AI security platforms · November 2026 Edition
Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs CrowdStrike Falcon
One of fourteen models named Microsoft Defender for Cloud first on the direct prompt; one named CrowdStrike Falcon. Microsoft Defender for Cloud was named by nine of the fourteen models and CrowdStrike Falcon by ten and Microsoft Defender for Cloud carries 10 labels and CrowdStrike Falcon 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
Named in ten categories this edition.
First-choice share12%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels1014A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Defender for Cloud reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs SentinelOne Singularity · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Microsoft Purview · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Lakera Guard
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 AI security platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft Defender for CloudFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCrowdStrike Falcon
Direct11
Paraphrase00
Comparative01
Budget-constrained50
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Defender for Cloud and CrowdStrike Falcon 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 | | |
Microsoft Defender for Cloud CrowdStrike Falcon first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the left and CrowdStrike Falcon on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Defender for Cloud and CrowdStrike Falcon stood in it.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud first, CrowdStrike Falcon not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response, Microsoft Defender for Cloud alternatives: Fortinet Security Fabric, Noma Security
CrowdStrike Falcon first, Microsoft Defender for Cloud not the choice
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Defender for Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Security Copilot, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne Singularity, Wiz
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashLakera Guard, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Aikido Security, Charlotte AI, CrowdStrike Falcon, Dropzone AI, Harmonic Security, Nightfall AI, Seceon
DeepSeek V4 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Check Point AI Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, Security Copilot
Llama 4 MaverickSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sophos Intercept X
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Security Copilot
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Fortinet, HiddenLayer, Microsoft Purview, Mindgard, dope.security
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniOrca Security alternatives: CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Securiti, Wiz
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: Cisco AI Defense, CrowdStrike Falcon with AIDR/Charlotte AI, Cyera, Lakera Guard, Microsoft Purview, Sophos Intercept X
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response, Nightfall AI alternatives: Noma Security
Qwen 3.7 FlashCheck Point AI Security alternatives: CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Microsoft Security Copilot, UnderDefense AI SOC, dope.security
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Harmonic Security, Proofpoint AI Security
Muse Glimmer 30BUnderDefense AI SOC alternatives: Darktrace, Daylight Security, Dropzone AI, Echelon Risk + Cyber, Guardz, Microsoft Security Copilot, Prophet Security, Seceon, Vectra AI
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
Microsoft Defender for Cloud leads by thirty-two points.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud32%#1 of 13CrowdStrike Falcon0%#– of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Defender for Cloud leads by ten points.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud12%#1 of 9CrowdStrike Falcon2%#6 of 9Enterprise
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not named for this buyer.
CrowdStrike Falcon5%#5 of 13Microsoft Defender for Cloud—not namedWhat the models said about Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Practical starter stack for limited budget: Microsoft 365 Business Premium / Defender for Business for endpoint, identity and email protection.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“CrowdStrike Falcon (with Charlotte AI or Falcon AIDR) is often the top choice for mid-market B2B companies.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.