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Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management vs. AI-Native Continuous Offensive Security Platform

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

by Microsoft

AI-Native Continuous Offensive Security Platform

by Ridge Security Technology

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count17101
Ease of use8.89.4
Ease of setup9.59.1
Quality of support9.29.2
Meets requirements9.09.2
NPS47.05882474.489796
Small Business35.3%51.5%
Mid-Market35.3%39.6%
Enterprise29.4%8.9%
Total page views206581
Total LLM citations1,138162

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

    AI-Native Continuous Offensive Security Platform

    RidgeBot by Ridge Security is a leading agentic AI-driven offensive security platform, supporting continuous threat management programs. It enables CISOs to minimize cyber risks by continuously validating the cybersecurity posture and controls protecting attack surfaces against increasingly sophisticated and frequent attacks. RidgeBot automatically tests an organization’s entire IP-based environment, including network infrastructure, applications, websites, IoT, and OT, using ethical hacking techniques to pinpoint the most critical vulnerabilities.

    Pros

    • Automation
    • Ease of Use
    • Pentesting Efficiency
    • Vulnerability Identification
    • Efficiency
    • User Interface