Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Likelihood to Recommend

Specific tool for specific need. If you have a gap in your security infrastructure (protection from malware) you might think to use Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints to make sure your company's devices are safe. But also you can go beyond and enforce your SOC with Cisco AnyConnect where Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints is used as one of modules.

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Oleksandr Tsapenko

IT Project Manager

SvitSoftInformation 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

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

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

lightweight connector
great integration with other security products
highly effective
will also alert for vulnerable software being used on your systems

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Wouter Hindriks

Technical Team Lead Network & Security

Missing Piece BVInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 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

Sometimes during whitelisting, other files from security tools get isolated even if it's not user intended.
Re-syncing policies also take some time, albeit in a straightforward process.
As with all security software, false-positives are still detected.
Hoping that once the library is expanded further, the false positives will be fewer.

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Ericson Aragoza

Unified Communications Engineer

VisionsConnectedTelecommunications, 501-1000 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

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) 8.5

Based on 4 answers

I give it a very good score due to its simplicity in deployment, actually being able to do everything remotely is very good. Also noteworthy is the low consumption of resources compared to other competitive products.

Cisco support is really very remarkable and the tool has a good integration with other products, a very good work dashboard and very useful reporting.

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Sebastián Sarasate

Infrastructure Manager

Grupo Logístico AndreaniLogistics and Supply Chain, 5001-10,000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) 8.1

Based on 12 answers

We have needed very little support, but anytime we need to reach out for assistance they have always been helpful and knowledgeable about the product and helped us resolve any issues or needs we may have

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Nicole McMillian

Cyber Security Analyst

Associated Wholesale GrocersWholesale, 1001-5000 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

AMP is far superior to Symantec in my opinion. It is much more robust and customizable. It is much easier to manage systems and to spot trouble areas. Deploying and upgrading clients is much simpler. It is a much more lightweight client on the desktop. Overall a much better product in my opinion.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 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

HAMP has allowed the team to focus on value added activities instead of constant cleanup of workstations and servers.
AMP is probably not the most cost effective solution, but is very good at protecting your systems.

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Scott Shipley

Senior IT Manager - Global Infrastructure

Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 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

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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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

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Rating Summary

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)

Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly Cisco AMP) vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP)