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Anomali ThreatStream vs Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 26, 2025

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

Anomali ThreatStream
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
27th
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
8th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (31st)
Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
11th
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (18th)
 

Featured Reviews

PP
Easy and quick credential monitoring; tech support could be improved
Currently, we are not using any other solution for this use case, but previously we used MISP, which is an open-source project that requires a lot of effort to make work. That way, it required a lot of attention from our system administrator, and we had to sanitize the data very frequently because the peers we had. Sometimes they flooded our systems with chunk data and that needs to be handled and we decided to go with a paid solution instead.
Nim Nadarajah - PeerSpot reviewer
A native Microsoft solution the provides great ROI and continuously improves its offering
We have Microsoft bias. We generally don't have any significant negative feedback or improvement points around Defender, EDR and CMDR platforms. It does a good job across the board. The price point is something they can improve slightly for those who don't have an M 365 E5. I believe it's a $2.80 cents add-on. In Canadian, that's expensive. If they can drop it to a dollar, for those who don't have M 365 E5, they're going to open up market share and increase affordability for an entire market segment in the medium business category. Other than that, we have no major negative feedback.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature I have found most valuable is credential monitoring. This feature is easy and quick."
"I have found Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) very useful and concise. The solution is easy to use."
"They have a very transparent roadmap for the product."
"Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence assesses machines for vulnerabilities and gives remediations."
"Microsoft's integration into the security stack works quite well."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution is one suite covering everything from email protection to threat intelligence and vulnerability scanning."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the insight it provides."
"The tool is managed from the cloud, because of which the maintenance is very low."
"Its user-friendliness is its most valuable aspect."
 

Cons

"Less code in integration would be nice when building blocks."
"A lot of tools can give you many features, such as CTI intelligence and a tax service reduction. However, many people are combining different tools together to have more capabilities. It is up to the consumer whether they want to have multiple tools or have one tool that serves the purpose. Anomali Enterprise could improve by combining all the other tools' features into one solution."
"The tool's onboarding of users that use on-premise or hybrid environments needs to be improved."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the pricing structure and make it more affordable."
"It's a bit complicated to manage because you have many dependencies of servers, many dependencies in queue, and so on. Entries or different endpoints, and you make different configuration topics for each one. So that's a major problem."
"Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence should integrate with different platforms."
"The price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required. In general, the solution's price needs to be reduced."
"Non-Microsoft products may not integrate as smoothly."
"There could be AI functionality included for features like reporting and dashboard preparation."
"I would like to see more integration with other solutions. For example, integration well with Microsoft but not with other solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When comparing the price of Anomali Enterprise to other solutions it is in the medium to high range. However, I am satisfied with the price."
"The tool is expensive as a stand-alone solution. However, it is not cheap when you purchase it as a bundle."
"It's reasonably priced, though there's room for further improvement."
"Microsoft's pricing structure involves annual fees."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"The solution is relatively expensive; however, our status as a gold partner provides us with several complimentary licenses, which offsets the cost."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six or seven out of ten."
"The solution can be licensed, but most users would already have it in their Office 365 license."
"The product is a part of my Microsoft 365 subscription, so there is no additional cost. It is cost-effective."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
10%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Anomali ThreatStream?
The feature I have found most valuable is credential monitoring. This feature is easy and quick.
What needs improvement with Anomali ThreatStream?
I think that this solution should improve its integrations. This part of the solution could be bigger and moved into the no-code direction. Less code in integration would be nice when building blocks.
What is your primary use case for Anomali ThreatStream?
Our primary use case for this solution is as a threat intelligence platform. We stream various threat feeds into this platform. We also make correlations between the feeds to duplicate the data, ag...
What do you like most about Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
It just runs in the background. I don't have to worry about, making sure it's Intelligence. So, you know, this kind of makes it very easy, have to worry about installing. It is easy to use.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
There are weaknesses, and Microsoft is working on addressing them. Over the past three to four years, the ATP and other components have improved significantly, and the integration has also advanced...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
The product helps us monitor business devices for authentication and response on all endpoints, servers, passwords, and plans.
 

Also Known As

Match, Lens, ThreatStream, STAXX
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Sample Customers

Bank of England, First Energy, UBISOFT, Bank of Hope, Blackhawk Network
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