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Imperva Data Security vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

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

Imperva Data Security
Ranking in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Ranking in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (7th), Container Management (8th), Container Security (4th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (3rd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (3rd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (4th), Microsoft Security Suite (3rd), Compliance Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) category, the mindshare of Imperva Data Security is 2.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Cloud is 13.3%, down from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
 

Featured Reviews

MariyaKuklyeva - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data and application security with advanced automation features
The most valuable features include a great level of automation, machine learning for attack validation, and a very flexible and comfortable management console. It is very useful for both application and data security. Additionally, it has the nearest false positive rate, ensuring that good traffic is not blocked while protecting against attacks.
Vibhor Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
A single tool for complete visibility and addressing security gaps
Currently, issues are structured in Microsoft Defender for Cloud at severity levels of high, critical, or warning, but these severity levels are not always right. For example, Microsoft might consider a port being open as critical, but that might not be the case for our company. Similarly, it might suggest closing some management ports, but you might need them to be able to log in, so the severity levels for certain things can be improved. Even though Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides a way to temporarily disable certain alerts or notifications without affecting our security score, it would be better to have more granularized control over these recommendations. Currently, we cannot even disable certain alerts or notifications. There should be an automated mechanism to design Azure policies based on the recommendations, possibly with AI integration. Instead of an engineer having to write a policy to fix security gaps, which is very time-consuming, there should be an inbuilt capability to auto-remediate everything and have proper control in place. Additionally, enabling Defender for Cloud at the resource group level, rather than only at the subscription level, would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The time to detect vulnerabilities has gotten a lot quicker."
"The most valuable features include a great level of automation, machine learning for attack validation, and a very flexible and comfortable management console."
"The benefits are operational. The outcome comes from preventing an attack on the organization. On the operational side, you generally have good, decent security measures for your application, database, and digital assets."
"The solution's coordinated detection and response across devices and identities is impressive because it is complete."
"Microsoft Defender for Cloud can find potential phishing links and malicious code in data at rest."
"I would rate Microsoft Defender for Cloud a ten."
"Good compliance policies."
"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."
"Defender lets you orchestrate the roll-out from a single pane. Using the Azure portal, you can roll it out over all the servers covered by the entire subscription."
"Defender is a robust platform for dealing with many kinds of threats. We're protected from various threats, like viruses. Attacks can be easily minimized with this solution defending our infrastructure."
"The pricing is good."
 

Cons

"The deployment is not easy."
"Imperva Data Security needs to improve first-level support."
"One area for improvement is the inclusion of a load balancer in on-premises solutions."
"As an analyst, there is no way to configure or create a playbook to automate the process of flagging suspicious domains."
"Another thing is that Defender for Cloud uses more resources than CrowdStrike, which my current company uses. Defender for Cloud has two or three processes running simultaneously that consume memory and processor time. I had the chance to compare that with CrowdStrike a few days ago, which was significantly less. It would be nice if Defender were a little lighter. It's a relatively large installation that consumes more resources than competitors do."
"Early on, the lack of transparency is a challenge. Microsoft does not tell you the cost when they launch something."
"Integration into other third-party products, particularly those from tier three vendors like ManageEngine and Hexcode, has proven difficult."
"I've heard there might be issues with scalability for larger enterprises."
"The range of workloads is broad, but we'd love to add more workloads and make it a single security solution that covers all those workloads."
"However, some Copilot features aren't available in the GCP environment. This is something we hope will be addressed in the future."
"However, some Copilot features aren't available in the GCP environment. This is something we hope will be addressed in the future."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonably good in South Africa."
"Our clients complain about the cost of Microsoft Defender for Cloud."
"Security Center charges $15 per resource for any workload that you onboard into it. They charge per VM or per data-base server or per application. It's not like Microsoft 365 licensing, where there are levels like E3 and E5. Security Center is pretty straightforward."
"Its pricing is a little bit high in terms of Azure Security Center, but the good thing is that we don't need to maintain and deploy it. So, while the pricing is high, it is native to Azure which is why we prefer using this tool."
"It has global licensing. It comes with multiple licenses since there are around 50,000 people (in our organization) who look at it."
"The pricing and licensing of Microsoft Defender for Cloud have been good for us. We appreciate the licensing approach based on employee count rather than a big enterprise license."
"The pricing model for most plans is generally good, but the cost of the new Defender for Storage plan is high and should be revisited, as it could lead to disabling desirable security features due to cost."
"Understanding the costs of cloud services can be complicated at first. As with a lot of things in the cloud, it can be quite hard to understand the end cost, but it becomes clearer over time. Early on, the lack of transparency is a challenge. Microsoft does not tell you the cost when they launch something. It is clever marketing, and there is room for improvement there. There should be clarity from the start."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
16%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva Data Security?
Pricing can be considered high by some customers, but the subscription model helps in making it more flexible. Imperva offers value for its price because it invests significantly in research and de...
What needs improvement with Imperva Data Security?
One area for improvement is the inclusion of a load balancer in on-premises solutions. Some customers have found the pricing to be high, although the subscription model has made it more flexible. A...
What is your primary use case for Imperva Data Security?
We use Imperva Data Security for API security and to protect data from various threats. It plays a crucial role in application security, bot protection, and safeguarding our database. It is used fo...
How is Prisma Cloud vs Azure Security Center for security?
Azure Security Center is very easy to use, integrates well, and gives very good visibility on what is happening across your ecosystem. It also has great remote workforce capabilities and supports a...
What do you like most about Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
The entire Defender Suite is tightly coupled, integrated, and collaborative.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
The licensing is straightforward but can become expensive if you cover everything. You must balance the cost against the importance of what needs covering.
 

Also Known As

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Microsoft Azure Security Center, Azure Security Center, Microsoft ASC, Azure Defender
 

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