CrowdStrike Falcon vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
No leader: the top candidate CrowdStrike Falcon has only 0.24 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for endpoint security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
CrowdStrike Falcon
Endpoint, cloud, and identity security platform combining prevention, detection, and response capabilities across the attack surface with unified agent and AI-driven analysis.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
A security solution providing threat detection and response capabilities for endpoints across multiple operating systems
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Starts at $3.00/user/month. 30-day free trial available.
- Microsoft Defender for Business$3.00/user/month billed annually
- Next-generation antivirus protection
- AI-powered endpoint detection and response
- Automated investigation and remediation
- Vulnerability management
- Wizard-based onboarding
- +3 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
CrowdStrike Falcon
- SIEM
- SOAR
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Not documented yet.
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.