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Cisco Threat Grid vs Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 16, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Threat Grid
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
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Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Hasan A. Abu Al-Rob - PeerSpot reviewer
GRC Cyber Security Consultant at RMG Connect -Reporting
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…
Charles Mokoena - PeerSpot reviewer
Mobility & IT Project Manager at Voicevine Pty Ltd
Has strengthened our ability to detect threats in real time and improved internal security decision-making
The features that I find most valuable in Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence include the Sentinel part of it. There are several features we've looked at, including Sentinel as well as extended Defender, which is XDR. I've used those two, and that's what I've found quite useful for us, especially in the hardening and analysis part of the whole threat analysis. We use the real-time threat detection features in Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence. If it wasn't for that real-time threat detection on the vulnerability, I think we would not have survived the attack. The integration capabilities of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence with other Microsoft security tools have benefited our organization's threat management process by initially being quite a challenge, especially coming from other security tools such as Fortinet and Check Point. However, once you've gotten used to it, it's quite easy and user-friendly. The dashboard, especially the threat analysis dashboard, is quite detailed in terms of providing a view of which areas in our environment need attention, making it quite useful.

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."
"It is easy to implement and is very scalable, it also comes with very good documentation, and Cisco provides good technical support as well."
"The simplicity of implementation is valuable."
"The technical support services are excellent."
"The global review and remediation of malicious code is probably the most valuable feature."
"The solution is one suite covering everything from email protection to threat intelligence and vulnerability scanning."
"The solution blocks incoming threats on the local PC or any cloud-based threats."
"Microsoft collects trillions of signals from all over the world, which is incredibly valuable. It helps us identify zero-day vulnerabilities and global threats."
"It helps to monitor by providing the best 24/7 monitoring integrated with Sentinel and IBM systems."
"If it wasn't for that real-time threat detection on the vulnerability, I think we would not have survived the attack."
"The product's anti-spam and malware-scanning features are useful. We scan email attachments, documents, and malicious codes."
 

Cons

"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."
"There are other competitors who do it better. They have a better market share and you can see they have better visibility on the fleet."
"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."
"Support must be improved."
"I would like to see more frequent updates, which is always better for security because of daily threats."
"I would like to see more AI features and capabilities."
"The solution could be more stable and precise because, at times, the threats detected are not legitimate."
"The software is expensive."
"Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is evolving and needs to fix and enhance numerous issues like stability and licensing. The continuous rebranding and licensing changes are confusing."
"It takes time for the support team to understand the issue, and they then respond with a delay at times, which causes a lot of trouble."
"Non-Microsoft products may not integrate as smoothly."
"Some of the customization features could be improved by providing a portion of it as open source."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If I remember correctly, the licensing cost is a little bit higher than that of the competitor."
"It's reasonably priced, though there's room for further improvement."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product."
"Considering Microsoft is constantly changing licensing, I would give it a seven out of ten. It can be difficult to get your head around it, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)."
"The product’s pricing is worth it."
"It is an expensive product."
"They offer two license plans: Microsoft Defender for endpoints and Microsoft Defender for businesses."
"The solution is relatively expensive; however, our status as a gold partner provides us with several complimentary licenses, which offsets the cost."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
From the telemetry data standpoint, I would prefer Defender data to be more open in future updates.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
We have tried Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence. I have expertise with Microsoft Defender products. I am not familiar with Microsoft Defender for IoT because we did not use that in our environ...
What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
I will recommend Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence because it is a complete automation solution for threat production detection and an end-to-end solution for client security. Unfortunately, s...
 

Also Known As

Threat Grid, ThreatGrid
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Center for Internet Security (CIS), ADP
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