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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Composite Score
8.6 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10
Category
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
8.6 /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 Detection & Response category

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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award


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Product Experience:
91%
Negotiation and Contract:
89%
Conflict Resolution:
89%
Strategy & Innovation:
89%
Service Experience:
90%

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.

+90 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?

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2% Negative
6% Neutral
92% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Respectful
  • Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Behavioural Analytics

83

Continuous Monitoring

82

IOC Consumption

82

Task Prioritization

82

Intrusion Detection Prevention

81

Agent Efficiency

81

IOC Tools

81

Automated Threat Response

81

Malware Identification Accuracy

80

Whitelisting Blacklisting

80

Machine Learning

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

84

Breadth of Features

83

Ease of Implementation

82

Business Value Created

82

Ease of Data Integration

82

Ease of IT Administration

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

80

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Usability and Intuitiveness

79

Ease of Customization

76

Vendor Support

72

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews

Anugrah S.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Best product for EDR

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

Cost, Easy to implement, proactively monitoring and lots of powerful capabilities.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

You have lots of option to analyze any alert that are coming to its platform.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Don't know yet.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend this product. Cost, Easy to implement, proactively monitoring and lots of powerful capabilities.

Pros

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

Emily F.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Its worthwhile

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

With the tool there comes features such as - Ease of use - User Friendly interphase - Routine virus scan - Weekly database update

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The best thing about the tool is that you are able to detect and eliminate a threat before it can cause any harm to your computer.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Does not support external drive scan on connection making your computer venerable if you connect infected drive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

With minimal option, you can opt for the tool

Pros

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

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

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