We performed a comparison between Microsoft Defender XDR and Symantec XDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Wazuh and others in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)."The EDR and the way it automatically responds to ransomware and other attacks are valuable features."
"For me, the advanced hunting capabilities have been really great. It allowed querying the dataset with their own language, which is KQL or Kusto Query Language. That has allowed me to get much more insight into the events that have occurred. The whole power of 365 Defender is that you can get the whole story. It allows you to query an email-based activity and then correlate it with an endpoint-based activity."
"Another noteworthy feature that I find appealing in Microsoft Defender is the credit-backed simulation. This feature enables organizations to train their users on effectively responding to phishing emails through a simulated training environment."
"My clients like Defender's file integrity monitoring. They're monitoring Windows and Linux system files."
"We are able to consolidate licences and make use of many Microsoft products using this solution. If we have any Microsoft customers, we encourage them to use this solution for enterprise defence."
"The 'Incidents and Alerts' tab is a valuable feature where we can find triggered alerts."
"The most valuable aspect is undoubtedly the exploration capability"
"The product is very easy to use."
"You can advise the solution and protect your environment."
"Since all of our databases are updated and located in the cloud, I would like additional support for this."
"Stability could be improved by avoiding frequent changes to the interface."
"The support team is not competent or responsive."
"The support from Microsoft could improve. There are times I have to wait for a response from a qualified specialist."
"365 Defender has multiple subsets, including Defender for Cloud Apps. When integrating Defender for Cloud Apps with apps on third-party cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, there are limitations on our ability to control user activities. If Microsoft added more control over third-party products, that would be a game-changer and help us quite a lot."
"The management features could be improved, particularly in terms of better integration with Intune, Microsoft's cloud-based management solution."
"It would be highly beneficial if CoPilot could identify anomalies within the network and notify the IT team."
"Because of the training model, Defender XDR's automatic response sometimes blocks legitimate users and activities. Also, the UI sometimes responds slowly."
"The solution should have better reporting."
Microsoft Defender XDR is ranked 5th in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with 79 reviews while Symantec XDR is ranked 26th in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with 1 review. Microsoft Defender XDR is rated 8.4, while Symantec XDR is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Defender XDR writes "Includes four services and four products, which can help organizations a lot". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec XDR writes "A scalable and stable solution with straightforward deployment". Microsoft Defender XDR is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, Wazuh and Trend Vision One, whereas Symantec XDR is most compared with Wazuh.
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