Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

270 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) is a holistic, cloud delivered endpoint security solution that includes risk-based vulnerability management and assessment, attack surface reduction, behavioral based and cloud-powered next generation protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), automatic investigation and remediation, managed hunting services, rich APIs, and unified security management.	$2.50 per user/per month

Pricing

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Editions & Modules

Academic: $2.50
per user/per month
Standalone: $5.20
per user/per month

Offerings

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

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint consistently showed better user experiences during scans due to the reduced amount of resources used on each system compared to our previous endpoint protection solutions. However, the main reason we chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers strong integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure services, which provide a unified security experience. While McAfee Trellix is known for solid antivirus, Microsoft Defender excels in integration in the ecosystem. Incentivized Helpful? MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Defender is far easier to deploy and manage than Sophos and tends to work without as many issues. The threat assessment portal provides an in-depth view of the organization's security posture, whereas Sophos only shows the patching status of the PCs. We did need Intune to get … Incentivized Helpful? Danny Nagdev Founder Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint As Microsoft Defender for Endpoint easily integrated with our Office 365 setup, it was more beneficial as compared to other products Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Cylance's policy is to block everything and requires an active person to monitor and unblock legitimate processes. As updates and software continue to evolve, it is a full-time job to be a Cylance administrator. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a set-and-forget solution that … Incentivized Helpful? Matt Cox Computer Systems Enginner II Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cost is an important factor Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is the most cost effective solution considering our Microsoft 365 licensing status. While many 3rd party solutions are great and have been used over the years, in the non-profit world, cost is a huge driving factor of items. Coupled with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is on par or exceeds the competitor products and provides an enterprise grade EDR solution. Based on the savings by bundling Microsoft products under the E5 license and the benefits it provides; it is an excellent choice for customers looking for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint MDE integrates much more into our M365 ecosystem than any other MDR possibly could. Bitdefender may have provided a similar level of endpoint protection but the reporting, vulnerability reporting and other incident tracking and correlation are critical in today's business … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Crowdstrike is the more feature complete product but licensing model and cost does not work well with the small business model. ESET PROTECT is considerably more complicated from a licensing perspective but once operational is a fine product. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Board Member Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is far more robust and easy to use than NinjaOne's RMM tools. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows us to easily manage our endpoints, from an almost single pane of glass, whereas Ninja has multiple settings, policies, etc. that are harder to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint along with Crowdstrike on some of our critical systems as it enhances the protection we have for our environment. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint It's very convenient and very well integrated with our environment. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Majorly because our suite is Microsoft, so make totally sense to have this in the company and the price. It is Microsoft is better than CrowdStrike. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrative Assistant Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Sophos. Because of the integration with Microsoft ecosystem, we selected Defender. Incentivized Helpful? PH Paolo Heuer Cybersecurity Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We previously used CrowdStrike on our servers. However, the seamless integration of Microsoft Defender (MD) with XDR and the entire Microsoft ecosystem led us to choose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We have not used anything else other than Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Maybe we've used other antivirus software like Sophos and things like that. They're just not all encompassing and that's why we moved to use this product. Incentivized Helpful? GG Gustavo Gonzalez Cybersecurity Senior Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I have been working with customers that they are transitioning from Sentinel One, CrowdStrike to Defender for Endpoint, right? So I think it's because they see the value in the product and also they see how much they can save in terms of the cost for companies because they … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint What we love more about this product is the way this pro gets integrated into the other family of solutions, especially Defender for Identity or the XDR solutions. We think that the market, the customers are full of unattended consults coming out from different vendors and that … Incentivized Helpful? SD Sid Desai Managing Partner Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint The technical features, usability and the support was nice as compared to the other products. Incentivized Helpful? Joy Dutta Lead Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is more advantageous in our windows heavy infrastructure and it was unparalled in the ease of integration with windows endpoints. Security breaches, system crashes and outages with other competitors like Crowdstrike made it easier for us to go … Incentivized Helpful? GS Gaurav Sharma Sales Head Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Norton is much much more expensive and difficult to use. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy to use and can be operated by a new joiner as well. Helpful? SU Shital Ulagadde Senior Cyber Security Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint CrowdStrike Falcon is also a good solution for endpoint protection which offer EDR Soultion, threat hunting and AI driven threat protection. Sophos Intercept X combines next-gen antivirus with advanced EDR capabilities with its deep learning technology, exploit prevention, and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is unique for its effortless deployment into the Microsoft ecosystem, where it taps the broadest set of threat intelligence from more than 1.5 billion endpoints. Its state-of-the-art AI-powered automated investigation and remediation minimize … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We started onboarding macOS devices on jamf and started managing it. Because Defender for Endpoint is not working as expected for and compared to price and functionality we are switching from it. Helpful?

Features

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 8.7 77 Ratings 3% above category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	8.874 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	9.176 Ratings
Centralized Management	8.876 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	7.210 Ratings
Infection Remediation	9.074 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	8.671 Ratings
Malware Detection	9.175 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	8.9 (136 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.4 (10 ratings)
Usability	8.7 (11 ratings)
Availability	9.1 (1 ratings)
Performance	9.1 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (7 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.3 (1 ratings)
Configurability	8.2 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.1 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft It is well integrated with the Microsoft Admin center providing a quick way to find everything you're looking for. However, if there is a problem that needs addressed, you may have to click through a few more pages to find the solution. It will definitely let you know what's going on in your environment. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Microsoft One, it's crazy lightweight, so compared to some of the competitors that we also have used with our security services, it's really lightweight and so I don't have a lot of overhead on the system that it's running on. It does really fantastic PowerShell integration. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Microsoft So the fact that Defender for Endpoint still works with signatures is actually, I don't know, a little difficult for us because, I mean, since Microsoft trusts those signatures, you can easily inject code. And we've done it many times. To show that you can inject code through vulnerabilities like CV 2013, 99, and 33 but still keep the signature. So because of the trust of those signatures, the malware just kind of slides into the environment without Defender knowing. That's the first part. The second part is that the behavioral analysis is not precisely its Prime. It's not Defender's best capability for endpoints. So, Defender does not identify all behaviors considered by other EDRs in the market. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft Cost add-ons for Security features is nickel and diming the process to keep pace with cybercrime. Limited Education budgets require us to be more pro-active in finding cost-effective measures to protect our devices, staff and students. Defender is a strong, well-featured product that is pricing itself out of the education market Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Microsoft It offers multiple security features and integrates well with Microsoft ecosystems. A workflow for threat detection, investigation, automated remediation, and a centralized dashboard is an added advantage. This application is mainly designed for experienced users; new users may feel challenged. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint chugs along just fine no matter what we throw at it and what systems it's running on. It doesn't take up a lot of resources either, so that's welcomed. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Performance	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy on memory and resources on clients. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Microsoft The first time I tried to onboard my macOS endpoints to MDE I struggled for quite a bit. I had to reach out to Microsoft's MDE support team. The tech was very helpful in walking me through the steps during a screen share session Incentivized Joe Aldeguer IT Director Read full review
Implementation Rating	Microsoft Deployment was handled by our team here and everything went pretty smoothly. We did have a few hiccups in our test group, but that only took a bit to get ironed out. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft Defender is far easier to deploy and manage than Sophos and tends to work without as many issues. The threat assessment portal provides an in-depth view of the organization's security posture, whereas Sophos only shows the patching status of the PCs. We did need Intune to get many of the control features (disabling USB drives) that Sophos offered out of the box. Incentivized MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review
Scalability	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easily scaled from small orgs to giant enterprises. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft Reduced incidents of security breaches lead to lower remediation costs and avoid potential financial losses and reputational damage. Reduces the need for additional third-party security solutions and training, thereby lowering overall security management costs. Increased efficiency and productivity of IT staff lead to better allocation of resources and cost savings. Reduces the risk of fines and sanctions associated with non-compliance, ensuring business continuity and protecting revenue. Incentivized CF Carlos Eduardo Faquinello IT Solutions Architect Read full review
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