Microsoft Defender XDR vs Trend Vision One Endpoint Security comparison

Microsoft Defender XDR vs. Trend Vision One Endpoint Security

December 2025

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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

7.1

Microsoft Defender XDR provides high ROI by consolidating security tools, streamlining operations, and enhancing security, despite licensing costs.

Sentiment score

7.1

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security increases ROI with reduced malware incidents, lower licensing costs, and decreased need for extra tools.

We can quarantine and isolate a device within minutes.

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Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft Defender XDR has saved me at least 50% of my time.

Kunle Oluwadiya

House security operator at Cypress Creek Renewables

It helped stop multiple intrusion points where we would have had millions in lost revenue if the attackers got in.

Joshua Hart

Network Technician at T. Baker Smith, LLC

We have certainly seen the return on investment with Trend Vision One Endpoint Security given that endpoints are largely focused in terms of cyber attacks.

reviewer2793894

Platform Engineer Ii at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.1

Microsoft Defender XDR's support is timely and responsive, yet smaller organizations experience slower, less effective assistance than larger ones.

Sentiment score

6.6

Customer service for Trend Vision One has mixed reviews, with regional variations and room for improvement noted by users.

You get stuck in low-level support for way longer than you should, instead of them escalating the issue up the chain.

Darrell Carr

Enterprise Application Engineer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's critical to escalate SEV B issues immediately to a domestic engineer.

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Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group

Once issues are escalated to the second or third layer, the support is much better.

Ankit-Joshi

Cyber Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

Their technical support deserves a rating of nine out of ten.

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Deputy Manager at Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Ltd

we reached out to our local vendor in the country for questions, and they resolved these issues with Trend Micro.

Oleksii Pavlyk

Head of security of digital systems, electronic databases and networks at Ukreximbank

We have a really good sales team to manage that and they have been really helpful in giving the proposal as well as the setup and fine-tuning cost every year over year, so that is taken care.

reviewer2793894

Platform Engineer Ii at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.9

Microsoft Defender XDR scales well for various organizations, efficiently supporting growth and flexibility despite some network deployment challenges.

Sentiment score

7.8

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is highly scalable, accommodating thousands of endpoints and adapting easily to diverse platforms.

My concern is about the scale of events and alerts being generated, and the product is doing a very good job of only surfacing the important items for us.

reviewer2315544

Vice President, Information Technology at a construction company with 201-500 employees

Microsoft Defender XDR shows tremendous scalability, much more so than on-premises solutions.

Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group

Microsoft Defender XDR scales pretty well.

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Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is scalable and stable because we have been using it for more than five years.

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Deputy Manager at Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Ltd

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

Microsoft Defender XDR is praised for high stability, reliable performance, minimal issues, frequent updates, and prompt issue resolution.

Sentiment score

8.1

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is stable and reliable, with high user satisfaction despite occasional update-related bugs.

The service has remained consistently online, with any issues isolated to specific components, suggesting a well-designed and modular architecture.

reviewer2595618

Senior System Engineer at a sports company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The services within our ecosystem have been reliable, meeting their SLAs.

Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group

It provides high-fidelity signals.

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Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees

No quotes available

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Room For Improvement

Microsoft Defender XDR requires enhancements in speed, integration, automation, AI, ease-of-use, and industry-specific threat intelligence.

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security faces challenges with setup, resource usage, compatibility, support, pricing, and seeks enhanced AI and integration.

The licensing process needs improvement and clarification.

reviewer2595324

Owner at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Improvements are needed in automated response capabilities.

Soumitra_Chakraborty

Security manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Some inconsistencies exist between blades, which could be improved for a more seamless user and UI experience.

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Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group

We need more training resources for my team and I, such as developing labs and sessions to implement it more easily.

Ahmed El Kayal

Security Solutions Architect at Systems Engineering of Egypt

20% to 30% of endpoints faced difficulty in cleaning or uninstalling the software.

Innam Ul Haq

Cyber Security Engineer at Amazure Technologies Private Limited

It supports Mac and is fully functional with that.

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Deputy Manager at Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Ltd

Setup Cost

Microsoft Defender XDR pricing is seen as complex but fair, with high costs alleviated in bundled Microsoft 365 packages.

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is competitively priced, favoring larger enterprises, with flexible regional pricing and no extra fees.

There are certainly savings when using Microsoft Defender XDR, which can range from 30%, 40%, and even up to 50%.

Clay Bowlin

Director, Sales at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

I would rate the pricing as eight out of ten, indicating it is a reasonable cost for the product.

Soumitra_Chakraborty

Security manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft purposefully obfuscates this through marketing ploys to hide costs.

reviewer2595618

Senior System Engineer at a sports company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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The pricing is very high, despite the solution’s capabilities.

Ahmed El Kayal

Security Solutions Architect at Systems Engineering of Egypt

Regarding the price, there was a tender, and Trend Micro won; the price was good.

Oleksii Pavlyk

Head of security of digital systems, electronic databases and networks at Ukreximbank

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Valuable Features

Microsoft Defender XDR integrates tools for comprehensive security, offering threat detection, automation, identity protection, and enhanced efficiency.

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is praised for easy installation, advanced threat detection, integration capabilities, and efficient automation.

With Microsoft threat intelligence information, it detects various types of threats, including insider attacks, malicious content, and data exfiltration.

Soumitra_Chakraborty

Security manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

This allows us to secure our systems in advance and proactively improve security, rather than waiting for incidents to occur.

A Roy

Works at Hometrack

Once we have it on the security dashboard, we can see a real-time storyline.

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Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees

The integration of ML and AI provides complete visibility, suggests responses, detects threats, and includes integration into XDR, which covers email security, endpoint security, cloud security, among other aspects.

Innam Ul Haq

Cyber Security Engineer at Amazure Technologies Private Limited

They are very aggressive for our program, so whenever we have any issue, we just lodge a call, and within 15 minutes, we get the engineer on a call or Webex call to resolve the issue for the solution.

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Deputy Manager at Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Ltd

The vulnerability protection module helps to identify which threat group is active and is using which specific vulnerability and also it helps to detect if those vulnerabilities exist within our environment and shows which machine is affected.

reviewer2793894

Platform Engineer Ii at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender XDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (5th)

Trend Vision One Endpoint S...

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

134

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (9th), Endpoint Compliance (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender XDR is 2.6%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is 1.6%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Defender XDR	2.6%
Trend Vision One Endpoint Security	1.6%
Other	95.8%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

Kunle Oluwadiya

House security operator at Cypress Creek Renewables

Advanced threat hunting saves significant time in tracking and responding to incidents

Microsoft Defender XDR could be improved with a lower price. My main suggestion would essentially be what Copilot is providing, which is a single pane of glass, so I don't have to go to different windows. That's just a workflow consideration for me. It would be great to have all the information centralized into one particular data app. If I need to open up extra ones, I can, however, I would appreciate a future where everything I need is right there on one single pane of glass. Beyond that, there's really nothing else I see that I would want Microsoft to improve.

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Oleksii Pavlyk

Head of security of digital systems, electronic databases and networks at Ukreximbank

Centralized console has improved visibility while setup remains quick on diverse environments

I don't know why I find it valuable; my colleague administrated it, but I was the chief of a team of six people, and one of them administered this product, which worked well for defending our servers. I don't know what the best features of Trend Vision One Endpoint Security are; it performs well compared to other products, and I am curious about it, but I cannot think of specific features. Perhaps my colleagues could provide that information, but I do not have that knowledge. The centralized console helps my team greatly; it is very convenient as everything is all in one console, not only EDR but many other products, such as email security and XDR features. Trend Vision One Endpoint Security positively impacts our organization as it is very simple to install on Windows and Linux servers; it is not very difficult to install.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	47
Midsize Enterprise	25
Large Enterprise	38

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	45
Midsize Enterprise	36
Large Enterprise	60

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft 365 Defender?

Microsoft Defender XDR provides strong identity protection with comprehensive insights into risky user behavior and potential indicators of compromise.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft 365 Defender?

My experience with pricing, setup, costs, and licensing of Microsoft Defender XDR is tied to our E5 subscription, which is very straightforward for us. We also purchase the uplift for our mobile us...

What needs improvement with Microsoft 365 Defender?

I am not aware of a mobile app that would be available for my team. With a single analyst, if she is ever away, it would be beneficial to have easier access. While she can use the web portal, the e...

What's the difference between Trend Micro Deep Security and Trend Micro Apex One?

Trend Micro Deep Security offers a lot of features. It guarantees security for your data center, cloud, and containers - all with a unified and comprehensive SaaS solution and without compromising ...

What do you like most about Trend Micro Apex One?

It is updated automatically without much intervention from our side. We can also get some reports easily.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro Apex One?

Regarding the price, there was a tender, and Trend Micro won; the price was good.

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Also Known As

Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, MS 365 Defender

Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, Trend Micro OfficeScan

Overview

Microsoft Defender XDR is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect against threats in the Microsoft 365 environment.

It offers robust security measures, comprehensive threat detection capabilities, and an efficient incident response system. With seamless integration with other Microsoft products and a user-friendly interface, it simplifies security management tasks.

Users have found it effective in detecting and preventing various types of attacks, such as phishing attempts, malware infections, and data breaches.

Watch the Microsoft demo video here: Microsoft Defender XDR demo video.

Microsoft

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security offers comprehensive, user-friendly endpoint protection, characterized by centralized management and integration with Trend Micro products. Its advanced AI capabilities and zero-day threat protection provide strong security, enhancing the effectiveness of threat detection.

Trend Vision One Endpoint Security is designed to protect client devices and network infrastructures against threats like ransomware and email-based attacks. It can be deployed on-premises or utilized as a SaaS solution, effectively covering thousands of endpoints. The centralized console delivers detailed visibility across environments for quick threat response. Although robust, it needs improvements in areas such as firewall performance, Linux compatibility, and data-loss prevention module efficiency. High resource usage, causing system slowdowns, user interface enhancements, and better third-party integration are also necessary. Current customers appreciate its scalability and the seamless integration with existing systems, although additional training resources and support might be desired.

What are Trend Vision One Endpoint Security's key features?

User-friendly installation: Easy setup process for swift deployment.
Centralized management: Single interface for comprehensive oversight.
Advanced threat protection: Guards against the latest threats including zero-day attacks.
Integration with Trend Micro products: Seamless connection with other Trend Micro solutions.
Behavior monitoring: Monitors and analyzes endpoint behaviors to detect anomalies.
Virtual patching: Protects against vulnerabilities without disruptive patches.

What benefits should users look for when evaluating Trend Vision One?

Enhanced detection and response: Quickly identifies and mitigates threats.
Comprehensive visibility: Provides a holistic view of potential risks across environments.
Scalability: Efficiently manages protection across numerous endpoints.
AI-driven security: Uses machine learning to improve threat detection accuracy.
Ease of integration: Works well with existing IT infrastructure and systems.

Industries implement Trend Vision One Endpoint Security to safeguard client devices and networks in dynamic IT environments. It covers servers, desktops, and laptops, offering solutions for organizations requiring flexible, scalable security measures to protect critical infrastructure. Trend Vision One is especially valued where large-scale endpoint protection is crucial, ensuring a secure environment with its advanced and adaptable features.

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Sample Customers

Accenture, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and many others.

Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, A&W Food Services of Canada, Babou, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BO), DCI Donor Services, Evalueserve, Gulftainer, Hiroshima Prefectural Government, MEDHOST