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| Product | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management by Microsoft View product | CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management by CrowdStrike View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives. | CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: IT hygiene tracking and vulnerability management. Built for shadow IT asset discovery. Compare Exposure Management alternatives. |
| Product type | External Attack Surface Management | Cyber Asset Attack Surface & Vulnerability Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Enterprise, Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud | Cloud SaaS Platform; Cloud SaaS Platform |
| Data residency | Tenant/service region dependent | Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloud |
| 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 | Internet-facing assets | Corporate NetworksCloud VPCsRemote EndpointsInternet-facing Assets |
| Compliance | Microsoft security/compliance portfolio | PCI-DSSHIPAAISO/IEC 27001NIST SP 800-53SOC 2 Type II |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft Defender portalMicrosoft Security Exposure ManagementMicrosoft Sentinel | ServiceNowJiraMicrosoft IntuneTaniumCrowdStrike Falcon Console |
| Industries | Cross-industry | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyEnterpriseCross-industry |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies | GlobalMulti-region cloud |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | CrowdStrike |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 1975 | 2011 |
Overview
What it is
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives.CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: IT hygiene tracking and vulnerability management. Built for shadow IT asset discovery. Compare Exposure Management alternatives.Product type
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
External Attack Surface ManagementCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Cyber Asset Attack Surface & Vulnerability PlatformBest for
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Cross-industryCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Enterprise, Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Contact VendorCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Contact VendorFree trial
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Free trial: noCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Deployment details
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Cloud; CloudCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Cloud SaaS Platform; Cloud SaaS PlatformData residency
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Tenant/service region dependentCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Global cloud infrastructure; US GovCloudKey features
What it offers
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
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
Platform & access
API access
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
API access: yesCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
SSO: yesCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
RBAC: yesCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Multi-tenant: yesCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Mobile app: noCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Compliance
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Industries
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Regions
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Vendor
Company
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
MicrosoftCrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
CrowdStrikeHeadquarters
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Redmond, Washington, USACrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
200,000+CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
5,000+Founded
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
1975CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management
2011