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Agents tracked: 258 Downloads (7d): 219M up 9.4% GitHub stars: 5.5M VS Code installs: 148M Releases (7d): 282 Agent pull requests (last week): 940K Updated Oct 6, 2026

Microsoft Security Copilot agents by Microsoft

AI security agents #250 overall#7 in categoryProprietary
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Rank #250 of 258
Price
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checked Oct 6, 2026

Overview

Microsoft-built and partner-built agents inside Defender, Entra, Intune, Purview and Sentinel that handle tasks such as phishing triage, data-loss alert triage, Conditional Access optimisation and vulnerability remediation.

Key facts

MakerMicrosoft
TypeSecurity operations agents (phishing and alert triage, identity, vulnerability remediation)
First releasedMarch 2025
License—

Pricing

Billed in Security Compute Units at $4 per provisioned SCU-hour and $6 per overage SCU; eligible Microsoft 365 E5 customers get an included monthly allowance.

Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.

Pulse Score breakdown

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Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.

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Microsoft Security Copilot agents FAQ

How much does Microsoft Security Copilot agents cost?

Billed in Security Compute Units at $4 per provisioned SCU-hour and $6 per overage SCU; eligible Microsoft 365 E5 customers get an included monthly allowance.

Is Microsoft Security Copilot agents open source?

No. Microsoft Security Copilot agents is a proprietary product from Microsoft.

What are the alternatives to Microsoft Security Copilot agents?

The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are PentAGI, Strix, NodeZero, XBOW.

Where these numbers come from

See data sources for how each one is collected.

Product facts and pricing were checked against: learn.microsoft.com, microsoft.com.