We performed a comparison between Azure Firewall and Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Microsoft Security Suite solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the notable advantages of Azure Firewall is its user-friendly interface, which closely resembles or shares similarities with other Azure components."
"Great security and connectivity."
"The solution is stable."
"Microsoft's technical support is very good. They're quite knowledgable and responsive."
"Network filtering is valuable. The scalability capability from the cloud-native service helps us a lot because it simplifies our day-to-day maintenance activity."
"We use the solution for application and server deployment."
"The solution should be capable of self-scaling, which is one of the features we like about it."
"The SIEM that Azure Firewall provides us is very robust."
"The product's anti-spam and malware-scanning features are useful. We scan email attachments, documents, and malicious codes."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the insight it provides."
"It just runs in the background. I don't have to worry about, making sure it's Intelligence. So, you know, this kind of makes it very easy, have to worry about installing. It is easy to use."
"Its user-friendliness is its most valuable aspect."
"I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"Microsoft collects trillions of signals from all over the world, which is incredibly valuable. It helps us identify zero-day vulnerabilities and global threats."
"Microsoft's integration into the security stack works quite well."
"The user interface is pretty user-friendly."
"Azure should be able to work better as a balancer also, instead of just being a firewall. It should have a wider mandate."
"The reporting, logging, and monitoring features, as well as the flexibility of the policies, need to be improved."
"Currently, it only supports IP addresses, so you have to be specific about the IPs that are in your environment."
"Azure has new versions including a premium firewall. But I would like to see them not put the premium features on Azure Firewall Premium alone because it is quite expensive."
"Azure Firewall should have a free trial version for new users so that they can evaluate it before deploying it."
"An Azure firewall is not a real firewall."
"The threat intelligence aspect of this particular firewall is not at par with other providers."
"The tool needs to improve the onboarding and transition process for on-prem users."
"The solution could be more stable and precise because, at times, the threats detected are not legitimate."
"There could be AI functionality included for features like reporting and dashboard preparation."
"A stable licensing model is absent"
"One area that can be improved is reducing false positives."
"The software is expensive."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the pricing structure and make it more affordable."
"While the current setup meets our needs, Microsoft can constantly improve customization and adaptability to rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats."
"Technical support could be a bit better."
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Azure Firewall is ranked 14th in Microsoft Security Suite with 33 reviews while Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is ranked 16th in Microsoft Security Suite with 27 reviews. Azure Firewall is rated 7.2, while Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure Firewall writes "Easy to use and configure but could be more robust". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence writes "A tool that offers endpoint protection with low maintenance costs". Azure Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Fortinet FortiGate, whereas Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is most compared with Microsoft Sentinel, STAXX, Cisco Threat Grid, VirusTotal and ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP). See our Azure Firewall vs. Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence report.
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