Microsoft Defender XDR vs. Watchguard Endpoint Security

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Defender XDR	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 365 Defender combines SIEM and XDR capabilities for Microsoft 365 environments, encompassing threat detection, post-breach detection, automated investigation, and response for endpoints. Additionally, it protects cloud apps, emails and documents, and employee identities.	N/A
Watchguard Endpoint Security	Score 8.8 out of 10	N/A	WatchGuard EPDR (formerly Panda Adaptive Defense 360) combines next-generation antivirus protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), patch management, content filtering, email security, full disk encryption, and more, into one package. The platform touts a unique zero-trust security service that certifies the legitimacy and safety of all running applications thanks to a combination of automated, AI-driven processes and investigation services provided by a team of malware analysts.	N/A

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Microsoft Defender XDR

Watchguard Endpoint Security

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Microsoft Defender XDR	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Defender XDR	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Defender XDR LL Lian Lopreiato Manager Chose Microsoft Defender XDR We saw CrowdStrike but Microsoft Defender XDR was already in our computer. It was cheaper too cause we had Micrsoft license. CrowdStrike look cool but had many buttons and hard to read. My team like Microsoft Defender XDR because it looks same like other Microsoft thing. We … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Our product in that area, for instance as a security platform and for us it is for the moment really bad point. We started to move in that direction that there is that disconnect from the client management. So if there is some action that needs to be executed detected by … Incentivized Helpful? NS Nikhil Sharma Account Manager Chose Microsoft Defender XDR As a business already using Microsoft 365 and Azure, the seamless integration with Microsoft Defender XDR provided a unified security approach, streamlining management and operations. Incentivized Helpful? HP Hemant Patel Manager Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Avast had very limited capabilities, especially in terms of automation. We had to have some employees available 24/7 to monitor and take necessary actions. Microsoft Defender is so much more advanced. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR We have a microsoft ecosystem and we can easily implement Microsoft Defender XDR in a breeze. Using few option, we can actually start logging and managing all the data. Incentivized Helpful? Alfiya Mukadam Software Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender XDR CrowdStrike Falcon Incentivized Helpful? Harshit Lal security consultant Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Microsoft Defender XDR deployment process is seamless as compared to proofpoint Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR I've used Trend Micro, but it's not exactly the same because Trend Micro is equivalent to one of the parts of Defender XDR, which is Defender for Endpoint. But Trend Micro has also a portal that combines all the incidents like Defender XDR, but I think the Microsoft one is much … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Microsoft Defender XDR is more seamless than Sophos Intercept X as it is better integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite. Sophos Intercept X is a little bit cheaper per year than Microsoft Defender XDR though, and definitely worth looking into if you are looking for a security … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Well, we're actually evaluating the other products now. We had selected Defender XDR because at the time we just got a good deal on it. Incentivized Helpful? JH Jany Harber System Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Azure AI Vision Incentivized Helpful? Shubham Jurail IT Consultant Chose Microsoft Defender XDR It was easy to implement in comparison to Palo Alto, and cost-saving can integrate well with Windows products. Incentivized Helpful? Mario Urrutia CITO (Chief Information Technology Officer) Chose Microsoft Defender XDR It really was the first and most logical option since it is an integral part of the platform that we want to protect and so far the results have been optimal. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR We used the MS XDR as this is a bundle that we bought when we subscribed to the M365 platform, so having it was a bonus as we stated earlier, but due to limitation on licenses in Sentinelone, having this is just a blessing for us, so we can reduce around 200 licenses and can … Incentivized Helpful? CB Caridad Buenaventura Senior Financial Analyst Chose Microsoft Defender XDR The Microsoft 365 Defender is a product that has a lot of advantages over other similar products. This is because Microsoft 365 Defender integrates seamlessly with both Microsoft 365 services, is capable of detecting threats in real time, and has the capability of automating … Incentivized Helpful? Abdrhman Arar . Systems Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender XDR For the Identity Protection, Microsoft 365 Defender helps me to have fewer headaches from resetting passwords and securing the hacked account, it forces the security layers that help to achieve this solution.For the Endpoint, I have bought too many apps to secure endpoints but … Incentivized Helpful? Rudy Fulmer System Engineer Chose Microsoft Defender XDR We use sophos endpoint protection and xg firewalls in conjunction with microsoft 365 defender. We dont believe defender is robust enough to be our only security solution but it works well as another line of defense from threats to our organization especially our ever growing … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR beats cylance protect, crowstrike is solid but at a costly product cannot use kapersky due to embargo norton not good enough now Incentivized Helpful? WP William Press Cloud Project Manager Chose Microsoft Defender XDR We have used and find great value with competitors to Microsoft 365 Defender. Many of these services were utilized before customers began the total cloud shift that has been seen with certain industries. It is difficult to compare these products apples to apples. What I will … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR As already stated, the main advantage of Defender is being able to use a single console to manage it and all the other 365 applications. I can state that it provides a more effective protection than Bitdefender MDR and Trend Micro Apex One while I consider CrowdStrike on the … Incentivized Helpful? Anirudh Srinivas Lead Enterprise Architect Chose Microsoft Defender XDR The integration into our office suite and email system is really a breeze with the Microsoft 365 Defender Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Trend Micro Vision One is much more expensive and there is so much more to configure. For our use case it was to big. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR We use Microsoft products and have a large group of users. It works easily with our system. There is a great deal of knowledge base out there, often a little overwhelming. But we feel it's the best tool for our network to use parallel to the rest of our back-end. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Firstly Microsoft 365 Defender offers effortless integration with other Microsoft solutions over the products evaluated. Compared to Microsoft 365 Defender the evaluated products should improve the integration and its web interfaces. Few challenges were encountered when … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Defender XDR Microsoft is a known leader in the cyber security space and the trust microsoft has is greater than any other product. The pricing though bit on the higher side , but it ensures a proper support with using the product which makes it more preferred in our organisation.it is … Incentivized Helpful?	Watchguard Endpoint Security Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Better service, especially for distributors. Mejor servicio, sobre todo a los distribuidores. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security WatchGuard Endpoint Security has native XDR, has 4 security pillars on a single platform, has the ability to correlate information from solutions together, and offers greater protection to critical environments. WatchGuard Endpoint Security possui um XDR nativo, possui 4 pilares … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security They know more solutions than Watchguard Endpoint Security Conocen más otras soluciones que Watchguard Endpoint Security Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Jackson Information Technology and Systems Manager Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard EDPR is on par with the others. They essentially all do the same thing, but Watchguard has great visibility. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard is by far a tool that all organizations should be able to count on, I have had experiences with other protection tools, and none of them has responded effectively to the challenges posed by the increasingly lethal attacks of malicious people, who only intend to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Adaptive Defense 360 / WatchGuard EPDR is much better and efficient. Webroot is not an EDR but just an AV platform at the time we were using it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Despite offering great value for money, comparing Sophos' offering to WatchGuard Endpoint Security we find Sophos' offering is far superiour due to it's support system, the distributors it uses (apart from Arrow), it's management console, the resource-light application and, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Considering its effectiveness in protecting our network and much more, it has a fair price, its features are effective providing secure protection of your network and best of all, it gives you peace of mind so that you can focus on other issues in the company Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Comparing the two products, WatchGuard Endpoint Security is more complete, it has a centralized console, it uses better threat detection techniques and has the ability to Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security We use WatchGuard Endpoint Security in Combination with MDR from WatchGuard for a specific type of our customers like we do for Palo Alto Cortex XDR and MDR from Sophos. Incentivized Helpful? BL Bruno Laureti CEO Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard offers a security ecosystem that protects against all threats Incentivized Helpful? HB Habib Barakat Director Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Better support, better pricing, better integration, better academy, better tools to educate internal staff. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Kaspersky Endpoint Security Incentivized Helpful? Timothy Clarkson Managing Director Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security ThreatLocker and Huntress Incentivized Helpful? NB Nick Butler General Manager Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security It provides a singe product that replaces multiple products Incentivized Helpful? Steve Neuss Director of Sales Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security With advancements in AI-powered cyber threats, PCA needed an endpoint security solution with advanced threat hunting and zero-trust capabilities, built for an XDR platform, and integrated into a single management console with real-time communication. The solution needed to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security I've done demos of several other similar products but not really used any competitive products since I've been with this line since 2000 and never felt like I needed to switch to something else. Incentivized Helpful? MS Michael Shew IT Lead Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard is simply easier to implement than even Defender. The cost to value ratio is high as Watchguard subscription is cheaper than many other options. Incentivized Helpful? RS Roberto Saldaña Scholar ISO27001 Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security by the moment, only the EDR Incentivized Helpful? PR Pierce Rehn Network Engineer Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Watchguard AD integrates and works well with every security solution we use and sell to our customers. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security No other products Incentivized Helpful? Rob Lezer Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Only to use on Apple in the past Incentivized Helpful? Ryan Snelson Managing Director Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security Very similar. I feel like Watchguard need to get a better foothold with people trusting the name in the endpoint space. It has pretty much everything S 1 does but it also provides so much more. Simple things like patch management and encryption are fantastic adding that deliver … Incentivized Helpful? Martin Szudarski Systems Engineer Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security WatchGuard Endpoint Security products have more features and provide better protection. Incentivized Helpful? IE Ian Edwards Technical Consultant Chose Watchguard Endpoint Security SentinelOne, ESET, Webroot Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Microsoft Defender XDR

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Defender XDR - Ratings	Watchguard Endpoint Security 8.3 Ratings 3% below category average
Anti-Exploit Technology	00 Ratings	8.30 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	00 Ratings	8.60 Ratings
Centralized Management	00 Ratings	7.50 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Infection Remediation	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management	00 Ratings	7.70 Ratings
Malware Detection	00 Ratings	8.60 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Microsoft Defender XDR	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Small Businesses	Bitdefender GravityZone Score 9.1 out of 10	ThreatLocker Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.0 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
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Microsoft Defender XDR	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (0 ratings)	8.3 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.7 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.1 (0 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.3 (0 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.1 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Online Training	9.1 (0 ratings)	7.6 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	7.6 (0 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.6 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Defender XDR	Watchguard Endpoint Security
Likelihood to Recommend	Suit Really in everything, what is modern cloud work especially really if you work in a global company where your IT team is not always operational hour of the business users so that everything is really in the cloud can be managed from everywhere, but we do not access to local resources anymore. That's really a good point. What is always a little bit the pressure point is that general things in cloud things are moving fast so it's always difficult to keep the teams that is using these words up to date Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	We offer Watchguard Endpoint Security as a low cost alternative to Sophos Endpoint. As such, I would recommend this product to anyone with a customer with that same sort of mindset. It would also be appropriate for customers with a more 'basic' environment as configuring profiles is far less in depth compared to Sophos. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	The software uses advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to monitor activities and detect any anomalies immediately, protecting our financial data. Automated responses to known threats reduce the impact of possible incidents and improve our security posture. Microsoft 365 Defender easily combines with other Microsoft 365 services and external security solutions, providing a complete and unified security solution. Incentivized CB Caridad Buenaventura Senior Financial Analyst Read full review	It does an excellent job of detecting and preventing threats It uses global intelligence to reduce the time and effort I need to spend performing security operations It is lightweight and easy to deploy to client computers using a single agent for all modules Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Microsoft 365 Defenders risk assessment and remediation tool can be improved while tackling and preventing the attack. As there are multiple new attacks are getting discovered to prevent and remediate those attacks the Microsoft 365 Defenders database should be keep updated and ready. The Microsoft 365 Defenders capability to identify the insider attacker can be improved. Automate response generated to remediate the attack can be strengthen. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	As with any application of this nature, it can block processes or other suspected security risks that are actually safe. While easy to use, it sometimes provides less learning opportunities for less experienced staff who are not as well-versed in these applications. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	All though most of the features are upto mark, there are certain times where there have been misses to detect spam, phising emails. this might be due to the subject and content of the email being more sophisticated than standard . Incentivized Anirudh Srinivas Lead Enterprise Architect Read full review	I will definitely renew the software licenses on all our clients when they expire.Again, I have never worked so well with antivirus software before today. Watchguard is an extremely adaptable software to our business needs and I don't think I want to try other solutions that the market offers Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Usability	The product is easy to deploy and very customisable. Available if a simple UI and seamless software implementation process. Microsoft Defender XDR integrates well with various security systems. Software compatibility and scalability. Ability of the software in efficiently analysing and detecting threats in both the system and Website. MK Molka Kouki vice prsidente de la Confdration Read full review	Easy and intuitive MSP management portal to manage all of your clients from a single pane of glass. Policies can be pushed down globally or individually based on needs. The client portal allows access to their tenant information and installs only which is nice if you are working with clients who might have an internal person or an IT team that also wants access to things to manage themself. Incentivized BP Brian Powell CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Read full review
Reliability and Availability	No answers on this topic	The software is 100% managed on a cloud platform that can be managed via an account even if they are not present within the company network where the software is installed, I even always opened the control panel on the browser of my smartphone to monitor the situation.I have never experienced any abnormal software crashes Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Performance	No answers on this topic	The only annoyance I complain, if we want to be picky, is the fact of the constant disconnections from the control panel.Every about 4 hours the account logs out even if I set the "remember this device" flag; having said that I have not noticed neither slowdowns nor conflicts with other software Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Support Rating	Their support throughout our onboarding of the product was fabulous. They not only took the time to carefully explain to teams not as well equipped with the lingo but explained to the tech team how to teach the other teams to be successful. They never once seemed impatient or annoyed with basic questions and didn’t pretend to know something when they needed to research an answer Incentivized Morgan Thompson Account Executive Read full review	I gave it a 10 because I compare it to air conditioning. I need it to work every day, 24/7. I need it to be reliable and not something that requires a ton of interaction from staff to make sure it works every day. In addition, I should be able to run other things at my house when the AC is on. Panda fits that description. Mike Narumiya President, Principal Read full review
In-Person Training	Good and hard to find someonme who can explain everything for you beside Microsoft they provide you everything you need. Incentivized Abdrhman Arar . Systems Engineer Read full review	Trainer was excellent, knew this product in-depth. Incentivized Krzysztof Wisniewski Senior Systems Engineer Read full review
Online Training	Microsoft Provides a good training for the Microsoft 365 Defender and has a good learning paths to learn and take the exams and get your Certifications. Incentivized Abdrhman Arar . Systems Engineer Read full review	The training was very helpful. It demonstrated how to configure the service for initial install, items to monitor, and how to set up for ongoing protection. Hands on training is more helpful but this is a good starting point Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	seemless and almost transparent. can be deployed by script if needed so every endpoint on our system get's it. if you have intune it gets dumped on the the endpoint by policy so nothing escapes it Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Implementation shouldn't present any problems in standard office environments. In environments with development teams, however, caution is needed. If zero trust is enabled, mechanisms must be in place to ensure that internal software isn't classified as a false positive (software certificate, exception folder, etc.) Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	We chose Microsoft Defender XDR for the ability to correlament the dangers in the Microsoft Ecosystem, Strong Automation, and email, Identification, Estruction, Establishment Points and Cloud Apps in the same platform. This gave us the end-to-end visibility without the need to sew several devices simultaneously. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Way back in the day, I have used Norton end point security and really did not like the speed at which it tried to do its job. I know I am dating myself here. WatchGuard Endpoint Security, I feel, is light years ahead of Norton's product. WatchGuard Endpoint Security is FAST, ACCURATE, and truly an enterprise product. Incentivized JP James Parker I.T. Admin. Read full review
Scalability	No answers on this topic	With the implementation of watchguard (at the beginning Panda Endpoint, but it is the same) I was able to insert in the control panel all the unauthorized software previously installed by colleagues without any authorization from the various department heads.Now any licensed software goes into lockdown and can be unlocked from the control panel Incentivized CS Corrado Santucci Senior Information Technology Audit Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	Cost-Efficiency: Microsoft Defender XDR often proves cost-effective compared to implementing multiple standalone security solutions, consolidating threat detection and response capabilities. Time Savings: Its centralized dashboard and automated features can save time for security teams, allowing them to focus on critical tasks Incentivized SH stephen Hobson scrm Read full review	By committing to go all in on Watchguard Advanced EPDR across our whole client base, we maximized our price position - enabling us to offer the best endpoint security at a price better than what lesser competitive products cost. Leveraging Watchguard Endpoint Security as part of our unified platform strategy provides better integrated security, managed through Watchguard's cloud architecture. This significantly reduces our cost to deploy, manage, and support our client's. Our improved security offering, better delivery, and stronger price position has helped us achieve 56% growth in our managed services business over the past 18-months. Organizations that have disparate cyber security products often require specialists for each solution in their stack. Watchguard provides outstanding training resources that equip our entire technical staff - significantly improving our service delivery while lowering our overall cost of business. Incentivized Steve Neuss Director of Sales Read full review
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