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

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 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

Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (4th), Microsoft Security Suite (18th)
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Firewalls (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
AshwaniTyagi - PeerSpot reviewer
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 rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the ability to provide threat detection and protection simultaneously."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The tool can proactively detect potential incidents."
"It helps to monitor by providing the best 24/7 monitoring integrated with Sentinel and IBM systems."
"The user interface is pretty user-friendly."
"Its user-friendliness is its most valuable aspect."
"The product is useful when the end user downloads malware files."
"Palo Alto’s Panorama centralized management system simplifies our security posture based on our requirements. Instead of manually pulling logs, then generating them into readable formats, it gives us the console in a readable format to view."
"It is nice to have a rock solid security platform that we can count on."
"I recommend going with the VM series, as it integrates advanced technological standards on a single platform and supports Kubernetes and Docker, which other vendors often don't offer."
"It offers a single pane of glass for all the different types of installations."
"In AWS, Palo Alto provides us a better view than flow logs for network traffic."
"Centralized management is valuable because it allows us to configure settings in one location and apply them across all three locations."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the zero-trust security architecture."
"The filtering feature is good."
 

Cons

"The software is expensive."
"I would like to see more frequent updates, which is always better for security because of daily threats."
"Microsoft itself is a major target for attacks and threats due to its size and popularity. That could be considered Microsoft's Achilles heel."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the pricing structure and make it more affordable."
"The tool's onboarding of users that use on-premise or hybrid environments needs to be improved."
"There could be a better notification system."
"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."
"It can definitely improve on the performance."
"We don't know how it will scale once we start putting more load on it."
"Enhancing the ease of accessing technical support would be useful."
"I would like a way to do everything programmatically, or be able to copy the configs from different prices at different levels."
"The interface is all Java-based. I would prefer an HTML5 interface."
"It would be helpful if we had a direct number for the support manager or the supporting engineer. That would be better than having to email every time because there would be less wait."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"At the beginning of the implementation, we had some difficulties with the scripts, but Palo Alto Networks support together with a local partner finally fixed it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is relatively expensive; however, our status as a gold partner provides us with several complimentary licenses, which offsets the cost."
"I use the product's default version, which is a free one and not the licensed version."
"It is an expensive product."
"It's reasonably priced, though there's room for further improvement."
"The solution can be licensed, but most users would already have it in their Office 365 license."
"The product is a part of my Microsoft 365 subscription, so there is no additional cost. It is cost-effective."
"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."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not very expensive."
"We used BYOL, because of the cost to own."
"We found purchasing process the product on the AWS Marketplace to be very good."
"Because the solution was getting deployed on AWS, it was the best place to go and it was available there."
"I know Palo Alto is not cheap. They have been telling me, the members of the finance team, it is not a cheap solution. It is a solution whose target is that no matter how big your organization is, small, medium, or large, it is about the maturity of your security team or infrastructure team whom you want to work with."
"Palo Alto definitely needs to be more competitive compared to other products. The problem that I have faced is that the price of licensing is very high and not very competitive."
"The pricing and licensing of this product on AWS for a three-year commitment is a great deal, if you can plan that far ahead."
"The license fee is slightly high."
"The pricing for Palo Alto is quite high compared to FortiGate, which is more affordable. I don't have the exact figures as my manager handles that, but from my research, Palo Alto's licensing costs are significantly higher."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Educational Organization
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
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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