We compared McAfee MOVE AntiVirus and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint based on our users' reviews in several parameters.
Users find McAfee MOVE AntiVirus quick to deploy with effective threat detection yet is resource-intensive and in need of interface improvements. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in customer service, ease of use, and efficiency, but users desire better system performance and threat detection. Pricing, deployment speed, and licensing are key factors in user satisfaction with both products.
Features: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is praised for its high detection rate, ease of deployment, minimal impact on performance, and centralized management console. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stands out for its robust security measures, efficient threat detection, seamless integration, user-friendly interface, and effective management tools.
Pricing and ROI: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus setup costs are considered minimal and straightforward, proving flexibility in licensing for efficient device management. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers competitive pricing with reasonable setup costs and user-friendly licensing processes. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus shows positive ROI with a strong cybersecurity defense impact. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint also proves valuable with positive user outcomes and benefits.
Room for Improvement: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus may require optimization for system performance, simpler interface, competitive pricing, and more accurate threat detection. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint could enhance system performance, user interface, and threat detection capabilities.
Deployment and customer support: Users note that McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is quick and easy to deploy, set up, and implement, requiring minimal time. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint indicates varied durations, with some users spending months on deployment and configuration. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus lacks satisfactory customer service, with slow response times and unhelpful representatives. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in customer service, praised for prompt and effective assistance from knowledgeable and responsive support teams.
The summary above is based on 213 interviews we conducted recently with McAfee MOVE AntiVirus and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The technical support is good. They are fast to respond and they have weekend support."
"MOVE AntiVirus's best feature is its ease of use."
"The solution works well for endpoint security."
"he initial setup is simple."
"There have never been any issues in terms of security, so it's assumed that McAfee is doing its job well."
"I have found the most valuable feature of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus to be the ease of use."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It can be set up easily and then connected with the server to get the latest updates."
"I am using it for very simple purposes. It is perfect and quite effective. I have been using it for a while, and I have never had any virus infection, data leak, or other security breaches. It works fine for standalone purposes. If you log on to OneDrive, it has ransomware protection."
"I like the fact that it has the ransomware solution in there. I'm glad that the ransomware solution is built into it. That's probably the biggest thing that I see in Microsoft Defender."
"The primary advantage is that you don't need to install it. It's included in the Windows 10 delivery."
"It's free. There is no additional cost. It's part of Windows."
"The most valuable features are that it's easy to use and the updates are very simple."
"The patch management is very easy, as it can be done automatically or added to a schedule."
"One of the features which differentiates it from other EDR providers is the Automated Investigation and Response, which reduces the workload of SOC analysts or engineers. They don't have to manually investigate each and every alert on the endpoint, since it does so automatically. And you can automate the investigation part."
"Auto-remediation: When the product sees malware, it resolves the issue immediately. This protects the machine."
"The solution’s stability and licensing price could be improved."
"The advanced threat protection is not as good as our competitors."
"The cost could be lowered a bit."
"It's resiliency needs improvement."
"McAfee MOVE AntiVirus does not support integration with other devices, making it an area where improvements are required."
"It would be ideal if the initial setup was a bit easier."
"The security of the solution could improve."
"Scanning times could be reduced."
"The management console is something that can be improved."
"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."
"We encountered some issues when we were trying to enable automatic updates from our group policy."
"I would like to have a dashboard that shows an overview of the results for the enterprise."
"It is currently more suitable for end-users rather than enterprises with lots of other processes and third-party tools. It needs improvement on that front. We had many issues while integrating it with our enterprise solutions, such as Splunk, and third-party tools. It provides everything via APIs. Other vendors provide integration with third-party tools, but Microsoft doesn't do that. It is also logging too much and is not serialized from the process aspect. It has all the data, but it is not in a proper format or not properly indexed, which doesn't make it easier for enterprises to use this data. Other vendors provide troubleshooting information that can be used to troubleshoot issues, but Microsoft doesn't provide anything like that."
"Integrating this with third-party systems has some complexity involved."
"The product should reduce updates since it is hard to keep up."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can improve by providing more and different types of reports."
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McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is ranked 13th in Anti-Malware Tools with 79 reviews while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus writes "Centralized system, less stress on the network and runs smoothly". 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". McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Quick Heal Total Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, VMware NSX and Total Defense Anti-Virus, whereas Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our McAfee MOVE AntiVirus vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint report.
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