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Microsoft Defender for Identity vs. CrowdStrike Falcon Shield

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender for Identity

by Microsoft

CrowdStrike Falcon Shield

by CrowdStrike

Overall rating4.34.8
Review count9835
Ease of use8.49.5
Ease of setup8.19.4
Quality of support8.29.9
Meets requirements8.79.4
NPS45.1612988.571429
Small Business31.6%2.9%
Mid-Market30.6%47.1%
Enterprise37.8%50.0%
Total page views322407
Total LLM citations9463,354

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 Shield

    CrowdStrike Falcon Shield enables security teams to secure their entire SaaS stack with its prevention, detection, and response platform. Falcon Shield integrates with over 150 applications out of the box, continuously monitoring for misconfigurations, detecting threats, and triggering response sequences to secure applications. Secure users, prevent GenAI mishaps, detect shadow apps, and monitor devices from one SaaS Security Posture Management Platform.

    Pros

    • Integrations
    • Comprehensive Security
    • Compliance Monitoring
    • Ease of Implementation