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Compare ExtraHop and Microsoft Defender XDR 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.04 HOUR
Free Trial
ExtraHop
Star Rating
(68)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.04 HOUR
Browse all 5 pricing plansMicrosoft Defender XDR
Star Rating
(287)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Learn more about Microsoft Defender XDRExtraHop vs Microsoft Defender XDR
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Defender XDR easier to use and set up. However, ExtraHop is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ExtraHop overall.
- ExtraHop and Microsoft Defender XDR both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ExtraHop is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Defender XDR over ExtraHop.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ExtraHop
AWS SaaS Sensor - 1 Gbps
$5.04
HOUR
Reveal(x) 360 Extra-Small SaaS Sensor
- Agentless continuous traffic monitoring, L2-L7 analysis, and 20 GB of daily record capacity.
Microsoft Defender XDR
Free Trial
Free Trial
- Encrypted Storage - Provides some level of encryption of files and data in transit and sensitive information while it lives online.
- Anomaly Detection - Constantly monitors activity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.
- Data loss Prevention - Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest..
Free Trial
ExtraHop
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Defender XDR
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
40
8.9
247
Ease of Use
8.6
40
8.8
251
Ease of Setup
8.3
26
8.5
128
Ease of Admin
9.0
27
8.7
124
Quality of Support
9.0
37
8.8
246
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
27
8.9
123
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
34
9.5
236
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.0
16
Not enough data
Prevention
7.7
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Detection
8.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
Administration
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Remediation
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.8
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
Response
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
Detection
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.7
20
Not enough data
Services - Network Detection and Response (NDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection & Response
Not enough data
8.8
169
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
8.8
168
9.0
5
9.1
171
Management
Not enough data
8.7
165
Not enough data
8.5
162
9.7
5
8.7
164
Analytics
9.7
5
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.6
166
8.9
6
8.8
168
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ExtraHop and Microsoft Defender XDR are categorized as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Unique Categories
Microsoft Defender XDR has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ExtraHop
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Defender XDR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
19.1%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
10.3%
Telecommunications
8.8%
Insurance
8.8%
Financial Services
7.4%
Other
45.6%
Information Technology and Services
28.9%
Computer Software
9.6%
Computer & Network Security
9.3%
Financial Services
3.7%
Banking
3.0%
Other
45.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
ExtraHop has no discussions with answers
What does Microsoft Defender for Office 365 do?
2 Comments
ND
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is security solution which protects threats, phishing, malware, spam, and business email compromise.Read more
Does Microsoft 365 include Microsoft Defender?
1 Comment
BE
yes, different plans include different capabilities.Read more
What does Microsoft 365 Defender do?
1 Comment
SP
Microsoft 365 Defender is a comprehensive cloud-based security solution that provides protection against a wide range of cybersecurity threats. It is...Read more
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