Top 10 Microsoft Defender for IoT Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to Microsoft Defender for IoT Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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AWS IoT Device Defender
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4.4/5
(58)
Product Description
AWS IoT Device Defender is a fully managed service that helps you secure your fleet of IoT devices. AWS IoT Device Defender continuously audits the security policies associated with your devices to make sure that they aren't deviating from security practices.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, AWS IoT Device Defender is:
Better at meeting requirements
Easier to do business with
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
IoT Security Solutions

Palo Alto Networks IoT/OT Security
By Palo Alto Networks
4.4/5
(117)
Product Description
Protect every connected asset with OT security that keeps operations up 24/7, not CISOs
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, Palo Alto Networks IoT/OT Security is:
More expensive
Better at meeting requirements
Easier to admin
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
OT Security Tools
IoT Security Solutions

Forescout Platform
By Forescout Technologies
4.5/5
(17)
Product Description
The Forescout Platform is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution designed to provide real-time visibility, control, and compliance across all connected devices within an organization's network. It continuously identifies and protects both managed and unmanaged assets—including IT, IoT, IoMT, and OT devices—without disrupting business operations. By delivering capabilities in network security, risk and exposure management, and extended detection and response, the platform enables organizations to effectively manage cyber risks and mitigate threats. Key Features and Functionality: - Device Classification: Utilizes real-time, agentless discovery and classification of all connected devices, encompassing traditional IT, IoT, IoMT, and OT/ICS assets. - Policy Enforcement: Identifies compliance and security posture gaps, leveraging a centralized policy engine to reduce exposure risks and align with organizational security frameworks. - Cybersecurity Automation: Facilitates automated, policy-based security controls to proactively and reactively manage threats, minimizing incident response times through coordinated actions. - Analytics: Provides rich, contextual visualizations through persona-based dashboards, offering insights into risks, threats, behaviors, and compliance statuses. - Ecosystem Integration: Enhances existing security investments by dynamically sharing device identity, configuration state, risk attributes, and threat context with other security tools. Primary Value and Problem Solved: The Forescout Platform addresses the critical challenge of securing diverse and expanding networks by providing continuous, agentless visibility and control over all connected devices. It enables organizations to identify vulnerabilities, enforce security policies, and automate threat responses without disrupting business operations. By integrating seamlessly with existing security infrastructures, the platform enhances overall cybersecurity posture, reduces risk exposure, and ensures compliance across complex IT, IoT, IoMT, and OT environments.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, Forescout Platform is:
More usable
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
OT Security Tools
IoT Security Solutions

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Armis
By Armis Security
4.4/5
(13)
Product Description
Armis Centrix™, the Armis cyber exposure management platform, is powered by the Armis AI-driven Asset Intelligence Engine, which sees, secures, protects and manages billions of assets around the world in real time. Armis Centrix ™ is a seamless, frictionless, cloud-based platform that proactively mitigates all cyber asset risks, remediates vulnerabilities, blocks threats and protects your entire attack surface. Armis Centrix ™ gives organizations peace of mind, knowing that all critical assets are protected 24/7 by the industry’s #1 asset intelligence cybersecurity company. Only Armis Centrix ™ protects all verticals and industries including Manufacturing, Health and Medical, Information Technology, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Public Sector and many more.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, Armis is:
Better at meeting requirements
More usable
Better at support
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
OT Security Tools
IoT Security Solutions

Google Cloud IoT Core
By Google
4.1/5
(30)
Product Description
Google Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service that allows users to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, Google Cloud IoT Core is:
Easier to admin
Better at meeting requirements
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
IoT Security Solutions

Appgate SDP
By Appgate
4.8/5
(37)
Product Description
Appgate SDP secures the network with a Software-Defined Perimeter's network security model that dynamically creates one-to-one network connections between the user and the resources they access.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, Appgate SDP is:
Easier to admin
Easier to do business with
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
IoT Security Solutions

Rayven
By Rayven
4.9/5
(30)
Product Description
No/low/full-code platform for building apps, AI tools + automations. Rayven enables you to integrate systems, unlock data sources, and build custom apps with business-orientated AI capabilities, simply.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, Rayven is:
Easier to set up
Better at meeting requirements
Better at support
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
IoT Security Solutions

FortiNAC
By Fortinet
4.4/5
(20)
Product Description
FortiNAC provides the network visibility to see everything connected to the network, as well as the ability to control those devices and users, including dynamic, automated responses.
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, FortiNAC is:
Easier to admin
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
IoT Security Solutions

BugProve
By BugProve
4.9/5
(20)
Product Description
We founded BugProve to deliver the level of security that IoT deserves! The surge of new technology brings new challenges and risks but carries great opportunities to solve them as well. Our automated 0-day detection tool helps security engineers to keep their focus on truly difficult issues with a built-in dashboard and easy-to-use reports. Integration of our tool into the CI/CD pipeline leads to efficient IT security management right through the production funnel. Security posture is also future-proofed by our lifelong monitoring and alert service, newly discovered threats and vulnerabilities are flagged right away, giving your engineers peace of mind. No source code is required, all checks run on the firmware: - concolic and advanced static analysis - unique multi-binary taint analysis - cryptographic analysis - hardening device weaknesses - vulnerability remediation Too good to be true? See it for yourself with our accessible freemium version!
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Reviewers say compared to Microsoft Defender for IoT, BugProve is:
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
More usable
Categories in common with Microsoft Defender for IoT:
IoT Security Solutions