Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud clearly comes out ahead of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Microsoft Defender for Cloud has a free tier; Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management does not. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management's paid plans start at $2/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecMedia & Entertainment | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec |
| Categories | security-tools | security-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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| Feature | microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management | microsoft-defender-for-cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Authenticated Scan For Windows | ||
| Advanced Cloud Security Posture Management (Cspm) | ||
| Block Vulnerable Applications | ||
| Asset Inventory | ||
| Browser Extension Assessment | ||
| Cloud Workload Protection (Cwpp) | ||
| Core Vulnerability Management Capabilities | ||
| Continuous Assessment | ||
| Digital Certificate Assessment | ||
| Devops Posture Visibility | ||
| Discovery And Risk-Based Prioritization | ||
| Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark | ||
| Hardware And Firmware Assessment | ||
| Multi-Cloud And Hybrid Environment Protection | ||
| Network Share Analysis | ||
| Secure Score | ||
| Premium Vulnerability Management Capabilities | ||
| Security Recommendations | ||
| Remediation Across Endpoints And Cloud Workloads | ||
| Threat Protection For Servers, Databases, Storage, And Containers | ||
| Security Baseline Assessment |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Microsoft Defender for Cloud comes out ahead overall, though Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud offers a free tier; Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management does not currently list one.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
