Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsAzure Portal Vs Defender Portal Comparison
In brief
The comparison now documents Defender portal preview support for environment onboarding, plan management, and cloud security cost reporting. It also clarifies that data export remains available in the Azure portal.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can use the updated comparison to identify which portal supports each capability; no action is specified.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
View on Microsoft LearnThe comparison below shows only the changed extract. Use the full-page view for complete context.
| Security recommendations | Yes | Yes - Integrated into Exposure ManagementNote: In the Defender portal, some recommendations that previously appeared as a single aggregated item now display as multiple individual recommendations. | | Asset inventory | YesNote: Only assets that have security issues detected on them are reflected. | YesNote: All discovered resources in customers' environments are reflected, even if there are no security issues detected on them. | | Secure score | Yes | Yes - New risk-based secure score | | Environment onboarding | Yes - Azure, AWS, and GCP environments | Yes (Preview) - Azure commercial subscriptions and management groups | | Plan management | Yes | Yes (Preview) - Configure connected Azure environments individually or apply plan coverage across current and future connected environments | | Cloud security cost reporting | Yes with filter applied | Yes (Preview) - Available under Licenses & usage or Cost & usage | | Data visualization and reporting with Azure Workbooks | Yes | No | | Data exporting | Yes | No - Data export capabilities remain in the Azure portal | | Workflow automation | Yes | No | | Tools for remediation (quick fixes) | Yes | No | | Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark | Yes | Partial - Security recommendations appear but security policies management is only in Azure. You can see the results in the Defender portal. |
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ manager: orspodek ms.service: defender-for-cloud description: Compare Microsoft Defender for Cloud features and capabilities between the Azure portal and Defender portal experiences to understand the enhanced functionality available in each platform. ms.topic: article-ms.date: 2026-03-29T00:00:00.0000000Z+ms.date: 2026-07-28T00:00:00.0000000Z ai-usage: ai-assisted locale: en-us document_id: e69c729e-c7f4-30e1-a1f9-c785b703a4e8@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ item_type: Content source_path: defender-for-cloud/azure-portal-vs-defender-portal-comparison.md cmProducts: - https://authoring-docs-microsoft.poolparty.biz/devrel/8e3fdb08-a059-4277-98f6-c0e21e940707+- https://authoring-docs-microsoft.poolparty.biz/devrel/970f20f1-2f12-4aa9-9c95-c00fe1f5e722 - https://authoring-docs-microsoft.poolparty.biz/devrel/68ec7f3a-2bc6-459f-b959-19beb729907d spProducts: - https://authoring-docs-microsoft.poolparty.biz/devrel/88291526-9c74-4f87-878c-de0a82134421+- https://authoring-docs-microsoft.poolparty.biz/devrel/432c4950-b799-4ed5-93d5-b9b2934edf7d - https://authoring-docs-microsoft.poolparty.biz/devrel/90370425-aca4-4a39-9533-d52e5e002a5d platformId: 323c969b-ccd4-c049-79c2-1826ec8d5dc0 ---@@ -65,8 +67,11 @@ This article provides a comprehensive comparison of Microsoft Defender for Cloud | **Security recommendations** | Yes | Yes - Integrated into Exposure Management**Note**: In the Defender portal, some recommendations that previously appeared as a single aggregated item now display as multiple individual recommendations. |
| **Asset inventory** | Yes**Note**: Only assets that have security issues detected on them are reflected. | Yes**Note**: All discovered resources in customers' environments are reflected, even if there are no security issues detected on them. |
| **Secure score** | Yes | Yes - New risk-based secure score |
+| **Environment onboarding** | Yes - Azure, AWS, and GCP environments | Yes (Preview) - Azure commercial subscriptions and management groups |
+| **Plan management** | Yes | Yes (Preview) - Configure connected Azure environments individually or apply plan coverage across current and future connected environments |
+| **Cloud security cost reporting** | Yes with filter applied | Yes (Preview) - Available under Licenses & usage or Cost & usage |
| **Data visualization and reporting with Azure Workbooks** | Yes | No |
-| **Data exporting** | Yes | No |
+| **Data exporting** | Yes | No - Data export capabilities remain in the Azure portal |
| **Workflow automation** | Yes | No |
| **Tools for remediation (quick fixes)** | Yes | No |
| **Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark** | Yes | Partial - Security recommendations appear but security policies management is only in Azure. You can see the results in the Defender portal. |