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Microsoft Defender for Business vs Zoho Directory

Microsoft Defender for Business

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Zoho Directory

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FigureMicrosoft Defender for BusinessZoho Directory
Price from$0.25/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
APIYes—
Plans published43
Spec score · Single Sign-On Software8.5 (#9)7.3 (#24)
IntegrationsThe product integrates with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse and can work with remote monitoring and management tools and professional services automation software.The product homepage describes a growing library of more than 350 pre-built integrations and names Dropbox, Evernote, GitHub, Slack, Zendesk, Tableau, SurveyMonkey, and Trello.
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.Zoho Directory is a workforce identity and access management platform for managing employee access to apps and devices.
SupportMicrosoft's Defender for Business documentation provides a guide for getting help or contacting support.The pricing page says all plans include onboarding support, 24×5 support, and assistance for integrations.

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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Zoho Directory

  • FreeFree
  • ProfessionalPrice not published
  • StandardPrice not published

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Microsoft Defender for Business

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Zoho Directory

Zoho Directory is a workforce identity and access management platform for managing employee access to apps and devices. It offers single sign-on, device authentication, and multi-factor authentication, with factors including biometrics, time-based OTP, QR code, authenticator apps, SMS OTP, and YubiKey. IT admins can provision user profiles in connected applications, while conditional access rules can use location, IP address, device, platform, day, and time. The product lists more than 350 pre-built integrations, including Dropbox, Evernote, GitHub, Slack, Zendesk, Tableau, SurveyMonkey, and Trello. Anomaly Detection flags unusual or suspicious user behavior, and audit logs record critical administrator actions. Businesses can import and manage their own Key Encryption Key through BYOK. Cloud LDAP supports encrypted LDAPS and StartTLS authentication for LDAP-based resources without an on-premises LDAP server. The free plan costs nothing and includes 10 users, three third-party cloud apps, two directory stores, 10 device authentications, seven-day reports and audit logs, and Cloud RADIUS and Cloud LDAP for 10 users. Platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.

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