We performed a comparison between Azure DDoS Protection and Microsoft Defender XDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Microsoft Security Suite solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution is the best option for us because we use a lot of Microsoft products. So, it is easy for us to deploy or integrate any features or products."
"The most important feature is that the solution continuously monitors traffic by inbuilt rules to identify preconfigured attacks."
"Azure DDoS Protection offers superior protection against denial-of-service attacks."
"I like the user interface, documentation, and support. Azure DDoS Protection is one of the most valuable solutions for any endpoint that is publicly reachable through the internet. It will automatically secure all your endpoints from third-party attacks, cyber attacks, or phishing attacks."
"DDoS Protection is simple to deploy and integrates seamlessly with the Azure environment. Ease of deployment is a crucial feature for us."
"The most valuable feature of Azure DDoS Protection is that it performs well."
"We can automate routine tasks and write scripts to carry out difficult tasks, which makes things easier for us."
"The integration, visibility, vulnerability management, and device identification are valuable."
"Many people don't realize that Microsoft Azure, Exchange Online, and the security and compliance portal all sync together. For instance, within the Azure portal you can set security restrictions and policies to help secure your tenants... The good part of it is that these products have already been integrated. When you sign on as an admin you have global admin rights and that gives you access to all these features."
"Scanning, vulnerability reporting, and the dashboard are the most valuable features."
"The product integrates security into one tool instead of having third-party security tools."
"A crucial aspect for our team is the inclusion of identity and access management tools from the vendor."
"Having a single pane of glass for all Microsoft security services makes everything much easier. A security analyst can go to a single portal and see everything in one view. The integration of everything into one portal is a huge benefit."
"Microsoft 365 Defender is a stable solution."
"The UI needs to be improved."
"The visibility could be better. We would like to have better metrics, so we could see all the information in a central place."
"The reporting aspect and dashboard management monitoring need improvement."
"The implementation of Azure DDoS Protection results in a decrease in our bandwidth capacity and should be optimized to reduce resource consumption."
"Sometimes, it is hard for our staff to keep track of changes (in the GUI) between different projects, because there are constant changes. As a result, it is hard to manage, recall, and see all the features because they have been moved from one place to another."
"Azure DDoS Protection could improve on the reporting."
"The solution could improve by having better machine learning and AI. Additionally, the interface, documentation, and integration could be better."
"The mobile app support for Android and iOS is difficult and needs improvement."
"The interface could be improved. For example, if you want to do a phishing simulation for your employees, it can take a while to figure out what to do. The interface is a bit messy and could be updated. It isn't too bad, but doing some things can be a long process."
"There are other SIEM solutions that are easier to use, mainly based on the creation of rules, use cases, and groups."
"Generally, antivirus products provide a central control to manage every device in terms of who is installing it or who is trying to disable it, but Microsoft doesn't have such a control center for the antivirus product it provides."
"In the beginning, it's difficult to navigate the system because it is quite large. Just trying to find your way and understand how the system works can be hard. After spending quite a lot of time searching it's a lot easier, but I wish it were a bit more user-friendly when you're trying to find things."
"365 Defender has multiple subsets, including Defender for Cloud Apps. When integrating Defender for Cloud Apps with apps on third-party cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, there are limitations on our ability to control user activities. If Microsoft added more control over third-party products, that would be a game-changer and help us quite a lot."
"The user interface of Microsoft 365 Defender could improve. They could make it simpler."
Azure DDoS Protection is ranked 18th in Microsoft Security Suite with 6 reviews while Microsoft Defender XDR is ranked 1st in Microsoft Security Suite with 76 reviews. Azure DDoS Protection is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Defender XDR is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Azure DDoS Protection writes "It's simple to deploy and integrates seamlessly with the Azure environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender XDR writes "Includes four services and four products, which can help organizations a lot". Azure DDoS Protection is most compared with Azure Front Door, Azure Firewall, AWS Shield, Cloudflare and Arbor DDoS, whereas Microsoft Defender XDR is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, Wazuh and Trend Vision One. See our Azure DDoS Protection vs. Microsoft Defender XDR report.
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