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    Microsoft Defender for Cloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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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    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    We considered Wiz for cloud security and visibility, but selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud because of its strong integration with our Microsoft and Azure environment
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    I've reviewed a lot of CSPM-type solutions or CNAP solutions. I reviewed CrowdStrike's CSPM, not good. I reviewed Microsoft Defender for Cloud, obviously. I reviewed Palo Alto. Prisma Cloud, I think. It was good at first, but it's no longer comparable. I think Microsoft's …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Since are application is majorly deployed on Azure so native integration has reduced the complexity.Also we are using entra,Sentinal so Microsoft Defender for Cloud seamless connected to it.Also built in compliance mapping also reduced the audit preparation efforts.It has lower …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Other tools are very heavily used for native cloud resources. Microsoft Defender for Cloud expands integration beyond native Azure Cloud. The return on investment is slightly better than other tools. Its ability to provide unified security and compliance insights across several …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud is quite similar
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Because we do a profound review of functionalities, configurations, and security operations from our soft team's perspective. The best one that adapts to our actual architecture, and I mean it's so negative for us because we are more prone to Microsoft products, was Microsoft …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Competitive-wise, we've looked at Palo Alto and Proofpoint. So we selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the basis it was linking closer to the identity, but we've had to also, I said earlier that we've aligned with Palo Alto for the secondary tech to look at it from a device …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Barracuda goes neck to neck with Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the anti-spam, anti-phishing email suite. But why I chose this product is because again, it's very well embedded with Microsoft technology, and we're a Microsoft shop, and it works well for us to use that product …
    Incentivized
    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
    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
    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
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    I was trained on AWS originally, but I'm starting to Azure more and more in Microsoft.
    Incentivized
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    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
    Incentivized
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (69 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I think it's good for cloud-native companies. A company that, from day zero, they're like, "We're going cloud, and this is how we're going to do it." They get it. It works well for them. Smaller organizations that are under X amount of resources- I don't know what that X might mean- but I feel like it plays well in smaller, more nimble organizations. If you're an older organization or if you're extremely large, it starts becoming a little difficult to manage at scale. And you have to sometimes throw bodies at the problem. Maybe not the most eloquent way of saying it, but that's what it feels like.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • It's really well laid out, with an easy-to-use, accessible UI.
    • With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, it has everything you need with the Safelink attachment, the Safelink emails for URL, the way it scans those URLs and attachments within the product, and you're seeing the results. And that adds an extra layer of security for the user, so you feel comfortable knowing the product monitors those. That's something I really like about that product.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Integrations with on-premise workloads can sometimes be challenging. Needs improvement and well standardised integration points
    • Vulnerability categories can be difficult to understand. It should allow teams to focus on critical findings and help them keep aside low-severity or suppressed vulnerabilities
    • Pricing can be improved as it can be over-priced for smaller businesses and would potentially affect their ROI due to the small scale
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    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
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    My visibility is limited because I'm only doing very small pieces of what the overall org does. And also, we have limitations on what we're allowed to use. It's not like we get a new product as users or leadership level users, and everything is on, and we can just do whatever we want. We're very restricted in what we can use any tooling within the org because of the different levels of regulatory constraints we have, because of just the nature of who we are inherently. So that's why. I don't think it's necessarily the product. I think it's more or less of what we're able to do with the product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    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 gives the needed insight, security alerts and recommendations.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations can prevent costly fines and legal issues, positively impacting ROI.
    • Effective cloud resource protection can optimize cloud spending and resource utilization, ultimately reducing cloud infrastructure costs.
    • The subscription costs associated with Defender for Cloud can add to an organization's operational expenses, impacting ROI.
    • Smaller organizations may find the feature set and complexity of Defender for Cloud unnecessary, potentially overinvesting in security solutions.
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    Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively