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Product	Avast Business Antivirus by Avast View product	Microsoft Defender Antivirus by Microsoft View product
Overview
What it is	Avast Business Antivirus, from Avast, provides firewall and Behavior Shield. Common uses: SMB endpoint protection. Check deployment options and top Antivirus competitors.	Microsoft Defender Antivirus covers real-time protection, cloud-delivered protection and behavior monitoring for malware prevention. Compare top Antivirus tools.
Product type	Business Antivirus & Endpoint Protection	Endpoint Antivirus / Anti-Malware
Best for	SMBs, MSPs, Education, Retail, Professional Services	Cross-industry
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises agent with cloud or on-prem management; On-device agent; Cloud or on-premises management	Endpoint; Cloud-managed; Windows endpoints; Enterprise management
Data residency		Depends on cloud protection configuration and tenant region
Key features
What it offers	Real-time malware protection Behavior Shield CyberCapture cloud analysis Ransomware protection Web and email shields Firewall (Pro Plus) Exchange and SharePoint protection Central management	Real-time protection Cloud-delivered protection Behavior monitoring Attack surface reduction integration Scanning Malware prevention Endpoint protection Real-time threat detection
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	WindowsmacOSWindows Server	Windows endpoints
Compliance	AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives certified	Microsoft security/compliance ecosystem
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Avast Business HubConnectWise AutomateN-ableKaseyaMicrosoft ExchangeMicrosoft SharePoint	Microsoft Defender for EndpointMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDR
Industries	SMBsMSPsEducationRetailProfessional Services	Cross-industry
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Avast	Microsoft
Headquarters	Prague, Czech Republic	Redmond, Washington, USA
Company size	10,001+	200,000+
Founded	1988	1975

Avast Business Antivirus

by Avast

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Microsoft Defender Antivirus

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

Avast Business Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus, from Avast, provides firewall and Behavior Shield. Common uses: SMB endpoint protection. Check deployment options and top Antivirus competitors.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus covers real-time protection, cloud-delivered protection and behavior monitoring for malware prevention. Compare top Antivirus tools.

Product type

Avast Business Antivirus

Business Antivirus & Endpoint Protection

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Endpoint Antivirus / Anti-Malware

Best for

Avast Business Antivirus

SMBs, MSPs, Education, Retail, Professional Services

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

Avast Business Antivirus

Contact Vendor

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Deployment

Deployment options

Avast Business Antivirus

CloudOn-Premise

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Avast Business Antivirus

On-premises agent with cloud or on-prem management; On-device agent; Cloud or on-premises management

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Endpoint; Cloud-managed; Windows endpoints; Enterprise management

Data residency

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Depends on cloud protection configuration and tenant region

Key features

What it offers

Avast Business Antivirus

Real-time malware protection
Behavior Shield
CyberCapture cloud analysis
Ransomware protection
Web and email shields
Firewall (Pro Plus)
Exchange and SharePoint protection
Central management

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Real-time protection
Cloud-delivered protection
Behavior monitoring
Attack surface reduction integration
Scanning
Malware prevention
Endpoint protection
Real-time threat detection

Platform & access

API access

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Single sign-on (SSO)

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Role-based access (RBAC)

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Multi-tenant

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Mobile app

Avast Business Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Supported platforms

Avast Business Antivirus

WindowsmacOSWindows Server

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Windows endpoints

Compliance

Avast Business Antivirus

AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives certified

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft security/compliance ecosystem

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Avast Business Antivirus

Avast Business HubConnectWise AutomateN-ableKaseyaMicrosoft ExchangeMicrosoft SharePoint

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft Defender for EndpointMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDR

Industries

Avast Business Antivirus

SMBsMSPsEducationRetailProfessional Services

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Cross-industry

Regions

Avast Business Antivirus

Global

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Global

Vendor

Company

Avast Business Antivirus

Avast

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft

Headquarters

Avast Business Antivirus

Prague, Czech Republic

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

Avast Business Antivirus

10,001+

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

200,000+

Founded

Avast Business Antivirus

1988

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

1975