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Microsoft Defender for Business vs OpenVAS

Microsoft Defender for Business

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OpenVAS

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FigureMicrosoft Defender for BusinessOpenVAS
Price from$0.25/mo€210.33/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published43
Spec score · Vulnerability Scanning Software8.8 (#4)8.5 (#6)
HeadquartersRedmond, Washington, United StatesOsnabrück, Germany
IntegrationsThe product integrates with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse and can work with remote monitoring and management tools and professional services automation software.OPENVAS SCAN lists integrations with ServiceNow, Splunk, Nagios, Sourcefire, and CyberArk.
PurposeMicrosoft 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.OPENVAS is a vulnerability scanner for detecting weaknesses in IT systems.
SupportMicrosoft's Defender for Business documentation provides a guide for getting help or contacting support.OPENVAS FREE has no default enterprise support; product questions are handled voluntarily through the Greenbone Community Portal.

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

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OpenVAS

  • OPENVAS FREEFree
  • OPENVAS BASIC€2,524 a year
  • OPENVAS SCANPriced on request

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Microsoft Defender for Business

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OpenVAS

OPENVAS is a vulnerability scanner for identifying weaknesses in IT systems. It supports authenticated and unauthenticated testing across internet and industrial protocols, with performance tuning for large scans, and uses a vulnerability-test feed updated daily. The commercial OPENVAS SCAN product checks network services, servers, applications, container images, and authenticated endpoints for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and missing patches. It is offered as hardware or virtual appliances and can run entirely inside a customer's environment. Listed integrations include ServiceNow, Splunk, Nagios, Sourcefire, and CyberArk. OPENVAS FREE is a cross-platform virtual appliance intended for private use and non-professional IT infrastructures. It uses the Community Feed, cannot update itself, and lacks schedules, notifications, integrated backups, and air-gap support. The free edition has no default enterprise support, and its self-signed TLS certificate requires a browser exception. OPENVAS BASIC costs €2,524 a year; it excludes API access, sensors, remediation tickets, and Greenbone Support. OPENVAS SCAN pricing is by quote.

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