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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint costs $3 to $5.20 per per user/month as of July 2026, with 2 plans available. Plans: Plan 1 (Basic) at $3/per user/month, and Plan 2 (Advanced) at $5.2/per user/month. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers 2 pricing tiers: Plan 1 (Basic), Plan 2 (Advanced). Paid plans include Plan 1 (Basic) at $3/per user/month, Plan 2 (Advanced) at $5.2/per user/month. The Plan 2 (Advanced) plan is general users and teams.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint lists $3-$5.2/per user/month, but hidden costs like implementation and support add to the total as of July 2026. Key hidden costs: each user license covers up to 5 devices (mix of windows, macos, linux, mobile), volume licensing agreements may offer additional discounts for large organizations, integration with microsoft 365 e5 includes defender for endpoint p2 at no additional cost. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Each user license covers up to 5 devices (mix of Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile)

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Volume licensing agreements may offer additional discounts for large organizations

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Integration with Microsoft 365 E5 includes Defender for Endpoint P2 at no additional cost

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Advanced features like custom detection rules and threat analytics included in Plan 2 only

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Server licenses are priced separately and cost more than user licenses

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