Microsoft Defender for Business

by Microsoft

Reviews

4.5

Star rating

#25

Rank in Endpoint Protection Platforms

Pros and cons

Pros

Security
System Protection
Ease of Use
Antivirus Protection
Protection
Alert Notifications

Cons

False Positives
Compatibility Issues
Learning Curve
Complex Console Management
Limited Features
Difficult Navigation

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for Microsoft Defender for Business.

Page views and citations · Microsoft Defender for Business

Source: G2 review data

Winning from

Based on reviewers who said they switched from another product.

TrendAI Vision One - Endpoint Security

1 switched

SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint

1 switched

Trend Micro Antivirus + Security

1 switched

Losing to

Based on reviewers of other products who said they switched from Microsoft Defender for Business.

Hoxhunt

1 switched

Mimecast Advanced Email Security

1 switched

Bitdefender GravityZone XDR

1 switched

Check Point Email Security

1 switched

Goldphish

1 switched

Key stats

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Small Business

Adoption by company size

Segment	Share of reviews
Small Business	53.3%
Mid-Market	36.7%
Enterprise	10.0%

Quarterly history

Quarter	Reviews	Star rating
2025 Q3	1	4.0

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use9.1

Ease of Setup8.6

Quality of Support8.4

Meets Requirements8.9

What reviewers say

Good Endpoint protection, but there are better

4.0

“One of the biggest things is that it integrates seamlessly with all operating systems and M365.”

Senior principal consultant

Defender for Business

5.0

“Most of our smaller clients have business premium licenses and Defender for Business is included at no extra cost.”

CyberSecurity Engineer

Defender for business excellent product must buy

5.0

“Easy to use.EDR is great AIR response . easy onbording and doesnt require any clients to install on windows machines.block mode”

Consultant