# AWS IoT Device Defender, Armis vs Azure Sphere Comparison

| | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 58 | 13 | 23 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (41.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (50.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (52.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS IoT Device Defender

**Not enough data**

### Armis

Pros:
- Ease of Use (4 reviews)
- Asset Management (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Integration Issues (2 reviews)
- Additional Costs (1 reviews)

### Azure Sphere

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (37 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.9 (37 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 7.7 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (20 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (34 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (19 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (31 reviews) | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 8.4 (15 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS IoT Device Defender

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Armis

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Azure Sphere

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Vulnerability Scanner

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS IoT Device Defender** | N/A | N/A |
| **Armis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Sphere** | N/A | N/A |

#### Performance

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Detection Rate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **False Positives** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Scans** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Network

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Compliance Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Perimeter Scanning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Configuration Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Application

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Manual Application Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Static Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Black Box Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### IT Asset Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS IoT Device Defender** | N/A | N/A |
| **Armis** | 8.9/10 | 5 |
| **Azure Sphere** | N/A | N/A |

#### Asset Inventory

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Hardware Asset Inventory** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Software Asset Inventory** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Asset Inventory** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile Asset Inventory** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Discovery** | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - IT Asset Management

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Central Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Policy Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Risk Management** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS IoT Device Defender** | N/A | N/A |
| **Armis** | 7.6/10 | 7 |
| **Azure Sphere** | N/A | N/A |

#### Risk Analysis

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Risk Scoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Risk-Prioritization** | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Vulnerability Assesment

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Vulnerability Scanning** | Not enough data | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Vulnerability Intelligence** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Contextual Data** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Automation

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Automated Remediation** | Not enough data | 6.7 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Automation** | Not enough data | 6.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security Testing** | Not enough data | 5.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Test Automation** | Not enough data | 5.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### IoT Security Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS IoT Device Defender** | 8.6/10 | 26 |
| **Armis** | 8.0/10 | 7 |
| **Azure Sphere** | 8.8/10 | 13 |

#### Connected Device Security

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Vulnerability Assessment** | 8.3 (25 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Identity Lifecycle** | 8.3 (22 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Threat Protection** | 8.8 (22 reviews) | 6.4 (7 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Behavior Analysis** | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Incident Response** | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **IoT Network Security** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **OTA Updates** | 8.5 (19 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Alerts & Notifications** | 9.2 (24 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | 8.8 (24 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Hardware** | 8.4 (23 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **Performance** | 8.2 (24 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | 8.7 (24 reviews) | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 

### Attack Surface Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS IoT Device Defender** | N/A | N/A |
| **Armis** | 6.5/10 | 5 |
| **Azure Sphere** | N/A | N/A |

#### Asset Management

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Asset Discovery** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Shadow IT Detection** | Not enough data | 6.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Change Management** | Not enough data | 4.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Gap Analysis** | Not enough data | 4.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Vulnerability Intelligence** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 3.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Risk Management

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Risk-Prioritization** | Not enough data | 6.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reconnaissance** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **At-Risk Analysis** | Not enough data | 7.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | 7.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### OT Security Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS IoT Device Defender** | N/A | N/A |
| **Armis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Sphere** | N/A | N/A |

#### Systems Management - OT Security Tools

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Remote Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hardware** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connected Device Security - OT Security Tools

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Vulnerability Assessment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remediation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting - OT Security Tools

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Frameworks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI - OT Security Tools

| Feature | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Threat Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [IoT Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-security-solutions)


**Unique to Armis (5):** [ Attack Surface Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/attack-surface-management), [Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/risk-based-vulnerability-management), [Vulnerability Scanner Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner), [IT Asset Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/it-asset-management), [OT Security Tools Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ot-security-tools)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS IoT Device Defender | Armis | Azure Sphere | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 41.1% | 33.3% | 23.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.5% | 16.7% | 52.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 21.4% | 50.0% | 23.8% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS IoT Device Defender

- **Computer Software:** 19.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 10.7%
- **Accounting:** 3.6%
- **Banking:** 3.6%
- **Broadcast Media:** 3.6%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.6%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.6%
- **Information Services:** 1.8%
- **Other:** 26.8%

#### Armis

- **Hospital & Health Care:** 25.0%
- **Education Management:** 16.7%
- **Textiles:** 8.3%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 8.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.3%
- **Higher Education:** 8.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 8.3%
- **Chemicals:** 8.3%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 8.3%

#### Azure Sphere

- **Information Technology and Services:** 28.6%
- **Computer Software:** 14.3%
- **Information Services:** 9.5%
- **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 4.8%
- **Internet:** 4.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.8%
- **Financial Services:** 4.8%
- **Consumer Electronics:** 4.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.8%
- **Broadcast Media:** 4.8%
- **Other:** 14.3%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to AWS IoT Device Defender

- [Microsoft Defender for IoT](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-iot/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (99 reviews)
- [Google Cloud IoT Core](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-iot-core/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (30 reviews)
- [Azure IoT Hub](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-iot-hub/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (44 reviews)
- [Palo Alto Networks IoT/OT Security](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-iot-ot-security/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (117 reviews)
- [FortiNAC](https://www.g2.com/products/fortinac/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (20 reviews)
- [DoveRunner](https://www.g2.com/products/doverunner/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (52 reviews)
- [Entrust IoT Security](https://www.g2.com/products/entrust-iot-security/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (11 reviews)
- [Forescout Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/forescout-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (17 reviews)
- [Appgate SDP](https://www.g2.com/products/appgate-sdp/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (38 reviews)
- [Rayven](https://www.g2.com/products/rayven/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (30 reviews)

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- [Entrust IoT Security](https://www.g2.com/products/entrust-iot-security/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (11 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### AWS IoT Device Defender

- Title: [Need aws Amazon smtp](https://www.g2.com/discussions/need-aws-amazon-smtp) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I need  Aws Amazon smtp "
- Title: [How can I improve my IoT device security?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-improve-my-iot-device-security) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "ways to improve iot device security:
change defqult passwords
make sure software is protected
use encrypted protocols"

### Armis

No discussions available for this product.

### Azure Sphere

- Title: [What is the hardware architecture of Azure Sphere?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51033-what-is-the-hardware-architecture-of-azure-sphere) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Azure Sphere architecture. Working together, the Azure Sphere hardware, software, and Security Service enable unique, integrated approaches to device..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-iot-device-defender-vs-armis-vs-azure-sphere)