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CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.9
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox improves incident responses, yielding quick ROI and efficiency, likened to high-performance Ferrari-like value.
Sentiment score
6.9
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers significant ROI with cost savings, seamless integration, and real-time protection against ransomware attacks.
Without detection and protection measures, organizations would face substantial payments and reputational damage, including the necessity to inform customers about data breaches, potentially leading to loss of business.
Consultant at ACT4SERVICES
We have seen a return on investment when using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, as it saves labor by reducing the need for staff to focus on it.
IT CONSULTANT at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
The biggest return on investment for me when using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is the time saving.
Lead security engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox's customer service is fast and responsive, generally receiving positive feedback despite occasional support delays.
Sentiment score
6.4
Many users find Microsoft Defender for Endpoint reliable, but support experiences vary, with premium support offering quicker assistance.
They respond within two hours after I raise a support ticket.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
If I would rate support on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, I would give them nine points.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
We repeatedly ask them to collect logs and analyze them before providing a solution via email.
IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
The Microsoft agent, who did not actually work for Microsoft, is one of the vendors that Microsoft uses for support, said, 'Just to set expectations, my lunch break is in an hour and I am going to go away then.'
Security Analyst III at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
The level-one support seems disconnected from subject matter experts.
Office 365 Subject Expert at a government with 10,001+ employees
I rate Microsoft support 10 out of 10.
Team manager of it department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is scalable and effective for businesses of all sizes, though pricing may favor larger organizations.
Sentiment score
7.4
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is scalable and integrates well with Microsoft’s ecosystem, despite needing improvements for handling massive data.
I would rate the scalability of the solution as very scalable, as it can support medium businesses, small businesses, and large enterprise businesses as well.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
We managed to scale it out in a short amount of time, with two months of planning and three months of implementation on 10,000 computers.
Team manager of it department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is scalable enough to handle various devices across environments, whether they are laptops, Android devices, or operating in hybrid environments.
Snr. Infrastructure Architect (Data Centre) at LogicEra
Compatibility is its main feature.
IT CONSULTANT at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is stable and reliable, rated around 8/10, with no significant user-reported client interaction issues.
Sentiment score
7.9
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is praised for its reliability and stability, with minor concerns about resource intensity and performance.
I haven't seen any outages with Microsoft.
IT Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate Defender 10 out of 10 for stability.
Team manager of it department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Defender for Endpoint is extremely stable.
Systems engineers at Delta Dental of Colorado
 

Room For Improvement

CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox needs UI enhancements, faster support, better integration, improved detection, and aesthetic reporting improvements for users.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint faces interface complexity, slow detection, high CPU usage, integration issues, and seeks improvements in multiple areas.
While CrowdStrike is a powerful tool, the user interface is cluttered with many features, making it challenging to navigate.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
When we push the agent from CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox for mass deployment, the agent is not properly installed on the user end, leading to communication issues and agent corruption.
IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
Additional integrations will be beneficial to cover the whole use cases.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
Repeated interactions are necessary due to Level One's lack of tools and knowledge, hindering efficient problem-solving and negatively impacting our experience with Microsoft support.
Office 365 Subject Expert at a government with 10,001+ employees
In contrast, competing products offer reduced pricing for long-term commitments, which makes it difficult for us in that environment.
Solution Consultant at BIM Group of Companies
We use Microsoft partners to help govern the platform, and as part of an alliance, we want to gather data from each tenant and combine them for a complete view.
Team manager of it department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is considered above mid-range in cost, with varying opinions on its value for enterprise users.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers flexible pricing, making it competitive and cost-effective compared to standalone security products.
Pricing is based on the number of endpoints and the features I need, operating on a usage-based cost structure.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
I think it can be expensive, but it depends on the products.
IT- Manager at Orient Craft Ltd.
That has been the trend we have seen with Microsoft lately—it is just getting more and more expensive.
Assistant Director, Hybrid Infrastructure & Operations at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
Given our extensive Microsoft licensing, transitioning to Defender for Endpoint did not affect licensing costs.
Team manager of it department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
It costs $15 per VM for the P2 plan, which is seen as affordable for customers.
Snr. Infrastructure Architect (Data Centre) at LogicEra
 

Valuable Features

CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox offers efficient threat detection, multi-platform analysis, and real-time alerts, enhancing cybersecurity management and network visibility.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels with seamless integration, advanced threat intelligence, AI-driven protection, and continuous cloud-based security management.
One of the key features is its policy-based notifications, which alert us to unauthorized actions.
Security Senior Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
This product is powerful in detection, which is the most important part because any customer wants a solution that detects what's happening.
Presales Consultant at Cyber Knight Technologies FZ LLC
I find the notifications and alerts received from CrowdStrike server to be invaluable.
Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Defender for Endpoint's coverage across different platforms in our environment is pretty good. We have devices running Linux, Mac OS, Windows, iOS, and Android. It covers all of them.
Team manager of it department at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides a unified management interface allowing customers to manage their on-premises and hybrid infrastructures from a single pane.
Snr. Infrastructure Architect (Data Centre) at LogicEra
One of the best features of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is its database for identifying zero-day attacks or malware attacks.
Consultant at ACT4SERVICES
 

Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Defender for Endp...
Ranking in Anti-Malware Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
210
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (2nd), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Anti-Malware Tools category, the mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is 9.1%, down from 17.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Anti-Malware Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint9.1%
CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox1.5%
Other89.4%
Anti-Malware Tools
 

Featured Reviews

PK
IT Manager at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
Praises the user-friendly interface but experiences frequent deployment challenges
The advantages of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox are if Falcon does not detect, it automatically sandboxes unknown detections and provides us with signatures to mitigate those detections.Behavioral monitoring detects when a user works on the same Excel and PDF files; if the solution finds unbehavioral detections in those files or temp files, it gets blocked.This is a cloud solution, and because of that, it's not our responsibility for maintenance since the CrowdStrike Falcon team automatically upgrades the solutions.There are no slowness issues from CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox. This is a SaaS solution.
Robert Arbuckle - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Analyst III at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Automatically isolates threats and integrates with logging to reduce response time
Overall, I would evaluate the Microsoft support level that I receive at probably about a seven, but that depends on the day. It has been spotty. We have had issues where the urgency level of the Microsoft support is not as high as ours, especially during a data breach or potential data breach situation. We have had issues with some of the offshore support being lackluster. One specific thing that comes to mind is we were on a support call with our CISO on the call, and the Microsoft agent, who did not actually work for Microsoft, is one of the vendors that Microsoft uses for support, said, "Just to set expectations, my lunch break is in an hour and I am going to go away then." For us, it was already ten o'clock at night and we had been working on this for a couple of hours, trying to get a security engineer on with us. For him to tell us that he was going to go away and have lunch, it was, "Okay, but go find somebody else if you need to." It was just the lackluster approach, and it seemed like he did not really care. We seem to get a lot of this when we get non-Microsoft support. I can identify areas for improvement with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, as it is kind of a convoluted mess to try to take care of false positives. Especially when they have been identified as false positives but they keep going off over and over again. It is great for my pocketbook because it generates a lot of on-call action, but I would really prefer more sleep at two o'clock in the morning than dealing with false positives. I would say that the unified portal for managing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is suitable for both teams as they are all in there. It would be great if they would stop moving things around and renaming things, which makes sense. The new XDR portal is pretty nice. Being able to have it central again inside of the regular Security Center without having to open up two windows is helpful. Overall, I think it is pretty good. There is always going to be something that could be improved, such as alerting and the ability to modify alerts would be a little bit helpful to have. Being able to add more data into the alerts and turn off alerts that are not as useful would be beneficial. It is hard to say what the quantitative impact the security exposure management feature has had on our company's security, because a lot of it is kind of subjective. I think we are sitting at around a fifty percent score still, and a lot of it is just kind of unusual circumstances that we cannot really implement without breaking the organization.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Educational Organization
8%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business80
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise92
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox?
I don't have any suggestions, because the solution is company-maintained and I believe the company is adopting every feature based on their needs and requirements.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox?
I am not sure if there is a financial benefit; maybe, maybe not, as we did not evaluate that aspect. I think it can be expensive, but it depends on the products.
What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox?
As for room for improvement, we can mention that maybe some additional integrations will be beneficial to cover the whole use cases.
How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security solution. The tool reduces the attack surface, applies behavioral-based endpoint protection and response, and includes risk-ba...
Which offers better endpoint security - Symantec or Microsoft Defender?
We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior solution. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security s...
How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare with Crowdstrike Falcon?
The CrowdStrike solution delivers a lot of information about incidents. It has a very light sensor that will never push your machine hardware to "test", you don't have the usual "scan now" feature ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, MS Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus
 

Interactive Demo

Demo not available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Petrofrac, Metro CSG, Christus Health
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