Microsoft Defender XDR vs. XDRShield

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Defender XDR
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft 365 Defender combines SIEM and XDR capabilities for Microsoft 365 environments, encompassing threat detection, post-breach detection, automated investigation, and response for endpoints. Additionally, it protects cloud apps, emails and documents, and employee identities.N/A
XDRShield
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
XDRShield is an extended detection and response platform built to help organizations improve visibility across endpoints, correlate suspicious activity, and move more efficiently from detection to investigation and response. Built for IT and security teams, XDRShield combines endpoint monitoring, asset and vulnerability context, response workflows, compliance-oriented review, and multi-tenant operational control in one platform. It is offered as well-suited for…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Defender XDRXDRShield
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Defender XDR
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR is included with M365, so it's part of the budget.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Symantec Endpoint Security (and some other products from same software family) was our main endpoint protection for endpoints before Microsoft Defender XDR. Comparison is not really fair as we transitioned to Defender quite while ago. Even so, modern XDR product is really a …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR is deeply integrated with Microsoft 365 services, offering a single pane of glass for endpoints, email, identity and cloud apps. The competitors require additional connectors for Microsoft workloads. Microsoft Defender XDR is highly cost-effective, …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Não participei do processo decisório, mas é claro que o Microsoft Defender XDR funciona bem, integrado à plataforma Microsoft 365, que também temos na nossa empresa, o que facilita muito as operações.

I wasn't involved in the decision-making process, but it's clear that …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
What we like in Microsoft Defender for XDR:
Native Integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure
Easier license model
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
It provides additional protection and also integrates better with other Microsoft programs and operating systems.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
We actually use both in tandem! This provides an extra layer of security as they do not appear to clash. Each works well with the other, and gives us greater coverage and visibility of any malicious attacks on our endpoints.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
We chose Microsoft Defender XDR for the ability to correlament the dangers in the Microsoft Ecosystem, Strong Automation, and email, Identification, Estruction, Establishment Points and Cloud Apps in the same platform. This gave us the end-to-end visibility without the need to …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
We saw CrowdStrike but Microsoft Defender XDR was already in our computer. It was cheaper too cause we had Micrsoft license. CrowdStrike look cool but had many buttons and hard to read. My team like Microsoft Defender XDR because it looks same like other Microsoft thing. We …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Our product in that area, for instance as a security platform and for us it is for the moment really bad point. We started to move in that direction that there is that disconnect from the client management. So if there is some action that needs to be executed detected by …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
As a business already using Microsoft 365 and Azure, the seamless integration with Microsoft Defender XDR provided a unified security approach, streamlining management and operations.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Avast had very limited capabilities, especially in terms of automation. We had to have some employees available 24/7 to monitor and take necessary actions. Microsoft Defender is so much more advanced.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
We have a microsoft ecosystem and we can easily implement Microsoft Defender XDR in a breeze. Using few option, we can actually start logging and managing all the data.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR deployment process is seamless as compared to proofpoint
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
I've used Trend Micro, but it's not exactly the same because Trend Micro is equivalent to one of the parts of Defender XDR, which is Defender for Endpoint. But Trend Micro has also a portal that combines all the incidents like Defender XDR, but I think the Microsoft one is much …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR is more seamless than Sophos Intercept X as it is better integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite. Sophos Intercept X is a little bit cheaper per year than Microsoft Defender XDR though, and definitely worth looking into if you are looking for a security …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
Well, we're actually evaluating the other products now. We had selected Defender XDR because at the time we just got a good deal on it.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
It was easy to implement in comparison to Palo Alto, and cost-saving can integrate well with Windows products.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
It really was the first and most logical option since it is an integral part of the platform that we want to protect and so far the results have been optimal.
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
We used the MS XDR as this is a bundle that we bought when we subscribed to the M365 platform, so having it was a bonus as we stated earlier, but due to limitation on licenses in Sentinelone, having this is just a blessing for us, so we can reduce around 200 licenses and can …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
The Microsoft 365 Defender is a product that has a lot of advantages over other similar products. This is because Microsoft 365 Defender integrates seamlessly with both Microsoft 365 services, is capable of detecting threats in real time, and has the capability of automating …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
For the Identity Protection, Microsoft 365 Defender helps me to have fewer headaches from resetting passwords and securing the hacked account, it forces the security layers that help to achieve this solution.For the Endpoint, I have bought too many apps to secure endpoints but …
Chose Microsoft Defender XDR
We use sophos endpoint protection and xg firewalls in conjunction with microsoft 365 defender. We dont believe defender is robust enough to be our only security solution but it works well as another line of defense from threats to our organization especially our ever growing …
XDRShield

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User Ratings
Microsoft Defender XDRXDRShield
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
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Likelihood to Renew
9.5
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Usability
8.7
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Availability
9.0
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Performance
8.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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In-Person Training
9.1
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Online Training
9.1
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Implementation Rating
9.0
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Product Scalability
9.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Suit Really in everything, what is modern cloud work especially really if you work in a global company where your IT team is not always operational hour of the business users so that everything is really in the cloud can be managed from everywhere, but we do not access to local resources anymore. That's really a good point. What is always a little bit the pressure point is that general things in cloud things are moving fast so it's always difficult to keep the teams that is using these words up to date
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Pros
  • The software uses advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to monitor activities and detect any anomalies immediately, protecting our financial data.
  • Automated responses to known threats reduce the impact of possible incidents and improve our security posture.
  • Microsoft 365 Defender easily combines with other Microsoft 365 services and external security solutions, providing a complete and unified security solution.
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Cons
  • Microsoft 365 Defenders risk assessment and remediation tool can be improved while tackling and preventing the attack.
  • As there are multiple new attacks are getting discovered to prevent and remediate those attacks the Microsoft 365 Defenders database should be keep updated and ready.
  • The Microsoft 365 Defenders capability to identify the insider attacker can be improved.
  • Automate response generated to remediate the attack can be strengthen.
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Likelihood to Renew
We are likely to renew our used of Microsoft defender XDR due to its comprehensive security features, integration capabilities, and the proactive approach to threat detection and response it enables. It’s often seen as a valuable asset in maintaining robust cybersecurity defenses. The automated responses aids the IT team in our business to respond to threats as soon as they appear.
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Usability
Overall the UI is modern and OK to use. Attack story is quite nice visual of incident. Advanced hunting supports autocomplete so that helps doing KQL-queries efficiently. The product is quite comprehensive and one can get lost in the vast UI. Learning curve is quite high and navigation is complex. As product also continues to evolve the UI might change somewhat.
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Reliability and Availability
In our experience there has been very little downtime for Microsot Defender XDR. For us there hasn’t been any single incident where we needed the product and it was not available.
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Performance
Most of the time the product is as responsive as you might expect from cloud product. Occasionly the product is little slugish, this has been at most a slight irritation. Reports generate quickly ennough for our needs. We also not have found that Defender XDR slows down systems that it is integrated with
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Support Rating
Their support throughout our onboarding of the product was fabulous. They not only took the time to carefully explain to teams not as well equipped with the lingo but explained to the tech team how to teach the other teams to be successful. They never once seemed impatient or annoyed with basic questions and didn’t pretend to know something when they needed to research an answer
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In-Person Training
Good and hard to find someonme who can explain everything for you beside Microsoft they provide you everything you need.
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Online Training
Microsoft Provides a good training for the Microsoft 365 Defender and has a good learning paths to learn and take the exams and get your Certifications.
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Implementation Rating
seemless and almost transparent. can be deployed by script if needed so every endpoint on our system get's it. if you have intune it gets dumped on the the endpoint by policy so nothing escapes it
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Alternatives Considered
We chose Microsoft Defender XDR for the ability to correlament the dangers in the Microsoft Ecosystem, Strong Automation, and email, Identification, Estruction, Establishment Points and Cloud Apps in the same platform. This gave us the end-to-end visibility without the need to sew several devices simultaneously.
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Scalability
Azure cloud provides techical power to scale the product for whole organization. From organizational point of view scaling Defender XDR for various IT teams needs good collaboration and clear norms that all teams must agree to and follow.
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Return on Investment
  • Cost-Efficiency: Microsoft Defender XDR often proves cost-effective compared to implementing multiple standalone security solutions, consolidating threat detection and response capabilities.
  • Time Savings: Its centralized dashboard and automated features can save time for security teams, allowing them to focus on critical tasks
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Defender XDR Screenshots

Screenshot of AH Advanced ModeScreenshot of AH Guided modeScreenshot of CD exampleScreenshot of CD Supported actions

XDRShield Screenshots

Screenshot of the XDRShield dashboard.