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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$0.00
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Star Rating
(303)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Learn more about Microsoft Defender for CloudNew Relic
Star Rating
(582)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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- G2 reviewers report that New Relic excels in providing a unified observability platform, which is highly appreciated for its real-time dashboards and distributed tracing capabilities. Users highlight that this integration helps DevOps teams detect anomalies early, significantly reducing downtime.
- Users say Microsoft Defender for Cloud stands out for its user-friendly interface, making it easy to access and navigate. Reviewers appreciate the centralized dashboard that offers clear insights into security issues, allowing for quick remediation tasks to be assigned to team members.
- According to verified reviews, New Relic's powerful Application Performance Monitoring (APM) features are a major draw, with users praising its ability to combine logs, metrics, and traces into one platform. This comprehensive approach enhances visibility across infrastructure, which many find invaluable.
- Reviewers mention that while Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides excellent security features, including real-time notifications for potential threats, some users feel it could improve in areas like incident alerts and root cause identification compared to New Relic's more robust offerings.
- G2 reviewers highlight that New Relic's user interface is particularly well-received, with many users enjoying its enhanced capabilities for visualizing data. This aspect is often noted as a key factor in their overall satisfaction with the product.
- Users report that both products offer solid support, but Microsoft Defender for Cloud has received feedback indicating a slight edge in ease of use and administration, making it a favorable choice for teams looking for straightforward security management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Free Trial
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/defender-for-cloud/
- Unified visibility of your security posture across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and hybrid clouds
- Real-time security access and prioritization of the most critical risks with context-aware cloud security
- Integrated extended detection and response (XDR) solution across multicloud workloads to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks
New Relic
Free (Forever)
$0.00
Start using New Relic with all the features you need for free forever.
- 1 free full user
- Unlimited free basic users
- Unlimited hosts and CPUs
Free Trial
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
No trial information availableNew Relic
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
229
8.9
495
Ease of Use
8.7
230
8.4
501
Ease of Setup
8.6
134
8.7
284
Ease of Admin
8.8
119
8.5
198
Quality of Support
8.6
223
8.6
437
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
116
8.5
190
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
218
8.6
494
Features by Category
Management
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
Operations
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
Security Controls
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.5
20
Not enough data
Protection
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
9.5
22
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Management
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
19
Performance
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.5
22
Not enough data
9.5
22
Not enough data
9.6
20
Security
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
Compliance
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.9
88
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
8.8
21
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.8
20
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
9.3
90
Not enough data
7.9
78
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.9
12
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
9.6
12
Not enough data
10.0
12
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.5
73
Not enough data
9.4
72
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
7.9
18
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
9.2
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
8.0
30
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.4
16
Functionality
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
10.0
10
Not enough data
9.8
14
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
9.6
12
Management
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.7
15
Not enough data
9.4
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
9.3
100
Not enough data
9.2
102
Not enough data
9.0
99
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
9.0
98
Not enough data
9.2
101
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.4
35
Visibility
Not enough data
9.2
94
Not enough data
9.2
91
Not enough data
9.0
91
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
8.9
87
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.4
73
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.6
17
Activity Monitoring
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
Security
8.5
62
Not enough data
7.9
60
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
9.1
68
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.7
61
Analysis
Not enough data
9.1
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.2
70
Not enough data
9.1
69
Not enough data
9.4
70
Not enough data
8.9
65
Visualization
Not enough data
9.5
74
Not enough data
9.1
66
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.9
163
Not enough data
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.2
169
Not enough data
7.7
137
Not enough data
8.8
153
Response
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.9
163
Not enough data
8.6
154
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.2
52
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
8.5
143
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
150
Not enough data
8.5
144
Not enough data
8.2
139
Not enough data
8.8
151
Documentation
9.2
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Security
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
Configuration
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
Visibility
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Vulnerability Management
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.1
8
8.4
34
8.3
8
8.3
35
7.7
8
9.0
36
Monitoring
8.1
8
8.6
36
8.1
8
9.4
36
7.7
8
8.7
36
8.3
8
9.1
36
Automation
8.3
8
8.1
35
8.3
8
8.4
36
Analysis
8.6
7
8.5
35
8.7
9
8.6
36
8.8
8
9.0
36
8.1
8
8.4
35
Issue Resolution
7.4
9
8.3
36
8.3
8
8.2
36
8.3
8
8.8
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
37
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.4
16
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.2
16
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
9.0
16
Model Protection - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Defender for Cloud and New Relic are categorized as Container Monitoring
Unique Categories
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), AI Security Solutions, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Secure Code Review, Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Cloud Compliance, Container Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Software Composition Analysis, and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
New Relic
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Computer Software
12.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.9%
Education Management
6.9%
Oil & Energy
3.6%
Other
43.8%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
17.7%
Financial Services
8.9%
Internet
7.9%
Retail
2.3%
Other
38.1%
Discussions
What are the three security services provided by Windows Azure?
2 Comments
KS
It provides azure firewall, Microsoft sentinel, prevents DDOS Attack, defender for cloud Read more
Is Azure security Center a SIEM?
1 Comment
AM
Azure Security Center (ASC) is a cloud-native security management platform that provides unified security management and threat protection across hybrid...Read more
What is full stack visibility?
2 Comments
IC
Full stack visibility is the ability to monitor and analyze data from each layer of the technology stack, from the user interface to the network...Read more
What is New Relic tool used for?
1 Comment
CB
Monitoring and troubleshooting all websites, web services and infrastructure running them. We are very happy with the product! Also the alerting and the AI...Read more
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