Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

100 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Defender for Cloud	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.	N/A

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Defender for Cloud IM Irene Monram IT Specialist Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Although it meets our needs, we decided to go for it because of the confidence we already had in the other tools. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud We haven't really, I mean we've used Google's options, but not really. We've just gotten demos really. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Vice-President Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud We were one of the first ones to deploy when Microsoft released it, so it's hard to compare, but what we hear from competitors, the fact that Microsoft can see the full ecosystem using this product makes it a lot better as compared to using a third party tool. So it's the ease … Incentivized Helpful? SG Sharan Garlapati Technical Sales Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud I was trained on AWS originally, but I'm starting to Azure more and more in Microsoft. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Evaluated between cost. I just think it integrates better with the Microsoft stack and I mean, I think just cost from just that perspective and being the one pane of glass, I think that's enough. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Vice-President Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Had some coverage gaps and was more expensive compared to native Azure security controls, such as Defender for Cloud. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Contributor Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud I believe Microsoft Defender for Cloud stacks up well against the other tools we looked at. It is native to the Azure platform and provides the same insights as the other tools. We selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud because it integrates well with the Azure resources and … Incentivized Helpful? HP Helia Pimenta sales Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Defender is a robust cloud security solution, but Prisma is Comprehensive cloud-native security platform with full lifecycle security Incentivized Helpful? Dipak Ugale System Integration Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud There is the several ways to protect the applications and lot more tools available in the market. Most commonly we used Crowd strike Falcon for endpoint detection and response capabilities. McAfee endpoint protection also provide broad range of security features. Best … Incentivized Helpful? HP Himanshu Pawar Manager Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Cloud has a better range of functionality across the board. In terms of database, reliability, security solutions. Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud We use Microsoft Defender for Cloud as an integration of Defender 365 and collect all the incident into one dashboard. Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Cloud offered a more integrated and comprehensive solution for our multi-cloud environment, integrating well with our security and compliance needs Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Cloud is definitely the choice with the latest market trend and attacks that are currently happening. Microsoft has been able to safe guard a lot after the recent serious attacks happening globally in the digital world. There is a trust in this software … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Defender has the benefit of all the integration, included licensing for defender for server and being able to start small and grow. Wiz licensing was too expensive, lacking features like an EDR making it a less favorable solution Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud ASC is more suited for organizations with limited budget and staff. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud We used to use Symantec and McAfee. It's been mostly defenders since, gosh, the last eight to 10 years. So we're a small organization. We don't have a lot of folks, so single-painted glass is really important to be able to see the whole environment in a single place. And the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud When we purchase this data fund, we check with not competition and we decided to purchase these tools because it's strong and we have a good relationship with Microsoft. Incentivized Helpful? Apoorv Tiwari Cloud Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud It is very good in comparison to other products that we have used. Its price is very effective and attractive, and it also provides good security policies. threat intelligence is also good and user protection is also very much better, and it also serves new updates as and when … Helpful? SL Shreyas Limaye Senior Cloud Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud It provides great Integration with the existing resources. As we don’t have to worry about the compatibility of the product with our resources. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Cloud supports the hybrid resource assessment which includes Non-Azure Resources, Aws resources, gcp resources. So it is flexible to asses different cloud platforms. Also its pricing is comparatively affordable then Other cloud security tools available in … Helpful?

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	Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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User Ratings
	Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (56 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.9 (4 ratings)
Usability	8.2 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Cloud is very good at allowing users to see how their Azure environment is secure through the secure score. The recommendations are an excellent source of the controls that should be in place to ensure a secure environment. There needs to be more protection and features for data security. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Microsoft detect and respond to security threats in the cloud environment, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access. The product assists our organization dealing with sensitive data in achieving and maintaining compliance with data protection rules. The product provides real-time visibility into the cloud environment, offering insights into ongoing security activities. It guarantees that security teams can actively handle possible threats by delivering real-time monitoring and notifications, reducing the impact on business operations. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Microsoft The licensing structure could be better by providing possibilities for partial deployment in a subscription The information in the dashboards are sometimes scattered, there should be a better overall view Some parts of Defender for Cloud are expensive, some features should be moved to the standard capabilities of Azure Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft It is a great product that integrates nicely when running an Azure platform and even multi-cloud environment. Not looking for point-solutions but a suite that answers most requirements. It is very comfortable being able to use KQL, workbooks and automation that is native to the azure platform Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Microsoft Just for the fact that there is always room to improve, but at the same time because it gives us that single picture across all Microsoft Stack, including the other dependent stack. I think it's the usability and tying into Sentinel is quite helpful as a reseller for us. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Cloud is definitely the choice with the latest market trend and attacks that are currently happening. Microsoft has been able to safe guard a lot after the recent serious attacks happening globally in the digital world. There is a trust in this software and with the latest updates and machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud should be the choice. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft It simplifies security management and saves time. I'm not sure, but I'm very confident it saved me a couple of paychecks by centralizing the data I need to secure the cloud environment. I also utilize the inventory overview to monitor my team's activities and verify they are following internal regulations, as well as cost overruns. The recommendations can be utilized as a valuable instructional tool. I have the team explain why they are receiving them, why they are not following them, and what they are doing differently. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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