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reviewer1396728 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Useful for threat protection; Stable and scalable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is scalable. Currently, we have 600,000 users in our organization."
  • "The deployment of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Windows 10 is not quite so straightforward. This could be made easier."

What is our primary use case?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is useful for the protection of your business information and threat prevention.

What needs improvement?

The deployment of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Windows 10 is not quite so straightforward. This could be made easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I am satisfied with the stability of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. 

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is scalable. Currently, we have 600,000 users in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

I have never contacted the technical support. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The company pays for the license so I do not know much about that. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Subject Matter Expert at Vision Software
Real User
Provides malware and ransomware protection and scales easily
Pros and Cons
  • "The most important and the most relevant features of Defender for Endpoint are the malware and ransomware protection."
  • "I would like to see the next generation of the tool improved to work with other operating systems, like Linux."

What is our primary use case?

It's used to protect endpoints and, for some customers, it is used to deploy Microsoft 365 suite features. Most of our clients are medium-sized businesses.

What is most valuable?

The most important and the most relevant features of Defender for Endpoint are the malware and ransomware protection.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the next generation of the tool improved to work with other operating systems, like Linux.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have had about a year's worth of experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. I am a subject matter expert for a Microsoft partner in Colombia. We develop portfolios and solutions for our customers that need Microsoft products in their infrastructure. My role deals with the architecture of solutions.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I don't recall any issues with the solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales easily.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't had to use technical support for the solution.

How was the initial setup?

The setup depends on the customer, but it is generally simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Some customers have the licensing of the suite and have all infrastructure prepared for the installation and deployment. But in some cases, when customers haven't deployed the solution and don't have licenses, it can be expensive to start from scratch.

What other advice do I have?

Customers haven't given us any feedback about difficulties with the solution. With its intelligence and tools over cloud infrastructure, it's a good product. We are developing some use cases and projects for customers with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It is good for us.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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reviewer1473762 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Technology at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Integrates very well with all Windows workstations, works very well, and has good stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "It integrates very well with all Windows workstations or other Microsoft Endpoint products. It also works quite well. So far, I have not had any issue that hasn't been sorted out. It doesn't use too many resources, so you don't have to install different things."
  • "Its price could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We replaced our antivirus with Microsoft Defender, and we are implementing three products. We have Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, which is deployed on all our endpoints. We also have Microsoft Defender for Office, which works very well to protect Office documents. 

We are using this solution for MDM and MAM for the endpoints. We are using its latest version.

What is most valuable?

It integrates very well with all Windows workstations or other Microsoft Endpoint products. It also works quite well. So far, I have not had any issue that hasn't been sorted out. 

It doesn't use too many resources, so you don't have to install different things.

What needs improvement?

Its price could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using it for three months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable for Windows. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It has very good scalability. We have 151 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not directly interacted with them. My colleagues have interacted with them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using another solution that was number three in the market according to Gartner 2019.

How was the initial setup?

There wasn't really much that we had to do because we have Intune, so it was very easy to deploy. We used the Control Panel, and it was deployed on the rest of the machines. What took longer was the onboarding of the machines to Intune, but once they were there, they were all protected. We, of course, had to remove the old antivirus.

What about the implementation team?

We used a partner. We had two people for this.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is within the same range as other products. It is not too expensive, and it is also not cheap. Its price can be better, but, well, it is Microsoft.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. I have a lot of good things to say about it. We are still navigating through it, and it has been working very well. We will absolutely keep on using it. 

I would rate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint an eight out of ten.

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it_user1185051 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, IT at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
Flexible, well-integrated with Microsoft products, and the security profile it provides is insightful
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are that it is flexible, and it is integrated with Microsoft products."
  • "I would like to have additional features such as DNS lookup, which would help for detecting malicious sites."

What is our primary use case?

We have this security solution activated on 10 different Windows PCs, and we have it for Office 365 products as well.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are that it is flexible, and it is integrated with Microsoft products. That gives us peace of mind.

I like the security center, as well as the full picture of our security profile and insights.

What needs improvement?

I would like to have additional features such as DNS lookup, which would help for detecting malicious sites. This is a key part that I would like to have, and other products already have it implemented.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows Defender for approximately five months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Windows Defender is a stable product and we plan to continue using it in the future.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. We have between 120 and 140 users right now.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not had any problem with the support from Microsoft.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used a different product prior to this one, but I switched because I have a unified security overview of the corporation. The Security Center is key for being able to work everything from one console.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy and the installation for the cloud-deployment took no more than an hour.

What about the implementation team?

We deployed with our in-house team. We have two people, not full-time, who take care of deployment and maintenance. They are engineers.

What other advice do I have?

This is a good product and I can recommend it to others.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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On-premises
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Deputy General Manager at SLT Visioncom Pvt Ltd
Real User
Gets updated with new security features on a regular basis but there is no behavior analytics for devices and endpoints
Pros and Cons
  • "We have liked the fact that it comes with Microsoft Windows 10 and it is constantly updated with all new virus definitions. It is also updated with new security features on a regular basis."
  • "There is no behavior analytics for devices and endpoints. There is no behavior-based protection."

What is our primary use case?

We use Microsoft Windows Defender for normal internet security. We use it to detect viruses. We have about 100 users.

What is most valuable?

We have liked the fact that it comes with Microsoft Windows 10 and it is constantly updated with all new virus definitions. It is also updated with new security features on a regular basis. We don't use any other third party products.

What needs improvement?

There is no behavior analytics for devices and endpoints. There is no behavior-based protection. It does not allow us to pull data from ransomware and zero-day attacks.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used Microsoft Windows Defender since 2010. We used Microsoft Essentials with Windows 7 then we upgraded to Windows 10. Since then we have used Microsoft Windows Defender.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Windows Defender is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have had no issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not needed any support from Microsoft so far so there are not any complications with customer support so far.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Recently we tested another product that employs Endpoint Detection and Response and also behavior analysis protection. It also was able to filter activities or data. These are things that Microsoft Windows Defender does not do. We stayed with Windows Defender because of the cost.

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft Windows Defender is easy to set up and easy to manage.

What about the implementation team?

We were able to set it up in-house. We have two people in-house that manage Windows Defender.

What other advice do I have?

If you require Endpoint Detection and Response or Behavior Analysis and you can afford it then go with those products. I would rate Microsoft Windows Defender a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT RM at KNV
Real User
It runs in the background
Pros and Cons
  • "Defender works in the background monitoring the traffic for viruses."
  • "Defender could be more secure and stable."

What is our primary use case?

Defender is an antivirus solution deployed on all Microsoft PCs. Thousands of employees at my company use it. 

What is most valuable?

Defender works in the background monitoring the traffic for viruses.  

What needs improvement?

Defender could be more secure and stable.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using Microsoft Defender for a couple of years.

How was the initial setup?

Setting up Defender is straightforward. My administrator takes care of all that. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Defender eight out of 10. 

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On-premises
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SOC Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Stable solution with good threat intelligence; offers good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "Its threat intelligence feature is beneficial. This solution smoothly integrates with SIEM."
  • "Integrating this with third-party systems has some complexity involved."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for threat management and pallet management.

What is most valuable?

Threat intelligence is one of the most valuable features in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It's one of the key benefits we enjoy from the solution. The built-in Windows protection is another key benefit we like about the solution.

We've also integrated Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with the SIEM, for pallet management. It went smoothly and there were no challenges.

What needs improvement?

An additional feature I'd like to see in the next release is for this product to be more flexible when integrating with third-party systems.

Another feature I'd like to see in this product is the sandbox, particularly a third-party sandbox. This feature will help us give better service.

For how long have I used the solution?

It's been six months since I've started using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution has very good stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft's technical support is good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for this solution was easy, but after the basic configuration, particularly the integration with other tools, there was some struggle initially, but later on, integration went through. Integration with third-party systems had some complexity involved.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Compared to ESET, the pricing for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is on the higher side.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I evaluated ESET and ArcSight.

What other advice do I have?

Currently, we have not experienced or seen any challenges with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Our customers are mostly medium-sized companies.

My advice to people thinking about implementing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is that it is good, in relation to Windows, but if they want to have a holistic product in relation to Linux and other systems, they need to consider other products.

I'm rating Microsoft Defender for Endpoint an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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MIS Specialist at a agriculture with 201-500 employees
Real User
Stable, scalable, and provides good protection
Pros and Cons
  • "Defender is stable. The performance is good."
  • "Defender is free for one year. Once that year is over, we will switch to Kaspersky."

What is most valuable?

Defender's endpoint protection is good.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Defender for less than one year. Defender is free for one year. Once that year is over, we will switch to Kaspersky.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Defender is stable. The performance is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In terms of scalability, I rate Defender 10 out of 10. 

How are customer service and support?

I haven't dealt with Microsoft support for this product.

How was the initial setup?

It's easy. Defender came pre-loaded on our computers.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint eight out 10. I would recommend it to others.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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