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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

88 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

Defender for Cloud Apps includes additional capabilities that extend beyond the traditional cloud access security broker (CASB) scope to strengthen app posture and protect against malicious cloud apps. Ensure holistic coverage for your apps by combining SaaS security posture management, data loss prevention, app-to-app protection, and integrated threat protection.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps won the following awards in the Cloud Access Security Broker category

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Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

3 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

Up 1
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 90%
Negotiation and Contract:: 75%
Conflict Resolution:: 83%
Strategy & Innovation:: 82%
Service Experience:: 85%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+83 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

4% Negative

4% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Reliable
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Cloud Discovery

Cloud Security Posture Management

Policy Management

Web Content Filtering

Access Control

User Behaviour Analytics

Data Loss Prevention

Record Management

Threat Integration

Zero Trust

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Anita C.

Role: Operations
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2020

Great product and easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?

Microsoft is well known and respected within the community.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use and great customer support .

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, it’s all good.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s well worth the cost and pays for itself over time.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Role: Operations
Industry: Recreation
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2020

user friendly, easier to set up

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Effective Service
Respectful
Acts with Integrity

Jake E.

Role: Operations
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2020

Mist have product for o365 users. Cheap and easy

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?

Nothing really but it works great with o365 products we use extensively

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to implement with our office 365 suite

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing it works great it's a must have with cloud o365 products

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must have if you use cloud based office 365 products

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Caring
Acts with Integrity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

Up 1 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+83 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cloud Discovery Automated discovery of cloud usage across the environment and users.

Cloud Security Posture Management Provides functionality to extend security policies into Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) assets.

Policy Management Solution centralizes policies, standards, and procedures mapped to regulations or best-practices (PCI-DSS, ISO/IEC, HIPAA, etc.) with built-in templates.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Access Control Defines and grants access to data within the network based on roles and responsibilities.

User Behaviour Analytics System can monitor and analyze user behavior to detect insider threats.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Record Management Includes ability for Data stewards to monitor data quality, taking action to determine the root cause of flagged issues and recommending remediation actions.

Threat Integration Provides Endpoint protection through integration with anti-virus, anti-malware, UEBA and other security appliances.

Zero Trust Provides features that enable a zero trust architecture, including device authentication and user contextual risk based authentication.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Anita C.

Great product and easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

user friendly, easier to set up

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jake E.

Mist have product for o365 users. Cheap and easy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Discovery

Cloud Security Posture Management

Policy Management

Web Content Filtering

Access Control

User Behaviour Analytics

Data Loss Prevention

Record Management

Threat Integration

Zero Trust

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support