Microsoft Defender for Business vs. Tenable Attack Surface Management

Microsoft Defender for Business

Tenable Attack Surface Management

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Defender for Business	Score 8.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Defender for Business is an enterprise-grade endpoint security that is designed especially for businesses with up to 300 employees. It is used to deploy security across devices, and use automated built-in intelligence to rapidly protect, detect, and respond to threats.	N/A
Tenable Attack Surface Management	Score 6.4 out of 10	N/A	Tenable Attack Surface Management (formerly Tenable.asm, and previously Bit Discovery) is an external attack surface management (EASM) solution that integrates into a vulnerability management platform. Tenable.asm continuously maps the entire internet and discovers connections to internet-facing assets so that users can assess the security posture of the entire external attack surface, or those facets of an organization that face the public, and the Internet. It can be used to access an attack…	N/A

Pricing

Microsoft Defender for Business

Tenable Attack Surface Management

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Defender for Business	Tenable Attack Surface Management
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Features

Microsoft Defender for Business

Tenable Attack Surface Management

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Defender for Business 8.5 4 Ratings 0% above category average	Tenable Attack Surface Management - Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology	9.03 Ratings	00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	8.74 Ratings	00 Ratings
Centralized Management	8.24 Ratings	00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	7.04 Ratings	00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	8.54 Ratings	00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	8.74 Ratings	00 Ratings
Malware Detection	9.24 Ratings	00 Ratings

Threat Intelligence

Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Defender for Business - Ratings	Tenable Attack Surface Management 9.3 1 Ratings 15% above category average
Threat Recognition	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Threat Analysis	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Vulnerability Management Tools

Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Defender for Business - Ratings	Tenable Attack Surface Management 9.4 1 Ratings 13% above category average
IT Asset Realization	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Authentication	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Configuration Monitoring	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Web Scanning	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Intelligence	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Microsoft Defender for Business	Tenable Attack Surface Management
Small Businesses	ThreatLocker Score 9.4 out of 10	Action1 Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.1 out of 10	Action1 Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Score 10.0 out of 10	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Microsoft Defender for Business	Tenable Attack Surface Management
Likelihood to Recommend	8.7 (4 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Defender for Business	Tenable Attack Surface Management
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Business is well suited for small and medium businesses that are running on a smaller budget, with little to no IT department and require a quick and effective setup to manage and protect their endpoints. It can be deployed and managed very quickly, and the person doing it can have little to no experience as long as they follow directions. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Tenable Tenable Attack Surface Management simplifies not just your vulnerability management needs but also the mapping and discovery of known and unknown internet assets. All this within a very intuitive online dashboard, making it relatively easy to setup and configure. Without having to spend hours of training time in order to use basic functions. Incentivized Stephan van der Merwe Cyber Security Analyst Read full review
Pros	Microsoft Already integrated with Windows Allows for folder and executable-specific exceptions when combined with Intune. Incident response and analytics are fantastic. Incentivized MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review	Tenable Maps external facing infrastructure and continuously updates this data Can display the scan results in Business Context to help with management reporting Great Asset Management tool Powerful vulnerability scanning engine Incentivized Stephan van der Merwe Cyber Security Analyst Read full review
Cons	Microsoft Confusion between the different Defender products Ease of setup and configuration Reporting and Alerts Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Tenable No improvement can be suggested at this moment as it fits our needs and more Incentivized Stephan van der Merwe Cyber Security Analyst Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft So far we have found no alternative that would overall offer us more than we are getting from Microsoft Defender for Business! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Tenable No answers on this topic
Usability	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Business is a solid tool for smaller businesses looking to manage their endpoints and devices, while staying on budget. The setup is minimal compared to the full-blown InTune and EMS suite, and the product can be included in some Small Business SKUs that they may already have. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Tenable No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Tenable Very fast and helpful support staff. From the Vendor as well as the local Distributor. Support like that makes adding such a product to our MSSP offering the obvious choice. Incentivized Stephan van der Merwe Cyber Security Analyst Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Business has better reporting and incident response. There is limited client rollout due to being integrated with Windows. Microsoft Defender for Business is much better at identifying asset risks and giving a broad security overview. Because we moved to Microsoft 365 to access the Office applications and Exchange online, Microsoft Defender for Business was essentially cost free to us. Where Microsoft Defender for Business falls short in comparison to Sophos is that it requires integration with Intune to enforce many of the physical controls that Sophos offers in their client. Incentivized MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review	Tenable We didn't test any other solutions. Because to be frank no other solution can compare feature-wise as well as ease of use. Which makes reselling and supporting any Tenable product such an obvious choice for us. Incentivized Stephan van der Merwe Cyber Security Analyst Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft Improved cybersecurity Learning curve Resource consumption Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Tenable This solution is most definitely a great Return on Investment because it can quickly and accurately discover and report on our clients' entire Internet facing real estate. And keep this data updated with any changes. Incentivized Stephan van der Merwe Cyber Security Analyst Read full review
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