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Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. Semperis Purple Knight

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management

by Microsoft

Semperis Purple Knight

by Semperis

Overall rating4.44.7
Review count3411
Ease of use8.99.4
Ease of setup8.49.4
Quality of support8.99.0
Meets requirements8.79.4
NPS55.88235390.909091
Small Business41.2%45.5%
Mid-Market23.5%45.5%
Enterprise35.3%9.1%
Total page views188168
Total LLM citations974537

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

Defender Vulnerability Management delivers asset visibility, intelligent assessments, and built-in remediation tools for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and network devices. Leveraging Microsoft threat intelligence, breach likelihood predictions, business contexts, and devices assessments, Defender Vulnerability Management rapidly and continuously prioritizes the biggest vulnerabilities on your most critical assets and provides security recommendations to mitigate risk. Reduce risk with continuous vulnerability assessment, risk-based prioritization, and remediation.

Pros

    Semperis Purple Knight

    Community-driven hybrid Active Directory security assessment tool. Purple Knight is an identity system security assessment tool used by thousands of organizations to quickly identify vulnerabilities in AD, Entra ID, and Okta environments and receive prioritized, expert remediation guidance.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Cybersecurity
    • Data Discovery
    • Detailed Explanation
    • Vulnerability Identification
    • Reporting Efficiency