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Product	Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps by Microsoft View product	Lookout Secure Cloud Access by Lookout View product
Overview
What it is	Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from Microsoft focuses on cloud DLP. Key capabilities: DLP and SaaS security. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.	Lookout built Lookout Secure Cloud Access for Zero Trust Access. Explore CASB and integrated DLP, review cloud deployment and compare similar Cloud Security products.
Product type	Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)	Cloud-Native Security Service Edge (SSE) Hub
Best for	Cross-industry	Global Enterprise, Finance
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-native SaaS; Cloud-native SaaS
Data residency	Tenant region/service dependent	US; EU; Global
Key features
What it offers	Cloud discovery SaaS security Session controls DLP Threat detection App governance CASB Shadow IT discovery	Cloud-native security service edge Secure web gateway CASB Zero trust network access Integrated DLP SSE Cloud Security Zero Trust Access
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: yes
Supported platforms	SaaS and cloud applications	SaaS AppsCloud VPCsCorporate IdPsOktaEntra IDAWSAzure
Compliance	Microsoft compliance ecosystem	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMPHIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft EntraMicrosoft Sentinel	SaaS appsCloud VPCsCorporate IdPs
Industries	Cross-industry	Global EnterpriseFinance
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEU
Vendor
Company	Microsoft	Lookout
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, USA	San Francisco, California, USA
Company size	200,000+	1,000+
Founded	1975	2007

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

by Microsoft

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Lookout Secure Cloud Access

by Lookout

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Overview

What it is

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from Microsoft focuses on cloud DLP. Key capabilities: DLP and SaaS security. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Lookout built Lookout Secure Cloud Access for Zero Trust Access. Explore CASB and integrated DLP, review cloud deployment and compare similar Cloud Security products.

Product type

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Cloud-Native Security Service Edge (SSE) Hub

Best for

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cross-industry

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Global Enterprise, Finance

Pricing

Pricing model

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Contact Vendor

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Deployment

Deployment options

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud; Cloud

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Cloud-native SaaS; Cloud-native SaaS

Data residency

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Tenant region/service dependent

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

US; EU; Global

Key features

What it offers

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cloud discovery
SaaS security
Session controls
DLP
Threat detection
App governance
CASB
Shadow IT discovery

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Cloud-native security service edge
Secure web gateway
CASB
Zero trust network access
Integrated DLP
SSE
Cloud Security
Zero Trust Access

Platform & access

API access

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Single sign-on (SSO)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Role-based access (RBAC)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Multi-tenant

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Mobile app

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Supported platforms

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

SaaS and cloud applications

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

SaaS AppsCloud VPCsCorporate IdPsOktaEntra IDAWSAzure

Compliance

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft compliance ecosystem

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMPHIPAAGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft EntraMicrosoft Sentinel

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

SaaS appsCloud VPCsCorporate IdPs

Industries

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Cross-industry

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Global EnterpriseFinance

Regions

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Global

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

GlobalUSEU

Vendor

Company

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

Lookout

Headquarters

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Redmond, Washington, USA

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

200,000+

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

1,000+

Founded

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

1975

Lookout Secure Cloud Access

2007