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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

91 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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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

14 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

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 Champion

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

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98 Plan to Renew

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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 90%
Negotiation and Contract:: 77%
Conflict Resolution:: 84%
Strategy & Innovation:: 83%
Service Experience:: 86%

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.

+85 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?

3% Negative

5% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Reliable
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Cloud Discovery

Cloud Security Posture Management

Policy Management

Data Loss Prevention

User Behaviour Analytics

Zero Trust

Access Control

Record Management

Threat Integration

Web Content Filtering

Encryption/Tokenization

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Rajesh S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Integrates easily into existing infrastructure

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

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

The breadth of coverage and ease of integration. It is an industry leader and it is always getting enhanced to keep current.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

ease of use and maintaince of app. breadth of product support

What do you dislike most about this product?

Dashboards, need to provide better out-of-the-box dashboards.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Microsoft is an industry leader, they are much better compared to any other providers in the market

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Kassey M.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Easy to use, great product.

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

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

Ease of use for staff

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Trusted and easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

The occasional glitches

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a great product and easy to use

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Less Friendly Negotiation

Ondya M.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

The overall product is effective but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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

I can upload the traffic logs to Office 365 CAS via log collector agent and REST APIs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It provides rich visibility, control over data travel, and sophisticated analytics to identify and combat cyberthreats across all your Microsoft and third-party cloud services.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is room for improvement in the reporting realm - not enough records are visible and exportable for high record count policy reports

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a very good product. Just make sure it is a good fit for your work functions.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Cons

Charges for Enhancements

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

Up 1 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Encryption/Tokenization Ensures enterprise control on encryption keys, barring access to corporate data without the knowledge of the enterprise.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Rajesh S.

Integrates easily into existing infrastructure

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kassey M.

Easy to use, great product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Ondya M.

The overall product is effective but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Discovery

Cloud Security Posture Management

Policy Management

Data Loss Prevention

User Behaviour Analytics

Zero Trust

Access Control

Record Management

Threat Integration

Web Content Filtering

Encryption/Tokenization

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training