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| Product | CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management by CrowdStrike View product | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: IT hygiene tracking and vulnerability management. Built for shadow IT asset discovery. Compare Exposure Management alternatives. | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives. |
| Product type | Cyber Asset Attack Surface & Vulnerability Platform | External Attack Surface Management |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Enterprise, Cross-industry | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS Platform; Cloud SaaS Platform | Cloud; Cloud |
| Data residency | Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloud | Tenant/service region 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: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Corporate NetworksCloud VPCsRemote EndpointsInternet-facing Assets | Internet-facing assets |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSHIPAAISO/IEC 27001NIST SP 800-53SOC 2 Type II | Microsoft security/compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ServiceNowJiraMicrosoft IntuneTaniumCrowdStrike Falcon Console | Microsoft Defender portalMicrosoft Security Exposure ManagementMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyEnterpriseCross-industry | Cross-industry |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-region cloud | GlobalAvailability varies |
| 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 Exposure Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: IT hygiene tracking and vulnerability management. Built for shadow IT asset discovery. Compare Exposure Management alternatives.Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives.Product type
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Cyber Asset Attack Surface & Vulnerability PlatformMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
External Attack Surface ManagementBest for
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Enterprise, Cross-industryMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Contact VendorMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Contact VendorFree trial
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Free trial: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Deployment details
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Cloud SaaS Platform; Cloud SaaS PlatformMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Cloud; CloudData residency
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloudMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
- Continuous asset discovery
- External Attack Surface Management (EASM)
- ExPRT.AI predictive risk scoring
- Vulnerability management
- IT hygiene tracking
- Shadow IT asset discovery
- Vulnerability prioritization
- External attack surface mapping
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
- Asset discovery
- Attack surface mapping
- Exposure monitoring
- Shadow IT discovery
- Risk prioritization
- External asset discovery
- Attack surface monitoring
- Exposure management
Platform & access
API access
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
API access: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
SSO: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Mobile app: noMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Compliance
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Industries
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Regions
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Vendor
Company
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
CrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
MicrosoftHeadquarters
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Austin, Texas, USAMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
5,000+Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
200,000+Founded
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
2011Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
1975