JFrog Xray vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud comparison

JFrog and Microsoft are both solutions in the Vulnerability Management category. JFrog is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1. JFrog holds a 1.5% mindshare in VM, compared to Microsoft’s 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of JFrog users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

JFrog Xray and Microsoft Defender for Cloud compete in security and compliance with the latter having the upper hand due to expansive features and cloud support.

Features: JFrog Xray integrates seamlessly with DevOps, offering comprehensive artifact scanning and open-source management. Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides multi-cloud support, advanced threat protection, and extensive integrations, offering broad security coverage.

Room for Improvement: JFrog Xray could enhance ease of use, streamline initial configuration, and expand cloud capabilities. Microsoft Defender for Cloud could improve by simplifying multi-cloud integration processes, reducing alerts complexity, and enhancing user interface intuitiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JFrog Xray integrates well with DevOps tools, although initial setup can be complex. Microsoft Defender for Cloud benefits from being within the Microsoft ecosystem, offering a smooth deployment and substantial support resources.

Pricing and ROI: JFrog Xray's competitive pricing makes it cost-effective for open-source security users. Microsoft Defender for Cloud, while more costly, provides better ROI with extensive features and robust cloud capabilities, justifying the price through enhanced security measures.

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is 1.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JFrog Xray is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Cloud is 5.6%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Andrew W

VP - Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Tells us about vulnerabilities as well as their impact and helps to focus on real issues

Looking at all the different pieces, it has got everything we need. Some of the pieces we do not even use. For example, we do not have Kubernetes Security. We are not running any K8 clusters, so it is good for us. Overall, we find the solution to be fantastic. There can be additional education components. This may not be truly fair to them because of what the product is going for, but it would be great to see additional education for compliance. It is not a criticism of the tool per se, but anything to help non-development resources understand some of the complexities of the cloud is always appreciated. Any additional educational resources are always helpful for security teams, especially those without a development background.

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Mokshi Pandita

DevOps Engineer at Rambøll Danmark A/S

An intelligent solution that prioritizes which vulnerability to target first in your project

We could create any number of repositories, but we can create only thirty projects with JFrog Xray. If I want things to work, it has to be one project and multiple repositories that belong to different real projects. So I have a limitation of thirty projects, despite being a premium customer. JFrog Xray does not have a dashboard. Although I am able to generate reports, there is no proper dashboard where I can see the total number of vulnerabilities, the total number of license issues, and how many vulnerabilities are fixed. Second, I found the shift left approach missing with JFrog Xray. JFrog Xray has integration with IDEs, but it does not tell you about the vulnerabilities until the artifact is created. However, Snyk could directly integrate with your repository and would not allow you to build unless you fix the problem.

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Vibhor Goel

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer at Deutsche Börse

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is advantageous in terms of time-saving and cost reduction."

"It saves us time based on savings on manual activities."

"Singularity Cloud Security's most valuable features are its ease of scalability and comprehensive security measures."

"PingSafe stands out for its user-friendly interface and intuitive software, making it easy to navigate and use."

"The most valuable feature is the easy-to-understand user interface, which allows even non-technical users to comprehend and resolve issues."

"Its performance impact on the systems is low, which means there is a minimal impact on system performance compared to traditional antivirus solutions."

"It is scalable, stable, and can detect any threat on a machine. It uses artificial intelligence and can lock down any virus."

"Singularity Cloud Security's most valuable features are its ease of scalability and comprehensive security measures."

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"The most valuable features of JFrog Xray are its curation capabilities, its native integration with Artifactory, scanning for vulnerabilities, and license compliance features."

"JFrog Xray shows us a list of vulnerabilities that can impact our code."

"The most valuable feature of JFrog Xray is the display of the entire internal dependencies hierarchy."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"The most valuable features of JFrog Xray are its curation capabilities, its native integration with Artifactory, scanning for vulnerabilities, and license compliance features."

"If multiple dependencies and vulnerabilities are found in a project, JFrog Xray is intelligent enough to tell you which vulnerability to target first."

"Good reporting functionalities."

"JFrog Xray's reporting feature has a lot of options in it, including scanning."

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"It offers virus management and addresses threats such as viruses, worms, spyware, and other critical security concerns."

"The most valuable feature for me is the variety of APIs available."

"We can create alerts that trigger if there is any malicious activity happening in the workflow and these alerts can be retrieved using the query language."

"The solution's coordinated detection and response across devices and identities is impressive because it is complete."

"The most valuable feature is the regulatory compliance aspect, where we utilize predefined initiatives like NIST."

"The solution is quite good and addresses many security gaps."

"It is very intuitive when it comes to policy administration, alerts and notifications, and ease of setting up roles at different hierarchies. It has also been good in terms of the network technology maps. It provides a good overview, but it also depends on the complexity of your network."

"I would rate Microsoft Defender for Cloud a ten."

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Cons

"When you find a vulnerability and resolve it, the same issue will not occur again. I want PingSafe to block the same vulnerability from appearing again. I want something like a playbook where the steps that we take to resolve an issue are repeated when that issue happens again."

"With Cloud Native Security, we can't selectively enable or disable alerts based on our specific use case."

"They can work on policies based on different compliance standards."

"A beneficial improvement for PingSafe would be integration with Jira, allowing for a more streamlined ticketing system."

"I request that SentinelOne investigate this false positive, as SentinelOne has a higher false positive rate than other XDR solutions."

"PingSafe can improve by eliminating 100 percent of the false positives."

"For vulnerabilities, they are showing CVE ID. The naming convention should be better so that it indicates the container where a vulnerability is present. Currently, they are only showing CVE ID, but the same CVE ID might be present in multiple containers. We would like to have the container name so that we can easily fix the issue."

"The application module focuses on the different codes and libraries that can be run on the machines. It is very important for Singularity EDR to detect what type of codes and what type of libraries can run in the machine. If they can implement a white list or a black list of codes or libraries that can be used in the machine, it would be very helpful. They can focus more on the application module."

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"The out-of-the-box PostgreSQL provided is not stable, which is why we are considering enterprise support."

"Since we have been using the solution via APIs, there are some limitations in the APIs."

"JFrog Xray's documentation and error logging could be improved."

"Lacks deeper reporting, the ability to compare things."

"The speed of JFrog Xray should improve. Other solutions have better performance."

"JFrog Xray does not have a dashboard."

"X-ray needs improvement in supporting more than one database, as it currently only supports PostgreSQL."

"Reporting is crucial, but it is lacking in the current tool. Every organization seeks specific data points rather than general information. Therefore, we require customized reports from the Xray tool."

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"Microsoft Defender for Cloud is pricey, especially for Kubernetes clusters. It could be cheaper."

"Azure Security Center takes a long time to update, compared to the on-premises version of Microsoft Defender."

"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."

"With the new Copilot functionality available everywhere, it is challenging to pinpoint areas for improvement. If I put in a lot of thought, I might identify things, but right now, nothing significant pops into my mind, but there is always room for more transparency, especially in pricing."

"The solution's portal is very easy to use, but there's one key component that is missing when it comes to managing policies. For example, if I've onboarded my server and I need to specify antivirus policies, there's no option to do that on the portal. I will have to go to Intune to deploy them. That is one main aspect that is missing and it's worrisome."

"Sometimes, it's very difficult to determine when I need Microsoft Defender for Cloud for a special resource group or certain kinds of products. That's not an issue directly with the product, though."

"There are challenges with the licensing policies, which are quite complicated."

"The pricing could be improved, as it is somewhat high for smaller companies."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Singularity Cloud Security by SentinelOne is cost-efficient."

"SentinelOne is quite costly compared to other security platforms."

"The price depends on the extension of the solution that you want to buy. If you want to buy just EDR, the price is less. XDR is a little bit more expensive. There are going to be different add-ons for Singularity."

"Singularity Cloud Workload Security's licensing and price were cheaper than the other solutions we looked at."

"It is cost-effective compared to other solutions in the market."

"SentinelOne offers excellent pricing and licensing options."

"PingSafe is less expensive than other options."

"PingSafe is fairly priced."

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"Pricing is difficult because each license has its own metrics and cost."

"We are using the free version of the Azure Security Center."

"Although I am outside of the discussion on budget and costing, I can say that the importance of security provided by this solution is of such importance that whatever the cost is, it is not a factor."

"I'm not privy to that information, but I know it's probably close to a million dollars a year."

"The price of the solution is good for the features we receive and there is an additional cost for Microsoft premier support. However, some of my potential customers have found it to be expensive and have gone on to choose another solution."

"The tool is pretty expensive."

"Currently, Microsoft offers only one plan at the enterprise level which is $15 per machine."

"It is bundled with our enterprise subscription, which makes it easy to go for it. It is available by default, and there is no extra cost for using the standard features."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about PingSafe?

The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best featu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?

It is cost-effective compared to other solutions in the market.

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What needs improvement with PingSafe?

The documentation could be better. Besides improving the documentation, obtaining a professional or partner specializ...

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What do you like most about JFrog Xray?

JFrog Xray shows us a list of vulnerabilities that can impact our code.

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What needs improvement with JFrog Xray?

X-ray needs improvement in supporting more than one database, as it currently only supports PostgreSQL. More support ...

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What is your primary use case for JFrog Xray?

Our primary use case for X-ray includes multiple activities such as security and vulnerability scanning. We already u...

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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 acros...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

The entire Defender Suite is tightly coupled, integrated, and collaborative.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

Initially, the cost was reasonable, but additional services from Microsoft sometimes incur extra expenses that seem h...

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

GitHub Dependabot vs JFrog Xray

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 20% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

Microsoft Defender XDR vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

PingSafe

JFrog Security Essentials

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

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Demo not available

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Overview

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security protects cloud workloads, offering advanced threat detection and automated response. It integrates seamlessly with cloud environments and secures containerized applications and virtual machines against vulnerabilities.

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is renowned for its efficiency in mitigating threats in real-time. The platform integrates effortlessly with existing cloud environments, ensuring robust cloud security management with minimal manual intervention. Securing containerized applications and virtual machines, it excels in threat intelligence and endpoint protection. However, improvements are needed in performance during high workload periods, and more integrations with third-party tools and better documentation would be beneficial. Users often find the installation process complex, support response times slow, and the dashboard's navigation unintuitive.

What are the key features of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Real-time Threat Detection: Identifies and mitigates threats as they occur.
Automated Response: Automatically responds to threats to minimize impact.
Ease of Deployment: Simple setup process with scalable options.
Machine Learning Insights: AI-driven insights enhance threat prevention.
Seamless Integration: Integrates with cloud environments for unified security management.

What are the primary benefits or ROI to expect from SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Enhanced Threat Mitigation: Improved security against real-time threats.
Reduced Manual Intervention: Automated processes save time and resources.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing security requirements.
Centralized Management: Manage security across platforms from a single console.
Advanced Threat Intelligence: Provides in-depth analysis and protection.

In specific industries, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is implemented to safeguard critical data and infrastructure. Organizations in finance, healthcare, and technology depend on its real-time threat detection and automated response to protect sensitive information. Its ability to secure containerized applications and virtual machines is particularly valuable in dynamic environments where rapid scaling is necessary.

SentinelOne

JFrog is on a mission to enable continuous updates through Liquid Software, empowering developers to code high-quality applications that securely flow to end-users with zero downtime. The world’s top brands such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, VMware, and Spotify are among the 4500 companies that already depend on JFrog to manage binaries for their mission-critical applications. JFrog is a privately-held, global company, and is a proud sponsor of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation [CNCF].

If you are a team player and you care and you play to WIN, we have just the job you're looking for.

As we say at JFrog: "Once You Leap Forward You Won't Go Back!"

JFrog

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a comprehensive security solution that provides advanced threat protection for cloud workloads. It offers real-time visibility into the security posture of cloud environments, enabling organizations to quickly identify and respond to potential threats. With its advanced machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud can detect and block sophisticated attacks, including zero-day exploits and fileless malware.

The solution also provides automated remediation capabilities, allowing security teams to quickly and easily respond to security incidents. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, organizations can ensure the security and compliance of their cloud workloads, while reducing the burden on their security teams.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

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google, amazon, cisco, netflix, oracle, vmware, facebook

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is trusted by companies such as ASOS, Vatenfall, SWC Technology Partners, and more.

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