We compared Cuckoo Sandbox and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint based on our users' reviews in six categories. We reviewed all of the data, and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Cuckoo Sandbox offers automated analysis in a virtualized environment. Cuckoo users praised its network traffic monitoring and extensibility. 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.
Room for Improvement: Some Cuckoo Sandbox users found the automated analysis to be less accurate. Others reported issues with compatibility and performance. 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.
Ease of Deployment: Users say Cuckoo Sandbox has a straightforward installation process and convenient deployment options. Users find it hassle-free and efficient. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's setup is straightforward. While it can be more complex for larger organizations, it is generally considered simple, particularly for smaller companies or those familiar with Microsoft environments.
Service and Support: Cuckoo Sandbox support is generally considered excellent, and users noted that they could easily find answers in the solution’s active community forum. However, some users remarked that the documentation could be more comprehensive. 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.
Pricing: Users have provided no feedback on Cuckoo Sandbox’s pricing so far. 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: The ROI of Cuckoo Sandbox varies and is influenced by factors like use case, efficiency, and ability to improve security operations. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint delivers cost savings, enhanced efficiency, and heightened threat management.
Comparison Results: Cuckoo Sandbox is an open-source malware analysis tool known for its automated analysis, virtualized environment, and network traffic monitoring. The solution is highly flexible and customizable, but users would like better documentation, improved performance, and greater compatibility with other solutions. 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.
"The scalability is an eight out of ten."
"Easy to understand and easy to set up endpoint security solution. It's a multifeatured product with web content filtering and automated investigation features. It also has a fantastic vulnerability management dashboard."
"The most valuable aspect lies in its automation capabilities, particularly within security automation."
"It's great for investigating what's happening on a machine. They show a whole bunch of machine timeline events that are related to a security incident. They have quite good details on the things related to threat and vulnerability management, such as any weakness that has been disclosed publicly, assets that are exposed, and if there is an exploit active in the wild for that vulnerability. It can provide you with all such information, which is cool."
"We have just started to implement it. It is useful for protection from malware and ransomware."
"I like that Defender is integrated and doesn't have a third-party payload trying to advertise subscription renewal."
"File protection is the most valuable feature. Antivirus security on the Level OS, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Guard for 2019."
"Defender is a part of Windows; you just need to enable it. There is no need to install anything."
"DFE organizational security posture has been a positive experience. We're a Microsoft house. It works. Once it's deployed and once it's configured, it works and our clients tend to be happy with it. I haven't really experienced anyone who has been so unsatisfied with the platform that they wanted to go a couple of different directions, that has never happened to me."
"I want the command to be quicker."
"I would just like them to have more consistency, and that's a comment that's across the board with Microsoft. They change things a lot."
"The documentation could be better. When they update their manuals, sometimes they refer to products by their old names, so it is a little confusing. For example, the documentation might still say "Advanced Threat Protection" instead of Defender for Endpoint."
"The time to generate certain alerts on our dashboard can take between 45 minutes to an hour, and I am unsure of the factors that influence this duration."
"The product development team makes frequent changes that affect the stability of the solution."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not provide much flexibility in terms of threats."
"Sometimes the software doesn't work the way we expect it to, and in those cases, we can't communicate with a device because it may be infected."
"In terms of improvement, they update the platform it seems quite a bit. Every month something is in a new spot or something changed somewhere. There should be less of that."
"Some integration components for Mac should be added. We use both Windows 10 desktops and Mac desktops, but presently, the Mac component is still lagging a bit behind."
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Cuckoo Sandbox is ranked 18th in Anti-Malware Tools with 1 review while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews. Cuckoo Sandbox is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cuckoo Sandbox writes "Provides great technical support and is very scalable". 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". Cuckoo Sandbox is most compared with VirusTotal, ANY.RUN, VMRay, Joe Sandbox Detect and Hatching Triage, whereas 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.
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