Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management vs Microsoft Defender for Business

Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management8.8Visit Microsoft Defender for Business7.9Visit

Higher score Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management #4 in Insider Threat Management 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Cyberhaven

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Microsoft Defender for Business #8 in Insider Threat Management 7.9/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Microsoft

• Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management fits best

  Teams tracing and stopping data exfiltration

• Microsoft Defender for Business fits best

  Small businesses focused on endpoint security

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Side by side

Feature	Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Microsoft Defender for Business 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.9
Ranking	#4 in Insider Threat Management	#8 in Insider Threat Management
Best for	Teams tracing and stopping data exfiltration	Small businesses focused on endpoint security
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$3/user/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome extension	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management 0/3 · Microsoft Defender for Business 0/3
User behavior analytics	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Risk scoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Investigation workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Data source coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Response actions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Event retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Traces data from origin through user actions to destinations Correlates risky activity across days, weeks, and months Can block or coach transfers across cloud, email, web, storage, and AI tools	Combines antivirus, ransomware protection, and endpoint detection and response. Automates investigation and remediation, including attack disruption for ransomware. Covers Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with centralized device management.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Focused on mid-market and enterprise teams Native case-management capability is not verified	Focuses on endpoint security, not insider-risk monitoring or user scoring. Annual billing; the listed price is per user per month. A credit card is required for the 30-day free trial.
Our verdict	Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management combines user-behavior analysis and data lineage to help security teams identify and investigate risky activity involving sensitive information. It scores users using behavior, data sensitivity,… Read the review →	Microsoft Defender for Business is an endpoint security subscription for small and medium-sized businesses, with support for up to 300 users. It is aimed at organizations seeking protection and management for Windows, macOS, iOS, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management — where it wins

  • Traces data from origin through user actions to destinations
  • Correlates risky activity across days, weeks, and months
  • Can block or coach transfers across cloud, email, web, storage, and AI tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Focused on mid-market and enterprise teams
  • Native case-management capability is not verified

• Microsoft Defender for Business — where it wins

  • Combines antivirus, ransomware protection, and endpoint detection and response.
  • Automates investigation and remediation, including attack disruption for ransomware.
  • Covers Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with centralized device management.

  Where it doesn't

  • Focuses on endpoint security, not insider-risk monitoring or user scoring.
  • Annual billing; the listed price is per user per month.
  • A credit card is required for the 30-day free trial.

• Cyberhaven Insider Risk Management8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Tracks sensitive data across user actions and destinations, with controls to interrupt risky transfers.

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• Microsoft Defender for Business7.9/10 · 30-day trial

  Endpoint protection for small businesses, rather than a dedicated insider-risk tool.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →