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Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management provides valuable compliance, recommendations, and inventory features.
It is up-to-date and helps prevent zero-day attacks.
The integration with Sentinel is highly valuable.
It offers detailed assessments of vulnerabilities with information on CVEs, categories, and exploit statuses.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is highly scalable and offers a high stability level.

CONS

It is challenging to extract and customize reports from Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
Integration and general support need improvement, as technical support often takes too long to resolve tickets.
The setup phase is complicated and requires expertise, with frequent changes in configuration adding to the complexity.
The refresh rate of the dashboard is problematic, with updates taking much longer than expected.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is considered expensive, with cost being a major criticism.
 

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Pros review quotes

René-SylvainBédard - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 19, 2024
The product's stability is very high...The scalability of the product is amazing.
TakayukiUmehara - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 3, 2025
A valuable feature is the ease of management and integration with Microsoft products.
VT
Dec 11, 2024
The recommendations, scores, and steps to remediate actions are highly useful.
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Iyaz Abbasi - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 2, 2023
The product’s most valuable features are compliance, recommendations, and inventories.
Abdulrahman Muhammadi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 31, 2025
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is versatile and assesses vulnerabilities, providing detailed information on CVEs, their categories, and exploit statuses.
James Selby - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2023
One valuable feature is the Microsoft Security Scorecard.
Oscar Abouchaaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 3, 2023
The solution is up-to-date and helps prevent zero-day attacks.
JuanBurbano - PeerSpot reviewer
May 14, 2024
The solution is highly scalable.
reviewer2335722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
The solution helps identify threats and vulnerabilities.
Dermot O'Doherty - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 28, 2025
The integration with Sentinel has been one of the most valuable features for my organization.
 

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Cons review quotes

René-SylvainBédard - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 19, 2024
The setup phase of the product is not that easy and needs a person to have a certain level of expertise.
TakayukiUmehara - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 3, 2025
There is a good solution from Microsoft, however, there is a gap between Windows and Linux management.
VT
Dec 11, 2024
The automated remediations can be more specific.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: February 2025.
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Iyaz Abbasi - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 2, 2023
It is challenging to extract and customize reports from the system.
Abdulrahman Muhammadi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 31, 2025
The worst aspect is the refresh rate of the dashboard.
James Selby - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2023
Integration can be improved.
Oscar Abouchaaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 3, 2023
The general support could be improved.
JuanBurbano - PeerSpot reviewer
May 14, 2024
The constant changes in the product configuration or the console setup can sometimes be challenging.
reviewer2335722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
The technical support takes too much time to resolve tickets.
Dermot O'Doherty - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 28, 2025
It is expensive.