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Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence vs Palo Alto Networks VM-Series comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (16th)
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is 1.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

Alexander Rozenberg - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2023
A tool that offers endpoint protection with low maintenance costs
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is used by a lot of companies to cover areas like endpoint protection, cloud workloads, and Microsoft Office 365, making it a full-blown product The most valuable feature of the solution is that the tool offers not just one but all of its features or tools…
AshwaniTyagi - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2024
Advanced protection and good integration capabilities with good reliability
We use Palo Alto Networks VM-Series to offer services to our customers as a managed security service provider. We provide solutions and services to our customers across the globe. For example, if I want to host a firewall in the cloud or somewhere where the physical appliance is not a possibility…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I value how Threat Intelligence integrates with the different platforms in Microsoft."
"The product is stable."
"The tool can proactively detect potential incidents."
"Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence assesses machines for vulnerabilities and gives remediations."
"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."
"The global review and remediation of malicious code is probably the most valuable feature."
"The user interface is pretty user-friendly."
"It helps to monitor by providing the best 24/7 monitoring integrated with Sentinel and IBM systems."
"The Palo Alto VM-Series is nice because I can move the firewalls easily."
"It offers a single pane of glass for all the different types of installations."
"The most valuable features are web control and IPS/IDS."
"The VM-Series reports how much bandwidth a particular IP is using. You don't need to regularly log into a website, like a Cisco command, to see what kind of ACL it's getting. There isn't an ACL use portal event. You can go there and see how much my ACL has been getting me."
"What I like about the VM-Series is that you can launch them in a very short time."
"App-ID and User-ID have repeatedly shown value in securing business critical systems."
"The VM-Series scalability is fast and easy to implement, improving our security posture as our Azure network grows."
"The feature that I have found the most useful is that it meets all our requirements technically."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial to enhance the pricing structure and make it more affordable."
"A stable licensing model is absent"
"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."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like to see more AI features and capabilities."
"Non-Microsoft products may not integrate as smoothly."
"The tool's onboarding of users that use on-premise or hybrid environments needs to be improved."
"One area that can be improved is reducing false positives."
"The command-line interface is something that some people struggle with and I think that they should have an option to go straight to the GUI."
"On the cloud side, they need to come up with more HA solutions to support the multi-region."
"I would like to see a more thorough QA process. We have had some difficulties from bugs in releases."
"The flexible throughput in Palo Alto Networks VM-Series can be improved"
"It'll help if Palo Alto Networks provided better documentation."
"There are various reports that come with the box or with the VMware, but you can only run them daily."
"It can definitely improve on the performance."
"The solution must improve Zero Trust integration and use cases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not very expensive."
"The solution can be licensed, but most users would already have it in their Office 365 license."
"Considering Microsoft is constantly changing licensing, I would give it a seven out of ten. It can be difficult to get your head around it, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)."
"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."
"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 tool is expensive as a stand-alone solution. However, it is not cheap when you purchase it as a bundle."
"They offer two license plans: Microsoft Defender for endpoints and Microsoft Defender for businesses."
"The solution is relatively expensive; however, our status as a gold partner provides us with several complimentary licenses, which offsets the cost."
"For licensing, It depends how they want to use the firewall. The firewall can be used only for IPS purposes. If you only want that firewall IPSs, you will only need a license that is called threat prevention. That license, threat prevention, includes vulnerabilities, antivirus signatures and one additional measure (that I can't remember), but it includes three measures and security updates."
"It is an expensive product."
"The price is not bad. They have a yearly renewal fee, and the pricing is exactly where we expect it to be."
"The box, if you do not want to buy the threat prevention license in the box, you can buy it only with the support license. It is for the support of the hardware. It works like a simple firewall. It integrates what it calls user IDs and application IDs. If you do not buy any other license, only the firewall, Palo Alto will also help you improve a lot of your security."
"Initially, pricing was high. Later on, we were able to negotiate the pricing and get something that fits our budget."
"The product is cheaper than the on-premise version."
"The pricing and licensing of this product on AWS should be from $1.28/hr or $4,500.00/yr. Then, it would be a good price for the performance that it delivers."
"Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is the most expensive tool among competitors"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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?
There are weaknesses, and Microsoft is working on addressing them. Over the past three to four years, the ATP and other components have improved significantly, and the integration has also advanced...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
The product helps us monitor business devices for authentication and response on all endpoints, servers, passwords, and plans.
Features comparison between Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls
In the best tradition of these questions, Feature-wise both are quite similar, but each has things it's better at, it kind of depends what you value most. PA is good at app control, web filtering a...
How does Azure Firewall compare with Palo Alto Networks VM Series?
Both products are very stable and easily scalable. The setup of Azure Firewall is easy and very user-friendly and the overall cost is reasonable. Azure Firewall offers a solid threat awareness, can...
 

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