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Azure Sphere
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Microsoft Defender for IoT
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We performed a comparison between Azure Sphere and Microsoft Defender for IoT based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Good edge security and performance but the edge devices being addressed is limited
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  • "This solution offers secure IoT communication to the cloud at a fairly low cost."

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    What do you like most about Azure Sphere?
    Top Answer:When you use this solution, you get a dual processor with all the necessary security and Microsoft updates supplied. You don't have to be concerned about the security aspect related to IoT because… more »
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    Top Answer:This solution offers secure IoT communication to the cloud at a fairly low cost.
    What needs improvement with Azure Sphere?
    Top Answer:One of the pain points of this solution is that the full Linux box is not exposed to all developers. This restricts what the applications can do as they cant be adjusted. This solution releases… more »
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    7th
    out of 26 in IoT Security
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    6th
    out of 26 in IoT Security
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    711
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    Azure Defender for IoT
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    Overview

    Azure Sphere development kits provide everything you need to start prototyping and developing Azure Sphere applications. Order yours today and start taking advantage of the rich development experience in Visual Studio.

    Microsoft Defender for IoT is a specialized asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat monitoring solution for IoT/OT environments. Defender for IoT is an open system that also works with tools such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, and ServiceNow.

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    Energy/Utilities Company11%
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    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Azure Sphere is ranked 7th in IoT Security with 2 reviews while Microsoft Defender for IoT is ranked 6th in IoT Security. Azure Sphere is rated 7.0, while Microsoft Defender for IoT is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Azure Sphere writes "Good edge security and performance but the edge devices being addressed is limited". On the other hand, Azure Sphere is most compared with , whereas Microsoft Defender for IoT is most compared with Nozomi Networks, Claroty Platform, Dragos, Forescout Platform and Tenable OT Security.

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