Comparison

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Orca Security

No leader: the top candidate Microsoft Defender for Cloud has only 0.25 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52
Orca Security51
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52 / 100low · 25%updating
Orca Security51 / 100low · 31%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Model
Microsoft Defender for Cloudcommercial
Orca Securitycommercial
Price level
Microsoft Defender for Cloudlow
Orca Security
Transparent
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security12
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Gdpr
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Soc2
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca Security
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca Security
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca Security
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca Security
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca Security
Runtime
Runtime protection
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca SecurityAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Tencent Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca SecurityIndustry standards and custom checks
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Orca Security-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Provides continuous protection across cloud infrastructure and applications throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial code development through runtime execution.

Independently observed

Orca Security

Unified cloud security platform providing agentless scanning, vulnerability management, workload protection, identity security, compliance management, and real-time threat detection across multi-cloud environments.

Independently observed

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 Cloud

SubscriptionFree tier
as of verify ↗

Orca Security

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security
Hybrid
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Orca Security

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Not documented yet.

Orca Security

12 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Tencent Cloud
  • Chainguard
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Snowflake
  • Splunk
  • Zscaler
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.