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Bitdefender Total Security vs Microsoft Intune

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Bitdefender Total Security

Software

The world's #1 rated antivirus

From
$19.99/year
Rated
-
M

Microsoft Intune

Software

Manage and protect cloud-connected endpoints across device platforms, apps and operating systems

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bitdefender Total Security vPN limited to 200MB per day, insufficient for streaming video or extended browsing sessions; Microsoft Intune intune Plan 1 costs $8.00 per user per month standalone, with the Intune Suite add-on costing a further $10.00 per user per month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bitdefender Total Security and Microsoft Intune actually diverge.

Attributes where Bitdefender Total Security and Microsoft Intune differ
AttributeBitdefender Total SecurityMicrosoft Intune
Starting price$19.99/yearOn request
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWindows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2001Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bitdefender Total Security

  • Advanced threat defense
  • Multi-layer ransomware protection
  • Real-time data protection
  • Network threat prevention
  • VPN
  • Parental advisor
  • Anti-tracker
  • Microphone monitor

Only in Microsoft Intune

Nothing recorded that Bitdefender Total Security does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bitdefender Total Security

  • Antivirusnot Microsoft Intune
  • Internet Securitynot Microsoft Intune
  • Endpoint Protectionnot Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune

No use cases recorded yet. See the Microsoft Intune review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bitdefender Total Security

  • VPN limited to 200MB per day, insufficient for streaming video or extended browsing sessions
  • Limited features on Apple devices with iOS version lacking scheduled scans, firewall, file shredder, and other tools
  • Failed to detect 10% of virus samples during in-house testing, falling short of perfect detection rates
  • Auto-renewal billing issues with complaints about unauthorized recurring charges and difficulties with refunds
  • Device optimization tools less extensive than competitors, lacking game booster, driver updater, startup manager, and battery usage manager

Microsoft Intune

  • Intune Plan 1 costs $8.00 per user per month standalone, with the Intune Suite add-on costing a further $10.00 per user per month
  • Individual suite add-on components are priced separately at $2.00 to $5.00 per user per month rather than included in the base plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Bitdefender Total Security

$19.99/year

No published plan breakdown. See the Bitdefender Total Security review.

Microsoft Intune

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Microsoft Intune review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bitdefender Total Security if

  • You need advanced threat defense.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multi-layer ransomware protection.

Choose Microsoft Intune if

Nothing in the data separates Microsoft Intune from Bitdefender Total Security on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Bitdefender Total Security or Microsoft Intune better?
Neither clearly leads. Bitdefender Total Security starts at $19.99/year and Microsoft Intune at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bitdefender Total Security or Microsoft Intune?
Bitdefender Total Security starts at $19.99/year and Microsoft Intune at On request.
Does Bitdefender Total Security or Microsoft Intune run on more platforms?
Bitdefender Total Security runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android. Microsoft Intune runs on Web.
What is Bitdefender Total Security best used for?
Bitdefender Total Security is most often used for antivirus, internet security, endpoint protection. Of those, antivirus and internet security are not what Microsoft Intune is typically brought in for.
What can Bitdefender Total Security do that Microsoft Intune cannot?
Bitdefender Total Security covers Advanced threat defense, Multi-layer ransomware protection, Real-time data protection, Network threat prevention.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bitdefender Total Security: What are Bitdefender's main features?

Total Security includes real-time antivirus, anti-phishing, anti-ransomware, firewall, secure VPN (limited), password manager, file shredder, and anti-tracker. Additional features include parental controls, advanced threat defense, privacy firewall, and webcam/microphone protection.

Bitdefender Total Security: What did Bitdefender score on AV-TEST?

Bitdefender scored 6/6 across protection, performance, and usability in the January-February 2026 AV-TEST evaluation, and AV-Comparatives named it Product of the Year with a 99.98% detection rate.

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