Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management vs. Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management | Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 17 | 50 |
| Ease of use | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Ease of setup | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| Quality of support | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| NPS | 47.058824 | 63.829787 |
| Small Business | 35.3% | 8.0% |
| Mid-Market | 35.3% | 62.0% |
| Enterprise | 29.4% | 30.0% |
| Total page views | 206 | 706 |
| Total LLM citations | 1,138 | 86 |
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.
Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK
Darktrace / HYBRID NETWORK uses Adaptive AI to continuously learn behavior across your infrastructure, combining NDR, CDR, OT security, ITDR, exposure management, attack path modelling and forensic investigations into a single solution. - Unify visibility - Detect and contain known, novel and insider threats - AI-led triage and investigations - Increase resilience Named a Leader in the 2025 and 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for NDR and the only Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CPS.
- Monitoring
- Artificial Intelligence
- Threat Detection
- Cybersecurity
- User Interface
- Implementation Ease