Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

222 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) is a holistic, cloud delivered endpoint security solution that includes risk-based vulnerability management and assessment, attack surface reduction, behavioral based and cloud-powered next generation protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), automatic investigation and remediation, managed hunting services, rich APIs, and unified security management.	$2.50 per user/per month

Pricing

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Academic: $2.50
per user/per month
Standalone: $5.20
per user/per month

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

No setup fee

—

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint It's very convenient and very well integrated with our environment. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Majorly because our suite is Microsoft, so make totally sense to have this in the company and the price. It is Microsoft is better than CrowdStrike. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Sophos. Because of the integration with Microsoft ecosystem, we selected Defender. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We have not used anything else other than Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Maybe we've used other antivirus software like Sophos and things like that. They're just not all encompassing and that's why we moved to use this product. Incentivized Helpful? Gustavo Gonzalez Cybersecurity Senior Engineer in Information Technology at Maureen Data Systems (MDS) (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I have been working with customers that they are transitioning from Sentinel One, CrowdStrike to Defender for Endpoint, right? So I think it's because they see the value in the product and also they see how much they can save in terms of the cost for companies because they … Incentivized Helpful? Paolo Heuer Cybersecurity Director in Information Technology at Impresoft 4ward (Information Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We previously used CrowdStrike on our servers. However, the seamless integration of Microsoft Defender (MD) with XDR and the entire Microsoft ecosystem led us to choose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint What we love more about this product is the way this pro gets integrated into the other family of solutions, especially Defender for Identity or the XDR solutions. We think that the market, the customers are full of unattended consults coming out from different vendors and that … Incentivized Helpful? Sid Desai Managing Partner at Privacient (Information Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint The technical features, usability and the support was nice as compared to the other products. Incentivized Helpful? Joy Dutta Lead Engineer in Information Technology at Rohde-Schwarz (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is more advantageous in our windows heavy infrastructure and it was unparalled in the ease of integration with windows endpoints. Security breaches, system crashes and outages with other competitors like Crowdstrike made it easier for us to go … Incentivized Helpful? Gaurav Sharma Sales Head in Sales at Lenovo (Business Supplies & Equipment, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Norton is much much more expensive and difficult to use. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy to use and can be operated by a new joiner as well. Incentivized Helpful? Shital Ulagadde Senior Cyber Security Consultant in Information Technology at LTIMindtree (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint CrowdStrike Falcon is also a good solution for endpoint protection which offer EDR Soultion, threat hunting and AI driven threat protection. Sophos Intercept X combines next-gen antivirus with advanced EDR capabilities with its deep learning technology, exploit prevention, and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is unique for its effortless deployment into the Microsoft ecosystem, where it taps the broadest set of threat intelligence from more than 1.5 billion endpoints. Its state-of-the-art AI-powered automated investigation and remediation minimize … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We started onboarding macOS devices on jamf and started managing it. Because Defender for Endpoint is not working as expected for and compared to price and functionality we are switching from it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. CrowdStrike, you have to deploy it, but it's the defender, it's already baked into the operating system. Same thing with SentinelOne. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Easier to integrate, less hidden fees, easier to maintain, and easier to update. Support is much better on the Microsoft side than CrowdStrike. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I don't think, it's not really something that we were just using Microsoft and it was just an easy thing to do. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I'm not familiar. It's just been one year plus that I started using, so I've just started using Defender, so I really don't know how to compare it with others. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I would say at the end all they are doing the same, but with the benefit that we don't need to install anything. So it's just kind of enabling and then the functionality is available, so other products need to be installed, which is not necessary with the defend Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We use Defender in the cloud. We are currently using Defender in the cloud and also evaluating the XDR solution for programmatic. It's just arguments, the defense in depth. You have Defender Endpoint and then you have what you have in the cloud as well, so it's just augmenting … Incentivized Helpful? Akshay Mahajan Application Evaluator at University of Tampa (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Before using Defender for Endpoint, we basically had the starter version of the Microsoft product, which comes prebuilt into the system. We had them using in the initial run, but then what usually happened was the employees started disabling it, and that usually made, we guys … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I am a big fan of Tanium actually, so I think it is good. Tanium seemed like it was maybe a little bit easier, but maybe the capability was lacking. Maybe that's the reason why it seems like Defender for Endpoint might be a little harder to understand. There might just be more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint CrowdStrike Falcon, and Sentinel One are other big ones that we use a bit. Cisco Secure Endpoint we've evaluated as well. Cisco Secure Endpoint capability-wise doesn't match up to Defender, SentinelOne, and CrowdStrike both do, but the cost profiles are a bit higher. So most of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I would say not to name specific company names, because I'm a partner with one of them and that's the account that I work with. But I use some competing solutions that I would say are pretty heavy from an overhead perspective with the agent that has to be installed in the … Incentivized Helpful? Jamil Niazi CIO in Information Technology at City of Stockton Police and Fire (Law Enforcement, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Because this product is easier to use and has a lot of development and Microsoft's behind it. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
	98% Would buy again 117 Answers
	Delivers good value for the price
	98% Delivers good value for the price 109 Answers
	Happy with the feature set
	94% Happy with the feature set 113 Answers
	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
	98% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 96 Answers
	Implementation went as expected
95% Implementation went as expected 103 Answers

Features

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Feature	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 8.3 56 Ratings 3% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	7.753 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	9.155 Ratings
Centralized Management	8.955 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	7.110 Ratings
Infection Remediation	9.454 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	7.252 Ratings
Malware Detection	8.955 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Small Businesses	Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Score9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Watchguard Endpoint Security Score8.8 out of 10
Enterprises	ESET PROTECT Score9.1 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	8.4 (99 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.4 (8 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (5 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft Because of its integration with Windows, it is very easy to deploy and manage. Any IT department should be able to leverage the software and interface. The admin portal provides weighted recommendations that comprise the Secure Store, offering admins, security teams, and business owners valuable insights into their security footprint without requiring a strong security background. The software would be ideal for small and mid-sized businesses that cannot dedicate resources to security. Larger enterprises would also benefit, but may require the enhanced license. Incentivized Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review
Pros	Microsoft One, it's crazy lightweight, so compared to some of the competitors that we also have used with our security services, it's really lightweight and so I don't have a lot of overhead on the system that it's running on. It does really fantastic PowerShell integration. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Cons	Microsoft So the fact that Defender for Endpoint still works with signatures is actually, I don't know, a little difficult for us because, I mean, since Microsoft trusts those signatures, you can easily inject code. And we've done it many times. To show that you can inject code through vulnerabilities like CV 2013, 99, and 33 but still keep the signature. So because of the trust of those signatures, the malware just kind of slides into the environment without Defender knowing. That's the first part. The second part is that the behavioral analysis is not precisely its Prime. It's not Defender's best capability for endpoints. So, Defender does not identify all behaviors considered by other EDRs in the market. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft Cost add-ons for Security features is nickel and diming the process to keep pace with cybercrime. Limited Education budgets require us to be more pro-active in finding cost-effective measures to protect our devices, staff and students. Defender is a strong, well-featured product that is pricing itself out of the education market Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Usability	Microsoft It offers multiple security features and integrates well with Microsoft ecosystems. A workflow for threat detection, investigation, automated remediation, and a centralized dashboard is an added advantage. This application is mainly designed for experienced users; new users may feel challenged. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint chugs along just fine no matter what we throw at it and what systems it's running on. It doesn't take up a lot of resources either, so that's welcomed. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Performance	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy on memory and resources on clients. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Support Rating	Microsoft The first time I tried to onboard my macOS endpoints to MDE I struggled for quite a bit. I had to reach out to Microsoft's MDE support team. The tech was very helpful in walking me through the steps during a screen share session Incentivized Joe Aldeguer IT Director Read full review
Implementation Rating	Microsoft Deployment was handled by our team here and everything went pretty smoothly. We did have a few hiccups in our test group, but that only took a bit to get ironed out. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft Cylance's policy is to block everything and requires an active person to monitor and unblock legitimate processes. As updates and software continue to evolve, it is a full-time job to be a Cylance administrator. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a set-and-forget solution that catches threats when they occur and leaves you to focus on your work unimpeded. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Scalability	Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easily scaled from small orgs to giant enterprises. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft Reduced incidents of security breaches lead to lower remediation costs and avoid potential financial losses and reputational damage. Reduces the need for additional third-party security solutions and training, thereby lowering overall security management costs. Increased efficiency and productivity of IT staff lead to better allocation of resources and cost savings. Reduces the risk of fines and sanctions associated with non-compliance, ensuring business continuity and protecting revenue. Incentivized Carlos Eduardo Faquinello IT Solutions Architect Read full review
ScreenShots	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Screenshots