ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs. Microsoft Defender for Business

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus

Microsoft Defender for Business

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	Score 7.8 out of 10	N/A	Vulnerability Manager Plus is an on-premise cybersecurity solution that enables IT administrators and security teams with an integrated console to perform vulnerability assessment, security configuration management, patch management, web server hardening, high-risk software audit, and port audit. According to the vendor, it allows users to continuously monitor a network for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, perform audits of end-of-life software, firewall state, and antivirus…	$7 Per computer
Microsoft Defender for Business	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Defender for Business is an enterprise-grade endpoint security that is designed especially for businesses with up to 300 employees. It is used to deploy security across devices, and use automated built-in intelligence to rapidly protect, detect, and respond to threats.	N/A

Pricing

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus

Microsoft Defender for Business

Editions & Modules

Professional: $7
Per computer
Enterprise: $12
Per computer

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	Microsoft Defender for Business
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	Microsoft Defender for Business
Considered Both Products	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus No answer on this topic	Microsoft Defender for Business Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Business Microsoft Defender for Business, I believe, is a "light" version of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. While they both have some of the same features, Microsoft Defender for Business has far less, and the more complex you want to get with your configurations, you may need to dip … Incentivized Helpful? MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender for Business Microsoft Defender for Business has better reporting and incident response. There is limited client rollout due to being integrated with Windows. Microsoft Defender for Business is much better at identifying asset risks and giving a broad security overview. Because we moved … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender for Business We used to have Trend Micro Worry Free Advanced Services Business suite as our main protection solution, however after trying out Microsoft Defender for Business there was no going back. We made the switch and never looked back! This also helped us save on the protection … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus

Microsoft Defender for Business

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus - Ratings	Microsoft Defender for Business 9.9 Ratings 14% above category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Centralized Management	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Malware Detection	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	Microsoft Defender for Business
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Medium-sized Companies	Action1 Score 9.5 out of 10	BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.0 out of 10	BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	Microsoft Defender for Business
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	Microsoft Defender for Business
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	Microsoft Defender for Business is well suited for any size organization using the Microsoft 365 Suite. As an included feature in the mid and upper tiers of the 365 suites, it can quickly address antivirus protection for any sized company. It's compliance and security dashboards can help guide sole proprietorship owners in better understanding their security standing. The software also scales to give mid-sized and enterprise originations the in-depth information needed for compliance. Incentivized MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	Monitors the health of endpoints Protects endpoints with antivirus Allows for policy configurations that can be deployed to endpoints Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	Finding blocked programs in the UI is not intuitive if the alert message is dismissed. The admin portal changes often with features coming and going. Admin portal interface is cluttered and sometimes not intuitive. Incentivized MM Michael Miller IT Engineer Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	So far we have found no alternative that would overall offer us more than we are getting from Microsoft Defender for Business! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	Microsoft Defender for Business is user friendly but requires some IT knowledge to adapt to its full potential. Microsoft 365 business will likely be more adaptable and have less of a learning curve than new users when configuring settings or security policies. Overall, I would say that strengths outweigh weaknesses and the unknowns can be learned Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	Microsoft Defender for Business, I believe, is a "light" version of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. While they both have some of the same features, Microsoft Defender for Business has far less, and the more complex you want to get with your configurations, you may need to dip your toe into the InTune Admin Center to deploy certain policies. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Improved cybersecurity Learning curve Resource consumption Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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