We performed a comparison between Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Trend Micro ScanMail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Anti-Malware Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can run the virus scan across our entire environment."
"It's a very solid security system, and the advanced hunting and everything really lets you dive deep into things."
"A few years ago, when I was using a different product, I was affected by a virus that destroyed everything. Since using Microsoft Defender, I have not had this kind of problem."
"The fact that it's from Microsoft, you don't have many false positives, unlike products from other vendors might have."
"The most valuable aspect is information, specifically the automatic investigation of packages."
"Defender's analytics are much better than CrowdStrike's."
"The solution's main antivirus capabilities are okay. So far, they have kept us safe."
"You have endpoint security to keep your devices safe. That's the feature that we're interested in."
"What I like the most about Trend Micro ScanMail is its easiness."
"The analysis part is good."
"I like that Trend Micro ScanMail is very effective and quite strong."
"It does the job. Even when our clients have a very high rate of emails per second, there has been no problem."
"Its integration with mail platforms is valuable."
"I would like to be able to set up any kind of protection I want in the firewall, any IP address or any number."
"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint could improve by providing more user-friendly dashboards. They may be complicated for some."
"Integrating this with third-party systems has some complexity involved."
"I miss having an executive dashboard or a simple view for viewing things. Everything is extensive in this solution. Everything is configurable and manageable, but the environment of Microsoft 365 has about 13 administrative dashboards, and in each of the dashboards, there are a gazillion things to set up. It is good for a large enterprise, but for a 200-seat client, you need to see 5% of that."
"This solution needs to move beyond relying on virus definitions alone and protect the system using behavioral analysis of the processes that are running."
"Other vendors provide a lot of customization when it comes to integration, which every big organization requires. No big organization depends on one particular tool. Defender lacks that at this point."
"It makes your Surface devices hot. It is resource-intensive. It strains your CPU, not more than other file scanners around, but it also does a lot more. When you are transmitting files or data, it is continuously scanning the traffic and analyzing it bit by bit to see what's going on, and that, of course, is costly in terms of CPU. It is CPU intensive, and if you are on battery, it drains your battery fast. That's the only drawback that it has."
"If there were more template queries in the library, that would make it much easier. They could have basic things, like, "Where's the IP for this user?" or, "What file was downloaded from this user?" If there were more of those basic queries that would help."
"The sandboxing part can be improved."
"Its user interface is pretty old-fashioned, and sometimes, it's hard to find the features that you are looking for. The user interface definitely needs some improvement."
"The price could be better. I think it's pretty good compared to other solutions as far as the features are concerned. It basically covers most of the stuff which we require for email security. But it would be better if they made it a little cheaper and more cost-effective. That would make it easier for us to sell it."
"The weaknesses of Trend Micro ScanMail are that it doesn't fully protect ad-based web access and lacks proper security for Outlook, iOS, and web browser access."
"ScanMail was one of the best solutions a few years ago, but it is no longer the best solution because of its old-fashioned management console. Customers associate it with something that is old because there is no change in the management console. It has old icons, and it is not fresh enough. It is also not easy to use or play with. The report engine is also old-fashioned. Customers want something easier, quicker, and cleaner."
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is ranked 1st in Anti-Malware Tools with 182 reviews while Trend Micro ScanMail is ranked 28th in Anti-Malware Tools with 5 reviews. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is rated 8.0, while Trend Micro ScanMail is rated 6.6. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trend Micro ScanMail writes "Simple to use but lacks security in certain areas". Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is most compared with Symantec Endpoint Security, Intercept X Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Trend Micro ScanMail is most compared with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Trend Micro Email Security, Fortinet FortiMail, CrowdStrike Falcon and Cisco Secure Email. See our Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. Trend Micro ScanMail report.
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