G2 Vendor Directory

Microsoft Defender XDR vs. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

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

MetricMicrosoft Defender XDR

by Microsoft

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

by CrowdStrike

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count288225
Ease of use9.09.0
Ease of setup8.79.0
Quality of support8.99.1
Meets requirements9.09.2
NPS68.26568373.732719
Small Business23.6%18.8%
Mid-Market37.2%33.2%
Enterprise39.2%48.0%
Total page views4161,406
Total LLM citations4,95514,694

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Defender XDR is a unified pre- and post-breach enterprise defense suite that natively coordinates detection, prevention, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and applications to provide integrated protection against sophisticated attacks.

Pros

  • Automation
  • Deployment Ease
  • Detection Efficiency
  • Features
  • Remediation Automation
  • Ease of Use

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security

Crowdstrike Falcon Cloud Security is the only CNAPP to stop breaches in the cloud Built for today’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Falcon Cloud Security protects the entire cloud attack surface - from code to runtime - by combining continuous agentless visibility with real-time detection and response. At runtime, Falcon Cloud Security delivers best-in-class cloud workload protection and real-time cloud detection and response (CDR) to stop active threats across hybrid environments.

Pros

  • Security
  • Cloud Security
  • Detection Efficiency
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Ease of Use
  • Cloud Management