# Identity threat detection and response for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "ITDR solution" and as "identity threat detection tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/smb

**Standing:** Huntress Managed ITDR leads with 77% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 48 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Huntress Managed ITDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/huntress-managed-itdr/index.md) | 77% | 2% | 63 |
| 2 | [Microsoft Defender for Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-defender-for-identity/index.md) | 6% | 2% | 54 |
| 3 | [Guardz ITDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/guardz-itdr/index.md) | 2% | 9% | 11 |
| 71 | [SentinelOne Singularity Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sentinelone-singularity-identity/index.md) | 0% | 44% | 16 |
| 83 | [CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-identity-protection/index.md) | 0% | 53% | 32 |
| 84 | [Silverfort ITDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/silverfort-itdr/index.md) | 0% | 55% | 33 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 84 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Identity, Okta Identity Threat Protection
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Defender for Identity, Microsoft Entra ID Protection, Okta Identity Threat Protection
- Perplexity Sonar: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection, Silverfort ITDR
- Grok 4.20: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Netwrix ITDR
- Mistral Small: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Llama 4 Maverick: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Identity, Silverfort ITDR
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Kimi K2: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Cisco Duo ITDR, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Obsidian Ridge Managed ITDR
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Identity, Sophos ITDR
- MiniMax M2.5: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Cisco Duo ITDR, ManageEngine ADAudit Plus, Microsoft Defender for Identity
- GPT-6 Luna: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Defender Suite for Business Premium
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Huntress Managed ITDR; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Identity

## Sources the answers cite

77 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- huntress.com: 48 answers, 112 citations
- cyberpress.org: 38 answers, 40 citations
- g2.com: 35 answers, 45 citations
- microsoft.com: 29 answers, 75 citations
- gbhackers.com: 26 answers, 27 citations
- reddit.com: 23 answers, 35 citations
- gane.ai/index: 23 answers, 24 citations
- cybersecuritynews.com: 22 answers, 22 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://cyberpress.org/itdr-solutions-by-business-size (37 answers)
- https://huntress.com/itdr-guide/best-itdr-vendors (30 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr/small-business (29 answers)
- https://gbhackers.com/itdr-solutions-compared-features-pricing (26 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/smb (23 answers)
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-identity-threat-detection-and-response-solutions (21 answers)
- https://reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1x60czl/itdr_solution (20 answers)
- https://cynet.com/security-foundations/identity-security/itdr-vendors (19 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/the-top-identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr-solutions (17 answers)
- https://huntress.com/pricing/itdr (14 answers)

## Warned against

- Silverfort ITDR: 18 of 33 labels negative. "Also received a high negative rate (57% negative feedback), with concerns about complexity, cost, and integration challenges for small businesses." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: 17 of 32 labels negative. "Criticized for high negative ratings (82% negative feedback in one index), with users reporting issues such as high resource consumption and limited effectiveness for smaller environments." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- CrowdStrike: 5 of 7 labels negative. "the SMB guidance is to avoid / be cautious about negotiated-pricing enterprise suites such as CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Silverfort ITDR and SentinelOne" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- SentinelOne Singularity Identity: 7 of 16 labels negative. "avoid the enterprise platforms (Silverfort, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) that negotiate pricing, require dedicated security staff" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Huntress Managed ITDR at 77%.

- Huntress Managed ITDR: 84% to 77%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 of 84, unchanged.
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: 8% to 6%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 2 of 84, unchanged.
- Guardz ITDR: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 3 of 84.
- Sophos ITDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 11 of 84.
- Push Security: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 6 → 17 of 84.
- Semperis Directory Services Protector: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 50 → 63 of 84.
- SentinelOne Singularity Identity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 68 → 71 of 84.
- CrowdStrike: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 70 → 82 of 84.
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 67 → 83 of 84.
- Silverfort ITDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 69 → 84 of 84.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.