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Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs. Cortex XDR

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender for Cloud

by Microsoft

Cortex XDR

by Palo Alto Networks

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count45792
Ease of use8.88.6
Ease of setup8.78.4
Quality of support8.78.8
Meets requirements9.09.0
NPS59.57943963.218391
Small Business27.6%18.7%
Mid-Market37.5%41.8%
Enterprise34.9%39.6%
Total page views1,173824
Total LLM citations6,6526,115

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud native application protection platform for multicloud and hybrid environments with comprehensive security across the full lifecycle, from development to runtime.

Pros

  • Security
  • Comprehensive Security
  • Cloud Security
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Threat Detection
  • Threat Protection

Cortex XDR

Cortex XDR is the industry’s first extended detection and response platform that stops modern attacks by integrating data from any source. With Cortex XDR, you can harness the power of AI, analytics and rich data to detect stealthy threats. Your SOC team can cut through the noise and focus on what matters most with intelligent alert grouping and incident scoring. Cross-data insights accelerate investigations, so you can streamline incident response and recovery.

Pros

  • XDR Capabilities
  • Ease of Use
  • Threat Detection
  • Alert Notifications
  • Features
  • Detection Efficiency