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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Pricing and Licensing

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According to TrustRadius reviews, Microsoft Defender for Cloud offers significant value by consolidating security functions and reducing the need for multiple tools. Reviewers note that it provides Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and workload protection capabilities that would otherwise require separate, potentially costly, licenses for other products. Some reviewers estimate that alternative tools could cost a large enterprise a minimum of $150,000. The product's native integration with Azure is highlighted as a benefit, and its ability to extend protection to multi-cloud environments like AWS and GCP is also mentioned.

Prompt Questions

  • what is included in the microsoft defender for cloud free tier versus the paid defender plans

  • is microsoft defender for cloud priced per workload, per subscription, or based on a consumption model

  • what licensing options exist for adding cloud security protection to an existing azure subscription

  • what is microsoft defender for cloud's pricing model and how does it scale with the number of protected resources

Tool Consolidation and Cost Savings

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Reviewers find that Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides value by reducing the need to purchase and manage multiple se…

Reviewers find that Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides value by reducing the need to purchase and manage multiple security tools. It offers capabilities like Cloud Security Posture Management and workload protection, which could eliminate the need for licenses from other vendors.

“I think Microsoft Defender for Cloud help reduce the number of security tools we would need to protect our Azure environment.”
Verified user in Consumer Goods (5001-10,000 employees)View Full review
“It provides Cloud Security Posture Management and Workload Protection that would have to be implemented with other tools if Microsoft Defender for Cloud was not a capability of Azure.”
Verified user in Consumer Goods (5001-10,000 employees)View Full review
“I think that we'd have to, we probably would've had to get a Wiz license or something if it weren't for Microsoft Defender.”
Verified user in Computer & Network Security (11-50 employees)View Full review

Cost of Alternative Solutions

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Reviewers provide a cost benchmark for alternative solutions, stating that a comparable CNAPP, ASPM, or CSPM tool could…

Reviewers provide a cost benchmark for alternative solutions, stating that a comparable CNAPP, ASPM, or CSPM tool could cost a large enterprise at least $150,000. This suggests a potential cost advantage for using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, which is native to the Azure environment.

“Yes, it's native and fully supports the Azure environment. That is simple and effective. Any CNAPP, ASPM, or CSPM tool will cost a minimum of $150,000 for a large enterprise.”
Verified user in Banking (1001-5000 employees)View Full review
“Any CNAPP, ASPM, or CSPM tool will cost a minimum of $150,000 for a large enterprise.”
Verified user in Banking (1001-5000 employees)View Full review

Multi-Cloud and On-Premise Protection

2 mentions

Reviewers mention that Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not limited to Azure. They use it to protect multi-cloud environ…

Reviewers mention that Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not limited to Azure. They use it to protect multi-cloud environments, including AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), as well as on-premise infrastructure by ingesting logs.

“We plan to start using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and will integrate GCP to Microsoft Defender for Cloud once we start using it.”
Verified user in Consumer Goods (5001-10,000 employees)View Full review
“majority is Azure Cloud, but we also have multi-cloud, so defender for cloud, obviously we predominantly use an on-prem and an Azure cloud, but we also have abilities to do AWS and Google Cloud and put injectors to ingest those logs.”
Verified user in Information Services (201-500 employees)View Full review
“We do have a mix of all of them. We have some on-prem, majority is Azure Cloud, but we also have multi-cloud, so defender for cloud, obviously we predominantly use an on-prem and an Azure cloud, but we also have abilities to do AWS and Google Cloud and put injectors to ingest those logs.”
Verified user in Information Services (201-500 employees)View Full review

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