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Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence vs ThreatBook comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 31, 2025

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (10th), Microsoft Security Suite (15th)
ThreatBook
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
16th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (14th)
 

Featured Reviews

TapabrataSamanta - PeerSpot reviewer
A cost-effective solution for monitoring and security but lacks supports for non-Microsoft products
There are weaknesses, and Microsoft is working on addressing them. Over the past three to four years, the ATP and other components have improved significantly, and the integration has also advanced. We are using third-party services. While we have Microsoft Threat Intelligence, which leverages Microsoft's facilities, we also utilize additional third-party threat intelligence. As of today, we don't completely rely on Microsoft for certain regions. This is an area where Microsoft needs to improve. Consequently, we use Anomali, a third-party threat intelligence provider. We integrate our product's intelligence with Anomali, from which we obtain threat insights. Microsoft products offer significant advantages, especially in the realm of threat intelligence. It works very well with Microsoft products. However, you might need additional services if you have non-Microsoft products in your environment. For instance, if you use Apple or Linux, Microsoft's solutions alone might not be sufficient. If they can work more effectively, especially with zero-day attack speed and other sophisticated threats, it will help us provide our customers with timely newsletters about new attacks.
RG
Enhancement in incident response through reduced false positives and contextual intelligence
ThreatBook has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to detect all alerts and threats effectively. In the past, we needed to search logs from various sources, including terminals, DI servers, and firewalls, collecting a lot of logs and searching the internet for contextual information about threat actors. After using ThreatBook TDP, all alerts and contexts are easily displayed on the dashboard, making it very helpful for us. During the incident response scenario, ThreatBook saves us over 80% of the time for each incident. We usually took about one day or two days for attribution and understanding how the attacker attacked us, but after using ThreatBook TDP, we usually take around one or two hours to finish all these tasks. Additionally, their AI techniques save a lot of time, allowing me to ask in natural language for explanations about the meaning and target of the attacker.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"One of the best features is that it provides a certain level of customization, allowing us to set our spam confidence levels."
"Microsoft collects trillions of signals from all over the world, which is incredibly valuable. It helps us identify zero-day vulnerabilities and global threats."
"The solution is well integrated with other Microsoft security products."
"The product is useful when the end user downloads malware files."
"The global review and remediation of malicious code is probably the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable aspects are its integration capabilities with other Microsoft products like Intune, Office 365, and Azure cloud applications."
"The tool can proactively detect potential incidents."
"The product's anti-spam and malware-scanning features are useful. We scan email attachments, documents, and malicious codes."
"ThreatBook saves us over 80% of time for each incident, reducing the usual time taken from one or two days for attribution to just one or two hours, thanks to their AI techniques."
"ThreatBook saves us over 80% of the time for each incident."
 

Cons

"I would like for there to be extra confirmation that there aren't viruses. Even if the virus detection software is always running there could be hidden applications that are using the computer."
"The solution could be more stable and precise because, at times, the threats detected are not legitimate."
"Some of the customization features could be improved by providing a portion of it as open source."
"The tool's onboarding of users that use on-premise or hybrid environments needs to be improved."
"Some of the customization features could be improved by providing a portion of it as open source."
"Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence should integrate with different platforms."
"The price point is something they can improve slightly for those who don't have an M 365 E5."
"From the telemetry data standpoint, I would prefer Defender data to be more open in future updates."
"We’ve seen strong ROI through reduced incident response times, increased threat visibility, and less time wasted on false positives."
"It would be great if ThreatBook could integrate with our ITSM system to streamline the tasks and incident management"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft's pricing structure involves annual fees."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not very expensive."
"Considering Microsoft is constantly changing licensing, I would give it a seven out of ten. It can be difficult to get your head around it, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"The product’s pricing is worth it."
"The product is a part of my Microsoft 365 subscription, so there is no additional cost. It is cost-effective."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six or seven out of ten."
"The solution can be licensed, but most users would already have it in their Office 365 license."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
11%
Government
10%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
It just runs in the background. I don't have to worry about, making sure it's Intelligence. So, you know, this kind of makes it very easy, have to worry about installing. It is easy to use.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
From the telemetry data standpoint, I would prefer Defender data to be more open in future updates.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
We have tried Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence. I have expertise with Microsoft Defender products. I am not familiar with Microsoft Defender for IoT because we did not use that in our environ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatBook?
The procurement process is easy because ThreatBook is a subscription model, and when I need it, I just pay for it. The billing experience is clear with no extra fees; all the costs are clearly show...
What needs improvement with ThreatBook?
It would be great if ThreatBook could integrate with our ITSM system to streamline the tasks and incident management, and I hope this feature will be provided in the future. Everything is perfect, ...
What is your primary use case for ThreatBook?
Mainly, we use ThreatBook TDP to monitor the east-west and north-south network traffic, detect abnormal behaviors, and provide contextual intelligence to support our threat hunting and incident res...
 

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