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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Composite Score
8.5 /10
CX Score
8.7 /10
Category
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
8.5 /10

What is Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help enterprise networks prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Defender for Endpoint customers need to apply for the Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service to get proactive Targeted Attack Notifications and to collaborate with experts on demand. Experts on Demand is an add-on service. Targeted Attack Notifications are always included after you have been accepted into Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint won the following awards in the Endpoint Protection - Enterprise category

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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 Endpoint?

7% Negative
5% Neutral
88% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Helps Innovate
  • Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews

Oluwanbe O.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Great Endpoint protection Product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

It's an existing part of a windows Operating system hence there's no need for installing/re-instaling the product

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

End Point Detection and Response (EDR)

What do you dislike most about this product?

Intune is required to use the full capabilities of this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great product but requires intune to enjoy the full functionality of the product

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Shailendra Kumar K.

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Utilities
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

If change required, don't think, consider it.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

Microsoft product, virtual patching of Microsoft vulnerabilities is good

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Mitre framework mapping

What do you dislike most about this product?

For DLP and Device control separate licenses required

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

In bundle with M365 Or O365 if you got free, switch to defender

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Pardeep K.

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Microsoft rocks, and show stopper,

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

Automatic threat detection and web reputation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

AD integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

For DLP separate license required

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Very good product in threat detection

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

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