We compared Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and VirusTotal based on users' reviews in six categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in file protection, encryption, and ransomware defense. It integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft security products. Users appreciate its user-friendly interface and scalability. VirusTotal is highly praised for its extensive global malware information database.
Room for Improvement: Users say Microsoft Defender for Endpoint should improve its central console and auto-recovery feature. Users also requested better reporting capabilities and integration with third-party platforms. VirusTotal users want more automation capabilities and improvements in the solution’s look and feel.
Service and Support: Microsoft customer service garnered mixed feedback. Some praised the fast response times and expertise of the support engineers, while others were dissatisfied with slow replies and a lack of coordination among the support teams. Users say that VirusTotal’s technical support is satisfactory, but customers would like faster case resolution.
Ease of Deployment: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's setup is straightforward. While it can be more complex for larger organizations, it is mostly considered simple, particularly for smaller companies or those familiar with Microsoft environments. The setup process for VirusTotal was relatively easy and can be completed in a few days.
Pricing: Reviewers say Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is fairly priced, noting that it is typically included for free with Windows or Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions. However, some users believe that Microsoft's pricing could be more affordable, and others noted that their licensing models can be complex.
ROI: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint delivers cost savings, enhanced efficiency, and heightened threat management. VirusTotal has a positive ROI.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers sophisticated protection against ransomware, easy deployment, and smooth integration with Microsoft solutions. However, Microsoft’s customer support has received middling reviews, and users would like better compatibility with third-party solutions. VirusTotal is considered a cost-effective solution that's easy to set up. However, some users complained about slow response times from technical support.
"The performance of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been a valuable feature."
"Defender for Endpoint has one dashboard with security-related information, vulnerability-related information, and basic recommendations from Microsoft, all in different tabs. That's helpful because if we want to fix only the recommended ones, we can go fix all of them..."
"The solution can scale as needed."
"The integration of Defender, Security Center, and the Microsoft compliance score, is the feature we use most to share the results with our clients and to create a roadmap together."
"It is stable and easy to use. Everything is okay, and there are no performance issues."
"Stable endpoint manager, antivirus, and antimalware, with fast technical support and a straightforward setup."
"It is already integrated with Windows 10, so you don't need to worry about that."
"The solution has good performance, I have not seen a problem."
"With VirusTotal, I can check for any hash, malware, file, domain, IP URL, or malicious URL, and Kaspersky stays clean."
"The product is easy to use with coding, such as Python or Java, via its API."
"The most valuable feature is the worldwide malware information database."
"It can scan the dark web and find if an email ID has been compromised. This is another area that we have not explored yet."
"Microsoft Windows Defender doesn't have a game mode."
"In the next release, I would like to see better management reporting."
"If the solution could be integrated more with Defender for Cloud, to be more unified, that would help. It is good now, but even more integration could be done with Defender for Cloud. We see two different portals. If Defender for Endpoint could be ported to the CSPM, Defender for Cloud, that would make things even easier for us."
"Phishing and Malware detection could be better."
"The automation could be simpler on the mitigation side. It has a learning curve. Otherwise, it's pretty easy."
"It would be nice to have a paid upgrade that would provide additional screening of the day-to-day activities."
"The product should reduce updates since it is hard to keep up."
"The time it takes to implement policies has room for improvement."
"VirusTotal has predefined reports, but there is a lot of manual effort involved."
"The platform could improve in the areas of endpoints and networks."
"I would like to see an improved user interface and some automation."
"VirusTotal is hard to understand because you need to know Google Docs to create queries, and it doesn't have documentation for that."
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews while VirusTotal is ranked 7th in Anti-Malware Tools with 4 reviews. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0, while VirusTotal is rated 8.8. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VirusTotal writes " Helps businesses collect threat data while keeping privacy in mind and apable of detecting, blocking, and removing viruses and malware". Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trellix Endpoint Security and SentinelOne Singularity Complete, whereas VirusTotal is most compared with Cuckoo Sandbox, MetaDefender, Recorded Future, ReversingLabs and ANY.RUN. See our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. VirusTotal report.
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