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Bitsight vs Microsoft Secure Score comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Bitsight
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Attack Surface Management (ASM) (13th)
Microsoft Secure Score
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Bitsight is 11.5%, down from 16.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Secure Score is 1.6%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Vendor Risk Management
 

Featured Reviews

Marc Chapel - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable product with efficient features for listing vulnerabilities
I recommend BitSight because it is very convenient to use. It has become a standard tool used in many companies. It is easy to share a few components of an algorithm for users. It is not ideal as it only reflects some of the reality of Internet-facing applications. However, it is the best solution at the moment. I rate it an eight out of ten.
Karim Zaki - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable product with a valuable identity feature
The product helps us with incorporating a mix of industry standards such as ISO and company-specific benchmarks. It amalgamates best practices for various aspects, including devices, applications, identities, workloads, and configurations Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is user-friendly."
"The best thing about BitSight is the comprehensive list of risk vectors, covering compromised systems, diligence failures, and behavioral anomalies."
"I prefer BitSight due to its patch management capabilities. The score is a valuable feature. I have contacted the customer support through e-mail and their response rate is fast. I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"Offers open ports from an external point of view."
"Its customer service team responds quickly."
"The product helps us identify the vulnerabilities of internet-facing applications."
"Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is identity."
 

Cons

"At the moment, when the vulnerability score decreases, it remains the same for quite a while, even though issues are resolved in 24 hours."
"There may be room for improvement in the methodology for identifying findings, as occasional errors occur on the technical side."
"BitSight could improve the classes and lower-level detections of anomalies that compound the information used to compute the rating."
"Data enrichment is the major issue."
"Its factor analysis feature could be better."
"The solution’s benchmarking should be improved."
"They could indicate whether a recommendation aligns with different compliance standards."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product has a reasonable price."
"The solution's price is average."
"The product pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Insurance Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BitSight?
The product is a little expensive and very oriented to large companies.
What needs improvement with BitSight?
BitSight could improve the classes and lower-level detections of anomalies that compound the information used to compute the rating. They could evolve to be a more powerful scanner of cyber hygiene...
What do you like most about Microsoft Secure Score?
Microsoft Secure Score's most valuable feature is identity.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Secure Score?
Microsoft Secure Score's user interface and export feature need improvement. We are not able to export the overall security score at the moment. I have to use PowerShare in the background to encoun...
 

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Sample Customers

Fannie Mae, Cabela's, BNP Paribas, PWC, AIR Worldwide, Con Edison, The Container Store, OshKosh, Steris, University of South Florida, Emblem Health, Lloyds Bank
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