We compared Tanium and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, Tanium is praised for its comprehensive visibility into endpoints, security measures, efficient endpoint management, and powerful analytics capabilities. Users appreciate the top-notch customer service but mention high pricing, complex licensing, and system performance improvements needed. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stands out for its threat protection, real-time monitoring, and user-friendly interface. Customers also commend customer service and competitive pricing, with positive ROI noted. Areas for enhancement include faster response times and improved documentation for both products.
Features: Tanium's valuable features include comprehensive visibility, effective security measures, efficient endpoint management, and powerful analytics capabilities. On the other hand, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers comprehensive threat protection, real-time monitoring and detection, efficient system management and reporting, user-friendly interface, seamless integration with other Microsoft products, and effective incident response capabilities.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Tanium is higher compared to other similar products in the market, requiring additional resources and time. On the other hand, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has a more positive experience, with a straightforward setup process that doesn't require much effort., Based on user feedback, Tanium has shown positive ROI with improved efficiency, cost savings, enhanced security, and centralized IT management, while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in threat protection, ease of use, and real-time insights.
Room for Improvement: There is room for improvement in both Tanium and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Tanium users have requested better system performance, improved documentation and training resources, and more customization options. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users have provided feedback on areas that could be enhanced.
Deployment and customer support: Based on user reviews, there is variation in the duration required to establish a new tech solution for both Tanium and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Some users of Tanium reported spending 3 months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others needed a week for both. As for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, some users mentioned the same timeframes for deployment and setup., Users highly praise the customer service of Tanium, citing helpful and responsive assistance from knowledgeable and professional support staff. Customers commend Tanium for their efficient and effective customer service. On the other hand, customers express satisfaction with the customer service of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, appreciating the support team's ability to address concerns and provide effective solutions. The quality of customer service provided by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is highly regarded.
The summary above is based on 96 interviews we conducted recently with Tanium and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Fortinet has helped free up around 20 percent of our staff's time to help us out."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
"It is stable and scalable."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's firewalling, rule creation, monitoring, and inspection profiles are great."
"It is easy to use because it is already pre-installed in Windows 10. We don't have to do anything to configure it. You can also configure the firewall by using a group policy so that it can be easily adopted in an environment."
"It's pretty easy to scale."
"The most valuable aspect is information, specifically the automatic investigation of packages."
"The solution's main antivirus capabilities are okay. So far, they have kept us safe."
"The primary advantage is that you don't need to install it. It's included in the Windows 10 delivery."
"The solution is highly scalable."
"It's one of the best antiviruses on the market."
"The solution's latest features for threat analysis are updated to provide us with future protection against the latest threats worldwide."
"I would say Tanium is the best tool for vulnerability management."
"Tanium has made the process of detecting threats more proactive with its detection. So, the process is easier and more efficient."
"Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable."
"Tanium's most valuable features are patch management, inventory, and distribution software."
"The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors."
"The interrogation piece was the most valuable feature because it was very detailed."
"I'm not so familiar with the tool but I like the interaction of the console to the picture. Patching is the primary model I have been focusing on for the last couple of weeks. So I have created a proof of concept environment and have been checking the available features."
"For incident response tasks, all these tasks can get done in minutes with minimal disruption to the end-user."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"The amount of usage, the number of details we get, or the number of options that can be tweaked is limited in comparison to that with other EDR solutions"
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"Detections could be improved."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"We'd like to see more one-to-one product presentations for the distribution channels."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint could improve by providing more user-friendly dashboards. They may be complicated for some."
"Localization is always a challenge, especially with new products you typically want. Solutions are designed to be deployed where the most licenses are being consumed, such as in the United States. They focus on US products, devices, and networks. Specialized deployments for other countries would allow for a smoother experience in transition."
"It would be helpful if they included XDR features, on top of the EDR functionality."
"The automation could be simpler on the mitigation side. It has a learning curve. Otherwise, it's pretty easy."
"I'm not too sure of its current capabilities, but I'm pretty sure they are doing a good job on Windows and Mac. However, I'm not sure whether they covered Linux. If I remember correctly, Microsoft Defender didn't have anything proper on Linux back then, but if they have improved it from that aspect, it would already be ticking all the boxes."
"Its price could be better."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is secure but when it comes to security all solutions could improve security."
"The end-user also cannot do some advanced actions on it. It's a little bit complicated for our end-user, so it needs to be simplified."
"I would like to have more integrations and custom plugins to input. Integration is always a big deal in a lot of different environments."
"The solution can give a lot of false positives."
"The solution lacks mobility."
"The solution needs to improve the reporting and tracking capabilities."
"Any movement into a SaaS solution has challenges since the processes and data flows are not well defined. Hence, you need to build it at the same time."
"The reporting could be improved."
"Tanium's limitations should be improved because although it is a great tool, it is limited to only a few classes during a session."
"The performance could improve in future releases. We have had performance issues in specialized web environments, but overall I think the problems are less than 2% of the computer systems being used."
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 182 reviews while Tanium is ranked 36th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 15 reviews. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0, while Tanium is rated 7.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tanium writes "Useful tool for vulnerability management and deploying applications, needing improvement in its OS upgrade". Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas Tanium is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Qualys VMDR, ServiceNow Discovery and Tenable Security Center. See our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. Tanium report.
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