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Cisco Threat Grid vs Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

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

Cisco Threat Grid
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
25th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (10th), Microsoft Security Suite (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Threat Intelligence Platforms category, the mindshare of Cisco Threat Grid is 1.2%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is 2.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Hasan A. Abu Al-Rob - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is easy to implement, but the scalability and technical support must be improved
The solution is used for endpoint security The simplicity of implementation is valuable. The way the management file is integrated into the environment must be improved. Currently, I am using the solution. The tool is stable. We did not have any issues with it. I rate the tool’s scalability a…
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 simplicity of implementation is valuable."
"It is easy to implement and is very scalable. It also comes with very good documentation. Cisco provides good technical support as well."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with firewalls. It's integrated with AMP so the ecosystem with equal solutions from Threat Grid is good with CISCO products."
"It is very scalable. There are approximately 2,000 endpoints and up to 200 servers in our company."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"One of the best features is that it provides a certain level of customization, allowing us to set our spam confidence levels."
"The product is stable."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to provide threat detection and protection simultaneously."
"I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"Offers easy integration with a cloud-based infrastructure"
"The solution is well integrated with other Microsoft security products."
 

Cons

"Support must be improved."
"I was told that the user interface could be more user friendly and easy in comparison to that of competitors. I remember that there is a competitor who has a much easier interface for many users to interact with."
"They come in and have multiple management solutions but it doesn't scan or doesn't have the ability to look at every file extension."
"I would like to see more frequent updates, which is always better for security because of daily threats."
"Non-Microsoft products may not integrate as smoothly."
"Some of the customization features could be improved by providing a portion of it as open source."
"One area where Microsoft Defender could be improved is in its support for non-Microsoft products, particularly for systems running Linux or other open-source platforms across ecosystems."
"I would like to see more AI features and capabilities."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The tool's onboarding of users that use on-premise or hybrid environments needs to be improved."
"Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is evolving and needs to fix and enhance numerous issues like stability and licensing. The continuous rebranding and licensing changes are confusing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If I remember correctly, the licensing cost is a little bit higher than that of the competitor."
"The solution can be licensed, but most users would already have it in their Office 365 license."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product."
"I rate the product's price a six or seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"They offer two license plans: Microsoft Defender for endpoints and Microsoft Defender for businesses."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not very expensive."
"It's reasonably priced, though there's room for further improvement."
"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 product has multiple subscription models."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
11%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

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

What do you like most about Cisco Threat Grid?
The simplicity of implementation is valuable.
What needs improvement with Cisco Threat Grid?
The way the management file is integrated into the environment must be improved.
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?
Some of the customization features could be improved by providing a portion of it as open source. This would allow integration with other solutions, enhancing Threat Intelligence. Providing code cu...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
We are using Microsoft Defender ATP specifically as an email security solution, as well as for our critical servers as a web security solution. We have almost eleven hundred users utilizing it for ...
 

Also Known As

Threat Grid, ThreatGrid
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Center for Internet Security (CIS), ADP
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