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Amazon Web Services vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Web Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools.

    $100

    per month

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Free Tier
    $0
    per month
    Basic Environment
    $100 - $200
    per month
    Intermediate Environment
    $250 - $600
    per month
    Advanced Environment
    $600-$2500
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAWS allows a “save when you commit” option that offers lower prices when you sign up for a 1- or 3- year term that includes an AWS service or category of services.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    I was trained on AWS originally, but I'm starting to Azure more and more in Microsoft.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Feature
    Amazon Web Services
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates7.457 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools7.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.658 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support8.363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls8.366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)