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Cisco Threat Grid vs Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Threat Grid
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
25th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (10th), Microsoft Security Suite (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Threat Intelligence Platforms category, the mindshare of Cisco Threat Grid is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is 2.8%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Hasan A. Abu Al-Rob - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is easy to implement, but the scalability and technical support must be improved
The solution is used for endpoint security The simplicity of implementation is valuable. The way the management file is integrated into the environment must be improved. Currently, I am using the solution. The tool is stable. We did not have any issues with it. I rate the tool’s scalability a…
Nim Nadarajah - PeerSpot reviewer
A native Microsoft solution the provides great ROI and continuously improves its offering
We have Microsoft bias. We generally don't have any significant negative feedback or improvement points around Defender, EDR and CMDR platforms. It does a good job across the board. The price point is something they can improve slightly for those who don't have an M 365 E5. I believe it's a $2.80 cents add-on. In Canadian, that's expensive. If they can drop it to a dollar, for those who don't have M 365 E5, they're going to open up market share and increase affordability for an entire market segment in the medium business category. Other than that, we have no major negative feedback.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the integration with firewalls. It's integrated with AMP so the ecosystem with equal solutions from Threat Grid is good with CISCO products."
"The simplicity of implementation is valuable."
"It is easy to implement and is very scalable. It also comes with very good documentation. Cisco provides good technical support as well."
"You can use it to monitor third parties and ensure they are not under threat attacks. It is beneficial in the GRC model."
"The solution is one suite covering everything from email protection to threat intelligence and vulnerability scanning."
"The product is stable."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"It helps to monitor by providing the best 24/7 monitoring integrated with Sentinel and IBM systems."
"The product provides efficient email security for sending links and file attachments."
"Microsoft collects trillions of signals from all over the world, which is incredibly valuable. It helps us identify zero-day vulnerabilities and global threats."
"The solution blocks incoming threats on the local PC or any cloud-based threats."
 

Cons

"Support must be improved."
"I was told that the user interface could be more user friendly and easy in comparison to that of competitors. I remember that there is a competitor who has a much easier interface for many users to interact with."
"They come in and have multiple management solutions but it doesn't scan or doesn't have the ability to look at every file extension."
"The solution could be more stable and precise because, at times, the threats detected are not legitimate."
"One area that can be improved is reducing false positives."
"The product's dashboard and incident reports functionality needs enhancement."
"The price could be improved."
"We encounter problems connecting the product deployed on the user endpoints with the servers."
"I would like for there to be extra confirmation that there aren't viruses. Even if the virus detection software is always running there could be hidden applications that are using the computer."
"Having up-to-date documentation and real-time reflections in all portals would be beneficial to keep users informed about any changes. Additionally, the frequent changes in Microsoft's UI and the movement of features between different products in the set pose difficulties."
"The tool's onboarding of users that use on-premise or hybrid environments needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If I remember correctly, the licensing cost is a little bit higher than that of the competitor."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six or seven out of ten."
"They offer two license plans: Microsoft Defender for endpoints and Microsoft Defender for businesses."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not very expensive."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product."
"It's reasonably priced, though there's room for further improvement."
"Microsoft's pricing structure involves annual fees."
"The tool is expensive as a stand-alone solution. However, it is not cheap when you purchase it as a bundle."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
10%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Threat Grid?
The simplicity of implementation is valuable.
What needs improvement with Cisco Threat Grid?
The way the management file is integrated into the environment must be improved.
What do you like most about Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
It just runs in the background. I don't have to worry about, making sure it's Intelligence. So, you know, this kind of makes it very easy, have to worry about installing. It is easy to use.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
Some of the customization features could be improved by providing a portion of it as open source. This would allow integration with other solutions, enhancing Threat Intelligence. Providing code cu...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
We are using Microsoft Defender ATP specifically as an email security solution, as well as for our critical servers as a web security solution. We have almost eleven hundred users utilizing it for ...
 

Also Known As

Threat Grid, ThreatGrid
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Sample Customers

Center for Internet Security (CIS), ADP
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