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

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

by Microsoft

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Avast Business Antivirus

by Avast

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Overview

What it is

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

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

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.

Product type

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Endpoint Antivirus / Anti-Malware

Avast Business Antivirus

Business Antivirus & Endpoint Protection

Best for

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Cross-industry

Avast Business Antivirus

SMBs, MSPs, Education, Retail, Professional Services

Pricing

Pricing model

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Contact Vendor

Avast Business Antivirus

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus

Deployment

Deployment options

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

CloudOn-Premise

Avast Business Antivirus

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Endpoint; Cloud-managed; Windows endpoints; Enterprise management

Avast Business Antivirus

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

Data residency

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Depends on cloud protection configuration and tenant region

Avast Business Antivirus

Key features

What it offers

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

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

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

Platform & access

API access

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus

Single sign-on (SSO)

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus

Role-based access (RBAC)

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus

Multi-tenant

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus

Mobile app

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Avast Business Antivirus

Supported platforms

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Windows endpoints

Avast Business Antivirus

WindowsmacOSWindows Server

Compliance

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft security/compliance ecosystem

Avast Business Antivirus

AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives certified

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft Defender for EndpointMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDR

Avast Business Antivirus

Avast Business HubConnectWise AutomateN-ableKaseyaMicrosoft ExchangeMicrosoft SharePoint

Industries

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Cross-industry

Avast Business Antivirus

SMBsMSPsEducationRetailProfessional Services

Regions

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Global

Avast Business Antivirus

Global

Vendor

Company

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft

Avast Business Antivirus

Avast

Headquarters

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Redmond, Washington, USA

Avast Business Antivirus

Prague, Czech Republic

Company size

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

200,000+

Avast Business Antivirus

10,001+

Founded

Microsoft Defender Antivirus

1975

Avast Business Antivirus

1988