Microsoft Defender for Business vs. TotalAV

Microsoft Defender for Business

TotalAV

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
TotalAV	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Total AV is a real-time antivirus program offering additional security / privacy tools which are all available within the same application. Users who are premium paid member also can purchase the company's Safe Browsing (VPN) and Identity Protection features.	$99 per year

Pricing

Microsoft Defender for Business

TotalAV

Editions & Modules

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Antivirus Pro: $99
per year 5 devices
TotalAV Internet Security: $129
per year 6 devices
TotalAV Total Security: $149
per year 8 devices

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Defender for Business	TotalAV
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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First year discounts available of 69%. These promotional prices are reserved for new customers and are available for their initial term only.

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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Defender for Business	TotalAV

Features

Microsoft Defender for Business

TotalAV

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	TotalAV - 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

Best Alternatives
	Microsoft Defender for Business	TotalAV
Small Businesses	ThreatLocker Score 9.4 out of 10	AVG AntiVirus Business Edition Score 8.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.1 out of 10	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Score 10.0 out of 10	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.1 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Microsoft Defender for Business	TotalAV
Likelihood to Recommend	8.7 (4 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Defender for Business	TotalAV
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	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) TotalAV is well suited for: - Malware detection. - Hard drive optimization. - Ad blocking. Incentivized Paul Bies President 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	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) Malware protection. Junk Cleaner. Duplicate File Finder. Browser Cleaner. Incentivized Paul Bies President 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	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) It would be great if the reporting was more intuitive. More help tutorials would help me understand operations. Incentivized Paul Bies President 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	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) 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	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) No answers on this topic
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	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) Sophos wasn't as user-friendly and TotalAV was more cost-effective for the team. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft Improved cybersecurity Learning curve Resource consumption Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Protected.net (dba TotalAV) One positive impact is the improved speed of the computers as there's more space on each one. Peace of mind is another big return as we don't need to worry about our files - or our clients. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
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