We compared Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and VirusTotal based on users' reviews in six categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: 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. VirusTotal is highly praised for its extensive global malware information database.
Room for Improvement: 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. VirusTotal users want more automation capabilities and improvements in the solution’s look and feel.
Service and Support: 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. Users say that VirusTotal’s technical support is satisfactory, but customers would like faster case resolution.
Ease of Deployment: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's setup is straightforward. While it can be more complex for larger organizations, it is mostly considered simple, particularly for smaller companies or those familiar with Microsoft environments. The setup process for VirusTotal was relatively easy and can be completed in a few days.
Pricing: 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: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint delivers cost savings, enhanced efficiency, and heightened threat management. VirusTotal has a positive ROI.
Comparison Results: 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. VirusTotal is considered a cost-effective solution that's easy to set up. However, some users complained about slow response times from technical support.
"The integration of Defender, Security Center, and the Microsoft compliance score, is the feature we use most to share the results with our clients and to create a roadmap together."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is free and part of the licensing stack of other Microsoft products."
"The biggest benefit to Windows Defender is that it is built-in to the operating system by Microsoft."
"The most valuable features are the Windows Firewall and the regular virus definition updates. These features are very helpful and have helped to improve our security."
"It's one of the best antiviruses on the market."
"I like that Defender is integrated and doesn't have a third-party payload trying to advertise subscription renewal."
"This is a very go, proactive solution to threat protection using advanced analysis."
"This product is flexible, and it is very easy to get updates from the Microsoft website."
"The most valuable feature is the worldwide malware information database."
"With VirusTotal, I can check for any hash, malware, file, domain, IP URL, or malicious URL, and Kaspersky stays clean."
"We need better support to learn about the product. Documentation is available, but we need some kind of training program so that we can get a better understanding of the product."
"They're in the process of pulling more things together. They can continue with the integrations and provide a better way of seeing the impact of security changes, especially on the endpoint side. Before we actually flip the switch, we should be able to see the impact of security changes on the business or business applications. It would prevent breaking any business applications."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not offer default templates for alerts, requiring us to configure everything ourselves to avoid numerous false positives."
"Updates are not coming out of preview quickly enough and it is holding back on the development of the product."
"Cortex... has good investigation capabilities, out-of-the-box, in case there is an event that you'd like to investigate. It's quite convenient. Microsoft has those capabilities as well, but you need a bit more training on the product to get the basic information that you can get out-of-the-box with Cortex."
"It's not quite a mature solution just yet. It needs more time to grow and develop."
"This solution is not secure, which is why I have moved to Linux."
"I would like to be able to set up any kind of protection I want in the firewall, any IP address or any number."
"VirusTotal is hard to understand because you need to know Google Docs to create queries, and it doesn't have documentation for that."
"I would like to see an improved user interface and some automation."
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews while VirusTotal is ranked 8th in Anti-Malware Tools with 2 reviews. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0, while VirusTotal is rated 9.0. 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 VirusTotal writes "A highly stable solution that can be used to manually investigate data leaks, compromised information, and malware". Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, CrowdStrike Falcon and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, whereas VirusTotal is most compared with Cuckoo Sandbox, MetaDefender, ANY.RUN, Recorded Future and ReversingLabs. See our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. VirusTotal report.
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