Security News > 2022 > May > Microsoft Defender vs CrowdStrike: Compare EDR software

In user tests of endpoint detection and response tools, CrowdStrike is generally considered to be easier to use and deploy than Microsoft Defender for Endpoint; however, Microsoft Defender is easily integrated into an existing Microsoft technology stack.

Not only does Microsoft Defender fold neatly into the already existing Microsoft technology stack, but it provides best-in-class security alerting and attack mitigation.

Microsoft Defender vs. CrowdStrike: Feature comparison Head-to-head comparison: Microsoft Defender vs. CrowdStrike Microsoft ecosystem integration.

Microsoft Defender integrates with other Microsoft products like Active Directory and Exchange Server, giving IT administrators a unified view of their security posture.

As with many Microsoft products, a major advantage to Microsoft Defender is that you can create a complete, holistic ecosystem - every Microsoft product integrates well with every other Microsoft product.

In general, CrowdStrike gets higher marks than Microsoft Defender in almost every arena - but it can only provide alerts regarding potential intrusions, whereas Microsoft Defender can take action.

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