Comparison

TENET vs. Microsoft CSPM

Defender for Cloud bills per resource — and those costs compound as your Azure estate grows. TENET takes a different approach: fixed monthly pricing, built-in GRC workflows, unified identity governance, and NIS2 incident management — all in one platform.

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Up to 17×

Up to 17× the savings vs Defender for Cloud

No scattered blades. Full governance. One platform.

Cut your CSPM costs.

Pay a flat monthly fee — not per-resource billing.
No surprise charges as your Azure estate grows.
Save up to 17× compared to Defender CSPM.

Get built-in GRC workflows.

Risk register, incident management, and compliance lifecycle in one place.
NIS2 article-level mapping out of the box.
No jumping between Azure Portal blades.

Stop bolting on what should be included.

Identity governance and RBAC analysis built in.
AI services monitoring without separate licensing.
One price — every capability included.

Why teams choose TENET.

Defender secures your workloads. TENET governs your risk — with dedicated workflows, intelligence, and controls built specifically for governance and compliance teams.

Brite AI with live MCP tools

Ask natural language questions against live Azure data. Query open ports, dormant identities, compliance gaps, and anomalies in seconds — no dashboards required.

Dedicated GRC workflows

Risk register, NIS2 incident reporting with legal deadlines, policy vault, supplier risk management, and data breach log — all connected to live Azure evidence.

Unified RBAC + dormant identity detection

See every role assignment across all subscriptions alongside Entra ID dormant accounts in a single interface, not scattered across the Azure portal.

AI Services governance

Monitor Azure OpenAI deployments for quota consumption, error rates, and cost anomalies — all from a single operational view.

Transparent fixed pricing

No per-resource licensing surprises. TENET charges a fixed monthly rate — costs are predictable regardless of the size of your Azure estate.

Opinionated, purpose-built UX

TENET surfaces what matters immediately. No navigating nested Azure Portal blades — just clear risk context for your team.

Feature comparison

TENET vs. Microsoft CSPM

	TENET	Defender for Cloud
Predictable, fixed pricing Flat monthly fee — no per-resource billing surprises.
Unified single-pane experience Risk, identity, and compliance in one view.
Dedicated GRC risk register Structured risk register backed by live Azure evidence.
NIS2 article-level compliance 421 policies mapped to specific NIS2 articles.
NIS2 incident management Deadline tracking and reporting workflows.
Unified identity governance RBAC roles and dormant Entra ID accounts in one view.
Supplier & vendor risk management Third-party risk assessment with structured workflows.
Policy vault with version control Centrally manage and audit security policies.
AI Services governance Monitor Azure OpenAI quota, errors, and cost anomalies.
AI assistant with live tools Natural-language queries against live Azure data.

See the full picture with TENET

Set up TENET in under 5 minutes and get the GRC workflows, AI assistant, and identity governance your Azure team needs.

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