Armor Anywhere vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud comparison

The compared Armor Defense and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Armor Defense is ranked #22 in MSSP , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 0.8% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in CWPP , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 16.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Armor Defense users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Armor Anywhere

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100% willing to recommend

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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94% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Armor Anywhere

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (22nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (29th)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (7th), Container Management (8th), Container Security (7th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (4th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (4th), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (5th), Microsoft Security Suite (7th), Compliance Management (4th), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Armor Anywhere is designed for Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP), holds 16.5% mindshare, up 14.6% since last year.

Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Armor Anywhere	0.8%
Secureworks Taegis Managed XDR / MDR	5.2%
Sun Asterisk Cybersecurity Services	3.2%
Other	90.8%

Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP)

Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud	16.5%
AWS GuardDuty	14.2%
Wiz	11.6%
Other	57.7%

Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP)

Featured Reviews

Karan Saini

Dev Ops Engineer at a construction company with 11-50 employees

Unified visibility has improved security monitoring and simplifies compliance across environments

The best features Armor Anywhere offers are definitely the centralized visibility and managed security layer. Having a single dashboard to see security posture across environments is a big advantage. The centralized dashboard enables us to get better visibility in a UI form. It also helps with compliance reporting for audits and reviews. Overall, it improves the security posture and reduces operational overhead for the team. We've seen faster incident response times and fewer false alerts because of the automation and integration. From a compliance standpoint, it has helped us maintain consistent controls and simplified reporting for audits because of the automation. Overall, Armor Anywhere has helped us improve our overall security posture. It provides a solid, reliable cloud security solution which works across our hybrid environments and on-premises as well. It has provided us a good balance of compliance and monitoring, simplified our security across environments, while giving us great visibility on all things.

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RyanWalker

Head Of IT at Cirrus Response

Cloud security has cut investigation time and now reveals threats faster but needs simpler oversight

When deploying AI applications, my key security concerns with Microsoft Defender for Cloud are data loss, leakage of data, and guardrails around the actual AI, and I am hoping that this is going to help me put those guardrails in place and identify data exfiltration. Microsoft Defender for Cloud has not helped me manage and secure multi-cloud environments, as we are 100 percent Microsoft and have not really got it in any other environment at all. I am not yet using the unified AI-powered security feature offered by Microsoft Defender for Cloud, but that is coming. I am not yet using the integrated XDR feature of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, but that is coming. I am not yet utilizing the GenAI threat protection features of Microsoft Defender for Cloud. That is also coming and a lot of that will come from learning it here. I have enabled the agentless scanning in my cloud environment with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Assessing the impact on my workload protection without needing to install agents with Microsoft Defender for Cloud makes it a lot easier, but it also identifies a lot more, which puts more load on me sometimes. I would advise another organization considering Microsoft Defender for Cloud that it is the most logical route to follow if their whole ecosystem is Microsoft. It is easy to implement and it is very self-explanatory when doing it, making sense to just follow the steps as it is too simple, really. I would rate this review a 7.5 out of 10.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, Armor Anywhere has helped us improve our overall security posture; it provides a solid, reliable cloud security solution which works across our hybrid environments and on-premises as well, providing a good balance of compliance and monitoring while simplifying our security across environments and giving us great visibility on all things."

"The UX and UI are very good. Users have more of a taste for Microsoft UI."

"The features that Azure Security Center provides from a security point of view are amazing."

"The solution has also simplified management of endpoints and servers and gives us visibility in a single pane of glass."

"It helps you to identify the gaps in your solution and remediate them. It produces a compliance checklist against known standards such as ISO 27001, HIPAA, iTrust, etc."

"I would rate Microsoft Defender for Cloud a ten out of ten."

"Microsoft Defender has a lot of features including regulatory compliance and attaching workbooks but the most valuable is the recommendations it provides for each and every resource when we open Microsoft Defender."

"My favorite part of Microsoft Defender for Cloud is the compliance features. Defender covers a wide range of workloads, on par with competing products on the market."

"The tool's most valuable feature is its support for cloud-native services like Kubernetes, containers, managed storage, and databases. Protecting these without Microsoft Defender for Cloud would be extremely challenging. For threat protection specifically, I find the signature-based detection and heuristic detection features very effective."

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Cons

"There is not much to dislike about Armor Anywhere, but the dashboard could be more customizable for different team roles."

"Microsoft sources most of their threat intelligence internally, but I think they should open themselves up to bodies that provide threat intelligence to build a better engine."

"Consistency is the area where the most improvement is needed. For example, there are some areas where the UI is not uniform across the board."

"When you work with it, the only problem that we're struggling with is that we have 21 different subscriptions we're trying to apply security to. It's impossible to keep everything organized."

"The solution could extend its capabilities to other cloud providers. Right now, if you want to monitor a virtual machine on another cloud, you can do that. However, this cannot be done with other cloud platform services. I hope once that is available then Defender for Cloud will be a unified solution for all cloud platform services."

"There is a slight gap between the real-time monitoring and real-time alerts."

"Sometimes if you do not have the resources in-house, it can be difficult."

"Microsoft can improve the pricing by offering a plan that is more cost-effective for small and medium organizations."

"Another thing that could be improved was that they could recommend processes on how to react to alerts, or recommend best practices based on how other organizations do things if they receive an alert about XYZ."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is bundled with our enterprise subscription, which makes it easy to go for it. It is available by default, and there is no extra cost for using the standard features."

"There are improvements that have to be made to the licensing. Currently, for servers, it has to be done by grouping the servers on a single subscription... We don't have an option whereby, if all those resources are in one subscription, we can have each of the individual servers subject to different planning."

"The pricing model for most plans is generally good, but the cost of the new Defender for Storage plan is high and should be revisited, as it could lead to disabling desirable security features due to cost."

"Although I am outside of the discussion on budget and costing, I can say that the importance of security provided by this solution is of such importance that whatever the cost is, it is not a factor."

"We are using the free version of the Azure Security Center."

"The cost of the license is based on the subscriptions that you have."

"Security Center charges $15 per resource for any workload that you onboard into it. They charge per VM or per data-base server or per application. It's not like Microsoft 365 licensing, where there are levels like E3 and E5. Security Center is pretty straightforward."

"I rate Microsoft Defender a three out of ten for affordability. The price could be a little lower."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	49

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Armor Anywhere?

We are just a customer of Armor Anywhere.

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What needs improvement with Armor Anywhere?

There is not much to dislike about Armor Anywhere, but the dashboard could be more customizable for different team roles. The customizable nature is missing to some extent for different team roles....

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What is your primary use case for Armor Anywhere?

I use Armor Anywhere to monitor and secure our workloads running across cloud and hybrid environments. I use Armor Anywhere to review security posture, alerts, and compliance stages in my day-to-da...

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How is Prisma Cloud vs Azure Security Center for security?

Azure Security Center is very easy to use, integrates well, and gives very good visibility on what is happening across your ecosystem. It also has great remote workforce capabilities and supports a...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Microsoft Defender for Cloud was pretty straightforward. We did have a consultation with a third party to go over different tiers and produ...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud can be improved. An additional feature that should be included in the next release is Zero Trust, similar to ThreatLocker software.

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Microsoft Azure Security Center, Azure Security Center, Microsoft ASC, Azure Defender

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Overview

Armor Anywhere is a scalable managed security solution that protects virtual machine instances hosted on public, private or hybrid cloud environments. Installed at the OS level, Armor Anywhere is powered by best-of-breed technology and fully managed by our highly experienced security operations team (SOC). It provides real-time visibility into your security program and actionable threat intelligence.

Armor Defense

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a comprehensive security solution that provides advanced threat protection for cloud workloads. It offers real-time visibility into the security posture of cloud environments, enabling organizations to quickly identify and respond to potential threats. With its advanced machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud can detect and block sophisticated attacks, including zero-day exploits and fileless malware.

The solution also provides automated remediation capabilities, allowing security teams to quickly and easily respond to security incidents. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, organizations can ensure the security and compliance of their cloud workloads, while reducing the burden on their security teams.

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