We performed a comparison between Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Trend Micro ServerProtect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"The stability is very good."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Impressive detection capabilities"
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"I like FortiClient EMS. FortiEDR has a lot of great features like lockdown mode, remote wipes, and encryption. I can set malware outbreak policies and controls for detecting abnormalities. You can also simulate phishing attacks."
"The most valuable features are the Windows Firewall and the regular virus definition updates. These features are very helpful and have helped to improve our security."
"The biggest benefit to Windows Defender is that it is built-in to the operating system by Microsoft."
"We can run the virus scan across our entire environment."
"You have endpoint security to keep your devices safe. That's the feature that we're interested in."
"The performance of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been good."
"The fact that it's from Microsoft, you don't have many false positives, unlike products from other vendors might have."
"The solution provides protections and reports about strange behavior and automatically blocks some of it. I love the way that statuses are represented."
"What I like most is the protection against phishing emails and anti-spam."
"Able to quarantine any malware."
"Performance is very good."
"It can be managed from the cloud."
"The most valuable feature is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)."
"Virtual Batching and the intelligent anti-malware components are valuable security tools."
"It helps us quickly address potential issues and provides us with valuable insights."
"I use this solution for data blocking, software protection, and frame protection."
"Technical support was perfect."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"The amount of usage, the number of details we get, or the number of options that can be tweaked is limited in comparison to that with other EDR solutions"
"The support needs improvement."
"Detections could be improved."
"We've had a lot of false positives; things incorrectly flagged that require manual configuration to allow. Even worse, after we allow a legitimate program, it sometimes gets flagged again after an update. This has caused a lot of extra work for my team."
"The solution has minimal customization options, especially compared to Mandiant, so we want to see more scope for customization. A single portal for customization would also be a welcome addition."
"There is room to improve the security of the solution."
"The user interface could use some improvement."
"With increase of cyber threats and cybersecurity issues, I would recommend that the product be developed like an AI product with more features which can counter any threat in the coming eras."
"In active mode, it's great that it gives you so much information, but it does record every keystroke so you have a lot of logs... that amount of data logging started to add up in the cost."
"Threat intelligence has the potential for improvement, particularly by integrating more sources."
"Phishing and Malware detection could be better."
"Additional security would be beneficial."
"The cost is very high and it should be lower to be more competitive."
"One thing I have been facing is that some fake threats have appeared that even Trend Micro was not able to clear up. It couldn't tell you why these threats are happening, where they are coming from and what the costs are."
"No built-in vulnerability scanner for management solutions."
"There are a few areas of improvement. Despite its high performance, there are certain aspects related to the operating system that could be improved. Specifically, I find that the protection for certain actions requires more effort compared to other actions."
"Trend Micro is a little bit complicated when it comes to setting up special policies."
"Could include additional features such as an intrusion prevention system."
"I would like to see SMS notifications sent as alerts, in case we do not have access to our email."
"We found that when we push Trend Micro from the console to our client's PCs, we need to manually restart the PC. I have 500 users and the manual input is time-consuming."
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 182 reviews while Trend Micro ServerProtect is ranked 48th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 13 reviews. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0, while Trend Micro ServerProtect is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint writes "Eliminates the need to look at multiple dashboards by automatically providing one XDR dashboard to show the security score of each subscription". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro ServerProtect writes "Ensures comprehensive protection, monitoring capabilities, and real-time insightful information". Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trellix Endpoint Security and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas Trend Micro ServerProtect is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and HP Wolf Security. See our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. Trend Micro ServerProtect report.
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