HP Wolf Security vs Microsoft Defender XDR comparison

HP and Microsoft are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. HP is ranked #30 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.4. HP holds a 2.8% mindshare in EDR, compared to Microsoft’s 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of HP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

HP Wolf Security

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87% willing to recommend

Microsoft Defender XDR

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

HP Wolf Security and Microsoft Defender XDR both aim to provide comprehensive cybersecurity solutions. Despite HP Wolf Security's pricing and support advantages, Microsoft Defender XDR's advanced features give it the upper hand overall.

Features: HP Wolf Security offers robust endpoint protection, highly praised isolation capabilities for threats, and easy-to-use interfaces. Microsoft Defender XDR is noted for its seamless integration with other Microsoft products, advanced threat detection, and response capabilities, and comprehensive security suite approach.

Room for Improvement: HP Wolf Security could enhance its reporting mechanisms, reduce resource consumption, and improve user interface aesthetics. Microsoft Defender XDR needs better integration with non-Microsoft products, simpler configuration processes, and reduction in false positives.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HP Wolf Security users find deployment straightforward and praise the dedicated customer service. Microsoft Defender XDR deployment is deemed more complex due to its extensive features, though customer service is highly regarded.

Pricing and ROI: HP Wolf Security is praised for its competitive pricing and satisfactory ROI. Microsoft Defender XDR, despite higher setup costs, offers significant ROI attributed to its enhanced threat detection and integration.

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Categories and Ranking

HP Wolf Security

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

30th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

3.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (20th)

Microsoft Defender XDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

101

Ranking in other categories

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (2nd), Microsoft Security Suite (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of HP Wolf Security is 2.8%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender XDR is 2.9%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Bert Hickman

Owner at Stoneridge Engineering, LLC

Adds a layer of safety, especially for laptops operating in various environments

The tool's deployment is easy. HP Wolf Security's deployment was a swift process since it was initially compatible with Windows 10, the operating system on both machines. However, when I transitioned to Windows 11, I encountered minor issues that prompted me to delve deeper into Wolf Security to fine-tune security settings according to my preferences. While I mostly used default settings, there was an initial adjustment where I disabled the AI function related to malware. Currently, the system is running smoothly with no reported issues. Adjusting some settings raised concerns about compatibility between HP Wolf Security and Norton 360. Specifically, aspects of HP Wolf Security, such as the virtual machine component, intrigued me, but I hesitated due to potential conflicts. During my investigation, Windows 11 raised a flag, questioning the system's security settings with Norton 360 and HP Wolf Security. However, it seems that they coexist well without causing issues.

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Gabor Nyerd

Enterprise mobility and security evangelist at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Includes four services and four products, which can help organizations a lot

We found that sometimes integrations work, but testing them can take some time. Sometimes, configurations take much longer than expected. We have a configuration in place that needs to be synchronized with another server. However, the servers are four hours apart, so this can cause delays. In general, I believe that the time it takes to configure and test a service should be shorter. Sometimes, it can take a couple of hours to test a single configuration setting. Other times, it is only ten or fifteen minutes, which is normal. However, sometimes, even immediate actions can be triggered by configuration changes, and some settings can take up to eight hours to complete. I believe that this time can be improved. Microsoft is making a lot of improvements to its services in a short period of time. This is a good thing, as it means that the services are constantly being updated and improved. However, it can be challenging for customers to keep up with the changes. For example, a customer may read about an update, understand it, and share it with their colleagues and boss. However, it may take days or weeks to test the update and get the necessary approvals. This can be especially challenging for large customers with many users or machines. In some cases, Microsoft may change a service before the customer has had a chance to implement the previous update. This can be frustrating for customers, as it means that they have to constantly learn new things and adjust their workflows. On the one hand, it is important for Microsoft to keep updating and improving its services. This helps to ensure that the services are meeting the customers' needs and that they are staying ahead of the competition. Microsoft should also be mindful of the challenges that these changes can create for customers. One way to address this challenge is to provide customers with more time to implement changes. Microsoft could also provide more information about upcoming changes so that customers can plan ahead. Ultimately, Microsoft needs to strike a balance between keeping its services up-to-date and providing customers with a smooth transition to new features.

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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

"It has prevented thousands of potential threats by encapsulating them within its own vSentry container, thus providing overall protection and integrity of the operating system."

"The isolation feature is the most important because it prevents attacks."

"The feature that stands out the most is that when someone clicks on a link in an email... [if] that link is malicious and it has some malware or keylogger attached to it, when it opens up in that Bromium virtualized browser, there's no chance of it actually being on the machine and running, because as soon as they click that "X" in the upper right-hand side of the browser, everything just vanishes. That is an added plus."

"Now, instead of us having to go through that analysis, they actually give us a monthly report that shows us: "Here's what you got hit with, here's what would have happened, here are the forensics behind the attack," and, obviously, Bromium stopped it."

"I use HP Wolf Security to add a layer of safety, especially for laptops operating in various environments."

"The most valuable feature is the process isolation because it simply stops malware from infecting the machines."

"We've been able to isolate and prevent malicious code from external email attachments and from downloaded internet files. Those are the two big areas that have really made an impact."

"Our overall security posture has absolutely improved as a result of adding Bromium to our security stack. We continue to have less user impact through a significantly reduced amount of malware infections. It's become a non-event."

"The most valuable feature depends on the scenario. For compliance, I like Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention. Sentinel is the most helpful feature for security. 365 Defender helps us prioritize threats across an enterprise. It's a crucial feature for the managed services team."

"We can use Defender to block and monitor for security purposes without needing multiple other products to do different tasks."

"I like Defender XDR's automation capabilities. XDR isn't automated by default, but you can automate it to respond. If an attack is performed anywhere within the organization, you can isolate that instance from the network. This is what I can figure out for it. When integrated with Sentinel, you can set up playbooks to automate all the alerts gathered on Sentinel from different Microsoft solutions. Sentinel has a wider range of capabilities than XDR."

"I like that Defender is easy to use and the alerts are all in one central location."

"Scanning, vulnerability reporting, and the dashboard are the most valuable features."

"Microsoft XDR's system of analysis and investigation is super convenient for our customers. It integrates with other Microsoft solutions like Defender for 365 to protect email traffic from malicious external web links and phishing."

"Based on what I've seen with Microsoft Defender XDR and the large amount of threat data Microsoft has access to, I'm confident I would trust Microsoft Security to handle the majority of all our threats from any threat actor who's essentially putting our company at risk."

"What I like most about the product is its all-in-one solution. With Microsoft Defender XDR, we get coverage for various aspects like endpoint security, cloud security, and image-related cases, all within a single platform. This eliminates the need for multiple products or technical controls to address incidents. The main benefit became evident immediately after deployment, especially in its ability to analyze files and phishing emails quickly. By submitting suspicious files or emails, we receive quick results on whether they are legitimate, suspicious, or malicious, saving time."

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Cons

"They have always struggled with usability. The protection that it offers you is tremendous, but there's definitely an impact with use of resources on the computer. It's gotten a lot better now with Win 10. But sometimes, when you open up a website, it's going to take longer than it would without Bromium, and it's the same with documents."

"When you deploy, not only is the user asked to reboot their computer, they are also asked to wait for 20 minutes while it sits there and initializes. It definitely impacts the end-user. It takes time away from their day."

"Initial setup was complex. There were many configurations that needed to be worked out with the vendor. The setup required hands-on assistance from Bromium."

"I did not find this to be an out-of-the-box solution, it required planning and alignment across many groups."

"Reporting is one of the shortcomings of the product. We do mine the data that's in there from a forensics perspective... It becomes very difficult because you have to spend a lot of time digging through the volumes of data. Reporting is absolutely the biggest shortcoming."

"Room for improvement would be keeping up with the rate of change, specifically on Windows platforms. There are a lot of updates that come out for Microsoft Windows operating systems and the Bromium product needs to be able to keep up quickly with those updates and all the browser updates that are coming out. It's hard to do, but that's really where they need to be more responsive because we end up with problems and then we have to call support to get patches, etc."

"Initially, when we came in contact with Bromium a few years ago, it had a nice threat analyst, or a LAVA Pop, which is what they used to call it. Once it detected malware, it would show us the malware's path... I don't see that on the computers now. We only get to see that in the console. I would like to still see that on the individual machines because when we go out to look at a machine, we don't necessarily have access to the console."

"The tool behaves differently when I ported to Windows 11."

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"For Microsoft Defender XDR, there is currently no ability to reset passwords for on-premises accounts, which is a key challenge."

"Sometimes, configurations take much longer than expected."

"The solution can improve the rules and privileges it offers."

"There should be better information for experts on features in the solution. What I see when reading about features in Microsoft 365 Defender is that it is always general information. If Microsoft could go deeper into details for the experts about how to use the tools, usage of it would be more familiar and it would be easier to use."

"There is no comprehensive visibility, making it less user-friendly."

"The design of the user interface could use some work. Sometimes it's hard to find the exact information you need."

"There could be a way to proactively monitor unusual activity ."

"Offboarding latency should be reduced. Even after a device has been successfully offboarded using a particular offboarding script, it still shows up as onboarded."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing is a good value. We only run it on our internet-facing workstations, we don't run it on everything in our environment. We are very selective. Some organizations may want to consider doing something like that to reduce their license count."

"I think the pricing is a good value. All of these security products are always going to be very expensive, but I don't think Bromium is unreasonable. I think Bromium is decently priced. It’s a tiered licensing platform. The more you buy, the cheaper gets per unit, and I think their tiers are very well defined. I think they're fair."

"The pricing is very fair compared to the competition. The licensing is straightforward."

"The product came as a bundle with the machine."

"Pricing is reasonable."

"The price of the solution is high compared to others and we have lost some customers because of it."

"Microsoft Defender XDR is included in our license."

"I would like to have more security features in the lower licenses because not every customer is able to buy E5 licenses. The bundling isn't always easy for our customers to understand. Compared to other tools, it's a good price."

"Microsoft Defender XDR is expensive."

"Its licensing and pricing are handled by someone else. My role is limited to incidents or issues with the portal, but you get what you pay for. It is worth the cost."

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

"Microsoft Defender XDR is already included in our Office 365 licensing. It is better because we're saving money by using it."

"Sometimes 365 Defender is expensive, but it can be moderate, depending on the organization's size and the license type. We're satisfied with the cost because it gives us a product that protects our entire environment with DLP. To compromise some cost, of course, we are to complete the most secure environment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HP Wolf Security?

The product came as a bundle with the machine.

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What needs improvement with HP Wolf Security?

The tool behaves differently when I ported to Windows 11.

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What is your primary use case for HP Wolf Security?

I use HP Wolf Security to add a layer of safety, especially for laptops operating in various environments.

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What do you like most about Microsoft 365 Defender?

Microsoft Defender XDR provides strong identity protection with comprehensive insights into risky user behavior and potential indicators of compromise.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft 365 Defender?

The pricing for Microsoft Sentinel operates on a pay-as-you-go model based on data ingestion. I recall that Defender XDR pricing is based on the number of endpoints.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft 365 Defender?

For Microsoft Defender XDR ( /categories/extended-detection-and-response-xdr ), there is currently no ability to reset passwords for on-premises accounts, which is a key challenge. Incident managem...

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Also Known As

Bromium vSentry

Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, MS 365 Defender

Overview

HP Wolf Security is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution that bolsters your organization's cyber-resilience on multiple fronts. With its full-stack security approach, it ensures layered protection from hardware to the cloud, providing a robust defense against cyber threats. HP Wolf Security introduces endpoint isolation, a cutting-edge feature that effectively halts threats that may go unnoticed by Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems. Moreover, it extends its security coverage to printers, equipping them with advanced detection and self-healing capabilities to further safeguard your digital ecosystem. This integrated solution streamlines IT and security risk management, resulting in fewer alerts and false positives, and reduces the time and effort required for endpoint incident analysis and remediation. Notably, HP Wolf Security prioritizes productivity, allowing you to manage risk without disrupting the user experience, enabling worry-free work from anywhere, and offering rapid IT disaster recovery at scale.

Microsoft Defender XDR is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect against threats in the Microsoft 365 environment.

It offers robust security measures, comprehensive threat detection capabilities, and an efficient incident response system. With seamless integration with other Microsoft products and a user-friendly interface, it simplifies security management tasks.

Users have found it effective in detecting and preventing various types of attacks, such as phishing attempts, malware infections, and data breaches.

Watch the Microsoft demo video here: Microsoft Defender XDR demo video.

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Sample Customers

Valspar

Accenture, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and many others.

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