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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | CrowdStrike Falcon by CrowdStrike View product | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Get the facts on CrowdStrike Falcon: integrated EDR/XDR and unified cloud console. Built for breach prevention. Compare it with other EDR options before you decide. | Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products. |
| Product type | Unified Cybersecurity & AI-Native Platform | Endpoint Detection and Response / XDR |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Cross-industry, Banking, Technology | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud-Native SaaS Architecture; Cloud-native SaaS; Single Lightweight Agent | Cloud; Endpoint; Cloud-managed endpoint agents |
| Data residency | Global cloud infrastructure (Americas, Europe, APAC, US GovCloud) | Tenant region/service dependent |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | EndpointsServersCloud WorkloadsContainersIdentity Directories | WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS/iPadOS |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAFedRAMP HighGDPR | Microsoft security/compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOktaServiceNowSplunkJira | Microsoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDRMicrosoft SentinelMicrosoft Entra |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseCross-industry+2 more | Cross-industry |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-region cloud | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CrowdStrike | Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 5,000+ | 200,000+ |
| Founded | 2011 | 1975 |
Overview
What it is
CrowdStrike Falcon
Get the facts on CrowdStrike Falcon: integrated EDR/XDR and unified cloud console. Built for breach prevention. Compare it with other EDR options before you decide.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products.Product type
CrowdStrike Falcon
Unified Cybersecurity & AI-Native PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint Detection and Response / XDRBest for
CrowdStrike Falcon
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Cross-industry, Banking, TechnologyMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
CrowdStrike Falcon
Contact VendorMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Contact VendorFree trial
CrowdStrike Falcon
Free trial: yesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
CrowdStrike Falcon
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Deployment details
CrowdStrike Falcon
Cloud-Native SaaS Architecture; Cloud-native SaaS; Single Lightweight AgentMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Cloud; Endpoint; Cloud-managed endpoint agentsData residency
CrowdStrike Falcon
Global cloud infrastructure (Americas, Europe, APAC, US GovCloud)Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Tenant region/service dependentKey features
What it offers
CrowdStrike Falcon
- Single lightweight agent
- AI-powered Threat Graph
- Unified cloud console
- Real-time threat prevention
- Integrated EDR/XDR
- Attack surface reduction
- Open APIs
- Breach prevention
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- EDR
- Attack surface reduction
- Automated investigation and response
- Vulnerability management
- Threat intelligence
- Endpoint protection
- Threat hunting
- Incident response
Platform & access
API access
CrowdStrike Falcon
API access: yesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
CrowdStrike Falcon
SSO: yesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
CrowdStrike Falcon
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
CrowdStrike Falcon
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
CrowdStrike Falcon
Mobile app: yesMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
CrowdStrike Falcon
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Compliance
CrowdStrike Falcon
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
CrowdStrike Falcon
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Industries
CrowdStrike Falcon
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Regions
CrowdStrike Falcon
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Vendor
Company
CrowdStrike Falcon
CrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
MicrosoftHeadquarters
CrowdStrike Falcon
Austin, Texas, USAMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
CrowdStrike Falcon
5,000+Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
200,000+Founded
CrowdStrike Falcon
2011Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
1975