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Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management vs. Criminal IP

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management

by Microsoft

Criminal IP

by Criminal IP

Overall rating4.34.6
Review count1723
Ease of use8.89.1
Ease of setup9.59.2
Quality of support9.29.5
Meets requirements9.09.4
NPS47.05882468.421053
Small Business35.3%82.6%
Mid-Market35.3%13.0%
Enterprise29.4%4.3%
Total page views206214
Total LLM citations1,138216

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

    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