Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Mirantis Container Cloud comparison

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs. Mirantis Container Cloud

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Ranking in Container Security

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (7th), Container Management (8th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (2nd), 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 (5th)

Mirantis Container Cloud

Ranking in Container Security

21st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Container Virtualization (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Cloud is 7.2%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mirantis Container Cloud is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Security

Featured Reviews

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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Hitesh D

Senior Manager at pnb metlife

High availability and self-healing mechanisms ensure seamless production builds

The most useful feature of Mirantis Container Cloud ( /products/mirantis-container-cloud-reviews ) for our container management is Kubernetes ( /products/kubernetes-reviews ). It provides a cluster, high availability, and a self-healing mechanism. Its multi-cluster management capability enhances our operational efficiency as it is easy to use, and every deployment is from the CI/CD, which automatically builds and deploys without human interference, reducing our deployment time to a few seconds.

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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 integration with Logic Apps allows for automated responses to incidents."

"Microsoft Defender for Cloud has definitely helped us manage and secure our multi-cloud environment by providing ease of use."

"The main feature is the security posture assessment through the security score. I find that to be very helpful because it gives us guidance on what needs to be secured and recommendations on how to secure the workloads that have been onboarded."

"Everything is built into Azure, and if we go for cross-cloud development with Azure Arc, we can use most of the features. While it's possible to deploy and convert third-party applications, it is difficult to maintain, whereas Azure deployments to the cloud are always easier. Also, Microsoft is a big company, so they always provide enough support, and we trust the Microsoft brand."

"It takes very little effort to integrate it. It also gives very good visibility into what exactly is happening."

"Microsoft Defender for Cloud has made our environment more secure."

"It works seamlessly on the Azure platform because it's a Microsoft app. Its setup is similar, so if you already have a Microsoft account, it just flows into it."

"The most valuable features are the monitoring of users, endpoint detection and response, and the adaptability of the AI threat intelligence engine, which quickly adapts to customizations."

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"This solution has improved our organization with the agility, microservices approach, and scalable solutions for distributed systems."

"Very easy solution to use as it is intuitive."

"It is a compact, complete solution that performs well."

"The solution is scalable and we have plans to increase usage in the future."

"If we compare legacy application support to Docker, it's a superior product."

"The most useful feature of Mirantis Container Cloud for our container management is Kubernetes. It provides a cluster, high availability, and a self-healing mechanism."

"This solution has cut down on our development time and allows us to spin off new instances for inner development, testing, productions, and security testing."

"The solution containerizes software."

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Cons

"They could always work to make the pricing a bit lower."

"Microsoft sources most of their threat intelligence internally, but I think they should open themselves up to bodies that provide feel intelligence to build a better engine. There may be threats out there that they don't report because their team is not doing anything on that and they don't have arrangements with another party that is involved in that research."

"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."

"For improvements, I'd like to see more use cases integrated with Microsoft Sentinel and support for multi-cloud environments beyond just Azure."

"The range of workloads is broad, but we'd love to add more workloads and make it a single security solution that covers all those workloads. Covering more would allow us to see and protect more workloads from a single pane of glass. Additional features should include protection for more AI workloads as it currently focuses primarily on OpenAI."

"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."

"The cost is always a concern, but overall, it's not too bad because it is easy to use and pretty friendly."

"Microsoft Defender for Cloud is pricey, especially for Kubernetes clusters. It could be cheaper."

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"I would also like to see more features inside Docker as well as more integration with different solutions."

"With the Mirantis runtime being removed from Kubernetes, which is the industry-wide standard for orchestration of containers, I think it's going in a direction that is not super scalable."

"More integrations with other platforms would be beneficial."

"There could be an automation feature included in the product. It will speed up application processes and will not require scripting codes."

"The solution would benefit in improvements made to the storage, cleaning up information from the disk, and reading logs."

"This product will only be useful if it can successfully run legacy applications in the cloud."

"Mirantis Container Cloud could improve in simplifying security and compliance management, particularly in vulnerability scanning and patching."

"Mirantis Container Cloud needs to improve its documentation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is very difficult because every type of Defender for Cloud has its own metrics and pricing. If you have Cloud for Key Vault, the pricing is different than it is for storage. Every type has its own pricing list and rules."

"Defender for Cloud is pretty costly for a single line. It's incredibly high to pay monthly for security per server. The cost is considerable for an enterprise with 500-plus virtual machines, and the monthly bill can spike."

"Defender's basic version is free, which is good. Many of our teams are evaluating the paid version against third-party products."

"The licensing is straightforward but can become expensive if you cover everything. You must balance the cost against the importance of what needs covering."

"Azure Defender is definitely pricey, but their competitors cost about the same. For example, a Palo Alto solution is the same price per endpoint, but the ground strikes cost a bit more than Azure Defender. Still, it's pricey for a company like ours. Maybe well-established organizations can afford it, but it might be too costly for a startup."

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

"The price of the solution is good for the features we receive and there is an additional cost for Microsoft premier support. However, some of my potential customers have found it to be expensive and have gone on to choose another solution."

"The solution is expensive, and I rate it a five to six out of ten."

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"With open source, you can use Mirantis completely free."

"We use the free version of this solution."

"The community edition does not require a license and is completely free."

"The product is not expensive."

"This solution is free."

"Mirantis Container Cloud is free. However, there are features for which you need to pay."

"The solution is open-source and free to try."

"Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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...

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 pricing is pretty standard.

What do you like most about Mirantis Container Cloud?

The product's initial setup phase is simple.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mirantis Container Cloud?

Regarding the cost, Mirantis Container Cloud is cheaper than other solutions like Red Hat. The license costs around 10,000 Indian rupees per year.

What needs improvement with Mirantis Container Cloud?

Mirantis Container Cloud should have AI integration tools, which are not available right now. These tools should assist in app scalability and deployment error handling.

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

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

Mirantis Container Cloud is a secure container platform for any cloud. It provides organizations with unmatched speed to ship code quicker on public clouds and on-premise infrastructure. Mirantis Container Cloud is the simplest method for building and managing Kubernetes clusters anywhere with one consistent cloud experience for developers and operators across public and private clouds. It enables full application and DevOps portability.

Mirantis Container Cloud simplifies infrastructure management by allowing you to deploy clusters anywhere on demand with one reliable connection, minimizing operational costs and increasing developer productivity. Mirantis Container Cloud is a clear solution for the world's most regulated businesses, with end-to-end security enabled by default and the highest level of FIPS 140-2 and DISA STIG compliance. Developers can quickly ship code by creating, monitoring, and managing their own Kubernetes clusters within pre-established boundaries using the self-service portal.

Mirantis Container Cloud Features

Mirantis Container Cloud has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Run apps anywhere: Your containerized workloads and configurations are very portable due to the ability to operate clusters anywhere. A truly open experience that prevents lock-in.

Continuous updates: Maintain availability of management and child clusters while being completely up to date with platform patches and pertinent dependencies through careful testing and validation.

Multi cloud and hybrid: Container Cloud has been optimized and tested for easy cluster management on OpenStack, VMware, bare metal, and leading cloud providers such as AWS and Azure.

Self-service: Reduce time to market by giving developers the ability to quickly build up their own development and test clusters on any cloud.

Touchless operations: Software updates are applied continuously and without downtime thanks to automated lifecycle management. Get the new features you need faster and with less risk.

Single pane of glass: Multiple clouds and infrastructure platforms can be integrated into operations through a single point. The built-in Stacklight allows you to monitor anything in your multi-cloud estate.

Full stack management: Manage the whole Kubernetes stack and related technologies on a single platform, including the operating system, container runtime, networking, storage, service mesh, image registry, and more.

Reviews from Real Users

Mirantis Container Cloud stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its deployment of images and the portability of its containers. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

Cristina C., Test Architect at a tech services company, writes of the solution, “The idea that you can configure an image, deploy it, and it can be reused and redeployed with the same setup over and over again is a valuable feature.

A DevOps Engineer at a tech services company, notes, “I like that Mirantis’ main products of containers are very portable. Any possible issues, problems, or troubles are fixed with improvements of the platform itself. Any constraints that Mirantis [has], have been fixed with other products or features that Mirantis provides.”

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Sample Customers

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

illumina, Groupon, PayPal, ebay, ING, New Relic

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