We performed a comparison between Azure Firewall and Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence 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."It provided ease of maintenance. If a new firewall was needed, we only had to run the pipelines for this. So, the maintenance was very easy."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is the control over the network permissions and the network."
"It's auto-scalable, which is a great feature."
"I like its order management feature. It doesn't have the kind of threat intelligence that Palo Alto has, but the order management makes it much simpler to know the difference."
"It is easy for me to protect certain ports or even the IP addresses, as well as do whitelisting, blacklisting, and the FQDN when we want virtual machines connected and to protect certain websites."
"The solution can autoscale."
"Performance and stability are the key features of this product."
"Azure Firewall's feature that I have found most valuable is its scalability."
"The solution is well integrated with other Microsoft security products."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to provide threat detection and protection simultaneously."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the insight it provides."
"The product's anti-spam and malware-scanning features are useful. We scan email attachments, documents, and malicious codes."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"I value how Threat Intelligence integrates with the different platforms in Microsoft."
"Offers easy integration with a cloud-based infrastructure"
"I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"There is room for further integration of AI into the system."
"It needs a lot of improvement, especially on intruder detection. They are working hard on that."
"For large organizations, a third-party firewall would be an added advantage, because it would have more advanced features, things that are not in Azure Firewall."
"Azure should be able to work better as a balancer also, instead of just being a firewall. It should have a wider mandate."
"Right now, with Azure Firewall, we cannot have a normal inbound traffic flow. For inbound, Microsoft suggests using application gateways, so the options are very limited. I cannot use this firewall as an intermediate firewall because of the limitations, and I cannot point routing to another firewall. So if I want to use back-to-back firewall architecture in my environment, I cannot use Azure Firewall for that type of configuration either."
"The solution lacks artificial intelligence and machine learning. It might be in the roadmap. However, currently, it's not available."
"The interface could be improved, it's not very user friendly."
"Azure Firewall has limited visibility for IDPS, no TLS inspection, no app ID, no user ID, no content ID, no device ID. There is no antivirus or anti-spyware. Azure Firewall doesn't scan traffic for malware unless it triggers an IDPS signature. There is no sandbox or machine learning functionality, meaning we are not protected from Zero-day threats. There is no DNS security and limited web categories."
"The price could be improved."
"I would like to see more integration with other solutions. For example, integration well with Microsoft but not with other solutions."
"One area that can be improved is reducing false positives."
"I would like to see more AI features and capabilities."
"The price point is something they can improve slightly for those who don't have an M 365 E5."
"A stable licensing model is absent"
"While the current setup meets our needs, Microsoft can constantly improve customization and adaptability to rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats."
"The software is expensive."
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Azure Firewall is ranked 14th in Microsoft Security Suite with 33 reviews while Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is ranked 16th in Microsoft Security Suite with 27 reviews. Azure Firewall is rated 7.2, while Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure Firewall writes "Easy to use and configure but could be more robust". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence writes "A tool that offers endpoint protection with low maintenance costs". Azure Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Fortinet FortiGate, whereas Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is most compared with Microsoft Sentinel, STAXX, Cisco Threat Grid, VirusTotal and ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP). See our Azure Firewall vs. Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence report.
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