Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Norton Small Business

Likelihood to Recommend

Small or large organizations will benefit from using MDE. They need to provide a way to buy MDE as a standalone add-on product not only make it a bundled feature in Microsoft 365 E5. I wish it had the ability to deploy updates to 3rd party apps when the vulnerability scanner discovers a vulnerability. Currently, I have to use a 3rd party tool to address this gap.

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Joe Aldeguer

IT Director

Society of American FloristsNon-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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For a small or mid-sized firm with distributed computing requirements like ours, Symantec Norton is well suited. It is an ideal solution as it is easy-to-use and the pricing is the right fit on account of geographical customisation. Small businesses, especially, realise the value of endpoint protection only when they encounter serious issues, therefore their product becomes well suited for those who may dither because of the lack of clarity and poor pricing structure of other options. However, the most important feature still remains its effectiveness, which makes it the most optimal option at the right price

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Pros

It is great at proactively monitoring threats across the network. It works seamlessly with the client to monitor individual user computers, and it has a good real-time scanning engine.
On the client side, Windows Defender doesn't require a whole lot of system resources to run, nor will it create unnessary slowdowns of a computer, even while scanning for threats

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Verified User

Supervisor in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Effective Outcomes
Transparent & Customised Pricing
Ease of Use

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Virus detection rates are below competitors.
Too many notifications that end up bothering.
Do not ask every time if you should send reports to Microsoft.

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Danilo Soares Peres

Performance e Controle Comercial na Groupe Renault

Groupe RenaultAutomotive, 10,001+ employees

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Confusing Workflow at Renewal
Fixed Bundle Sizes may be an issue for Smaller Businesses with in-the-middle requirements
Easier Installation

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$250 per user/per month

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Editions & Modules

Edition

Standalone	5.20¹
Academic	2.50¹

per user/per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$99.99 per year

Norton Small Business Editions & Modules

Edition

5 Devices	$99.99¹
10 Devices	$149.99¹
20 Devices	$249.99¹

per year

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Support Rating

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 8.9

Based on 9 answers

Every time I've had a question or a problem, I was able to get it addressed quickly. Microsoft has a huge database for ATP support, and it has contained 90% of what I have looked for. It was a lifesaver during initial setup.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 51-200 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

Defender works better for my org. This may depend on your ecosystem, however for me, Defender is a clear winner. I like Defender's ability to utilize multiple sensors and data points to detect possible breaches. I like the built-in EDR functionality. I do not need to purchase a separate EDR software anymore. I really like the vulnerability management. it has enabled our SOC team to view multiple security-related sensors from a single portal.

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Ali Marandi

Senior Manager-Cyber Security

Brookfield RenewableEnvironmental Services, 1001-5000 employees

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We did not actively consider any other software. Overall we did do a basic understanding of a pricing & features and found that the offerings from Symantec were better than others even prima facie. At the current time for an organisation such as ours we do not believe that there is any other option worth active consideration

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

There is definitely a piece of mind provided when you know that your system will not get compromised because of malware and viruses.
The fact that I don't have to spend money in the first place means that I can spend money on other more important things that do require it.

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Tanish Pruthi

Marketing Associate

Mercer-MettlInformation Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees

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Data Protection is ensured which ensures positive focus from all team members on their work which certain results in improved productivity at the individual level of 2-4% that consequently improves organisational productivity.
Our cost of external inputs for data security issues is NIL therefore obviously reducing the bottomline by 1-2% which would be the average cost incurred by organisations of our size in general. Of course an event maybe costlier, but I am sticking to averages since we have had no events.
Overall, we feel that the cost of security software is also lower on account of optimised pricing by Symantec. While the expense in this segment is a fraction of total IT costs, and therefore tangible savings are also fractional. However, So, since the value of outcomes (lack of security related negative events) is much higher, intangible benefits are even higher.

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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