Microsoft Defender XDR vs Symantec XDR comparison

"I like that it's stable. It's been stable for a long time, and Microsoft Defender has done a good job there."

"The threat intelligence is excellent."

"The feature I find most valuable is Defender for Endpoint."

"It reduces the risk of users accidentally clicking on phishing emails."

"From an attack chain perspective, Defender XDR handles phishing and spam emails easily, while Defender for Endpoint manages endpoints effectively. We've drastically improved our user experience."

"Microsoft Defender XDR has significantly improved our operational security."

"The product integrates security into one tool instead of having third-party security tools."

"Email protection is the most valuable feature of Microsoft Defender XDR."

"You can advise the solution and protect your environment."

"Microsoft 365 Defender does not have a unique package with emerging endpoint security technologies, such as EDR and XDR."

"What could be improved in Microsoft 365 Defender is its licensing, e.g. it should be more consolidated and would be good if it has some optimizations. Improving the alerts and notifications, in terms of adding more details, would also be good for this solution."

"The logs could be better."

"The initial time spent setting up and configuring Defender XDR is a bit longer than the other solutions. If everything were on one portal, the platforms for managing policies or alerts would be simpler. We must automate and manage policies on Intune rather than the same portal."

"The onboarding and offboarding need improvement. I work with other vendors as well, and they have an option to add a device or remove a device from the portal, whereas with Microsoft 365 Defender, we need to do that manually. However, once you do that, everything can be controlled through the portal, but getting the device onboarded and offboarded is currently manual. If we have an option to simply remove a device from the portal or get a device added from the portal, it would be more convenient. The rest of the features are similar. This is the only area where I found it different from others. I would also like to be able to simply filter with a few of the queries that are already there."

"Some of our older hardware experienced a slight bump in CPU and memory usage. Although I don't have empirical data to back that up, I would suggest possibly more streamlining in the software."

"Customers say they want absolutely seamless integration between other Microsoft solutions and Defender XDR, including the ability to change device settings within the Defender portal. They need to contact the IT team responsible for the device management tools to change some settings. They would prefer that those changes be initiated directly from the Defender portal or applied from Intune without involving the IT operations team."

"The support from Microsoft could improve. There are times I have to wait for a response from a qualified specialist."

"The solution should have better reporting."

"The licensing fee for Microsoft 365 Defender is fair."

"There are no issues with pricing, but sometimes, the clarity in licensing is a concern."

"Microsoft purposely makes its license combinations complex and includes combinations like Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5, Office 365 E3, Office 365 E5, and Office 365 E1, so you get confused. Microsoft tries to sell you a bundle of a lot of things together."

"Microsoft Defender XDR is expensive."

"The functionality is fantastic, but for medium and small-sized companies it's overpriced. It would be better if it were a little bit cheaper."

"I believe the pricing is fair and acceptable. I consider it to be reasonable and satisfactory."

"The solutions price is fair for what they offer."

"Purchasing Microsoft Defender XDR as part of a Microsoft 365 bundle can be cost-effective, but acquiring it as a standalone product may be more expensive."