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Microsoft Defender for Business vs Rubrik Security Cloud
Both stand on data protection tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+2
Visit Microsoft Defender for Business Paid APILinuxMac+3
Choose Rubrik Security Cloud if your organization needs data protection and recovery across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS workloads, with threat monitoring and sensitive data discovery. Its editions are sold through a sales inquiry, so organizations seeking a stated price or free plan should look elsewhere.
Visit Rubrik Security CloudThe facts
| Microsoft Defender for Business | Rubrik Security Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | No |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Mac, Windows | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | See the plans | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Maker | Microsoft Defender for Business | Rubrik Security Cloud |
| Website | microsoft.com | rubrik.com |
| On data protection tools | #9 of 28 | #13 of 28 |
Microsoft Defender for Business: what it does well
Rubrik Security Cloud: what it does well
- Immutable, air-gapped backups are designed to resist attacker changes.
- Monitors ransomware, anomalies, data destruction, and compromise indicators.
- Discovers and classifies sensitive data, with policy violation alerts.
- Recovery tools include threat containment and workflow simulations.
- GraphQL API exposes workloads, policies, events, and recovery.
What to know first
- Pricing is available by contacting sales.
- There is no free plan.
- The listed editions do not state a price.
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