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Alternatives to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
24 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in this directory. Below is what separates each from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint starts at
- On request
Why people look past Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's most-loved password manager
- Publishes an entry price of $2.99/month, where Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not.
The world's #1 rated antivirus
- Publishes an entry price of $19.99/year, where Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not.
Simplify online life with LastPass password manager
- Can be used without paying; Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
Powerful protection against evolving threats
- Publishes an entry price of $36/year, where Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than quote.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
Priced and rated the same as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- LastPass , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most often brought in for enterprise endpoint security across windows, macos, linux, android, and ios via plans 1 or 2, small and medium-sized businesses using microsoft defender for business as alternative, organisations using microsoft 365 e5 which includes defender for endpoint plan 2. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is broadly right and the question is cost, the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint runs on windows, macos, linux, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
- 24 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by 1Password, Bitdefender Total Security, LastPass, Norton 360. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: LastPass, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most often brought in for enterprise endpoint security across windows, macos, linux, android, and ios via plans 1 or 2, small and medium-sized businesses using microsoft defender for business as alternative, organisations using microsoft 365 e5 which includes defender for endpoint plan 2. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Microsoft Defender for Endpoint against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Microsoft Defender for Endpoint covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 24 tools beside Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.