{"id":5718,"date":"2026-05-06T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withsecure.com\/?page_id=5718"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:13:51","slug":"vs-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.withsecure.com\/en\/about-us\/compare-us\/vs-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"VS Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n WithSecure vs. Microsoft<\/span><\/h1>
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WithSecure is the European alternative to Microsoft’s E5 and Business Premium \u2014 augmenting and building on your existing Microsoft investment with enterprise-grade detection and response, flexible co-security services and the expert coverage that Microsoft’s technology alone leaves out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n The European midmarket alternative to Microsoft Defender XDR \u2014 with flexible services<\/span><\/h2>
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Microsoft’s E5 and Business Premium deliver broad coverage \u2014 but at a cost and complexity that assumes large, well-resourced security teams.<\/p>\n

WithSecure gives midmarket businesses and MSPs the same enterprise-grade protection on a single platform, with flexible services and on-demand expert support, without forcing you to take the full package or build a team solely to manage the technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

\n Why WithSecure?<\/a>Industry recognition<\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n Why WithSecure?<\/h2>
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Choosing a cybersecurity partner is a significant decision. These are the independent verdicts that give European midmarket businesses and MSPs confidence in WithSecure \u2014 and they all point to one conclusion: WithSecure delivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>

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\n 100<\/span>\n %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

\n Willingness to Recommend <\/p>\n

\n 100% willingness to recommend in the Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Managed Detection and Response, 2026, based on 20 verified customer reviews. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 100% Protection, year after year <\/p>\n

\n Seven-time AV-TEST Best Protection Award winner for business as a result of 100% protection throughout the full year of testing. A record no competitor here has beaten. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 5-Star Rating <\/p>\n

\n 5-star rating by IT Pro: "A great endpoint security all-rounder \u2014 tough endpoint protection and a wealth of cloud security options, priced right for mid-sized businesses." <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Built for resource constrained midsize businesses and MSPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

WithSecure is purpose-built for European midmarket businesses and MSPs \u2014 organizations that need enterprise-grade protection without enterprise-grade complexity or cost. Every product, service and partnership model is designed around the way resource-constrained teams actually work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Built for well resourced enterprises or highly specialized MSSPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microsoft is built for large enterprises with deep pockets and dedicated security teams. Midmarket organizations end up over-licensed, under-supported, and managing complexity that was never designed for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n