Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Help secure endpoints with industry-leading, multiplatform detection and response
- Also known as
- microsoft-defender-for-endpoint
What is Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
Extended detection and response (XDR) solution that detects and responds to attacks across devices with AI-powered threat intelligence and global intelligence signals.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
$12.00/user/month billed annually. Free trial available.
Microsoft Defender Suite
Comprehensive XDR solution with layered threat protection, data security, compliance, and identity management
What Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does
The capabilities that matter for endpoint security software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- EPP / next-gen AV (prevention)
- ✓
- EDR (detection & response)
- ✓
- XDR (cross-domain telemetry)
- ✓
- Managed service tier (MDR)
- ✓
- Ransomware rollback / remediation
- ✓
- Threat-hunting console / query language
- -
- Platform breadth
- Multiplatform support including IoT devices
- Deployment
- -
- Single lightweight agent
- ✓
- SIEM / SOAR / ITSM integration breadth
- -
- Independent test participation (MITRE ATT&CK)
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- Windows
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives
Other endpoint security software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SentinelOne SingularityUnified AI-Native Platform for Protection, Detection, and Responsemedium · 53%
- Palo Alto Cortex XDRIndustry-leading prevention. Unmatched detection. The foundation of the AI-driven SOC.low · 10%
- ESET PROTECTNext-Gen Endpoint Security and Cyber Defenselow · 46%
- MalwarebytesPowerful digital protection, always by your sidelow · 20%
- CybereasonAI-Driven XDR Platform for operation-centric endpoint securitylow · 15%
- CrowdStrike FalconThe leader in EPP and EDR, backed by pioneering adversary intelligence and native AIlow · 22%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 10.00 | 1000.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 12.00 | 973.8 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 80 | 8.00 | 640.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 5 | 40.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"edr":true,"epp":true,"mdr":true,"xdr":true,"single_agent":true,"platform_breadth":"Multiplatform support including IoT devices","ransomware_rollback":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |