Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint protectionMicrosoft Defender Endpoint
In brief
The Defender for Endpoint documentation now includes guidance that organizations using Defender for Endpoint on servers may qualify for discounts when also using Microsoft Defender for Servers. The page date was updated.
What Defender admins need to know
Server administrators can review the linked licensing guidance to determine whether the combined use of these products qualifies for a discount.
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Documentation change
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Server licensing and Defender for Servers
If you're using Defender for Endpoint on servers, you might be eligible for a discount if you're also using Microsoft Defender for Servers. Learn about licensing discounts available when you have both Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Servers.
Defender for Endpoint capabilities
Defender for Endpoint provides a comprehensive set of capabilities, including endpoint detection and response, autonomous protection with automatic attack disruption and predictive shielding, next-generation protection with ransomware prevention, attack surface reduction, vulnerability management, Endpoint Attack Notifications, and APIs for integration with your existing workflows.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.collection: - essentials-overview ms.custom: intro-overview ms.topic: overview-ms.date: 06/17/2026+ms.date: 07/28/2026 ai-usage: ai-assisted appliesto: - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Defender for Endpoint is available with several licensing options, including Def > [!TIP] > The more Microsoft Defender workloads you deploy (identity, email, cloud apps, and endpoints), the stronger your overall protection becomes. Each workload contributes signals that enrich detection, correlation, and automated response in the unified Defender portal. +### Server licensing and Defender for Servers++If you're using Defender for Endpoint on servers, you might be eligible for a discount if you're also using [Microsoft Defender for Servers](/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-servers-overview). Learn about [licensing discounts available when you have both Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Servers](/azure/defender-for-cloud/faq-defender-for-servers#can-i-get-a-discount-if-i-already-have-a-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-license-).+ ## Defender for Endpoint capabilities Defender for Endpoint provides a comprehensive set of capabilities, including [endpoint detection and response](overview-endpoint-detection-response.md), [autonomous protection](/defender-xdr/automatic-attack-disruption) with [automatic attack disruption](/defender-xdr/automatic-attack-disruption) and [predictive shielding](/defender-xdr/shield-predict-threats), [next-generation protection](next-generation-protection.md) with ransomware prevention, [attack surface reduction](overview-attack-surface-reduction.md), [vulnerability management](/defender-vulnerability-management/defender-vulnerability-management), [Endpoint Attack Notifications](endpoint-attack-notifications.md), and [APIs](api/management-apis.md) for integration with your existing workflows.