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CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

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

MetricCrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform

by CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.74.4
Review count587312
Ease of use9.18.8
Ease of setup9.28.7
Quality of support9.18.7
Meets requirements9.48.8
NPS84.02903858.745875
Small Business12.2%27.2%
Mid-Market41.0%34.6%
Enterprise46.8%38.2%
Total page views5,650757
Total LLM citations34,6535,773

CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform

Organizations today face a serious challenge: managing numerous security vendors and tools while confronting an ever-evolving threat landscape. Sophisticated adversaries are becoming smarter, faster, and more evasive, launching complex attacks that can strike in minutes or even seconds. Traditional security approaches struggle to keep pace, leaving businesses vulnerable. The CrowdStrike Falcon Platform addresses this by offering a unified, cloud-native solution.

Pros

  • Features
  • Threat Detection
  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Detection
  • Protection

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a complete endpoint security solution that delivers preventative protection, post-breach detection, automated investigation, and response. With Defender for Endpoint, you have: Agentless, cloud powered - No additional deployment or infrastructure. No delays or update compatibility issues. Always up to date. Unparalleled optics - Built on the industry’s deepest insight into Windows threats and shared signals across devices, identities, and information.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Threat Detection
  • Security
  • Protection
  • Cybersecurity Protection
  • Features