Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Review
July 25, 2025

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Review

Danny Nagdev | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

We use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as an antivirus to protect our systems from different types of malware. It helps us uncover attacks which are happening on our machines. Also, it is useful in getting timely alerts for such attacks.

Pros

  • Detect attacks
  • Prevent infection from malware
  • Provide alerts

Cons

  • Easy to use management interface
  • It has reduced the expert manpower requirement to less than 50% for detection
  • For initial configuration, it took lots of time.
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
Use of pre existing Office 365 environment greatly influenced the decision to go in for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Antivitus
Vulnerability assessment
EDR
Management interfact to deploy the agents on remote computers
Mostly Windows clients (around 100 computers)
As Microsoft Defender for Endpoint easily integrated with our Office 365 setup, it was more beneficial as compared to other products

Do you think Microsoft Defender for Endpoint delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Defender for Endpoint live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint again?

Yes

It is well suited for organisations who already use Office 365 as their mail and cloud storage. It is less appropriate for organisations which have lower budget.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Feature Ratings

Endpoint Security
7.7
Anti-Exploit Technology
9
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
7
Centralized Management
5
Infection Remediation
8
Vulnerability Management
8
Malware Detection
9

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