Darktrace vs. Microsoft Defender XDR Comparison


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About Darktrace is a cybersecurity platform powered by AI, providing a proactive approach to cyber resilience. Its ActiveAI Security Platform delivers real-time threat detection, autonomous responses to both known and novel threats, and comprehensive visibility into an organization’s security posture. By ingesting enterprise data from native and third-party sources, Darktrace correlates security incidents across business operations and detects previously unseen threats. This complete visibility and automation reduce containment time, eliminate alert fatigue, and significantly enhance the efficiency of security operations.	About Microsoft Defender XDR is an industry-leading extended detection and response (XDR) platform that provides unified investigation and response capabilities across various assets, including endpoints, IoT devices, hybrid identities, email, collaboration tools, and cloud applications. It offers centralized visibility, powerful analytics, and automatic cyberattack disruption to help organizations detect and respond to threats more effectively. By integrating multiple security services, such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, it enables security teams to correlate signals across these services, providing a comprehensive view of threats and facilitating coordinated responses. This integration allows for automatic actions to prevent or stop attacks and self-heal affected assets, enhancing overall security posture.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Security teams and IT professionals seeking proactive, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions to improve threat detection, response times, and overall resilience	Audience Anyone searching for a solution to stop attacks with automated, cross-domain security and built-in AI
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Company Information Darktrace Founded: 2013 United Kingdom www.darktrace.com	Company Information Microsoft Founded: 1975 United States www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/siem-and-xdr/microsoft-defender-xdr
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Categories AI Cybersecurity AI Security Attack Surface Management Cloud Security Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Cybersecurity Data Breach Detection Email Security Exposure Management Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) Incident Response IoT Security IT Security Network Detection and Response (NDR) Network Security Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Operational Technology (OT) Security	Categories AI Cybersecurity AI Detection and Response (AIDR) Cybersecurity Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Behavioral Analytics Endpoint Management Incident Management IOC Verification Tokenization Vulnerability Scanning Whitelisting / Blacklisting
Integrations Azure Marketplace Chronicle SOAR Google Digital Risk Protection Kroll Cyber Risk Microsoft 365 OverSOC SecurityHQ ThreatAware Box Check Point Exposure Management ContraForce Docker EndaceProbe Microsoft OneDrive Quest Recovery Manager Revelstoke ServiceNow StrikeReady Switch Automation XM Cyber Show More Integrations View All 42 Integrations	Integrations Azure Marketplace Chronicle SOAR Google Digital Risk Protection Kroll Cyber Risk Microsoft 365 OverSOC SecurityHQ ThreatAware Box Check Point Exposure Management ContraForce Docker EndaceProbe Microsoft OneDrive Quest Recovery Manager Revelstoke ServiceNow StrikeReady Switch Automation XM Cyber Show More Integrations View All 50 Integrations
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