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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Trend Micro Cloud App Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

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

Microsoft Defender for Endp...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
197
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (1st), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (4th), Anti-Malware Tools (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (5th)
Trend Micro Cloud App Security
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Trend Micro Cloud App Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is designed for Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and holds a mindshare of 10.2%, down 13.3% compared to last year.
Trend Micro Cloud App Security, on the other hand, focuses on Application Security Tools, holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.0% since last year.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

John Rallo - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers excellent visibility into vulnerabilities and the attack surface itself
Attack surface reduction and limiting attack surface vectors are valuable features. It's helpful to isolate specific devices and get super granular with the features they offer. The visibility into the attack surface is good. It gets highly granular. I don't work on that side, but the people who do tell me they get more visibility.
Murali Krishnan L - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly solution with good scalability
We use the solution to block phishing, spam, and impersonated emails The solution's feature for high-profile users' domains helps us detect impersonated emails. Also, its API-based features help in easy integration. The solution is easy to integrate and has the best feature for high-profile…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to use because it is already pre-installed in Windows 10. We don't have to do anything to configure it. You can also configure the firewall by using a group policy so that it can be easily adopted in an environment."
"I enjoy using the live response feature, which allows me to remotely access different endpoints and investigate malicious files, such as malware that people may have downloaded, and other related issues."
"There are a couple of features, such as isolating the devices or connecting the device and connecting live response."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a robust platform."
"The threat hunting service is very useful for a security professional."
"In my opinion, the most valuable aspects are the reporting analytics and integration with Sentinel. Defender does an excellent job of correlating the different entities that comprise threat analysis, analytics data, and log analytics. It helps to piece together investigations into any exploit or malicious activity within a specific tenant. AI and analytics tools are probably the most valuable components."
"There are some competitive products on the market, but the best is Microsoft Defender because it's very easy to integrate. That's one reason a lot of clients want Microsoft Defender. It's also very easy to implement compared to other solutions."
"The automatic attack disruption feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint works great."
"It has more intelligence features than other vendors."
"Trend Micro Cloud App is easy to use and easy to install."
"Our business emails are very important and Trend Micro Cloud App Security has provided a high level of protection. Additionally, there are updating the solution frequently."
"The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Cloud App Security is its stability across all platforms."
"The solution is easy to integrate."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"I find Trend Micro Cloud App Security useful for scanning our email boxes. We can scan them one by one, which is a good feature. It's not just gateway-level protection - we integrate the email system with it. They have special protection and parameters for phishing emails."
"Dependable with ease of integration with other security products."
 

Cons

"In India at least, it seems to be a bit more expensive than other options."
"In terms of improvement, they update the platform it seems quite a bit. Every month something is in a new spot or something changed somewhere. There should be less of that."
"In terms of improvements for their technical support, a focus on enhancing response times could be beneficial."
"It's not easy to create special allowances for certain groups of users. It can be a little heavy-handed in some areas where Microsoft has decided to lock a feature out, meaning they make it hard to make an exception... One company we work with needed to use about 20 different thumb drives for about 20 users. To make that exception for them was very difficult. In fact, you can't really make an exception. But what you can do is allow them to use it and, while it will still alert, you can actually suppress those alerts."
"Some integration components for Mac should be added. We use both Windows 10 desktops and Mac desktops, but presently, the Mac component is still lagging a bit behind."
"There are likely some technical improvements or features that could be added, however, I cannot say, off the top of my head, what they would be."
"The product should reduce updates since it is hard to keep up."
"Cortex... has good investigation capabilities, out-of-the-box, in case there is an event that you'd like to investigate. It's quite convenient. Microsoft has those capabilities as well, but you need a bit more training on the product to get the basic information that you can get out-of-the-box with Cortex."
"The solution's technical support services could be better."
"Documentation could be improved; product cost is quite high."
"The price of the solution could improve by being lower."
"For improvements, I think it would be great if Trend Micro Cloud App Security could enhance their product to be a single SASE solution. It should be similar to competitors like Palo Alto."
"It would be great if Trend Mail Cloud App Security would be joined with a web security solution, making it a multiple-network solution."
"They should provide separate corporate-level licenses for two to three instances."
"The granulation of the policy setup needs to be better. Right now, it is too basic."
"In the next release, I would like to see the cost go down."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is included in the license for the Microsoft Windows operating system."
"The cost is high for E5 licenses, but if we go with the E3 license, most of the features are not covered."
"As we operate in the educational sector, we are eligible for an educational discount."
"The price was a problem for me three years ago, but they improved their E3, E5, and a la carte licensing. In other words, you have to get all of E5. That used to be a problem because you had E3, Defender, and guardrails, but you needed an E5 license to get the management suite and the analytics. It's more flexible now. You can switch from a la carte to the entire suite when it starts to make sense. It's becoming more economically competitive to go that route."
"The cost is high, compared to other products in the market, if you look at it as a separate product. If you look at the cost where it is part of a bundle, the cost is okay."
"The normal, standalone model, is not expensive, but the enterprise model that includes the bundle with email and some web protection, is a bit more expensive."
"We sell this product as part of Office 365 and it is not expensive."
"Buying individual point products would've cost us a lot more money than one integrated solution that also capitalizes on Teams Voice and things of that nature. Given our size, buying individual products would have easily cost us a million dollars."
"The cost of the license is on the high side. It's a yearly subscription."
"The product's pricing is reasonable compared to other vendors."
"The solution's price is mid-ranged."
"The price of Trend Micro Cloud App Security is expensive for regular users. There are not any hidden fees. First-time users of the solution should purchase implementation packages or professional services."
"The pricing of the solution could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Performing Arts
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 ...
What do you like most about Trend Micro Cloud App Security?
The most valuable feature of Trend Micro Cloud App Security is its stability across all platforms.
What needs improvement with Trend Micro Cloud App Security?
For improvements, I think it would be great if Trend Micro Cloud App Security could enhance their product to be a single SASE solution. It should be similar to competitors like Palo Alto. The solut...
What is your primary use case for Trend Micro Cloud App Security?
We use the solution for cloud data protection, particularly for email and file-sharing systems. It integrates with Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite to scan mailboxes for spam, viruses, and phi...
 

Also Known As

Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, MS Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus
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Sample Customers

Petrofrac, Metro CSG, Christus Health
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, ClubCorp USA, Copa Airlines, Aava, Azra Solutions, BSN INET Co, Ltd, Carhartt
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