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Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect Home ...
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
22nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (38th)
Microsoft Defender for Endp...
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
190
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (1st), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (2nd), Microsoft Security Suite (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is 17.4%, down from 23.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2539458 - PeerSpot reviewer
Fairly simple to set up and configure, and it seems to behave well with Windows 10
I’ve had to rescue a few computers with the backup software, and it works flawlessly. I would recommend it to others. I would rate it a ten out of ten. Acronis seems to fix problems fairly quickly. Issues get resolved quickly, and they do frequent updates of the program during the year. If you have a subscription, you can download the updated programs whenever they’re available. That’s another thing I like—frequent updates. But, the version I’m running now is like three years old, and I haven’t had a problem with it. So I haven’t bothered to upgrade it. Reinstalling it is a bit of a pain.
AnuragSrivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides detailed visibility into threats but the ability to add exceptions needs improvement
One major item for improvement is the ability to add exceptions. We can add some exceptions, but not at the level we need to. The second major area for improvement involves enhanced capabilities for different operating systems or platforms. That is, even though we have coverage for different operating systems or platforms such as Linux, we don't get all of the controls and enhanced capabilities that are available with Windows devices. Reporting could also be improved because, at present, we get limited results at times. For example, in an environment with more than 100,000 devices, you may just get 10,000 results when you run a report.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The customer service and support are excellent."
"The malware feature is most valuable."
"This product is flexible, and it is very easy to get updates from the Microsoft website."
"It's pretty easy to scale."
"It is easy to install and use requiring little maintenance but applying updates."
"For threat-hunting, I'll put some threats in a test scenario. I've downloaded known viruses that are out in the public for testing. They're not really a virus but they've got a signature. Defender for Endpoint will automatically find those, quarantine them for me, and alert me to what it did. It gives me "automated eyes.""
"Technical support has been great."
"One feature I like the most is vulnerability management, which shows any vulnerable software or OS present in my environment. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides a complete overview and also recommends the steps to mitigate the vulnerabilities or threats. Most of the other antivirus or EDR solutions generally don't provide vulnerability management. It is an add-on that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint comes pre-installed in Microsoft Windows."
"It is quite stable. We have not had any cases, i.e., viruses, that would require a reboot, etc. We have never had a situation where we needed to reinstall the tools as a result of the Defender application or a feature being corrupt."
 

Cons

"I had a couple of false positives, but that’s it."
"The configuration needs improvement."
"The automation could be simpler on the mitigation side. It has a learning curve. Otherwise, it's pretty easy."
"I would like to be able to set up any kind of protection I want in the firewall, any IP address or any number."
"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."
"The UI for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint needs to be better. Integration with client dashboards is also lacking in this product, e.g. client dashboards shouldn't just be viewable from the cloud, because when the client's computer is offline, you won't be able to see the client dashboard."
"There are some areas in the proactive threats that are just overwhelming the SOC, so we've had to turn those off until we can figure out how to filter out the false positives."
"The detection of viruses could be a little bit better."
"I would just like them to have more consistency, and that's a comment that's across the board with Microsoft. They change things a lot."
"Other vendors provide a lot of customization when it comes to integration, which every big organization requires. No big organization depends on one particular tool. Defender lacks that at this point."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have a bundle where the price includes all Microsoft products."
"For me, the pricing is very good, but for management it's very expensive. Other solutions are less expensive. But when I present all the information and all the reports they say, "Well, it's expensive, but the cost-benefit is very good.""
"It is so expensive. It isn't cheaper than McAfee or other solutions."
"The licensing costs for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint are reasonable."
"The cost is competitive and reasonable because most of the expense is log analytics, storage, and data consumption and ingestion. These things can be throttled and controlled, so they are highly flexible. Defender has a lot of advantages over competing products."
"It came with Windows."
"You just pay Windows 10 prices, then you have antivirus software. As a price comparison, Defender's costs are very low."
"The price for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is about three euros, which is considered reasonably priced."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
28%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office?
The web filtering seems to work pretty well too. But I’ve also got Malwarebytes now. In the past, it’s worked pretty well. I just had a few negligible issues, not really worth mentioning. I had a c...
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office?
I got the software mainly for doing local and online backups, and then it comes with this security software included within the program. So, I use it for malware detection, ransomware detection, an...
How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security solution. The tool reduces the attack surface, applies behavioral-based endpoint protection and response, and includes risk-ba...
Which offers better endpoint security - Symantec or Microsoft Defender?
We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior solution. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security s...
How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare with Crowdstrike Falcon?
The CrowdStrike solution delivers a lot of information about incidents. It has a very light sensor that will never push your machine hardware to "test", you don't have the usual "scan now" feature ...
 

Also Known As

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Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, MS Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus
 

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Sample Customers

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Petrofrac, Metro CSG, Christus Health
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