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Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs Microsoft Defender XDR comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Defender XDR
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (5th), Microsoft Security Suite (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Kevin Mabry - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 26, 2024
Provides telemetry, risk assessment, and behavior monitoring
I like the risk assessment tool built into Bitdefender GravityZone EDR because I'm really into risk assessments and vulnerability testing. I think that is crucial and needed, and I don't see that often with most EDRs. The telemetry I get from the tool can be used in a SOC I use. The solution has behavior monitoring that allows you to monitor people's specific behaviour and practices. You can then ask the person to stop or start doing something. You can also do application management and access management. You can do many things within Bitdefender GravityZone EDR because it is like a one-stop shop scenario.
Desray Liu - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 28, 2023
A time-saving and easy-to-integrate product that needs to offer a control center to users
As a part of Microsoft's attempt to reduce costs, there has been a direct cut down of the local technical support team. Sometimes, you have to use the technical support offered by Microsoft from other countries, but at times, we speak different languages, just like how people speak in Chinese or Mandarin, but there are still some differences between them. The front-line support from Microsoft has only limited technical abilities or access to their internal system. Sometimes, my company cannot even escalate an issue to Microsoft's senior team members. The support team of Microsoft is nice as they attempt to solve the problems together with you, but I believe that due to some cost-related issues, they don't have enough permissions. Sometimes, users might feel blocked when trying to connect with the support team. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Sandbox Analyzer, HyperDetect, and EDR are valuable to our customers."
"The setup was easy."
"It's hard to pick just one valuable feature as almost all of the main features are very useful. However, the ability to manage it centrally and have detailed control over settings, exceptions and other configurations is extremely beneficial."
"The cloud management is easy and useful, especially in our case when we have multiple offices in different locations."
"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to whitelist, blacklist, and be very granular as to what I blocked, what apps I blocked, and what websites I block. I think that's probably the most valuable feature."
"I have found Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra to be highly scalable."
"Bitdefender is a well-supported platform."
"I like that you can manage all the time and you can uninstall and install everything via the web console."
"In our company,we have faced multiple attacks over the last few months, but none of them have been successful, and I think Microsoft Defender XDR has played a major role in it."
"It's a great threat intelligence source for us, providing alerts for things it detects on the network and on the machines. We've used it often when there is a potential incident to see what was done on a computer. That works quite nicely because you can see everything that the user has done..."
"The best feature is probably the alert generation. When I do a security reset, the other session triggers instantly from the Defender console, and I can work on it. The policies are three times, but they are also ready to install it."
"It has been great for us. Previously, we didn't have a solution to protect us, especially from malware, whereas now, we are getting protection up front, especially from the malware attacks coming through emails or endpoints."
"In Microsoft 365 vendor products, monitoring and connectivity across all Microsoft and third-party connectors enable viewing of all activity within those environments."
"It gives a lot of flexibility in terms of configuration and customization as per the business requirements."
"The most valuable features are spam filtering, attachment filtering, and antivirus protection."
"Having a single pane of glass for all Microsoft security services makes everything much easier. A security analyst can go to a single portal and see everything in one view. The integration of everything into one portal is a huge benefit."
 

Cons

"There is a need to work on the deployment, when it comes to deploying to Windows machines with regards to downloading the size of the package."
"The outreach from support was a bit bad according to their plan, but we've got two people here that manage and support GravityZone and interact with them and they manage it very well."
"The pricing should be improved. The user interface has been improved on a yearly basis. The key issue is that they need to look at their pricing."
"The solution's workflow is very cumbersome and should be improved."
"They were working on the encryption management for laptops, and if they complete it then it would be helpful."
"The firewall security could be better."
"Using this product requires quite a bit of training, which is hard to get."
"The product can be improved by identifying errors."
"The web filtering solution needs to be improved because currently, it is very simple."
"A simple dashboard without having to use MS Sentinel would be a welcome improvement."
"In the beginning, it's difficult to navigate the system because it is quite large. Just trying to find your way and understand how the system works can be hard. After spending quite a lot of time searching it's a lot easier, but I wish it were a bit more user-friendly when you're trying to find things."
"The initial time spent setting up and configuring Defender XDR is a bit longer than the other solutions. If everything were on one portal, the platforms for managing policies or alerts would be simpler. We must automate and manage policies on Intune rather than the same portal."
"The logs could be better."
"Just like in any solution, the price can always be cheaper."
"Improving scalability, especially for very large tenants, could be beneficial for Microsoft Defender XDR."
"The data recovery and backup could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is cheaper than Kaspersky. There are no additional costs apart from licensing ones."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra is less expensive than other solutions, such as CrowdStrike. We had a really good deal because it was their year-end and they were trying to do a lot of sales that week. We bought a three-year contract from them and the cost was approximately $17 per endpoint, per year. It is was a very good price. I have spoken to other people who have purchased CrowdStrike at approximately $60 per endpoint, per year. I have no complaints about the price of this solution."
"We need to pay for a yearly license for the solution."
"As I am on a different model, my clients pay me on a monthly basis."
"There are different packages available that vary in terms of licensing fees."
"There is a fully functional trial that we used and we didn't have any issues."
"There are some differences. It's more cost-effective, yet it provides the same functionalities as Defender. That's why I've been exploring the comparisons. We pay for it annually, and it's a per-seat payment."
"The pricing is competitive."
"It is fairly priced because we get complete integrated services with the E5 license."
"It is 15 dollars per server per month. It is worth it, but it can be costly. It depends on the company's size."
"While Microsoft Defender XDR carries a higher cost, its ease of use compared to Defender may justify the investment."
"Microsoft Defender XDR's licensing is complicated."
"The price of the solution is high compared to others and we have lost some customers because of it."
"On average, we pay around 55 euros per user for the services and features we receive."
"The product is fairly priced for what we get from it."
"365 Defender is billed per account. I don't know the exact price, but my supervisor told me that Microsoft Defender is cheaper than the alternatives. It's bundled, so you get all the features in one place."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra?
They need to improve the dashboard by adding a dedicated executive view. This view should provide executives with a clear overview of what's happening. Also, the UI needs to be more user-friendly, ...
What do you like most about Microsoft 365 Defender?
Microsoft Defender XDR provides strong identity protection with comprehensive insights into risky user behavior and potential indicators of compromise.
What needs improvement with Microsoft 365 Defender?
The solution could enhance the threat Intelligence feature by making it more relevant to specific industries. Much of the threat intelligence information isn't directly applicable to our environmen...
 

Also Known As

Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra, Bitdefender GravityZone
Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, MS 365 Defender
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Mentor Graphics, Rudersdal Kommune
Accenture, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and many others.
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