Microsoft
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Redmond, Washington, USA
Headquarters
1975
Founded
200,000+
Employees
Worldwide
Regions served
About Microsoft
Microsoft is a global technology company founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Its security portfolio spans endpoint and email protection, identity and access management, cloud security, data protection and security operations. Microsoft Defender XDR correlates signals across endpoints, identities, email and cloud apps, while Microsoft Sentinel provides cloud-native SIEM and SOAR capabilities. Microsoft Entra ID secures identities and access, and Microsoft Purview delivers data classification, data loss prevention and compliance tooling. Microsoft Security Copilot adds generative AI assistance for investigation and response. Organizations evaluating Microsoft should consider licensing tiers, existing Microsoft 365 and Azure usage, integrations with third-party tools and SOC maturity.
Main focus: Endpoint, email, identity, cloud and data security, SIEM and AI-assisted security operations
Target customers: Enterprises, governments, SMBs and security operations teams
Categories & Solutions
Microsoft is listed across published cybersecurity categories
Subcategories
Products (48)
View all products →Microsoft Security Copilot
Microsoft Security Copilot: generative AI, incident summarization and threat analysis. Built for SOC assistance and incident response. Compare AI Security alternatives.
Security OperationsMicrosoft Purview AI Hub
Microsoft Purview AI Hub from Microsoft focuses on AI data security. Key capabilities: AI discovery. Compare it with the leading AI Governance alternatives.
AI & Emerging Technology SecurityMicrosoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM. It helps with SOC operations through SIEM, data lake and analytics rules. Explore features and compare SIEM alternatives.
Security OperationsMicrosoft Intune
Evaluating Microsoft Intune? See how this Endpoint Management tool handles MDM, MAM and endpoint security, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Security Exposure Management
Microsoft Security Exposure Management: exposure management, attack paths and asset inventory. Built for attack path analysis. Compare Exposure Management alternatives.
Vulnerability & Exposure ManagementMicrosoft Entra Verified ID
Get the facts on Microsoft Entra Verified ID: identity verification. Built for digital credentials. Compare it with other Identity Verification options before you decide.
Identity & Access SecurityMicrosoft Purview Message Encryption
Shortlisting Email Encryption tools? Microsoft Purview Message Encryption by Microsoft brings email encryption, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Email & Messaging SecurityMicrosoft Entra Internet Access
Microsoft Entra Internet Access covers secure web gateway, identity-based access and traffic policy for secure internet access. Compare top SSE tools.
Zero Trust & SASEMicrosoft Purview
What does Microsoft Purview do? It covers data discovery, classification and DLP. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Data Security & PrivacyMicrosoft Entra ID Governance
Microsoft built Microsoft Entra ID Governance for access reviews. Explore access reviews and privileged access, review cloud deployment and compare similar IAM products.
Identity & Access SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from Microsoft focuses on malware prevention. Key capabilities: Safe Links. Compare it with the leading Email Security alternatives.
Email & Messaging SecurityMicrosoft Pluton
Microsoft Pluton offers hardware root of trust, TPM functionality and firmware protection. Use it for hardware root of trust. See Firmware Security alternatives.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Secured-core PC
Get the facts on Microsoft Secured-core PC: Secure Boot and TPM. Built for endpoint hardening. Compare it with other Endpoint Security options before you decide.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Entra ID
Shortlisting Identity Security tools? Microsoft Entra ID by Microsoft brings SSO and MFA, with cloud or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Identity & Access SecurityMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: risk analytics and policy-based detection. Built for insider threat detection. Compare Insider Risk Management alternatives.
Security Awareness & Human RiskMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud offers CSPM, CNAPP and workload protection. Use it for cloud workload protection and multicloud security. See Cloud Security alternatives.
Cloud SecurityMicrosoft Quantum Safe Program
Microsoft Quantum Safe Program covers post-quantum cryptography, crypto inventory and migration planning for crypto agility. Compare top Post-Quantum Security tools.
AI & Emerging Technology SecurityMicrosoft Entra Domain Services
Get the facts on Microsoft Entra Domain Services: managed domain, domain join and LDAP. Built for domain join. Compare it with other IAM options before you decide.
Identity & Access SecurityMicrosoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management
Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management: elevation rules and automatic elevation. Built for least privilege. Compare Endpoint Privilege Management alternatives.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender Antivirus
Microsoft Defender Antivirus covers real-time protection, cloud-delivered protection and behavior monitoring for malware prevention. Compare top Antivirus tools.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Try Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention free: a data loss prevention with alerts and policy tips. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other DLP tools.
Data Security & PrivacyMicrosoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR covers cross-domain correlation, incident management and automated investigation for SOC operations and incident response. Compare top XDR tools.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Entra Private Access
Microsoft Entra Private Access from Microsoft focuses on private application access. Key capabilities: ZTNA. Compare it with the leading Zero Trust alternatives.
Zero Trust & SASEAzure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN covers virtual hubs, VPN connectivity and ExpressRoute for branch connectivity and hub-and-spoke networking. Compare top Network Security tools.
Zero Trust & SASEMicrosoft Purview Data Classification
Microsoft Purview Data Classification by Microsoft: labeling. Ideal for data classification. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Data Security alternatives.
Data Security & PrivacyMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: vulnerability discovery and risk prioritization. Built for software inventory. Compare Vulnerability Management alternatives.
Vulnerability & Exposure ManagementMicrosoft Entra Workload ID
Microsoft Entra Workload ID by Microsoft: managed identities. Ideal for workload identity. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Identity Security alternatives.
Identity & Access SecurityAzure Policy
Azure Policy: policy definitions, compliance assessment and remediation. Built for cloud governance and compliance enforcement. Compare Cloud Security alternatives.
Cloud SecurityMicrosoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. Compare top Identity Security tools.
Identity & Access SecurityMicrosoft Entra Permissions Management
Evaluating Microsoft Entra Permissions Management? See how this Cloud Security tool handles governance, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Cloud SecurityMicrosoft App Control for Business
Get the facts on Microsoft App Control for Business: code integrity. Built for endpoint hardening. Compare it with other Application Control options before you decide.
Endpoint SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Identity covers identity threat detection and lateral movement detection for identity threat detection. Compare top Identity Security tools.
Identity & Access SecurityAzure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault from Microsoft focuses on secrets storage. Key capabilities: auditing and key management. Compare it with the leading Key Management alternatives.
Data Security & PrivacyMicrosoft Defender Threat Intelligence
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence: threat intelligence and indicator research. Built for threat research. Compare Threat Intelligence alternatives.
Threat IntelligenceAzure Private Link
Get the facts on Azure Private Link: DNS integration and private endpoints. Built for network isolation. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.
Network SecurityMicrosoft 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.
Zero Trust & SASEAzure Site Recovery
Azure Site Recovery from Microsoft focuses on business continuity. Key capabilities: failover and failback. Compare it with the leading Disaster Recovery alternatives.
Backup, Recovery & Cyber ResilienceAzure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall helps teams with OWASP mitigation. Explore features like OWASP rules and custom rules, cloud deployment and the closest WAF competitors.
Web & Browser SecurityAzure Bastion
Azure Bastion is a managed secure remote access service used for secure VM administration. Highlights include browser access. Compare it with other Remote Access tools.
Zero Trust & SASEMicrosoft Defender for SQL
Microsoft Defender for SQL helps teams with SQL threat detection. Explore features like security alerts, cloud deployment and the closest Database Security competitors.
Data Security & PrivacyAzure Firewall
Azure Firewall is a cloud network firewall for egress filtering, network segmentation and application filtering. See features and Firewall alternatives.
Network SecurityAzure Application Gateway
Shortlisting Application Security tools? Azure Application Gateway by Microsoft brings URL routing and autoscaling, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Web & Browser SecurityAzure Network Watcher
Evaluating Azure Network Watcher? See how this Network Security tool handles topology and IP flow verify, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Network SecurityAzure Defender for IoT
Azure Defender for IoT offers asset discovery, network monitoring and threat detection. Use it for OT security and IoT monitoring. See IoT Security alternatives.
IoT, OT & Industrial SecurityAzure API Management
Azure API Management: API gateway, API policies and authentication and authorization. Built for API publishing. Compare Application Security alternatives.
Application SecurityMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives.
Vulnerability & Exposure ManagementAzure DDoS Protection
Azure DDoS Protection delivers DDoS mitigation and adaptive tuning for DDoS mitigation. Explore its DDoS Protection capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.
Network SecuritySolutions
Core capabilities Microsoft delivers for security teams.
Industries Served
Microsoft is listed for 12 industries
Resources
Official links and ways to evaluate this vendor.
Company Info
The essentials about Microsoft.
- Company Type
- Public Company
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Founded
- 1975
- Company Size
- 200,000+
- Main Focus
- Endpoint, email, identity, cloud and data security, SIEM and AI-assisted security operations
- Target Customers
- Enterprises, governments, SMBs and security operations teams
- Headquarters Address
- Redmond, Washington, United States
Security & Compliance
Standards, regulations, and frameworks this vendor aligns with.
- ISOISO 27001
- SOCSOC
- FedRAMPFedRAMP
- HIPAAHIPAA
- PCIPCI DSS
- GDPRGDPR
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Rankings
- Rank15Top AI Governance PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Purview AI Hub
- Rank5Top AI Security PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank2Top API Security VendorsProduct: Azure API Management
- Rank1Top Active Directory Security PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank5Top Anti-Phishing PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Rank15Top Antivirus SoftwareProduct: Microsoft Defender Antivirus
- Rank11Top Application Control ToolsProduct: Microsoft App Control for Business
- Rank7Top Application Security SolutionsProduct: Azure API Management
- Rank1Top Business Email Compromise (BEC) Protection PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Rank16Top CAASM PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Security Exposure Management
- Rank9Top CASB VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- Rank11Top CIAM PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Entra External ID
- Rank9Top CIEM VendorsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank7Top CNAPP VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Rank7Top CSPM VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Rank5Top CWPP VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Rank6Top Cloud Detection & Response PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Rank8Top Cloud Security VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Rank1Top Configuration Management SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Intune
- Rank9Top DDoS Protection ProvidersProduct: Azure DDoS Protection
- Rank2Top DSPM VendorsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank3Top Data Access Governance PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank4Top Data Loss Prevention VendorsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank6Top Data Security PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank2Top Database Security VendorsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank10Top Deception Technology PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Rank9Top Disaster Recovery ProvidersProduct: Azure Site Recovery
- Rank8Top EDR VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Rank2Top Email Authentication SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Rank11Top Email Encryption SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
- Rank6Top Email Security VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Rank13Top Encryption SolutionsProduct: Azure Key Vault
- Rank2Top Endpoint Management PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Intune
- Rank11Top Endpoint Privilege Management SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management
- Rank13Top Endpoint Security VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Rank2Top File Integrity Monitoring ToolsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Rank9Top Firewall (NGFW) VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Rank7Top Firmware Security SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Secured-core PC
- Rank6Top Hardware Security Module (HSM) VendorsProduct: Azure Key Vault
- Rank10Top IAM VendorsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank12Top Identity Governance (IGA) VendorsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID Governance
- Rank11Top Identity Security PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank1Top Identity Threat Detection & Response PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank1Top Identity Verification PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank2Top Insider Risk Management PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Purview
- Rank13Top IoT Security VendorsProduct: Azure Defender for IoT
- Rank9Top Key Management PlatformsProduct: Azure Key Vault
- Rank3Top Log Management PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Sentinel
- Rank2Top MFA SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank1Top Mobile Device Management PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Intune
- Rank2Top Mobile Security VendorsProduct: Microsoft Intune
- Rank1Top Passwordless Authentication SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank5Top Post-Quantum Security SolutionsProduct: Microsoft Quantum Safe Program
- Rank10Top SD-WAN ToolsProduct: Azure Virtual WAN
- Rank7Top SIEM VendorsProduct: Microsoft Sentinel
- Rank3Top SSO ProvidersProduct: Microsoft Entra ID
- Rank20Top Secrets Management PlatformsProduct: Azure Key Vault
- Rank19Top Secure Web Gateway VendorsProduct: Microsoft Entra Internet Access
- Rank10Top Security Operations VendorsProduct: Microsoft Sentinel
- Rank15Top Security Service Edge (SSE) VendorsProduct: Microsoft Entra Internet Access
- Rank9Top Threat Detection VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Rank9Top Threat Hunting ToolsProduct: Microsoft Defender XDR
- Rank2Top UEBA PlatformsProduct: Microsoft Sentinel
- Rank15Top Web Application Firewall VendorsProduct: Azure Application Gateway
- Rank15Top XDR VendorsProduct: Microsoft Defender XDR