We compared McAfee MOVE AntiVirus and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint based on our users' reviews in several parameters.
Users find McAfee MOVE AntiVirus quick to deploy with effective threat detection yet is resource-intensive and in need of interface improvements. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in customer service, ease of use, and efficiency, but users desire better system performance and threat detection. Pricing, deployment speed, and licensing are key factors in user satisfaction with both products.
Features: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is praised for its high detection rate, ease of deployment, minimal impact on performance, and centralized management console. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stands out for its robust security measures, efficient threat detection, seamless integration, user-friendly interface, and effective management tools.
Pricing and ROI: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus setup costs are considered minimal and straightforward, proving flexibility in licensing for efficient device management. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers competitive pricing with reasonable setup costs and user-friendly licensing processes. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus shows positive ROI with a strong cybersecurity defense impact. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint also proves valuable with positive user outcomes and benefits.
Room for Improvement: McAfee MOVE AntiVirus may require optimization for system performance, simpler interface, competitive pricing, and more accurate threat detection. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint could enhance system performance, user interface, and threat detection capabilities.
Deployment and customer support: Users note that McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is quick and easy to deploy, set up, and implement, requiring minimal time. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint indicates varied durations, with some users spending months on deployment and configuration. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus lacks satisfactory customer service, with slow response times and unhelpful representatives. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in customer service, praised for prompt and effective assistance from knowledgeable and responsive support teams.
The summary above is based on 213 interviews we conducted recently with McAfee MOVE AntiVirus and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The installation process seems to be very straightforward."
"This was straightforward to set up."
"The product is easy to implement."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution is stable, which is why I have been using it for at least ten years, if not much longer."
"There are tons of valuable features, including threat protection and antivirus."
"The solution is easy to use."
"This is a stable product and we plan to continue using it in the future."
"It shows us the risky sign-ins, and if a user's password has been compromised."
"Provides good security features and you can view it in the central console."
"The EDR feature is most valuable."
"Easy to understand and easy to set up endpoint security solution. It's a multifeatured product with web content filtering and automated investigation features. It also has a fantastic vulnerability management dashboard."
"The protection that it provides is quite good."
"Defender works in the background monitoring the traffic for viruses."
"Real-time detection and cloud-based delivery of detections are highly efficient."
"Defender for Endpoint has one dashboard with security-related information, vulnerability-related information, and basic recommendations from Microsoft, all in different tabs. That's helpful because if we want to fix only the recommended ones, we can go fix all of them..."
"The most valuable features of this product are the updated database, the low consumption of resources, and that you can leave it working in the background and it doesn't need any attention."
"The solution could improve by making the dashboards better."
"McAfee MOVE AntiVirus needs to be made more secure, as it is one of the areas where the product lacks."
"This solution is okay for users who are just office personnel. Developers or users who heavily use their laptops complain that it really slows down their laptops. Using this solution can be a big challenge from the performance perspective if you need a productive system that locally runs multiple VMs."
"The installation process could be improved. It's a bit difficult, but once you get it right, it's fine."
"I would like to see integration with SharePoint."
"The solution could improve security."
"The cost could be lowered a bit."
"The product development team makes frequent changes that affect the stability of the solution."
"Where we stand right now, compared to other products that are there in the market, they still have to work on their threat intelligence and the overall maturity of detecting the malware."
"Lacks some additional integration."
"My main issue with the tool is that there are too many menus. This causes a steep learning curve for those without training or unfamiliar with Defender for Endpoint. From an end-user perspective, the solution is there on the machine and does its job; it works seamlessly. However, as a security professional dealing with it behind the scenes, the learning curve can be steep, but not too steep. Still, it has taken some of my analysts up to a month to get familiar with the product."
"It can be more secure."
"If they integrate with the EDR then it will benefit this solution."
"Its price could be better."
"It's not quite a mature solution just yet. It needs more time to grow and develop."
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McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is ranked 13th in Anti-Malware Tools with 79 reviews while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews. McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus writes "Centralized system, less stress on the network and runs smoothly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint writes "Eliminates the need to look at multiple dashboards by automatically providing one XDR dashboard to show the security score of each subscription". McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is most compared with Quick Heal Total Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Deep Security, Total Defense Anti-Virus and VMware NSX, whereas Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, Trellix Endpoint Security and SentinelOne Singularity Complete. See our McAfee MOVE AntiVirus vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint report.
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