Azure DDoS Protection vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud comparison

Azure DDoS Protection and Microsoft Defender for Cloud are both solutions in the Microsoft Security Suite category. Azure DDoS Protection is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.4, while Microsoft Defender for Cloud is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.9. Azure DDoS Protection holds a 2.1% mindshare in Microsoft Security Suite, compared to Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s 8.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Azure DDoS Protection users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Microsoft Defender for Cloud users who would recommend it.

Azure DDoS Protection

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100% willing to recommend

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Azure DDoS Protection and Microsoft Defender for Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Microsoft Security Suite solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Azure DDoS Protection vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Azure DDoS Protection

Ranking in Microsoft Security Suite

19th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection (7th)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Ranking in Microsoft Security Suite

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (7th), Container Management (10th), Container Security (5th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (3rd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (3rd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (4th), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3rd), Compliance Management (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Microsoft Security Suite category, the mindshare of Azure DDoS Protection is 2.1%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Cloud is 8.3%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Venkat Raju Mallipudi

Group Chief of Enterprise Architecture & S/W Engineering/ CTO at Aventra Group

Aug 20, 2024

Acts as an additional layer of protection, provides endpoint security but not very easy to configure

It's not very easy to configure, in my view. We have to do some work behind the scenes. It's not very simple. We have to do it very carefully, and we need to monitor this enablement as well. But apart from that, I didn't see any kind of challenges. So, in my opinion, configuration is the main trouble for them. It is something that can be done to be better. Not just configuration. You need an expert who knows the ins and outs of these security solutions. In my experience, people struggle with configuration. While configuring, we get this error, we get that error, and then we try to fix those issues. I have seen those. It's not straightforward.

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Anurag Awasthi

Senior Consultant at HCL

Oct 26, 2022

Offers excellent firewall management and visibility into threats in a stable, integrated security suite

The solution's robust security posture is the most valuable feature. We have a lot of firewalls, and we can manage them in the solution through the firewall manager. We can set up an Azure firewall and centralize the management policy. The solution provides excellent visibility into threats, and it's a cloud-based integrated solution, so we don't have to worry about any third-party products or services. Microsoft provides so many options, and that's great. Defender for Cloud generates reports we can use as an assessment, as it allows us to see the services in our environment and our points of highest risk. The solution's threat intelligence helps us prepare for threats before they hit and take proactive steps, which is very useful for analysis.

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

Pros

"This solution is the best option for us because we use a lot of Microsoft products. So, it is easy for us to deploy or integrate any features or products."

"DDoS Protection is simple to deploy and integrates seamlessly with the Azure environment. Ease of deployment is a crucial feature for us."

"Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks."

"I like the user interface, documentation, and support. Azure DDoS Protection is one of the most valuable solutions for any endpoint that is publicly reachable through the internet. It will automatically secure all your endpoints from third-party attacks, cyber attacks, or phishing attacks."

"AI capabilities are very good. I would rate them an eight out of ten."

"The most important feature is that the solution continuously monitors traffic by inbuilt rules to identify preconfigured attacks."

"The most valuable feature of Azure DDoS Protection is that it performs well."

"One of the features that I like about the solution is it is both a hybrid cloud and also multi-cloud. We never know what company we're going to buy, and therefore we are ready to go. If they have GCP or AWS, we have support for that as well. It offers a single-panel blast across multiple clouds."

"I've seen benefits since implementing Microsoft Defender for Cloud. It's easy to manage for our large organization as an endpoint security solution. It integrates well with Office 365 and Windows 11, which is better than before. Patching, updates, and threat protection are all handled together now. Its AI features help predict threats."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the vulnerability assessments and the glossary of compliance."

"Microsoft Defender has a lot of features including regulatory compliance and attaching workbooks but the most valuable is the recommendations it provides for each and every resource when we open Microsoft Defender."

"It isn't a highly complex solution. It's something that a lot of analysts can use. Defender gives you a broad overview of what's happening in your environment, and it's a great solution if you're a Microsoft shop."

"It has seamless integration with any of the services I mentioned, on Azure, such as IaaS platforms, virtual machines, applications, or databases, because it's an in-house product from Microsoft within the Azure ecosystem."

"When you have commissioned Defender, you have these things visible already on your dashboard. This gives the efficiency to the people to do their actual work rather than bothering about the email, sorting out the email, or looking at it through an ITSM solution, whey they have to look at the description and use cases. Efficiency increases with this optimized, ready-made solution since you don't need to invest in something externally. You can start using the dashboard and auditing capability provided from day one. Thus, you have fewer costs with a more optimized, easier-to-use solution, providing operational efficiency for your team."

"When we started out, our secure score was pretty low. We adopted some of the recommendations that Security Center set out and we were able to make good progress on improving it. It had been in the low thirties and is now in the upper eighties."

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Cons

"The reporting aspect and dashboard management monitoring need improvement."

"The UI needs to be improved."

"The implementation of Azure DDoS Protection results in a decrease in our bandwidth capacity and should be optimized to reduce resource consumption."

"Sometimes, it is hard for our staff to keep track of changes (in the GUI) between different projects, because there are constant changes. As a result, it is hard to manage, recall, and see all the features because they have been moved from one place to another."

"Azure DDoS Protection could improve on the reporting."

"The visibility could be better. We would like to have better metrics, so we could see all the information in a central place."

"It's not very easy to configure, in my view."

"They could always work to make the pricing a bit lower."

"I would suggest building a single product that addresses endpoint server protection, attack surface, and everything else in one solution. That is the main disadvantage with the product. If we are incorporating some features, we end up in a situation where this solution is for the server, and that one is for the client, or this is for identity, and that is for our application. They're not bundling it. Commercially, we can charge for different licenses, but on the implementation side, it's tough to help our end-customer understand which product they're getting."

"Sometimes it's very difficult to determine when I need Microsoft Defender for Cloud for a special resource group or a special kind of product."

"The overview provides you with good information, but if you want more details, there is a lot more customization to do, which requires knowledge of the other supporting solutions."

"Agent features need to be improved. They support agents through Azure Arc or Workbench. Sometimes, we are not able to get correct signals from the machines on which we have installed these agents. We are not able to see how many are currently reporting to Azure Security Center, and how many are currently not reporting. For example, we have 1,000 machines, and we have enrolled 1,000 OMS agents on these machines to collect the log. When I look at the status, even though at some places, it shows that it is connected, but when I actually go and check, I'm not getting any alerts from those. There are some discrepancies on the agent, and the agent features are not up to the mark."

"The remediation process could be improved."

"The solution is quite complex. A lot of the different policies that actually get applied don't pertain to every client. If you need to have something open for a client application to work, then you get dinged for having a port open or having an older version of TLS available."

"The solution could improve by being more intuitive and easier to use requiring less technical knowledge."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"You can test it for a certain period of time free of charge. You can have a free account. You can test it to compare its pros and cons with other products that you are testing."

"The pricing is quite high. It is a monthly subscription that costs about $2,000 per month, depending on the user sizes."

"The pricing is good but is not the best. It could be improved so that middle-sized organizations, such as startups, can benefit from it."

"It is an expensive solution."

"Defender for Cloud is pretty costly for a single line. It's incredibly high to pay monthly for security per server. The cost is considerable for an enterprise with 500-plus virtual machines, and the monthly bill can spike."

"The tool is pretty expensive."

"We are using the free version of the Azure Security Center."

"I am not involved in this area. However, I believe its price is okay because even small customers are using Azure Security Center. I don't think it is very expensive."

"It is bundled with our enterprise subscription, which makes it easy to go for it. It is available by default, and there is no extra cost for using the standard features."

"Pricing is difficult because each license has its own metrics and cost."

"The solution is expensive, and I rate it a five to six out of ten."

"Although I am outside of the discussion on budget and costing, I can say that the importance of security provided by this solution is of such importance that whatever the cost is, it is not a factor."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure DDoS Protection?

Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure DDoS Protection?

It is an expensive solution. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is a cheap solution and ten is an expensive one.

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What needs improvement with Azure DDoS Protection?

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What do you like most about Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

The entire Defender Suite is tightly coupled, integrated, and collaborative.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

The pricing is good. It is license-based, and we are not utilizing all of the features, like API and other functionalities, so the cost is not that high.

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Overview

Azure DDoS Protection, combined with application design best practices, provides defense against DDoS attacks.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a comprehensive security solution that provides advanced threat protection for cloud workloads. It offers real-time visibility into the security posture of cloud environments, enabling organizations to quickly identify and respond to potential threats. With its advanced machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud can detect and block sophisticated attacks, including zero-day exploits and fileless malware.

The solution also provides automated remediation capabilities, allowing security teams to quickly and easily respond to security incidents. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, organizations can ensure the security and compliance of their cloud workloads, while reducing the burden on their security teams.

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