Microsoft Defender for Business Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.6 out of 10

Score

8.6 out of 10

Reviews

4 Reviews

Microsoft Defender for Business review from Drew

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

April 24, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a managed service provider for other small and medium business, some of which have Small Business M365 licenses that include Microsoft Defender for Business. We deploy it in their environment to manage their endpoints, make sure they are fully secure and protected, and be able to track alerts and attacks in real time.

Pros

Monitors the health of endpoints
Protects endpoints with antivirus
Allows for policy configurations that can be deployed to endpoints

Cons

The Microsoft Defender for Business setup can be confusing
The portal doesn't allow for certain configurations, which need to be done from the InTune Admin Center
Feature set is far less than the InTune Admin Center

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Defender for Business is well suited for small and medium businesses that are running on a smaller budget, with little to no IT department and require a quick and effective setup to manage and protect their endpoints. It can be deployed and managed very quickly, and the person doing it can have little to no experience as long as they follow directions.

Verified User

Board Member in Information Technology (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

Reseller

5 years of experience

Review of MS Defender

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 11, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Microsoft Defender for Business as an across-the-board antivirus agent for our servers and PCs. The software replaced a Sophos install that was not meeting our business needs. Microsoft Defender for Business was a less expensive option and provided more in-depth analysis of devices and threats, and protection for our organization. We also utilize it for information security and compliance.

Pros

Already integrated with Windows
Allows for folder and executable-specific exceptions when combined with Intune.
Incident response and analytics are fantastic.

Cons

Finding blocked programs in the UI is not intuitive if the alert message is dismissed.
The admin portal changes often with features coming and going.
Admin portal interface is cluttered and sometimes not intuitive.

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Defender for Business is well suited for any size organization using the Microsoft 365 Suite. As an included feature in the mid and upper tiers of the 365 suites, it can quickly address antivirus protection for any sized company. It's compliance and security dashboards can help guide sole proprietorship owners in better understanding their security standing. The software also scales to give mid-sized and enterprise originations the in-depth information needed for compliance.

Michael Miller

IT Engineer in Information Technology at Carolina West Wireless (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Microsoft Defender for Business for the WIN

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 9, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Microsoft Defender for Business as an added layer of endpoint protection on certain devices. It integrates with our Office 365 to help protect against phishing and better secure our Microsoft apps. Defender for Business helps address problems related to Cybersecurity related to malware, ransomware, phishing, etc. Having installed on laptops, it secures endpoints in and out of the office regardless of the employee's location. We are a small/medium entity between 100 - 200 employees with a mix of on-prem and cloud security needs. We are satisfied users and recommend Microsoft Defender for Business.

Pros

Advanced Threat protection
Integration with Microsoft 365
Endpoint Protection

Cons

Confusion between the different Defender products
Ease of setup and configuration
Reporting and Alerts

Likelihood to Recommend

I can recommend Microsoft Defender for Business for the fact that it's geared towards enterprise customers and is affordable in comparison to others.

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Would you settle for less than the best? If not, Defender for Business is the way to go!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 22, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Defender for Business is our main protection and vulnerability management for our corporate Windows systems since over 1,5 years by now. Apart from the obvious protection part that it covers it also offers us console where we can see all the potential vulnerabilities and thus helps us remediate them and as a result reduce our attack surface.

Pros

Very efficient in detecting all kinds of threats
Very helpful in identifying all existing vulnerabilities
Great in reducing the attack surface

Cons

Microsoft Defender for Business is not that effective when it is not connected to the internet. It relies to much on the internet connectivity.
The user interface is limited, thus giving the false impression that there is not much done by Defender!
Would be better to have Defender show in the running apps in the taskbar corner.

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Defender for Business is currently the best available protection solution, especially for big companies. It's as simple as that! The information Microsoft Defender for Business offers to the admins is of great help and makes it really easy to focus on potential problems and fid the best suited solutions to them!

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience