compare.budiak.net // security bundle analysis tool

You're probably paying
for the same thing twice.
Nobody checked.

Most organizations license Microsoft E3 or E5, buy CrowdStrike and Mimecast on top, and never bother to see what overlaps. This tool runs that comparison. No tenant access. No Microsoft Graph permissions. No bullshit.

[ SEE THE OVERLAP ] →Free. 10 seconds. No account required.

01 // THE PROBLEM NOBODY TALKS ABOUT

Vendors make money selling you what Microsoft already gave you.

Microsoft makes money because their bundle is deliberately opaque. Nobody in your org actually compared capability lists. The vendor's SE said “we're complementary to Defender,” you nodded, and procurement signed. This has been going on for years.

Your security team calls it defense in depth. Your finance team calls it “that $340k line item nobody can explain.” Both are right. Only one of them is going to bring it up at the next QBR.

// INDUSTRY REALITY CHECK
63%of E5 customers also pay for a standalone EDR
71%of email security tools overlap with Defender for Office
48%of identity tools duplicate Entra ID P2 capabilities
$0spent on this analysis by most SMBs before renewal
// approximate. your renewal is not approximate.

02 // HOW IT WORKS

No tenant access. No PowerShell. Just the math your procurement team never ran.

01
PICK YOUR BUNDLE

M365 Business Basic, Standard, Premium. E1, E3, E5. Select whatever licensing decision you made in 2019 that nobody wants to revisit.

02
ADD YOUR VENDORS

CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Mimecast, KnowBe4, Proofpoint, Cisco Duo, Palo Alto. Select everything that survived your vendor cull last year.

03
GET THE VERDICT

Capability overlap by domain. Venn diagram. Per-vendor breakdown. Cost calculator. Everything you need for a very uncomfortable renewal conversation.


03 // THE VERDICT WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO GIVE

Microsoft isn't always better.
But you're often paying for both.

This tool won't tell you to dump CrowdStrike. It won't tell you Defender is good enough. Those are judgement calls that depend on your threat model, your team's expertise, and how much you trust Microsoft at 3am.

What it will tell you: where the overlap is, how significant it is, and what that redundancy costs you per seat. You take it from there. Or you don't. Either way — now you know.

$ run-analysis --bundle E3 --vendors crowdstrike,mimecast
> Loading capability matrix...
> Comparing 847 data points...
> Calculating weighted overlap...
! EDR: 78% overlap detected
! Email security: 64% overlap
> Unique coverage: confirmed
// estimated redundant spend: $[redacted]
// recommendation: awkward conversation required
// IT'S FREE. IT'S FAST. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO RUIN YOUR NEXT QBR.

Go find out what you're actually paying for.

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