We compared McAfee MOVE AntiVirus and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint based on our users' reviews in several parameters.
Users find McAfee MOVE AntiVirus quick to deploy with effective threat detection yet is resource-intensive and in need of interface improvements. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in customer service, ease of use, and efficiency, but users desire better system performance and threat detection. Pricing, deployment speed, and licensing are key factors in user satisfaction with both products.
Features: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is praised for its high detection rate, ease of deployment, minimal impact on performance, and centralized management console. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stands out for its robust security measures, efficient threat detection, seamless integration, user-friendly interface, and effective management tools.
Pricing and ROI: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus setup costs are considered minimal and straightforward, proving flexibility in licensing for efficient device management. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers competitive pricing with reasonable setup costs and user-friendly licensing processes. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus shows positive ROI with a strong cybersecurity defense impact. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint also proves valuable with positive user outcomes and benefits.
Room for Improvement: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus may require optimization for system performance, simpler interface, competitive pricing, and more accurate threat detection. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint could enhance system performance, user interface, and threat detection capabilities.
Deployment and customer support: Users note that McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is quick and easy to deploy, set up, and implement, requiring minimal time. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint indicates varied durations, with some users spending months on deployment and configuration. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus lacks satisfactory customer service, with slow response times and unhelpful representatives. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in customer service, praised for prompt and effective assistance from knowledgeable and responsive support teams.
The summary above is based on 213 interviews we conducted recently with McAfee MOVE AntiVirus and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"I use McAfee MOVE AntiVirus for internet security, file security, and ensuring I don't have viruses on my system."
"he initial setup is simple."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"In the time that I've been using it, it hasn't crashed. It's rock-solid. So, I haven't noticed any performance issues, like using too much CPU or memory."
"McAfee MOVE AntiVirus was both stable and scalable."
"This is a stable product and we plan to continue using it in the future."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup isn't too difficult."
"Technical support is okay."
"Defender provides useful alerts and groups them. It sends an alert to your portal if it detects any malicious activity, and you can group multiple alerts to form an incident."
"The ransomware and malware protection is the most valuable feature."
"Coming from an organization where the EDR wasn't strong, it has always been a case of basically searching through the information you already have and looking for something. It was basically trying to find the needle in a haystack. What the Defender platform does is that it reduces the size of the haystack, and it'll say that the needle is over here. Minutes matter, and it certainly zeros you in on the events that are concerning. It also simplifies the effort of trying to get some kind of correlation of behaviors or actions you see in the environment and confirming if something is benign or a threat."
"Defender for Endpoint provides good visibility into threats and has favorable threat intelligence."
"It can reach our applications and PC activities in the cloud."
"We can react to threats faster and stop them from spreading from one machine to another. It protects from suspicious email attachment downloads. It will lock down the SOC and the workstations."
"Defender is a part of Windows; you just need to enable it. There is no need to install anything."
"The detection features are valuable, as is the fact that it is easier to port these logs into Sentinel. That is also useful for us. It is more comprehensive."
"The product must use AI to detect and block unwanted viruses automatically."
"The solution is stable but it could still improve."
"The security of the solution could improve."
"This solution could be improved by faster performance. If I have other processes running, McAfee slows my laptop down."
"The solution must provide better pricing."
"The cost could be lowered a bit."
"McAfee MOVE AntiVirus does not support integration with other devices, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Lacks virtual machines in the reporting."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can use more advertising to promote their features."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not provide much flexibility in terms of threats."
"Integrating this with third-party systems has some complexity involved."
"The time it takes to restore the application could be improved. It has a lot of dependencies. It's not like the Microsoft security that comes with the OS. Updating through the command prompt, most of the time, it takes some time to download some of these dependencies."
"In the next release, I would like to see better management reporting."
"The biggest issue I had with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was the antivirus and ransomware. I wanted central visibility over all the machines that we operate."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's licensing is confusing. It has conflicting information on the website. We also faced integration issues with other systems. It makes laptops slower than traditional antivirus systems."
"They should come up with pre-built inner workflows."
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McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is ranked 13th in Anti-Malware Tools with 79 reviews while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus writes "Centralized system, less stress on the network and runs smoothly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint writes "Eliminates the need to look at multiple dashboards by automatically providing one XDR dashboard to show the security score of each subscription". McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is most compared with Quick Heal Total Security, Trend Micro Deep Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, VMware NSX and Total Defense Anti-Virus, whereas Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, CrowdStrike Falcon and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our McAfee MOVE AntiVirus vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint report.
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