Alternatives to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
12 enterprise-ready threat detection tools comparable to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, ranked by Xither's Enterprise Readiness score (compliance, deployment options, integration surface, and operational track record).
How the top alternatives to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare
| Tool | Readiness | Pricing | Compliance | Deployment | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (baseline) | Not scored | Enterprise | None listed | Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid | — |
| CrowdStrike Falcon | 55 / 100 · Established | Paid | None listed | Cloud | 2011 |
| Cybereason EDR | Not scored | Enterprise | None listed | Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid | 2012 |
| Exabeam Fusion | 70 / 100 · Strong | Enterprise | None listed | Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid | 2013 |
| Illumio Zero Trust | 70 / 100 · Strong | Enterprise | None listed | Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid | 2013 |
| Securonix SIEM | 70 / 100 · Strong | Enterprise | None listed | Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid | 2008 |
| Splunk Enterprise Security | 70 / 100 · Strong | Enterprise | None listed | Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid, Self-Hosted | 2003 |
CrowdStrike Falcon — is priced paid where Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is enterprise, and documents 5 integrations.
Cybereason EDR — documents 7 integrations, and covers advanced threat detection and prevention, automated incident response and remediation, enterprise-wide endpoint visibility.
Exabeam Fusion — documents 8 integrations, and covers insider threat detection, automated incident response, user and entity behavior analytics (ueba).
Illumio Zero Trust — documents 8 integrations, and covers prevent lateral movement of cyber threats, enforce granular access controls across hybrid environments, achieve compliance with soc 2 and gdpr.
Securonix SIEM — documents 8 integrations, and covers insider threat detection, advanced persistent threat (apt) detection, compliance monitoring and reporting.
Splunk Enterprise Security — offers self-hosted deployment, and documents 8 integrations.
All Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon
www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/
CrowdStrike Falcon is a cybersecurity platform offering endpoint security, AI detection and response, and cloud security.
Cybereason EDR
cybereason.com
Advanced endpoint detection and response for enterprise threat prevention and remediation
Exabeam Fusion
www.exabeam.com/
Exabeam provides Behavior Intelligence for the agentic enterprise to secure humans and agents and accelerate security operations.
Illumio Zero Trust
www.illumio.com/
Illumio offers a breach containment platform that uses an AI security graph for Zero Trust to identify and contain threats.
Securonix SIEM
www.securonix.com/
Securonix offers a Unified Defense SIEM that uses an Agentic Mesh of AI agents to assist security teams.
Splunk Enterprise Security
www.splunk.com/en_us/products/enterprise-security.html
Splunk Enterprise Security is a unified threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) platform.
Sysdig Cloud Security
www.sysdig.com/
Sysdig Secure AI provides real-time cloud defense by turning runtime intelligence into AI-driven threat investigation and action.
Tanium Endpoint
www.tanium.com/
Tanium Atlas is an autonomous operating system that unifies real-time intelligence, guidance, and action for endpoint management.
Vectra AI
www.vectra.ai/
Vectra AI provides AI-native security and observability to detect, investigate, and stop cyber attacks in real time across an enterprise.
Axonius Cybersecurity Asset Management
axonius.com
Comprehensive asset management platform to unify and secure enterprise environments.
Cequence API Security
www.cequence.ai/
Enterprise-grade API threat detection and protection for modern applications.
Imperva WAF
www.imperva.com/
Enterprise-grade web application firewall for advanced threat detection and protection.