Endpoint protection · November 2026 Edition
CrowdStrike Falcon vs ESET PROTECT
Three of fourteen models named CrowdStrike Falcon first on the direct prompt; zero named ESET PROTECT. CrowdStrike Falcon was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ESET PROTECT by twelve and CrowdStrike Falcon carries 48 labels and ESET PROTECT 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate33%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4823A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CrowdStrike Falcon reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs CrowdStrike Falcon · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs ESET PROTECT · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs CrowdStrike Falcon
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the endpoint protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CrowdStrike FalconFirst choices, of fourteen modelsESET PROTECT
Direct303 against CrowdStrike Falcon
Paraphrase104 against CrowdStrike Falcon
Comparative60
Budget-constrained011 against CrowdStrike Falcon
Scale-constrained10
Negative008 against CrowdStrike Falcon · 2 against ESET PROTECT
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, CrowdStrike Falcon and ESET PROTECT were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 231 answers naming CrowdStrike Falcon and the 112 naming ESET PROTECT. In those answers ESET PROTECT took the first choice one time and CrowdStrike Falcon five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CrowdStrike Falcon and ESET PROTECT stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
CrowdStrike Falcon ESET PROTECT first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CrowdStrike Falcon on the left and ESET PROTECT on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CrowdStrike Falcon and ESET PROTECT stood in it.
CrowdStrike Falcon first, ESET PROTECT not the choice
3 of 14 modelsESET PROTECT was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Sophos Intercept X
MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Cloud alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint
Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X with MDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Llama 4 MaverickSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
GLM 4.7 FlashXSophos Intercept X alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
GPT-6 LunaSophos Endpoint with Sophos MDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Perplexity SonarSophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Qwen 3.7 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
CrowdStrike Falcon0%#12 of 13ESET PROTECT0%#8 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
CrowdStrike Falcon leads by eight points.
CrowdStrike Falcon10%#6 of 12ESET PROTECT2%#7 of 12Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon leads by thirty-four points.
CrowdStrike Falcon34%#2 of 12ESET PROTECT0%#10 of 12What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid pricier options like CrowdStrike Falcon or SentinelOne unless you have a bigger budget” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“these are often designed for large enterprises with dedicated security analysts. For a mid-sized company, switching to these might introduce management overhead” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Known for its cloud-native approach, AI-powered threat detection, and strong EDR/XDR capabilities... making it a favorite for enterprises” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“CrowdStrike pioneered cloud-native EDR... Widely regarded as having best-in-class threat intelligence and threat-hunting capabilities” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about ESET PROTECT
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Reviewers report agents losing connection with the management console, requiring reinstallation on affected machines.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“MITRE ATT&CK 2024: ~56% detection — surprisingly low for a historically solid vendor” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sophos Intercept X and ESET PROTECT are the best value options” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.