We performed a comparison between ESET Endpoint Protection Platform and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature in ESET Endpoint Security is the game mode to restrict notifications."
"The tool offers great detection. You need time only to setup the environment. After that, it is just plug-and-play to get the solution up and running. We can also control the PC remotely from the cloud and get all the information in one place."
"The solution is easy to install and configure."
"The solution's features and pricing are pretty good."
"The solution provides good accessibility and is not heavy on resources when there are updates or when it is in operation."
"The solution is very lightweight and does not consume that much processor in terms of CPU utilization. The centralized management system is very good."
"ESET Endpoint Security is stable, I did not have any issues with it."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It also gives me good visibility because, with Defender, I'm using a Microsoft product to defend Microsoft products. The integration was really seamless and I have wide visibility because it picks up almost everything. Literally, I can see almost every activity that happens, from the e-mail to the workstation itself."
"The most valuable feature is protection against malicious links, fishing, and impersonation. You can train people to be aware of these threats, but they're not always careful. When they're using their phones between meetings, they click on a link, and it's game over."
"I like its investigation capabilities, as that is what is most important to me. It is fairly simple with a user-friendly interface."
"Defender enables us to secure all 365-related activity from a single place. It gives us visibility into everything happening in Outlook, protecting us against phishing and other email-based threats. Defender helps us detect any suspicious behaviors."
"Defender is a SaaS platform, so it offers more flexibility. Managing the permissions is easier. The solution's automated detection and response features are scalable."
"Since we have started using the solution, there have been fewer compromises."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The product is not resource-intensive."
"In terms of what is lacking in ESET, it really would need more features for the users when they are working outside of the corporate network."
"They could improve the solution by adding better ransomware features."
"The solution can improve the modules, and it is lacking centralized management and visibility of the endpoints."
"The feature is somewhat lacking in security protection."
"ESET Endpoint Security lacks some advanced functionalities and features which would be useful to be interconnected with the solutions we use, such as Microsoft 365."
"It would be nice to have more features in vulnerability scanning, which I believe will happen eventually."
"The management of the solution isn't as clear as it could be. They could adjust that to make it a better product."
"I would like them to use AI features to do preventative virus protection."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"There needs to be an improvement in integrating the product to work across multiple operating systems, and to have better support for non-Microsoft file types."
"Configuration requires going to a lot of places rather than just accessing one tab."
"Several simulation options are available within 365, and the phishing simulation could be better."
"There is room for improvement with the UI."
"We need a separate license and we don't know how to get the license that is required."
"The company should focus on adding threats that the solution is currently unable to detect."
"Microsoft should provide more documentation for users so they can self-educate. I would like to see more documentation for advanced security features."
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ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is ranked 5th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 96 reviews while Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is ranked 1st in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 41 reviews. ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of ESET Endpoint Protection Platform writes "Easy to set up with good security and rapidly improving capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 writes "Allows for easy reporting of problems, valuable anti-phishing, and anti-malware support". ESET Endpoint Protection Platform is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Fortinet FortiEDR, whereas Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is most compared with Proofpoint Email Protection, Mimecast Email Security, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Cisco Secure Email and Barracuda Email Security Gateway. See our ESET Endpoint Protection Platform vs. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 report.
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