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Microsoft Defender for Identity vs. CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender for Identity

by Microsoft

CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform

by CrowdStrike

Overall rating4.34.7
Review count98587
Ease of use8.49.1
Ease of setup8.19.2
Quality of support8.29.1
Meets requirements8.79.4
NPS45.1612984.029038
Small Business31.6%12.2%
Mid-Market30.6%41.0%
Enterprise37.8%46.8%
Total page views3225,650
Total LLM citations94634,653

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Microsoft Defender for Identity enables you to integrate Microsoft Defender for Identity with Defender for Endpoint, for an even more complete threat protection solution. While Defender for Identity monitors the traffic on your domain controllers, Defender for Endpoint monitors your endpoints, together providing a single interface from which you can protect your environment.

Pros

    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