Endpoint detection and response · November 2026 Edition
Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs SentinelOne Singularity
Zero of fourteen models named Microsoft Defender for Cloud first on the direct prompt; two named SentinelOne Singularity. Microsoft Defender for Cloud was named by nine of the fourteen models and SentinelOne Singularity by fourteen and Microsoft Defender for Cloud carries 12 labels and SentinelOne Singularity 61, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share18%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1261A 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 Endpoint was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne Singularity · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
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 detection and response 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 modelsSentinelOne Singularity
Direct02
Paraphrase13
Comparative05
Budget-constrained901 against SentinelOne Singularity
Scale-constrained001 against SentinelOne Singularity
Negative016 against SentinelOne Singularity
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, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and SentinelOne Singularity were named in the same answer 117 times, of the 719 answers naming Microsoft Defender for Cloud and the 561 naming SentinelOne Singularity. In those answers SentinelOne Singularity took the first choice four times and Microsoft Defender for Cloud seventy-five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Defender for Cloud and SentinelOne Singularity 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 SentinelOne Singularity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the left and SentinelOne Singularity on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Defender for Cloud and SentinelOne Singularity stood in it.
SentinelOne Singularity first, Microsoft Defender for Cloud not the choice
2 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Defender for Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCrowdStrike, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 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 Insight, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Perplexity SonarHuntress Managed EDR alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos MDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashHuntress Managed EDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, ESET PROTECT, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, SentinelOne Singularity
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Seceon aiXDR-PMax alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
GPT-6 LunaCrowdStrike Falcon with Falcon Complete MDR alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Muse Glimmer 30BCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Seceon aiXDR-PMax, SentinelOne Singularity
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Mistral SmallBitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Seceon aiXDR-PMax, Sophos Intercept X
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Seceon aiXDR-PMax, Sophos Intercept X
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 forty-seven points.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud56%#1 of 8SentinelOne Singularity9%#3 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Defender for Cloud leads by nine points.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud18%#2 of 10SentinelOne Singularity9%#3 of 10Enterprise
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not named for this buyer.
SentinelOne Singularity4%#3 of 10Microsoft 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“For small businesses, Microsoft Defender for Business is a strong baseline, especially if they are already using Microsoft 365 Business Premium, as it is included at no extra cost.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Value (If already using Microsoft 365)... Upgrading to M365 Business Premium or licensing Defender for Business is almost always the most cost-effective path.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Top-tier market leaders (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Palo Alto Cortex XDR) are effective, but you should avoid any vendor that does not permit strict deployment ring management” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“SentinelOne and Palo Alto Networks confirmed they were also pulling out... "banking on, or consolidating services with a single provider can create downstream risk"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Unmanaged Microsoft Defender for Endpoint or basic SentinelOne deployments: Strong tools can still fail if nobody monitors and responds to alerts.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“SentinelOne Complete (with Vigilance MDR) or CrowdStrike Falcon (with Falcon Complete MDR) represent the safest, lowest-friction, and most reliable choices.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Microsoft Defender for CloudMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne SingularityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs CrowdStrike Falcon InsightMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Huntress Managed EDRMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Sophos Intercept XMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRSentinelOne Singularity vs CrowdStrike Falcon InsightSentinelOne Singularity vs Huntress Managed EDRSentinelOne Singularity vs Sophos Intercept XSentinelOne Singularity vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full EDR standing
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.