Kaspersky Endpoint Security vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Score 7.8 out of 10	N/A	Kaspersky Small Office Security (formerly Kaspersky Work Space Security) is antivirus / endpoint security software from Russian company Kaspersky.	$29.99 per month
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Score 8.7 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

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Editions & Modules

Essential Suite: $29.99
per month
Advanced Suite: $39.99
per month
Premium Suite: $44.99
per month

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

Offerings

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

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Considered Both Products	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cisco is very complicated to use in my opinion and this leads to some operational doubts when you have to manage sensitive and critical operations. with Kaspersky there's more trust perception and a feeling that everything is going the right way and as expected. Cisco AMP can't … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Other cybersecurity products we've tested only detect a few malware. They are not cost-effective as they have separate licenses for other features. Other vendors no longer support the old version of the OS. This is very important to us as we still have legacy OS in place. To … Incentivized Helpful? ST Starling Trinidad IT Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Offers equal or greater protection against current threats, stays updated. Its license is cheaper than the competition (i.e. EPDR) and financiers really like this. Incentivized Helpful? SEGUNDO GONZALEZ GONZALEZ CIO (Chief Information Officer) Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security has less impact on computer memory and processing. On the other hand, I think the solution is much more advanced and more powerful overall. Both solutions have a central management console, but Kaspersky's solution has better usability and provides … Incentivized Helpful? Hunter Bonner Technology Consultant Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security In terms of management, it it much more difficult to cloud manage Kaspersky versus Webroot. Also, as stated before, much easier to make exceptions to virus definitions and scanning. Incentivized Helpful? BS Benedetto Schiavone AD Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security More performing and better protection. Incentivized Helpful? VK vinoth kumar Sr system administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security one of the best antivirus software I have used with a much friendly interface and is easy to manage as compared to other security products. As an admin, We have managed many security tasks in an organization. It does come in handy for such tasks without any hassle. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky was chosen over other competitors for it's benefits. As Kaspersky is a fully fledge solution for encryption, patch management, OS deployment, Device control, web control, application whitelisting and endpoint protection. Incentivized Helpful? Annie Kramer Senior Business Analyst Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security There are lots of reasons for choosing this endpoint security system. It is a very efficient tool in terms of identifying viruses. The biggest benefit is that it always keeps me away from opening harmful or suspicious sites. This is the most affordable security product. Incentivized Helpful? Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I've used the cloud version of CarbonBlack and Bitdefender. They both say they automatically scan files as soon as they appear on your computer. The user/administrator is left to trust that the technology works. With Bitdefender, it at least allows an on-demand scan, but it … Incentivized Helpful? Emir Omeragić Customer Support Expert Associate Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Fairly similar, but Kaspersky is more Cloud centric, I would say better for Remote workers. Price is better with yearly subscriptions. Incentivized Helpful? AW Amanda Wiens Analista de Suporte Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security was chosen because it has very high reliability and an easy to use graphical interface. It also has excellent technical support, and in evaluations, it met all the technical requirements that the management needed. The software protects against the … Incentivized Helpful? JJ Junie Johwa Senior Infrastructure Analyst Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Symantec Endpoint Protection Incentivized Helpful? Kevin Staley MIS Administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security At the time, we thought its centralized management and highly-rated anti-virus detection capabilities stood out above the other solutions we reviewed. Incentivized Helpful? David Judice IT Director Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security The Central Security Center for the Symantec Endpoint Protection product that was previously being used was horrible and the client programs were a huge drain on system resources. The workstation resources were overloaded when this program was running and rendered the … Incentivized Helpful? Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP Security Architect Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky is a leader in endpoint protection, but its ties to potential adversaries are unsettling. Kaspersky has a great threat research team and quickly identifies malicious software and its signature. Its web-based protection is also top notch. This is a great product but as … Incentivized Helpful? Brandon Pelinka Senior Systems Engineer Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security It is one of the best anti-virus products that I have used. Much more friendly user interface. It is way easier to implement and install. It is also way easier to manage through the MMC. The console is Microsoft like and very intuitive to any system admin who has run consoles … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky adds another layered approach to defense that continues to protect and provide ongoing operations. The suite of products within the solution continue to provide solid proactive threat detection and prevention actions, centralized enterprise controls make management … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I have not used a competitor of Kaspersky's. Incentivized Helpful? Ian Raloff Senior IT Systems Administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security System Center is more robust than Kaspersky Security Center. They both offer a single pane of glass for remote management of Endpoints (at the Advanced level for Kaspersky). Kaspersky does an excellent job of providing 3rd party applications in packages that can be downloaded … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Gerber IDS Specialist Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I tried both Avast and Avira and the annoying pop ups to upgrade and being locked behind a paywall made buying Kaspersky a no brainer, especially when I have seen it first hand protect our data. The interface for all 3 was lacking in some sort of way but the Kaspersky UI was … Incentivized Helpful? Erik Ross IT Help Desk Administrator Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security I used Norton for almost 10 years, always reliable and never had a big problem with the features or offerings. Kaspersky won me over with its speed, mobility and much more reliable nature. Norton had a nasty habit of uninstalling programs it didn't want, even though they were … Incentivized Helpful? Bruce Emmerling IT Manager Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security often comes up on top of other competitor products for a variety of reasons. These include overall speed, easy to user interface, lower costs for implementation, and easy to manage features. It has a great security research department to deal with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security We looked at other solutions and chose Kaspersky over the other software out there as the price point on a multiyear contract was aggressive and the software running on the computers as the agent was thin and didn't use up much system resources. We also like that Kasperksy has … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kaspersky Endpoint Security Kaspersky Work Space Security is little bit [better] than Microsoft Forefont. Better software. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint It's very convenient and very well integrated with our environment. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Majorly because our suite is Microsoft, so make totally sense to have this in the company and the price. It is Microsoft is better than CrowdStrike. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Sophos. Because of the integration with Microsoft ecosystem, we selected Defender. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We have not used anything else other than Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Maybe we've used other antivirus software like Sophos and things like that. They're just not all encompassing and that's why we moved to use this product. Incentivized Helpful? GG Gustavo Gonzalez Cybersecurity Senior Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I have been working with customers that they are transitioning from Sentinel One, CrowdStrike to Defender for Endpoint, right? So I think it's because they see the value in the product and also they see how much they can save in terms of the cost for companies because they … Incentivized Helpful? PH Paolo Heuer Cybersecurity Director Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We previously used CrowdStrike on our servers. However, the seamless integration of Microsoft Defender (MD) with XDR and the entire Microsoft ecosystem led us to choose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint What we love more about this product is the way this pro gets integrated into the other family of solutions, especially Defender for Identity or the XDR solutions. We think that the market, the customers are full of unattended consults coming out from different vendors and that … Incentivized Helpful? SD Sid Desai Managing Partner Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint The technical features, usability and the support was nice as compared to the other products. Incentivized Helpful? Joy Dutta Lead Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is more advantageous in our windows heavy infrastructure and it was unparalled in the ease of integration with windows endpoints. Security breaches, system crashes and outages with other competitors like Crowdstrike made it easier for us to go … Incentivized Helpful? GS Gaurav Sharma Sales Head Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Norton is much much more expensive and difficult to use. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy to use and can be operated by a new joiner as well. Incentivized Helpful? SU Shital Ulagadde Senior Cyber Security Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint CrowdStrike Falcon is also a good solution for endpoint protection which offer EDR Soultion, threat hunting and AI driven threat protection. Sophos Intercept X combines next-gen antivirus with advanced EDR capabilities with its deep learning technology, exploit prevention, and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is unique for its effortless deployment into the Microsoft ecosystem, where it taps the broadest set of threat intelligence from more than 1.5 billion endpoints. Its state-of-the-art AI-powered automated investigation and remediation minimize … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We started onboarding macOS devices on jamf and started managing it. Because Defender for Endpoint is not working as expected for and compared to price and functionality we are switching from it. Incentivized Helpful? RL Raju Lokhande Assistant Professor Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Kaspersky Endpoint Security Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. CrowdStrike, you have to deploy it, but it's the defender, it's already baked into the operating system. Same thing with SentinelOne. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Easier to integrate, less hidden fees, easier to maintain, and easier to update. Support is much better on the Microsoft side than CrowdStrike. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I don't think, it's not really something that we were just using Microsoft and it was just an easy thing to do. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I'm not familiar. It's just been one year plus that I started using, so I've just started using Defender, so I really don't know how to compare it with others. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I would say at the end all they are doing the same, but with the benefit that we don't need to install anything. So it's just kind of enabling and then the functionality is available, so other products need to be installed, which is not necessary with the defend Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint We use Defender in the cloud. We are currently using Defender in the cloud and also evaluating the XDR solution for programmatic. It's just arguments, the defense in depth. You have Defender Endpoint and then you have what you have in the cloud as well, so it's just augmenting … Incentivized Helpful? AM Akshay Mahajan Application Evaluator Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Before using Defender for Endpoint, we basically had the starter version of the Microsoft product, which comes prebuilt into the system. We had them using in the initial run, but then what usually happened was the employees started disabling it, and that usually made, we guys … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I am a big fan of Tanium actually, so I think it is good. Tanium seemed like it was maybe a little bit easier, but maybe the capability was lacking. Maybe that's the reason why it seems like Defender for Endpoint might be a little harder to understand. There might just be more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint I would say not to name specific company names, because I'm a partner with one of them and that's the account that I work with. But I use some competing solutions that I would say are pretty heavy from an overhead perspective with the agent that has to be installed in the … Incentivized Helpful? JN Jamil Niazi CIO Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Because this product is easier to use and has a lot of development and Microsoft's behind it. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8.3 Ratings 3% below category average	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 8.4 Ratings 2% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	9.00 Ratings	7.80 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	8.00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Centralized Management	8.00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	7.00 Ratings	7.10 Ratings
Infection Remediation	8.00 Ratings	9.30 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	9.00 Ratings	7.40 Ratings
Malware Detection	9.00 Ratings	8.80 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.4 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.4 (0 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.5 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Kaspersky Endpoint Security	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Likelihood to Recommend	Anytime you are managing multiple servers and workstations on a network, having a good Security Center to assist with that management is critical. Kaspersky Security Center provides that and gives the administrator the tools and reports necessary to properly manage and monitor these systems across a network. This is a VERY useful tool and it makes my job much easier. Incentivized David Judice IT Director Read full review	Because of its integration with Windows, it is very easy to deploy and manage. Any IT department should be able to leverage the software and interface. The admin portal provides weighted recommendations that comprise the Secure Store, offering admins, security teams, and business owners valuable insights into their security footprint without requiring a strong security background. The software would be ideal for small and mid-sized businesses that cannot dedicate resources to security. Larger enterprises would also benefit, but may require the enhanced license. Incentivized MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review
Pros	Potential threat identification and quarantining is immediate and very reliable. Monitoring system updates, statistics, hardware status, and connectivity issues for all systems on the network. Installation and registration, either remotely or in person, is a breeze, usually taking about 10-15 minutes, and with step by step confirmations. The organizational hierarchy, as well as the abilities listed in the hierarchy are extremely user friendly and easy to use for novices and pros alike. Incentivized Erik Ross IT Help Desk Administrator Read full review	One, it's crazy lightweight, so compared to some of the competitors that we also have used with our security services, it's really lightweight and so I don't have a lot of overhead on the system that it's running on. It does really fantastic PowerShell integration. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	The PC imaging tools are difficult to set up and use Device Encryption tools are getting better, but are difficult to manage. The policies are powerful, but could be broken up. More help can be provided in what the policy element does within the policy setup Incentivized Ian Raloff Senior IT Systems Administrator Read full review	So the fact that Defender for Endpoint still works with signatures is actually, I don't know, a little difficult for us because, I mean, since Microsoft trusts those signatures, you can easily inject code. And we've done it many times. To show that you can inject code through vulnerabilities like CV 2013, 99, and 33 but still keep the signature. So because of the trust of those signatures, the malware just kind of slides into the environment without Defender knowing. That's the first part. The second part is that the behavioral analysis is not precisely its Prime. It's not Defender's best capability for endpoints. So, Defender does not identify all behaviors considered by other EDRs in the market. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	The product is stable and accurate in detecting security threats. There are very few or no false positives in detecting security threats or unusual behavior and has very sharp heuristics. The product does the job very well including saving us money in getting 3rd party patch management tools as the business is already using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager which is Microsoft product specific and the product patches these third party products e.g Adobe Flash Player Incentivized JJ Junie Johwa Senior Infrastructure Analyst Read full review	Microsoft Defender is closely catching -up in market with existing competitors they have added DLP endpoint & DLP Network and Cloud DLP solution last year with OCR capabilities. I would say Microsoft Defender is not legacy Vendor in end point security, the need to learn from other vendors in market and focus on new XDR technologies, which is going to be new battle for all vendors Incentivized Bhuwan Chandra Business Development Manager Read full review
Usability	I will give Kaspersky a score of 9 out of 10 for scalability, as it allows businesses to easily expand their security infrastructure. This means it won't cost them a lot to add further protection and security. It won't also require them to purchase other hardware and services for their required protection. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Because in terms of the usability is easy to understand, it's easy to manage, obviously you need to have specific skills to do that, but I would say that even the console and the product is walking through the flow that you are looking for on this console. Incentivized GG Gustavo Gonzalez Cybersecurity Senior Engineer Read full review
Reliability and Availability	I've used the on-premise server. I've only experienced one time that we couldn't open the console, and that was a server issue. It seems to be a dependable solution. It's there, and it's stable. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint chugs along just fine no matter what we throw at it and what systems it's running on. It doesn't take up a lot of resources either, so that's welcomed. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Performance	Users don't notice any slowdown with the antivirus running on their systems. There have been issues when the systems have missed a scheduled scan, and it was checked to run at [a] first available time, they will start a full scan at startup. This has caused some lag. Normally there are also some issues with the workstation, but it is something to note. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy on memory and resources on clients. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	I give the maximum grade because we have no complaints; we never had any failure, serious error, and serious threat to the company. All of its features work very well. The great advantage of having a product supported by an industry-leading security company is that regularly updated security protocols will protect the system against all emerging threats. Incentivized AW Amanda Wiens Analista de Suporte Read full review	Overall support is really good for this product. Since it's a Microsoft product, you will get good support from a number of different resources, including knowledgebase articles on the web, support from Microsoft technicians, and documentation (which tends to very thorough). Also, there is a vast user support community for this product, so user support forums would also be another valuable channel to get help if needed. I don't envision too many people will have issues/problems with the product, as it tends to run good overall. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Make sure to provide awareness campaigns on changes that will be implemented and WHY the business is doing it and the benefits reaped. Benefits reaped is very important for the justification of why things have to change and emphasizing the importance of security. This will reduce user disgruntlement and total bitterness on use of their workstation or laptop Incentivized JJ Junie Johwa Senior Infrastructure Analyst Read full review	Deployment was handled by our team here and everything went pretty smoothly. We did have a few hiccups in our test group, but that only took a bit to get ironed out. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	I've used the cloud version of CarbonBlack and Bitdefender. They both say they automatically scan files as soon as they appear on your computer. The user/administrator is left to trust that the technology works. With Bitdefender, it at least allows an on-demand scan, but it still never reports to the user if the file was clean. Kaspersky automatically scans and notifies the user that it has been scanned AND the results of the scan. In IT we know we can't always trust the technology to perform as designed. I NEED confirmation to feel at ease. Kaspersky makes it easy to run an on-demand scan of a workstation if there is suspicion of an infection. Another thing is that I have not [seen] in Bitdefender, and I know CarbonBlack does not provide inventory information for the administrators like Kasperky. Kaspersky gives detailed information about the systems it scan and lists every software installed. You can even filter and search for specific installations in your network through the Kaspersky Server Center (KSC). It helps know what licenses are used and where. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	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 Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Scalability	You can create groups and create different policies for each group. You can customize many parts of the software before it is deployed. You can create different tasks and schedules based on the groups. It is customizable. Incentivized Karen Thompson Systems Analyst Read full review	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easily scaled from small orgs to giant enterprises. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	It reduced the incidents of infections and so reduced the efforts needed by the IT department to mitigate problems. It made it difficult to manage the security of our growing mobile user base due to infrequent contact with our on-premise management server. Incentivized Kevin Staley MIS Administrator Read full review	Reduced incidents of security breaches lead to lower remediation costs and avoid potential financial losses and reputational damage. Reduces the need for additional third-party security solutions and training, thereby lowering overall security management costs. Increased efficiency and productivity of IT staff lead to better allocation of resources and cost savings. Reduces the risk of fines and sanctions associated with non-compliance, ensuring business continuity and protecting revenue. Incentivized CF Carlos Eduardo Faquinello IT Solutions Architect Read full review
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