This content is currently locked.

Your current Info-Tech Research Group subscription does not include access to this content. Contact your account representative to gain access to Premium SoftwareReviews.

Contact Your Representative

Or Call Us:
+1-888-670-8889 (US/CAN) or
+1-703-340-1171 (International)

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender XDR

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

32 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Defender XDR?

Coordinate cyberthreat response across your entire digital estate and quickly stop cyberattacks with Microsoft Defender XDR (formerly Microsoft 365 Defender), a unified, AI-powered XDR solution. Accelerate security operations center (SOC) response with incident-level visibility and automatic cyberattack disruption with extended detection and response (XDR). Remediate cyberthreats efficiently with a complete view of the cyberattack chain informed by 65 trillion daily signals and prioritized investigation and response at the incident level.

Company Details

Need Assistance?

We're here to help you with understanding our reports and the data inside to help you make decisions.

Get Assistance

Microsoft Defender XDR Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Microsoft Defender XDR.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

5
Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

5
Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

{y}

{name}

Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Defender XDR?

6% Negative

10% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Efficient Service
Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

24/7/365 Security Monitoring

Incident Management

Prevention

Threat Intelligence

Simplified Automation and Integration

Vulnerability Management

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms

Standardized Playbooks

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Microsoft Defender XDR Reviews

Saurav S.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Media
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Helps in unified visibilty and control.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender XDR from other similar products?

Microsoft defender XDR is different than other products because it combones security for devices, email, identies and cloud in one platform. So it becomes easy for the user to handle all this without taking much of their time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

That is it user friendly and easy to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

My disliking of this product would be it requires time to analyze.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend this product to someone by saying that this is a user friendly product and you can use it without hesitation. It saves a lot of your time.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Anil P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Less noise, more clarity for real security teams

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender XDR from other similar products?

It integrates endpoint, identity, email, and cloud platform into one investigation flow and Microsoft ecosystem. Instead of jumping between multiple tools, I can see the full attack path in one place and take action quickly. Integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure AD reduces setup complexity and makes it more usable for day-to-day operations compared to standalone security products. Also, third-party integration is quite easy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Unified visibility across endpoints, users, and email in a single console. manage the Microsoft ecosystem and to identify real risks and respond without managing multiple security tools separately. and easy to integrate with other microsoft tools and thirdparty integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

It requires time, skilled resources, and a good understanding of Microsoft’s security ecosystem and is quite expensive cost-wise.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best if your organization already uses Microsoft tools like Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Windows devices, and Exchange.When aligned with existing Microsoft devices and workflows, it delivers much better value and day-to-day usability.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

suraj k.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

A wonderful and smooth experience simply great.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender XDR from other similar products?

Microsoft different xdr stand out due to its Integration to the Microsoft ecosystem and it's visibility across other platform like email. And other.its work seamless with with Microsoft 365 and other platform.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is its centralization which provide clear visibility.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's interface is complex then other software especially for a new user.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend to some one who's into Microsoft tools it's provided good security. And work well with 365.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Latest Research

Microsoft Defender XDR

What is Microsoft Defender XDR?

Company Details

Need Assistance?

Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Defender XDR Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

5 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

5 Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender XDR?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection Real-time or near real time threat detection of attacks and anomalous behavior.

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act Actionable risk mitigation suggestions for each vulnerability discovered.​

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework Threat modeling capabilities and allows for mapping use cases to established TTPs, in order to facilitate rapid incident response.

24/7/365 Security Monitoring MDR provider should include a team of experienced security analysts monitoring the network 24/7 to identify abnormal activity and mitigate against threats.

Incident Management Includes incident diagnosis, escalation, investigation, resolution and recovery, and closure.

Prevention Offers capable next-gen AV (NGAV) and host protection.

Threat Intelligence Security threat intelligence feed integration with ability to update multiple uses and control updating behaviors.

Simplified Automation and Integration XDR simplifies automations and integrations, out of the box functionality without heavy lifting, SIEM+SOAR without the burden of cost and resources.

Vulnerability Management Discover and fix vulnerabilities in the system.

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms System archives incidents and produces comprehensive reports to stakeholders about current vulnerabilities and past vulnerabilities and remediation efforts.

Standardized Playbooks Standardized playbooks contain procedures, standards, and anticipated results from incident response. Reduces threat dwell time and time to close the event.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Microsoft Defender XDR Reviews

Saurav S.

Helps in unified visibilty and control.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anil P.

Less noise, more clarity for real security teams

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

suraj k.

A wonderful and smooth experience simply great.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Most Popular Microsoft Defender XDR Comparisons

Palo Alto Cortex XDR

Crowdstrike Falcon Platform

Cynet 360

Trend Vision One

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud

eSentire

Schedule Your Call

5
Since last award

5
Since last award

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

24/7/365 Security Monitoring

Incident Management

Prevention

Threat Intelligence

Simplified Automation and Integration

Vulnerability Management

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms

Standardized Playbooks

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement