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Product	IBM QRadar EDR by IBM View product	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by Microsoft View product
Overview
What it is	IBM QRadar EDR from IBM focuses on ransomware protection. Key capabilities: EDR, endpoint security and threat detection. Compare it with the leading EDR alternatives.	Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products.
Product type	Endpoint detection and response	Endpoint Detection and Response / XDR
Best for	Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare	Cross-industry
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	SaaS; On-premises; SaaS; On-premises	Cloud; Endpoint; Cloud-managed endpoint agents
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	Tenant region/service dependent
Key features
What it offers	Endpoint detection and response with AI-driven behavioral analysis, automated alert handling and near-real-time remediation. EDR Endpoint security Threat detection Ransomware protection Threat hunting	EDR Attack surface reduction Automated investigation and response Vulnerability management Threat intelligence Endpoint protection Threat hunting Incident response
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	WindowsmacOS and supported endpoints	WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS/iPadOS
Compliance	Deployment and customer requirements vary	Microsoft security/compliance portfolio
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cloudon-premisesMDR	Microsoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDRMicrosoft SentinelMicrosoft Entra
Industries	EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare	Cross-industry
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	IBM	Microsoft
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Redmond, Washington, USA
Company size	250,000+	200,000+
Founded	1911	1975

IBM QRadar EDR

by IBM

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

IBM QRadar EDR

IBM QRadar EDR from IBM focuses on ransomware protection. Key capabilities: EDR, endpoint security and threat detection. Compare it with the leading EDR alternatives.

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

IBM QRadar EDR

Endpoint detection and response

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Endpoint Detection and Response / XDR

Best for

IBM QRadar EDR

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM QRadar EDR

Contact Vendor

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM QRadar EDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM QRadar EDR

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

IBM QRadar EDR

SaaS; On-premises; SaaS; On-premises

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cloud; Endpoint; Cloud-managed endpoint agents

Data residency

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment and region dependent

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Tenant region/service dependent

Key features

What it offers

IBM QRadar EDR

Endpoint detection and response with AI-driven behavioral analysis, automated alert handling and near-real-time remediation.
EDR
Endpoint security
Threat detection
Ransomware protection
Threat hunting

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

IBM QRadar EDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM QRadar EDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM QRadar EDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Multi-tenant

IBM QRadar EDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Mobile app

IBM QRadar EDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Supported platforms

IBM QRadar EDR

WindowsmacOS and supported endpoints

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS/iPadOS

Compliance

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment and customer requirements vary

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft security/compliance portfolio

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM QRadar EDR

Cloudon-premisesMDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDRMicrosoft SentinelMicrosoft Entra

Industries

IBM QRadar EDR

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cross-industry

Regions

IBM QRadar EDR

Global

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Global

Vendor

Company

IBM QRadar EDR

IBM

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft

Headquarters

IBM QRadar EDR

Armonk, New York, USA

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

IBM QRadar EDR

250,000+

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

200,000+

Founded

IBM QRadar EDR

1911

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

1975