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

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

by Microsoft

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IBM QRadar EDR

by IBM

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Overview

What it is

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products.

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.

Product type

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Endpoint Detection and Response / XDR

IBM QRadar EDR

Endpoint detection and response

Best for

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cross-industry

IBM QRadar EDR

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Contact Vendor

IBM QRadar EDR

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment

Deployment options

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

CloudOn-Premise

IBM QRadar EDR

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cloud; Endpoint; Cloud-managed endpoint agents

IBM QRadar EDR

SaaS; On-premises; SaaS; On-premises

Data residency

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Tenant region/service dependent

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment and region dependent

Key features

What it offers

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

EDR
Attack surface reduction
Automated investigation and response
Vulnerability management
Threat intelligence
Endpoint protection
Threat hunting
Incident response

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

Platform & access

API access

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

IBM QRadar EDR

Single sign-on (SSO)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

IBM QRadar EDR

Role-based access (RBAC)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

IBM QRadar EDR

Multi-tenant

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

IBM QRadar EDR

Mobile app

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

IBM QRadar EDR

Supported platforms

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS/iPadOS

IBM QRadar EDR

WindowsmacOS and supported endpoints

Compliance

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft security/compliance portfolio

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment and customer requirements vary

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft IntuneMicrosoft Defender XDRMicrosoft SentinelMicrosoft Entra

IBM QRadar EDR

Cloudon-premisesMDR

Industries

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Cross-industry

IBM QRadar EDR

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare

Regions

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Global

IBM QRadar EDR

Global

Vendor

Company

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft

IBM QRadar EDR

IBM

Headquarters

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Redmond, Washington, USA

IBM QRadar EDR

Armonk, New York, USA

Company size

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

200,000+

IBM QRadar EDR

250,000+

Founded

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

1975

IBM QRadar EDR

1911