Endpoint detection and response · November 2026 Edition
SentinelOne Singularity vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Two of fourteen models named SentinelOne Singularity first on the direct prompt; two named CrowdStrike Falcon Insight. Both were named by all fourteen models and SentinelOne Singularity carries 61 labels and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight 58, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share9%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%22%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6158A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SentinelOne Singularity 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 SentinelOne Singularity · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs SentinelOne Singularity
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.
SentinelOne SingularityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Direct221 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Paraphrase333 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Comparative511
Budget-constrained001 against SentinelOne Singularity · 1 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Scale-constrained001 against SentinelOne Singularity · 1 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Negative116 against SentinelOne Singularity · 7 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
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, SentinelOne Singularity and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight were named in the same answer 149 times, of the 561 answers naming SentinelOne Singularity and the 169 naming CrowdStrike Falcon Insight. In those answers CrowdStrike Falcon Insight took the first choice forty-two times and SentinelOne Singularity nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SentinelOne Singularity and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight 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 | | | | | |
SentinelOne Singularity CrowdStrike Falcon Insight first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SentinelOne Singularity on the left and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SentinelOne Singularity and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Sophos Intercept X
SentinelOne Singularity first, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Insight 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
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight first, SentinelOne Singularity an alternative
1 of 14 modelsSentinelOne Singularity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Seceon aiXDR-PMax, SentinelOne Singularity
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 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
Mistral SmallBitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Seceon aiXDR-PMax, Sophos Intercept X
DeepSeek V4 FlashHuntress Managed EDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, ESET PROTECT, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Seceon aiXDR-PMax, Sophos Intercept X
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
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
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
SentinelOne Singularity leads by nine points.
SentinelOne Singularity9%#3 of 8CrowdStrike Falcon Insight0%#8 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
SentinelOne Singularity9%#3 of 10CrowdStrike Falcon Insight9%#4 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight leads at enterprise.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight47%#1 of 10SentinelOne Singularity4%#3 of 10What 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
What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“While still market-leading, the July 2024 channel-file incident took down 8.5 million Windows machines and demonstrated a systemic risk” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you do not have a dedicated SOC team, avoid standalone enterprise EDR tools (like bare CrowdStrike or Microsoft Defender XDR)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“It is expensive. For a mid-market budget, this is often the most expensive line item in the security stack.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“For large, complex environments or those wanting the strongest threat intelligence and hunting workflow, CrowdStrike remains a top choice.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“the top contenders in 2024–2025 are CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Strengths: Industry-leading AI-powered threat detection, comprehensive telemetry, strong threat hunting capabilities” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative 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.