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We performed a comparison between Aqua Security CSPM Cloud Security and Microsoft Defender for Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "I'm not privy to that information, but I know it's probably close to a million dollars a year."
  • "We are using the free version of the Azure Security Center."
  • "Azure Defender is a bit pricey. The price could be lower."
  • "This is a worldwide service and depending on the country, there will be different prices."
  • "Security Center charges $15 per resource for any workload that you onboard into it. They charge per VM or per data-base server or per application. It's not like Microsoft 365 licensing, where there are levels like E3 and E5. Security Center is pretty straightforward."
  • "There is a helpful cost-reducing option that allows you to integrate production subscriptions with non-production subscriptions."
  • "Its pricing is a little bit high in terms of Azure Security Center, but the good thing is that we don't need to maintain and deploy it. So, while the pricing is high, it is native to Azure which is why we prefer using this tool."
  • "I am not involved in this area. However, I believe its price is okay because even small customers are using Azure Security Center. I don't think it is very expensive."
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    Also Known As
    Aqua Cloud Security Posture Management
    Microsoft Azure Security Center, Azure Security Center, Microsoft ASC, Azure Defender
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    Overview

    Uncover Hidden Cloud Security Risks

    Gain a complete and prioritized view of your cloud security risk in real-time. By combining agentless scanning with real-time in-workload visibility, Aqua delivers deeper insights, helps you better control your cloud spend, and uncovers threats that evade snapshot-based detection including in-memory malware and unknown exploits like zero-days.

    Discover all Your Cloud Resources

    Connect your cloud accounts through cloud provider APIs, discover all existing cloud resources, and map out your entire environment. Further drill down into specific resources or risks across your VMs, containers, serverless functions, and Kubernetes clusters running in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Easily see, search, and drill down into specific cloud resources or risks with the unified cloud inventory.

    Determine Risk Exposure and Prioritize Risks

    Understand your complete risk exposure to complex vulnerabilities with contextualized risk scoring and match correlated findings across multi-cloud environments. With smarter, real-time insights, you can determine root cause faster and eliminate noise by aggregating duplicates across findings for higher-fidelity risk detection.

    Remediate Critical Issues Fast

    Focus solely on fixing high-priority issues to make a meaningful impact on risk reduction without wasting time sifting through low-level alerts or duplicate tickets. Leverage built-in expert guidance for smarter risk management and extend capabilities to connect issues found in the cloud to their respective code in repositories, identifying owners and remediating issues faster.

    Complete Cloud Security

    Go beyond point-in-time scanning by offering the flexibility to choose the right level of security for a given workload, making it more cost-effective while still delivering the most complete view of your cloud security risk—all from a single platform.

    Confidently Prove Compliance

    Easily achieve and maintain compliance across your multi-cloud environment with built-in reports for more than 30 common regulatory standards, including NIST, PCI, HIPAA, and GDPR. Aqua automates cloud compliance by continuously auditing your cloud accounts for drifts and potential violations across dozens of industry standards and compliance best practices.

    Take Action With Response Policies

    Automatically trigger actions based on insights and risks discovered and update ticketing systems or post to instant messaging platforms to notify the relevant teams.

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a comprehensive security solution that provides advanced threat protection for cloud workloads. It offers real-time visibility into the security posture of cloud environments, enabling organizations to quickly identify and respond to potential threats. With its advanced machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud can detect and block sophisticated attacks, including zero-day exploits and fileless malware.

    The solution also provides automated remediation capabilities, allowing security teams to quickly and easily respond to security incidents. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, organizations can ensure the security and compliance of their cloud workloads, while reducing the burden on their security teams.

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Healthcare Company5%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Consumer Goods Company10%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm10%
    Agriculture10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Palo Alto Networks, Wiz, Microsoft and others in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM). Updated: May 2024.
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    Aqua Security CSPM Cloud Security is ranked 33rd in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) while Microsoft Defender for Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) with 46 reviews. Aqua Security CSPM Cloud Security is rated 0.0, while Microsoft Defender for Cloud is rated 8.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Cloud writes "Provides multi-cloud capability, is plug-and-play, and improves our security posture". Aqua Security CSPM Cloud Security is most compared with Wiz and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, whereas Microsoft Defender for Cloud is most compared with AWS GuardDuty, Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft Defender XDR, Wiz and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

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