Microsoft Defender for Business
7.5#1 in data security posture management softwareAndroidiOSAPImacOS
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OpenMetadata
6.1#4 in machine learning data catalog softwareFree planFree planWebAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | Microsoft Defender for Business | OpenMetadata |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The product integrates with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse and can work with remote monitoring and management tools and professional services automation software. | Its ingestion framework supports connectors for 130+ data services, including Airflow, BigQuery, Databricks, dbt, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, and Tableau. |
| Purpose | Microsoft 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. | OpenMetadata unifies technical context, business semantics, and organizational memory in a knowledge graph for people and AI agents. |
Microsoft Defender for Business plans
- Microsoft Entra Internet Access$5 a month
- Microsoft Entra Suite$12 a month
- Microsoft Defender for Business$3
OpenMetadata plans
- OpenMetadata (self-hosted)Free
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