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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Tenable Cloud Security

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ATenable Cloud Security (formerly Tenable.cs) enables security teams to continuously assess the security posture of their cloud environments by maintaining a current inventory of cloud assets for proactive analysis whenever a new vulnerability is published without a user having to take any actions. It includes technology from Accurics, acquired by Tenable in September 2021.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Defender for CloudTenable Cloud Security
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    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Defender for CloudTenable Cloud Security
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft Defender for CloudTenable Cloud Security
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    65 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft Defender for CloudTenable Cloud Security
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Defender for CloudTenable Cloud Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (70 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.8
    (15 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Defender for CloudTenable Cloud Security
    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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    Tenable
    In its current version, it is basic. There are nice new features that should provide a good overall picture of the configuration and security of the account.
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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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    Tenable
    • Easy to connect to cloud account
    • Provides basic configuration details or account, networking, what's public
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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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    Tenable
    • Difficult to attribute the vulnerabilities to the correct instance - cloud is too dynamic. Is supposed to be fixed in new version - we will see.
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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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    Tenable
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Because, so far It is pretty good at its capabilites. And since we mostly use Azure in our organization, its native capabilities are pretty useful. It also has the capability to onboard on premises servers as well, which is pretty useful, so we can centrally manage everything in our organization.
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    Tenable
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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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    Tenable
    We looked at this over a year ago, the space was still young. Censys provided what we originally needed, but was soon outdone by Tenable with their initial release. I am sure that Censys improved as well, but it was easier to expand on our current Tenable license.
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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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    Tenable
    • Being a Tenable One customer - these are just new features we suddenly own. As long as you have the asset count available
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    ScreenShots

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

    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