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| Product | Tenable Identity Exposure by Tenable View product | Microsoft Defender for Identity by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Tenable Identity Exposure: attack path mapping and step-by-step remediation tips. Built for Active Directory hardening. Compare Identity Security alternatives. | Microsoft Defender for Identity covers identity threat detection and lateral movement detection for identity threat detection. Compare top Identity Security tools. |
| Product type | Active Directory & Identity Security Platform | Identity Threat Detection and Response |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Retail, Banking, Manufacturing | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-Premises; Hybrid Agentless; Cloud SaaS; On-Premises Server; Hybrid Architecture | Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud service with on-premises sensors |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted and cloud-hosted data options | Tenant/service region dependent |
| 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 | Active Directory Domain ControllersEntra IDHybrid Identity Forests | Active DirectoryEntra-integrated environments |
| Compliance | CIS BenchmarksISO 27001SOC 2PCI-DSS 4.0NIST SP 800-53 | Microsoft security/compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Tenable OneActive DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel | Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft EntraMicrosoft SentinelActive Directory |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentCritical InfrastructureRetailBanking+1 more | Cross-industry |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Tenable | Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Columbia, Maryland, USA | Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 1,500+ | 200,000+ |
| Founded | 2002 | 1975 |
Overview
What it is
Tenable Identity Exposure
Tenable Identity Exposure: attack path mapping and step-by-step remediation tips. Built for Active Directory hardening. Compare Identity Security alternatives.Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Identity covers identity threat detection and lateral movement detection for identity threat detection. Compare top Identity Security tools.Product type
Tenable Identity Exposure
Active Directory & Identity Security PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Identity Threat Detection and ResponseBest for
Tenable Identity Exposure
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Retail, Banking, ManufacturingMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Tenable Identity Exposure
Contact VendorMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Contact VendorFree trial
Tenable Identity Exposure
Free trial: yesMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Tenable Identity Exposure
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Deployment details
Tenable Identity Exposure
Cloud SaaS; On-Premises; Hybrid Agentless; Cloud SaaS; On-Premises Server; Hybrid ArchitectureMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud service with on-premises sensorsData residency
Tenable Identity Exposure
Customer-hosted and cloud-hosted data optionsMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
Tenable Identity Exposure
- Continuous Active Directory auditing
- Agentless replication monitoring
- Attack path mapping
- Real-time DCSync & Golden Ticket alerts
- Step-by-step remediation tips
- Active Directory hardening
- Kerberoasting & DCSync defense
- Lateral movement attack path elimination
Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Identity threat detection
- Lateral movement detection
- Active Directory monitoring
- Identity investigation
- Attack path insights
- AD security
Platform & access
API access
Tenable Identity Exposure
API access: yesMicrosoft Defender for Identity
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Tenable Identity Exposure
SSO: yesMicrosoft Defender for Identity
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Tenable Identity Exposure
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Defender for Identity
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Tenable Identity Exposure
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Tenable Identity Exposure
Mobile app: noMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Tenable Identity Exposure
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Compliance
Tenable Identity Exposure
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Tenable Identity Exposure
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Industries
Tenable Identity Exposure
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Regions
Tenable Identity Exposure
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Vendor
Company
Tenable Identity Exposure
TenableMicrosoft Defender for Identity
MicrosoftHeadquarters
Tenable Identity Exposure
Columbia, Maryland, USAMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
Tenable Identity Exposure
1,500+Microsoft Defender for Identity
200,000+Founded
Tenable Identity Exposure
2002Microsoft Defender for Identity
1975