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Microsoft Defender vs Trend Micro Vision One
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Microsoft Defender
Software
Always-on protection for you and your family's data and devices
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Trend Micro Vision One
Software
Unified XDR platform for comprehensive threat defense
- From
- $75/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Microsoft Defender the overview page names Business, Business Premium and Enterprise tiers but publishes no per-seat figure on the page itself, routing every plan to a separate pricing page instead; Trend Micro Vision One listed on UK G-Cloud at £29.17 per user for Trend Micro One (the Vision One platform), via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Microsoft Defender and Trend Micro Vision One actually diverge.
| Attribute | Microsoft Defender | Trend Micro Vision One |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $75/year |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Desktop, Cloud |
| Founded | Unknown | 1988 |
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 Microsoft Defender
Nothing recorded that Trend Micro Vision One does not also cover.
Only in Trend Micro Vision One
- Extended detection and response
- Attack surface management
- Threat intelligence
- Risk visibility
- Automated response
- Cross-layer detection
- Investigation workbench
- Third-party integrations
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Microsoft Defender
No use cases recorded yet. See the Microsoft Defender review.
Trend Micro Vision One
- Xdrnot Microsoft Defender
- Threat Detectionnot Microsoft Defender
- Enterprise Securitynot Microsoft Defender
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Microsoft Defender
- The overview page names Business, Business Premium and Enterprise tiers but publishes no per-seat figure on the page itself, routing every plan to a separate pricing page instead
- Full family and business protection requires a Microsoft 365 Family, Personal or Premium subscription rather than being included with the free built-in Windows version
Trend Micro Vision One
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £29.17 per user for Trend Micro One (the Vision One platform), via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited
Pricing, plan by plan
Microsoft Defender
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Microsoft Defender review.
Trend Micro Vision One
$75/year- Vision One Essentials$75/year
- XDR analytics
- Threat intelligence
- Risk insights
- Vision One Standard$125/year
- All Essentials features
- Attack surface management
- Automated response
- Vision One Advanced$200/year
- All Standard features
- Managed XDR
- 24/7 monitoring
Which should you pick?
Choose Microsoft Defender if
Nothing in the data separates Microsoft Defender from Trend Micro Vision One on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Trend Micro Vision One if
- You need extended detection and response.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Cloud.
- You also want attack surface management.
Questions people ask
- Is Microsoft Defender or Trend Micro Vision One better?
- Neither clearly leads. Microsoft Defender starts at On request and Trend Micro Vision One at $75/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Microsoft Defender or Trend Micro Vision One?
- Microsoft Defender starts at On request and Trend Micro Vision One at $75/year.
- Does Microsoft Defender or Trend Micro Vision One run on more platforms?
- Microsoft Defender runs on Web. Trend Micro Vision One runs on Web, Desktop, Cloud.
- What can Microsoft Defender do that Trend Micro Vision One cannot?
- Trend Micro Vision One covers Extended detection and response, Attack surface management, Threat intelligence, Risk visibility.
Related pages
More on Microsoft Defender
More on Trend Micro Vision One
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