Comparison

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Uptycs

On the evidence we track, Uptycs leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud52
Uptycs61
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52 / 100low · 25%updating
Uptycs61 / 100medium · 74%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Model
Microsoft Defender for Cloudcommercial
Price level
Microsoft Defender for Cloudlow
Uptycslow
Transparent
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs3
Security
Gdpr
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Iso27001
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Soc2
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Market
Availability
Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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
Uptycs
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Uptycs
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Uptycs
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Uptycs
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Uptycs
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Uptycs
Runtime
Runtime protection
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
UptycsAWS, IBM Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
UptycsISO 27001
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Uptycs

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

Uptycs

Leader

Cloud security platform providing unified workload protection, threat detection, and compliance management across cloud, container, and Kubernetes 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 ↗

Uptycs

Leader
from $3/moSubscription

From $3/month (billed annually). Minimum $12K/year. Multi-year and volume discounts available.

  • Discover$3/month billed annually
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs
Hybrid
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Uptycs

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.

Uptycs

Leader
3 total
  • PagerDuty
  • Amazon Security Lake
  • Microsoft Security Copilot
Independently observed

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