Microsoft Defender for Business vs Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud comparison

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Microsoft and Seqrite are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Microsoft is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.1, while Seqrite is ranked #54. Microsoft holds a 1.3% mindshare in EPP, compared to Seqrite’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Seqrite users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud and Microsoft Defender for Business compete in the cybersecurity domain, providing protection against threats for business environments. Microsoft Defender for Business stands out as a superior product due to its robust features, regarded as worth the investment.

Features: Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud is noted for its ease of use, centralized management, and straightforward protection configurations. Microsoft Defender for Business provides advanced threat detection, integration with other Microsoft tools, and enhanced protection, essential for businesses using Microsoft ecosystems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Defender for Business employs a streamlined deployment process leveraging existing Microsoft infrastructure. Seqrite simplifies deployment for diverse IT environments without relying heavily on existing setups. Both offer robust customer service, but Microsoft benefits from an established support network facilitating quicker resolutions.

Pricing and ROI: Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud is praised for its competitive pricing structure offering value for small to mid-sized enterprises. Microsoft Defender for Business, though often leading with higher initial costs, offers a compelling ROI through its comprehensive feature set maximizing protection capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Defender for Business vs. Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.8%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Business is 1.3%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.8%
Microsoft Defender for Business	1.3%
Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud	0.6%
Other	94.3%

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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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YusufBuhari

Head Of IT Security at Dangote Industries Limited

Unified defenses have strengthened threat hunting and automated incident disruption

I see room for improvement in Microsoft Defender for Business, particularly regarding the consolidation of all security solutions in one place and the integration of AI and data security into the same platform. I want to see more organized asset inventory, including identities, cloud resources, and various network devices. While there has been innovation from Microsoft, I am concerned about the lack of risk quantification across all major security solutions, including Microsoft's. Risk quantification is essential for CISOs to assess, communicate, and translate security risks into financial impacts, which is a challenge for many security leaders today. I would like to see a clear path for prioritization of risks within Microsoft Defender for Business, especially around vulnerability management. Even though there are features to prioritize remediation of risks based on exploitability, it could be more organized. A clearer structure for prioritizing remediation of risks would help manage them more effectively, as it is impractical to address all risks simultaneously.

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Rishad Ahmed

Network Security Engineer at Exprezer Infotech

Reduces the time to detect and respond with moderate pricing

The centralized control feature is excellent. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing items and active endpoints, making it easy for central managers to control the network. I recommend it, but we need some documentation or a presentation from Seqrite. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution allows us to gain remote access without the user's knowledge and take the necessary actions on the device."

"We use it for malicious connections from malicious websites, to identify payloads that might be inside the traffic, to identify malicious processes or bugs that are running on the network, and any activities that tend to lead to data infiltration."

"Has great threat detection capabilities."

"Palo Alto Networks Traps improves our security posture and lowers risk by providing next-gen methods to combat against modern threats on all the major platforms."

"We have a complete overview of all our PCs and it's very easy to handle and to use the interface. It has a lot of benefits for us."

"Previously, we had to install endpoint protection per machine and then scan and update, but Cortex XDR basically does that centrally and predictably, so we have more time to do day-to-day work rather than spend time chasing those endpoints."

"Palo Alto is constantly adding new features."

"Traps has drastically reduced our endpoint attack surface via advanced detection capabilities, sandboxing of never before seen programs, and by drastically limiting where executables can launch in the first place."

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"I would recommend Microsoft Defender for Business to others, rating it as ten out of ten."

"The most effective features of Microsoft Defender for Business include its threat detection and response capabilities in managing vulnerabilities and ransomware attacks."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its central console."

"Because Microsoft Defender for Business is a native solution to Microsoft 365, it has contributed to my organization's proactive defense strategies by saving time on integration."

"The solution provides good scalability."

"Microsoft Defender for Business works well with the Microsoft Azure Security ecosystem, including Defender for Endpoint and Office 365 Cloud."

"Everything is stable. There have been no technical errors or stability issues."

"The solution is effective, continuously improving, and highly regarded, especially with Microsoft's leadership in the industry."

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"Seqrite has significantly reduced the time it takes to detect and respond."

"The solution installs very easily."

Cons

"It would be good to have a better way to search for a file within the UI."

"The solution should enhance the ADR and reporting."

"The only issues that we have are, one the cost, two the dashboard is not very intuitive, even though you can drill down within the dashboard, we usually have to gather information from other sources to determine locations and if its a false positive."

"A better pricing plan would make this product more competitive."

"One thing that was missing was the integration part. Currently, they don't have out-of-box integration with IBM QRadar, or if they have the integration, the integration doesn't work well."

"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by proving hard disk encryption. If it could support this it would be a complete solution."

"There are some false positives. What our guys would have liked is that it would have been easier to manipulate as soon as they found a false positive that they knew was a false positive. How to do so was not obvious. Some people complained about it. The interface, the ESM, is not user-friendly."

"In the next release, I would like to see more UI improvements. Their UI is a bit basic. When we are speaking about Palo Alto Networks they are the big company, so they can improve the UI a little bit. The UI, the reports, the log system can all be improved."

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"If I need logs and don't have local storage bundled with Defender, I need to add workspace and log analytics, which is costly for storing logs of 2 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB."

"I have an open case for close to two months with no responses or updates, except for an email response, and I've made four or five phone calls regarding the Microsoft Interconnect for AD and cloud tenant."

"Pricing could be lowered as it is expensive and not suitable for low-budget organizations."

"I am not satisfied with Microsoft's technical support. There are challenges with the knowledge and experience of the support staff, frequent redirection between departments, and slow response times."

"The biggest one is that Defender needs to be more proactive to the emerging threats. There can be tighter integration with email, especially how it integrates with our email system, which is the Microsoft Outlook suite. There should be the ability to react a lot quicker to emerging threats because sometimes, it takes a few days before some of these new threats are fully identified, and we need that to be a few hours."

"Defender's reporting is rather scattered, and its URL filtering mechanism doesn't really work."

"Defender's threat protection should be fine-tuned to reduce false positives. It could be more targeted, reflecting a continuous evolution in detecting. Also, it could be easier to integrate into other environments."

"The pricing of Microsoft Defender for Business has a long way to go since people are still preferring solutions such as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto."

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"The solution should focus on security, documentation, and simplicity for beginners."

"The security is too week and needs improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The return on investment is from the user side because we have seen the performance of it increase the delivery time of the product if we are using too many web-based and on-premise applications. In indirect ways, we saw the return of investment in terms of performance and user satisfaction increase."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."

"Very costly product."

"Cortex XDR’s pricing is very reasonable."

"It has reasonable pricing for the use cases it provides to the company."

"Its pricing is kind of in line with its competitors and everybody else out there."

"The price was fine."

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"The tool's cost has been a little high, but I do not think it was terrible."

"Since we're a nonprofit, we get pretty good discounts on the tool."

"It has to get more competitive because we are starting to see some of the competitors providing better pricing, and some of it, of course, is to gain market share. The Defender product pricing is probably a little higher than the competitors."

"Defender for Business is included by default with an Office 365 premium subscription."

"The tool is cheap, while some other solutions are more expensive. I remember the tool cost about five euros for a workstation or for a user on a monthly basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

14%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

17%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	50
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	57

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Microsoft Defender for Business offers comprehensive endpoint protection with features like AI-driven predictive analysis and integration with Microsoft services. It caters to businesses in the Microsoft and Azure ecosystems, enhancing cybersecurity strategies with real-time alerts and automated threat hunting.

Targeting enterprise environments, Microsoft Defender for Business provides extensive security measures for desktops, laptops, and virtual desktop infrastructure. Its seamless integration with Microsoft Sentinel allows for enhanced insight and threat mitigation. The central console aids in configuration and management, but areas such as URL filtering, reporting, and integration with non-Microsoft systems require improvement. Users often demand advanced threat detection and a quicker response to emerging threats, as managing security across platforms can present challenges.

What are the key features of Microsoft Defender for Business?

Vulnerability Management: Offers extensive analysis of potential vulnerabilities.
Predictive Analysis: Utilizes AI to anticipate threats before they materialize.
Seamless Integration: Works well with Microsoft services for enhanced protection.
Threat Detection & Response: Provides real-time alerts and quick responses to threats.
Endpoint Security: Comprehensive security for all endpoints in an organization.
Data Loss Prevention: Protects sensitive data from unauthorized access and leaks.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Enhanced Security: Real-time alerts and automated threat hunting improve protection.
Ease of Use: Central console facilitates configuration and management.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security frameworks and Microsoft systems.
Comprehensive Protection: Extends security to identity, email, and cloud environments.

In sectors like finance and healthcare, Microsoft Defender for Business is implemented to secure sensitive data and maintain compliance. Managed service providers and resellers leverage its capabilities to offer robust security frameworks for clients, ensuring protection of digital assets and reducing risks associated with cyber threats.

Microsoft

Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud is a robust platform that offers comprehensive protection for endpoints. It leverages advanced technology to secure devices and manage threats efficiently, catering to businesses seeking reliable endpoint security.

Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud provides a scalable approach to endpoint protection. It integrates a variety of tools to ensure that all devices within a network are safeguarded against potential threats. With its efficient threat response and management capabilities, businesses can streamline their security operations while maintaining data integrity. Designed for ease of use, it supports the deployment and management of endpoint security with minimal complexity.

What features does Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud offer?

Endpoint Protection: Shields against malware and harmful threats with real-time updates.
Data Loss Prevention: Ensures sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access.
Web Filtering: Controls and monitors web access to promote a safe online environment.
Firewall Protection: Enhances network security by blocking unauthorized access.
Ransomware Protection: Guards against ransomware attacks with proactive scanning.

What are the benefits of using Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces costs with scalable security features that grow with the business.
Enhanced Productivity: Minimizes disruptions with automated threat detection and response.
Compliance Support: Facilitates adherence to industry regulations through comprehensive coverage.
Streamlined Management: Simplifies administration with centralized control and real-time monitoring.

Seqrite Endpoint Security Cloud is implemented across industries such as finance, healthcare, and education. Its adaptive features provide tailored protection, making it suitable for businesses requiring stringent security measures. It effectively addresses the challenges of securing diverse environments by offering a flexible, cloud-based approach.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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Gadre, Bharat Vikas Group, Fernandez Hospital, Fabtech Projects & Engineering, KIMS Hospital, National Steel And Agro Industries, Sardar Patel University, Sterling Wilson, Chowgule Industries

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