Imperva Data Security vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud comparison

Imperva Data Security vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Imperva Data Security

Ranking in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Ranking in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (7th), Container Management (9th), Container Security (4th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (4th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (4th), Microsoft Security Suite (4th), Compliance Management (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) category, the mindshare of Imperva Data Security is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Cloud is 12.7%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

Featured Reviews

Samuel Adeyemi

Information Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Real-time data monitoring and policy-based activity blocking enhance security and awareness

The development mode on the platform needs improvement. For example, the archiving functionalities should be enhanced to allow easy conversion of archived logs into CSV or Excel formats for data analysis. When I need to investigate with archived data, the inability to export to these formats can be limiting. Making this process easier would be beneficial for reviews.

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Vibhor Goel

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer at Deutsche Börse

A single tool for complete visibility and addressing security gaps

Currently, issues are structured in Microsoft Defender for Cloud at severity levels of high, critical, or warning, but these severity levels are not always right. For example, Microsoft might consider a port being open as critical, but that might not be the case for our company. Similarly, it might suggest closing some management ports, but you might need them to be able to log in, so the severity levels for certain things can be improved. Even though Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides a way to temporarily disable certain alerts or notifications without affecting our security score, it would be better to have more granularized control over these recommendations. Currently, we cannot even disable certain alerts or notifications. There should be an automated mechanism to design Azure policies based on the recommendations, possibly with AI integration. Instead of an engineer having to write a policy to fix security gaps, which is very time-consuming, there should be an inbuilt capability to auto-remediate everything and have proper control in place. Additionally, enabling Defender for Cloud at the resource group level, rather than only at the subscription level, would be beneficial.

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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

"The benefits are operational. The outcome comes from preventing an attack on the organization. On the operational side, you generally have good, decent security measures for your application, database, and digital assets."

"The time to detect vulnerabilities has gotten a lot quicker."

"I recommend the product to other users."

"The most valuable features include a great level of automation, machine learning for attack validation, and a very flexible and comfortable management console."

"If something malicious occurs, I can set a policy to block it, review the action, and decide whether to release it if it's found not to be malicious."

"The first valuable feature was the fact that it gave us a list of everything that users were surfing on the web. Having the list, we could make decisions about those sites."

"I've seen benefits since implementing Microsoft Defender for Cloud. It's easy to manage for our large organization as an endpoint security solution. It integrates well with Office 365 and Windows 11, which is better than before. Patching, updates, and threat protection are all handled together now. Its AI features help predict threats."

"The most valuable feature for me is the variety of APIs available."

"Defender is a robust platform for dealing with many kinds of threats. We're protected from various threats, like viruses. Attacks can be easily minimized with this solution defending our infrastructure."

"The most valuable feature is that it's intuitive. It's very intuitive."

"The most valuable feature is the recommendations provided on how to improve security. It has made the cloud environment more secure, thanks to all the recommendations we can get."

"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."

"Defender for Cloud provides a prioritized list of remediations for security issues, reducing risk and improving security operations."

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Cons

"The deployment is not easy."

"One area for improvement is the inclusion of a load balancer in on-premises solutions."

"The development mode on the platform needs improvement."

"The development mode on the platform needs improvement. For example, the archiving functionalities should be enhanced to allow easy conversion of archived logs into CSV or Excel formats for data analysis."

"Imperva Data Security needs to improve first-level support."

"The most significant areas for improvement are in the security of our identity and endpoints and the posture of the cloud environment. Better protection for our cloud users and cloud apps is always welcome."

"The pricing could be better."

"I would like to see more connectors and plugins with other platforms."

"The pricing could be improved, as it is somewhat high for smaller companies."

"I would suggest building a single product that addresses endpoint server protection, attack surface, and everything else in one solution. That is the main disadvantage with the product. If we are incorporating some features, we end up in a situation where this solution is for the server, and that one is for the client, or this is for identity, and that is for our application. They're not bundling it. Commercially, we can charge for different licenses, but on the implementation side, it's tough to help our end-customer understand which product they're getting."

"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."

"Most of the time, when we log into the support, we don't get a chance to interact with Microsoft employees directly, except having it go to outsource employees of Microsoft. The initial interaction has not been that great because outsourced companies cannot provide the kind of quality or technical expertise that we look for. We have a technical manager from Microsoft, but they are kind of average unless we make noise and ask them to escalate. We then can get the right people and the right solution, but it definitely takes time."

"Defender could improve how data is represented. It can be unstructured or slow to load."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonably good in South Africa."

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

"Understanding the costs of cloud services can be complicated at first. As with a lot of things in the cloud, it can be quite hard to understand the end cost, but it becomes clearer over time. Early on, the lack of transparency is a challenge. Microsoft does not tell you the cost when they launch something. It is clever marketing, and there is room for improvement there. There should be clarity from the start."

"Microsoft Defender for Cloud is pricey, especially for Kubernetes clusters."

"Pricing is a consideration, but we strive to keep costs low by enabling only necessary services."

"It has global licensing. It comes with multiple licenses since there are around 50,000 people (in our organization) who look at it."

"There is a helpful cost-reducing option that allows you to integrate production subscriptions with non-production subscriptions."

"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."

"I'm not privy to that information, but I know it's probably close to a million dollars a year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

University

13%

Insurance Company

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Imperva Data Security?

The price is high, but it is not as high as competitors like IBM, Guardian, and Oracle. It cannot be considered low-priced.

What needs improvement with Imperva Data Security?

What is your primary use case for Imperva Data Security?

We onboard databases with Imperva Data Security. I can put its policies around the environment I want to monitor. I can see it actually works if I want to prevent certain activities.

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What do you like most about Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

The entire Defender Suite is tightly coupled, integrated, and collaborative.

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

The cost is generally reasonable. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Plan 2 costs $15 per server, per month. For a normal customer with ten to twenty servers, the cost is about $300 per month, which is a...

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

Protecting the sensitive data that fuels your business requires a great deal more than encryption and backup. Security teams need to know where sensitive data resides, who accesses it, and when abuse occurs in order to take immediate action.

Imperva

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.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud is trusted by companies such as ASOS, Vatenfall, SWC Technology Partners, and more.

Imperva Data Security vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud