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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Web Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools.

    $100

    per month

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Free Tier
    $0
    per month
    Basic Environment
    $100 - $200
    per month
    Intermediate Environment
    $250 - $600
    per month
    Advanced Environment
    $600-$2500
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAWS allows a “save when you commit” option that offers lower prices when you sign up for a 1- or 3- year term that includes an AWS service or category of services.
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    I was trained on AWS originally, but I'm starting to Azure more and more in Microsoft.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    55 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    49 Answers
    Features
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Feature
    Amazon Web Services
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates7.457 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.658 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support8.363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls8.366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    This is something that is actually common across most cloud providers. A comprehensive understanding of one's use cases, constraints and future directions is key to determining if you even need a cloud solution. If you are a 2-person startup developing something with a best-scenario audience of 1k DAU in a year, you would very likely best served by a dirt-cheap dedicated Linux server somewhere (and your options to graduate to a cloud solution will still be open). If, however, you are a bigger fish, and/or you are actively considering build-vs-buy decisions for complicated, highly-loaded, six-figure requests per minute systems, global loadbalancing, extreme growth projections - then MAYBE you solve all or part of it with a cloud provider. And depending on your taste for risk, reliability, flexibility, track record - it might be AWS.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    Amazon AWS
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • When there is any misconfiguration of EC2 related to SSM Connect. It doesn't clearly states that what particular configuration is missing.
    • Debugging networking related issues could be improved.
    • From the security group page, it's difficult to determine which resource a security group is associated with.
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    Microsoft
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    We are almost entirely satisfied with the service. In order to move off it, we'd have to build for ourselves many of the services that AWS provides and the cost would be prohibitive. Although there are cost savings and security benefits to returning to the colo facility, we could never afford to do it, and we'd hate to give up the innovation and constant cycle of new features that AWS gives us.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Compliance mapping capabilities of the software and reporting.
    Ease in deployment and implementation.
    Seamless integration of the software with cloud and other third party applications.
    The software ensures quick incident response and avilability of ready to help customer services providers.
    User interface of the product is very friendly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    The customer support of Amazon Web Services are quick in their responses. I appreciate its entire team, which works amazingly, and provides professional support. AWS is a great tool, indeed, to provide customers a suitable way to
    immediately search for their compatible software's and also to guide them in a
    good direction. Moreover, this product is a good suggestion for every type of
    company because of its affordability and ease of use.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    The API's were very well documented and was Janova's main point of entry into the services.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Web Services fits best for all levels of organisations like startup, mid level or enterprise. The services are easy to use and doesn't require a high level of understanding as you can learn via blogs or youtube videos. AWS is Reasonable in cost as the plan is pay as you use.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Using Amazon Web Services has allowed us to develop and deploy new SAAS solutions quicker than we did when we used traditional web hosting. This has allowed us to grow our service offerings to clients and also add more value to our existing services.
    • Having AWS deployed has also allowed our development team to focus on delivering high-quality software without worrying about whether our servers will be able to handle the demand. Since AWS allows you to adjust your server needs based on demand, we can easily assign a faster server instance to ease and improve service without the client even knowing what we did.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively