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Based on verified reviews from real users in the Endpoint Protection Platforms market. Bitdefender has a rating of 4.5 stars with 367 reviews.
Microsoft has a rating of 4.4 stars with 1379 reviews. See side-by-side comparisons of product capabilities, customer experience, pros and
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Bitdefender
Microsoft
367 ratings
1379 ratings
Overall Rating
4.5/5
(367 Ratings)
88% willing to recommend
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4.4/5
(1379 Ratings)
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78% willing to recommend
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FAVORABLE REVIEW
Pretty devoted fan of Bitdefender. I'm glad I have them.
Streamline security with Microsoft Defender
I've been a Bitdefender customer for several years. They have
provided a good product and a pretty good value. And they were
early to bat on some of the products we needed, in particular an AV
component ...
Robust protection against malware and other cyber threats while
maintaining high-performance levels on devices; a simple and
intuitive interface are key areas for an overall delightful experience
with Microsoft ...
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CRITICAL REVIEW
CRITICAL REVIEW
Expensive for linux - Shortlisted but has some flaws in development
environments
MDE provided us more information than ever before - for better or
for worse
We mainly have engineers and developers in our environment.
Multiple platforms (Win, Mac, and multiple Unixes). Windows has
reasonable feature set, but going to linux, it really drops off, and
forget about ...
Overall I really like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint over what we
were using before - Symantec Endpoint Protection. Since it runs at
the kernel level, it's confused a fair number of our support folks who
don't ...
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Ratings breakdown
Ratings breakdown
Overall Capability Score
4.5
(162)
4.5
(161)
4.7
(161)
4.5
(161)
4.6
(161)
Overall Capability Score
4.6
Ease of Use
(338)
4.4
Cloud Management
(335)
4.4
Prevention
(338)
4.3
EDR Functionality
(337)
4.2
EPP Suite
Overall Rating
(336)
Ease of Use
Cloud Management
Prevention
EDR Functionality
EPP Suite
Overall Rating
4.6
4.6/5
(161)
(367 Ratings)
4.6
(161)
4.6
Managed Services
Geographic Support
OS Support
4.3
4.3/5
(335)
(1379 Ratings)
4.4
(336)
4.4
(338)
Managed Services
Geographic Support
OS Support
(162)
(184)
4.6
(184)
4.5
(184)
Overall Rating
4.5/5
(366 Ratings)
(256)
4.5
(257)
(888)
effectiveness
4.3
Performance impact on
(888)
endpoint
4.5
Management interface /ease
(888)
of use
Evaluation & Contracting
4.5
4.2
Malware accuracy and
Pricing Flexibility
Overall Rating
4.4/5
Ability to Understand Needs
(1327 Ratings)
4.4
(916)
4.4
(921)
Integration & Deployment
4.5
4.6
Overall Rating
4.5/5
(365 Ratings)
4.2
(273)
Ease of Deployment
Quality of End-User Training
4.4
Ease of Integration using
(266)
Standard APIs and Tools
4.1
Availability of 3rd-Party
(267)
(1044)
Overall Rating
4.5/5
(1331 Ratings)
4.3
(1044)
Performance impact on
endpoint
Management interface /ease
of use
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Pricing Flexibility
Ability to Understand Needs
Ease of Deployment
Quality of End-User Training
4.3
Ease of Integration using
(1039)
Standard APIs and Tools
4.1
Availability of 3rd-Party
(1041)
Resources
Service & Support
Resources
Service & Support
4.4
(265)
Overall Rating
4.5/5
effectiveness
Evaluation & Contracting
Integration & Deployment
(274)
Malware accuracy and
Feedback
4.7
4.3
4.3
Timeliness of Vendor
Response
Quality of Technical Support
(1052)
Overall Rating
4.4/5
4.4
(1058)
Timeliness of Vendor
Response
Quality of Technical Support
(270)
4.1
(264)
Quality of Peer User
(1347 Ratings)
(1057)
Community
Likes and Dislikes
Likes and Dislikes
WHAT USERS LIKE
WHAT USERS LIKE
Well most I like that it works and works effectively. Beyond that I like
how well it is to implement on physical Windows endpoints. I like
how it integrates into Active Directory. I also like the VShield
integration for VDI. I ...
4.4
Quality of Peer User
Community
1. Simple but effective UI - UI of Microsoft Defender is no-nonsense
and intuitive. This makes it accessible for all users regardless of their
level of technical skills2. Strong malware protection - Our top
priority. ...
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WHAT USERS DO NOT LIKE
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WHAT USERS DO NOT LIKE
Not mentioning ZFS is not supported. I was also able to crash the
antivirus service (as a regular user) and disable protection for a short
time, but it will not be easily exploitable. I submitted the steps and
...
There are instances where Ill be trying to investigate various alerts,
but the alert page doesnt really provide enough context to continue
digging further into things, which can be frustrating.Also,
implementing ...
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