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Criminal IP vs. Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCriminal IP

by Criminal IP

Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.64.3
Review count2317
Ease of use9.18.8
Ease of setup9.29.5
Quality of support9.59.2
Meets requirements9.49.0
NPS68.42105347.058824
Small Business82.6%35.3%
Mid-Market13.0%35.3%
Enterprise4.3%29.4%
Total page views214206
Total LLM citations2161,138

Criminal IP

Criminal IP is a cyber threat intelligence solution that provides decision-ready threat intelligence, and attack surface management solutions to security teams worldwide. By continuously scanning the global internet, Criminal IP aggregates and contextualizes threat signals across IPs, domains, URLs, and attack infrastructure, covering malicious indicators, known vulnerabilities, exposed assets, and attacker behavior.

Pros

  • Features
  • Setup Ease
  • Automation
  • Ease of Use
  • Response Time

Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

In this era of hybrid work, shadow IT creates an increasingly serious security risk. Defender EASM helps cloud security teams see unknown and unmanaged resources outside the firewall.

Pros