit from using MDE. They need to provide a way to buy MDE as a standalone add-on product not only make it a bundled feature in Microsoft 365 E5. I wish it had the ability to deploy updates to 3rd party apps when the vulnerability scanner discovers a vulnerability. Currently, I have to use a 3rd party tool to address this gap.
IT Director
Society of American FloristsNon-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Pros
AWS Config
- The ability to track changes in AWS is paramount, AWS config allows you to do this
- Allows the auditing of an AWS account
- Can view history of an account that has AWS config enabled

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Gambling & Casinos Company, 201-500 employeesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
- It is great at proactively monitoring threats across the network. It works seamlessly with the client to monitor individual user computers, and it has a good real-time scanning engine.
- On the client side, Windows Defender doesn't require a whole lot of system resources to run, nor will it create unnessary slowdowns of a computer, even while scanning for threats

Verified User
Supervisor in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
AWS Config
- It's only AWS, no third party.
- Not the most intuitive interface, but with a little getting used to it is OK.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Fund-Raising Company, 1001-5000 employeesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
- Virus detection rates are below competitors.
- Too many notifications that end up bothering.
- Do not ask every time if you should send reports to Microsoft.
Performance e Controle Comercial na Groupe Renault
Groupe RenaultAutomotive, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
AWS Config
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—AWS Config Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
With AWS Config, you are charged based on the number of configuration items recorded, the number of active AWS Config rule evaluations and the number of conformance pack evaluations in your account. A configuration item is a record of the configuration state of a resource in your AWS account. An AWS Config rule evaluation is a compliance state evaluation of a resource by an AWS Config rule in your AWS account, and a conformance pack evaluation is the evaluation of a resource by an AWS Config rule within the conformance pack.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$250 per user/per month
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Editions & Modules
Edition
Standalone | 5.201 |
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Academic | 2.501 |
- per user/per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Performance
AWS Config
AWS Config 9.6
Based on 4 answers
Would rate lower for other workloads but for AWS workloads its simple to set up, cost effective and customisable. Primary use case is compliance from a governance perspective.

Verified User
Professional in Finance and Accounting
Information Services Company, 501-1000 employeesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
AWS Config
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 8.9
Based on 9 answers
Every time I've had a question or a problem, I was able to get it addressed quickly. Microsoft has a huge database for ATP support, and it has contained 90% of what I have looked for. It was a lifesaver during initial setup.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 51-200 employeesAlternatives Considered
AWS Config
I do not know or have used any other product in AWS cloud space that matches what AWS Config provides. We have some custom built monitoring and governance, however that is there because AWS Config does not provide it currently.

Verified User
Team Lead in Engineering
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Defender works better for my org. This may depend on your ecosystem, however for me, Defender is a clear winner. I like Defender's ability to utilize multiple sensors and data points to detect possible breaches. I like the built-in EDR functionality. I do not need to purchase a separate EDR software anymore. I really like the vulnerability management. it has enabled our SOC team to view multiple security-related sensors from a single portal.
Senior Manager-Cyber Security
Brookfield RenewableEnvironmental Services, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
AWS Config
- A "Big Fish" company that is more concerned about the security of their data came aboard with us more easily since they trust us with the AWS config setup
- Less time to debug or finding out issue on infrastructure whenever it happens
- Easy and fast to roll back whenever changes that caused issues happen

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 11-50 employeesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
- There is definitely a piece of mind provided when you know that your system will not get compromised because of malware and viruses.
- The fact that I don't have to spend money in the first place means that I can spend money on other more important things that do require it.
Marketing Associate
Mercer-MettlInformation Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees