Microsoft Defender for Business vs OpenCNAPP
Microsoft Defender for Business
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| Figure | Microsoft Defender for Business | OpenCNAPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms | 8.5 (#1) | 7.0 (#11) |
| Spec score · Cloud Vulnerability Scanners | 8.5 (#6) | 6.9 (#21) |
| Integrations | The product integrates with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse and can work with remote monitoring and management tools and professional services automation software. | The site says OpenCNAPP integrates with 11+ container registries, 3+ notification tools, 4+ SIEM tools, and 4+ ticketing tools. |
| Purpose | Microsoft Defender for Business is an endpoint security solution for small and medium-sized businesses with up to 300 users that helps protect devices from ransomware, malware, phishing, and other threats. | OpenCNAPP describes itself as an open source cloud-native application protection platform that protects environments from initial build through runtime. |
Plans
Microsoft Defender for Business
- Microsoft Defender for Business$3 a month
- Microsoft Entra Internet Access$5 a month
- Microsoft Entra Suite$12 a month
- Microsoft Defender for Business$3 a year
In their own words
Microsoft Defender for Business
Microsoft Defender for Business has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OpenCNAPP
OpenCNAPP is an open-source cloud-native application protection platform from Xcitium, LLC Cybersecurity Company. It is listed as free and self-hosted, while deployment descriptions include SaaS and on-premises models across public, private, hybrid and air-gapped environments. The platform covers cloud environments, clusters, containers, code repositories, Kubernetes and virtual machines from build through runtime. It provides agentless cloud posture management, multi-cloud visibility, misconfiguration and drift detection, and continuous compliance, auditing and reporting. Pipeline capabilities include static code analysis, CI/CD scanning, container and Kubernetes security, and secret scanning. Runtime protection uses eBPF- and LSM-powered workload controls, with container visibility, application and network firewalls, and in-line mitigation. OpenCNAPP also lists Zero Trust policy generation, observe, audit and enforce controls, integrations across registries, notifications, SIEM, ticketing, EDR, AppSec and SOAR, plus IoT, edge, 5G and federal workload coverage.