Is your CrowdStrike renewal worth the price?
If you're running CrowdStrike Falcon Complete alongside Microsoft E5/E7, you're paying for the same endpoint protection twice, while identity, cloud, SaaS, and SIEM coverage sit unused. Your E5 license already covers all of it.
The Redundant Spend Problem
$170K+
Average annual redundant spend found in a typical Ascent Cost-Benefit Analysis. Most organizations never realize they're paying for the same protection twice.
Four reasons the redundant spend adds up.
Defender for Endpoint P2 is already in your E5 license.
Microsoft E5/E7 includes enterprise-grade EDR, the same category of protection Falcon Complete provides. Most organizations never activate it. The meter keeps running on both.
Broader CrowdStrike coverage often means more modules, more integrations, and more complexity.
Microsoft E5/E7 already provides native coverage across the same core attack surface. The question is whether you're using what you already own.
You're still paying for a SIEM on top of that.
CrowdStrike has no native SIEM. Most customers run a third-party SIEM alongside it. Microsoft Sentinel is included in E5/E7 and purpose-built to unify everything.
Renewal time is when the bill becomes visible.
CrowdStrike renewal costs are rising. Ascent's complimentary Cost-Benefit Analysis shows you the exact delta before you sign the next contract.
Microsoft E5/E7 already covers the same core attack surface.
The question is whether you're using what you already own.
| Capability | CrowdStrike Falcon Complete | Microsoft E5/E7 + Ascent |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint | Included | Defender P2 |
| Identity | Add-on cost | Entra + Defender |
| Not covered | Defender for O365 | |
| Cloud | Add-on cost | Defender for Cloud |
| SaaS | Included | Defender for Apps |
| SIEM / SOAR | Separate purchase | Microsoft Sentinel |
| CTEM | Not included | Ascent Managed |
Four steps to a board-ready business case.
Discovery
Ascent maps your current security spend across CrowdStrike, SIEM, identity tools, and Microsoft licensing.
Gap Analysis
We identify where your E5/E7 investment is underutilized and where coverage gaps exist across your attack surface.
Cost Model
We build a side-by-side TCO comparison: current state versus a fully consolidated Microsoft stack with Ascent Managed.
Deliverable
You receive a business-case summary report with specific savings figures, coverage improvements, and a recommended path forward.
From scattered tools to zero redundant spend.
“When Ascent helped us run the numbers, we realized we were paying CrowdStrike to do what Microsoft already does natively.”
CISO, Healthcare Organization · Ascent CBA Engagement
Frequently asked questions.
Is the Cost-Benefit Analysis actually free?
Do we need Microsoft E5 or E7 licensing already?
How long does it take?
What do we get at the end?
Does this mean we have to drop CrowdStrike right away?
Request your complimentary Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Give your leadership the business case they need to make a confident security platform decision.