We performed a comparison between Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Trend Micro Smart Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is stable and scalable."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"Forensics is a valuable feature of Fortinet FortiEDR."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"You have endpoint security to keep your devices safe. That's the feature that we're interested in."
"The solution's main antivirus capabilities are okay. So far, they have kept us safe."
"Defender is stable, I haven't had any problems with viruses when using it, and it's easy to update."
"Microsoft Defender can block some viruses or malware. So, it can protect my files. It can save files on Office 365 OneDrive. I use encryption for some files, then I can recover them from OneDrive."
"It is easy to install and use requiring little maintenance but applying updates."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is the small updates that keep my machine relatively clean from any infections."
"It is a very advanced system based on AI. It has a very large database of places or sites on the internet where you should not go. It is continuously online."
"The performance of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been a valuable feature."
"We do get notifications, which are helpful."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is that it also protects our smartphones. It's one of the reasons we use Trend Micro specifically."
"The solution gives users peace of mind that, form an endpoint perspective, they are protected once it is installed."
"The AI is excellent."
"The antivirus signature is valuable."
"It is a stable solution."
"One of the most valuable features of Trend Micro Smart Protection is the integration with other solutions."
"The most valuable features of Trend Micro Smart Protection are the email gateway and R & D which have contributed to their additional capability and development."
"The support needs improvement."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"FortiEDR can be improved by providing more detailed reporting."
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"The solution is not stable."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"Cannot be used on mobile devices with a secure connection."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not provide much flexibility in terms of threats."
"I would like the solution to be able to prevent unauthorized programs from installing and to block unauthorised URLs which is similar to web filtering product."
"I would like Microsoft to have some kind of direct integration for USB controls. They have GPO and other controls to control the access of the USB drives on devices, but if there is something that can be directly implemented into the portal, it would be good. There should be a way to control via a cloud portal or something like that in a dynamic way. USB control for data exfiltration would be a good feature to implement. Currently, there are ways to do it, but it involves too many different things. You have to implement it via GPOs and other stuff, and then you move or copy those big files via Defender ATP. If there is a simple way of implementing those features, it would be great."
"The integration and effectiveness of email security could be better. It's already built-in to the solution and checks emails, scans the links they contain etc."
"I want Microsoft Defender to have the ability to deal with some issues automatically, so I don't need to address that issue manually."
"The documentation could be better. When they update their manuals, sometimes they refer to products by their old names, so it is a little confusing. For example, the documentation might still say "Advanced Threat Protection" instead of Defender for Endpoint."
"Sometimes, there are different skews. In a basic skew, they should have basic log analysis without the need to integrate with any third-party or SIEM solutions, like Sentinel. This would make it so much easier for users who don't have log collection or log analysis."
"Lacks some additional integration."
"Trend Micro Smart Protection could improve the false positive with some integrations with other solutions and automated reporting. The reports should allow the user to set up some customer trigger alerts instead of the user having to look at the report manually. Additionally, the responses from sender detection and response feature could improve."
"Smart Protection could be more compatible with older operating systems like Windows XP and Windows 2000. Some of our clients have requested that."
"The web filtering could be improved."
"The administration could be better. They could decrease the administrative burden and enable easier management. There are many features, options, and settings which is quite challenging for some of our customers. The complexity of the interface is also an issue. From a software point of view, I would prefer to see actual signatures and actual protection patterns, rather than new features."
"There are no data loss prevention features."
"In the next release, I would like to see a combination of the different features from Apex One and OfficeScan in Trend Micro Smart, rather than as upgraded features."
"The solution needs to improve the deployment so it aligns with the latest Microsoft patches and upgrades. It makes the deployment process lengthy and painful."
"It is onsite. It does have its challenges in terms of scalability."
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 182 reviews while Trend Micro Smart Protection is ranked 31st in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 38 reviews. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0, while Trend Micro Smart Protection is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint writes "Eliminates the need to look at multiple dashboards by automatically providing one XDR dashboard to show the security score of each subscription". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro Smart Protection writes "Offers strong, all-around cybersecurity but is expensive". Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas Trend Micro Smart Protection is most compared with Trend Micro Apex One, Check Point Harmony Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Symantec Endpoint Security and Fortinet FortiClient. See our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. Trend Micro Smart Protection report.
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