Cisco Secure Endpoint vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cisco Secure Endpoint

92 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

222 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cisco Secure Endpoint	Score9.3 out of 10	N/A	Cisco Secure Endpoint is a comprehensive, cloud-managed endpoint security solution designed to protect devices from advanced malware and cyber threats throughout the entire attack lifecycle—before, during, and after an attack. It offers powerful prevention capabilities to identify and stop threats before they compromise your systems, using multifaceted techniques including risk-based vulnerability management and posture assessments. The solution provides deep visibility and advanced detection…	N/A
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Score8.8 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

Cisco Secure Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

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

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

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Cisco Secure Endpoint	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Considered Both Products	Cisco Verified User Chose Cisco Secure Endpoint Cisco Secure Endpoint provides better overall support and detection compared to other products used. Strong visibility and a strong range of tools when researching an issue to find either information or resolution. Dashboards are also a lot cleaner than most products and easier … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Cisco Secure Endpoint I was not part of the selection process but know this was purchased on a suite of tools. We get so much more from MDE, CSE doesn’t compare. Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Collins Network Administrator in Information Technology at Plainfield Community Schools (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Cisco Secure Endpoint Cisco Secure Endpoint provides much more protection, reporting, and features than Microsoft defender did for us. Incentivized Helpful? Randy Zuehlke IT Security Manager in Information Technology at RS&H Inc. (Design, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Cisco Secure Endpoint Cisco Secure Endpoint is an advanced EDR solution that is highly effective and scalable. Our experience previously with MalwareBytes and Microsoft Defender was not horrible, but these products were not as effective and did not integrate well with our other security products to … Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft 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 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has the best integration for us in our (mostly) Windows environment. Also we are using M365 E3 so this already included Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1. The extra cost for Defender for Endpoint P2 is definitely worth it. You need to see these … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers strong integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure services, which provide a unified security experience. While McAfee Trellix is known for solid antivirus, Microsoft Defender excels in integration in the ecosystem. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Cisco Secure Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Cisco Secure Endpoint and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Feature	Cisco Secure Endpoint 7.3 28 Ratings	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 8.3 56 Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology	7.027 Ratings	7.653 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	8.528 Ratings	9.155 Ratings
Centralized Management	5.028 Ratings	8.955 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	8.55 Ratings	7.110 Ratings
Infection Remediation	7.328 Ratings	9.454 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	6.727 Ratings	7.252 Ratings
Malware Detection	8.528 Ratings	8.955 Ratings

User Ratings
	Cisco Secure Endpoint	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	8.5 (31 ratings)	8.4 (99 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	4.5 (1 ratings)	8.4 (8 ratings)
Usability	7.3 (26 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	7.3 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.6 (28 ratings)	9.0 (5 ratings)
Implementation Rating	4.5 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)