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Extended detection and response · November 2026 Edition
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR vs Bitdefender GravityZone XDR
Five of fourteen models named CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR first on the direct prompt; one named Bitdefender GravityZone XDR. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR by eight and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR carries 60 labels and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6017A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SentinelOne Singularity was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender XDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR · Microsoft Defender XDR vs Bitdefender GravityZone XDR · CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR vs Sophos Intercept X
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 extended 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.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBitdefender GravityZone XDR
Direct51
Paraphrase20
Comparative40
Budget-constrained002 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Scale-constrained001 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Negative108 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
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 Insight XDR and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 179 answers naming CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and the 43 naming Bitdefender GravityZone XDR. In those answers Bitdefender GravityZone XDR took the first choice two times and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR 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 Insight XDR Bitdefender GravityZone XDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR on the left and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and Bitdefender GravityZone XDR stood in it.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR first, Bitdefender GravityZone XDR an alternative
5 of 14 modelsBitdefender GravityZone XDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with E5 License, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone XDR, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
GPT-6 LunaCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Bitdefender GravityZone XDR first, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR an alternative
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BBitdefender GravityZone XDR, Stellar Cyber Open XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Cynet 360 AutoXDR, ESET PROTECT, Microsoft Defender XDR, Ontinue, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X, WithSecure Elements
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 XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X, Sophos MDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, Trend Vision One
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X, Sophos MDR, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Cynet 360 AutoXDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Sophos Intercept X, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Qwen 3.7 FlashStellar Cyber Open XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
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
Bitdefender GravityZone XDR leads by two points.
Bitdefender GravityZone XDR2%#6 of 12CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads at mid-market.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR12%#2 of 12Bitdefender GravityZone XDR2%#7 of 12Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads by twenty-five points.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR25%#2 of 10Bitdefender GravityZone XDR0%#7 of 10What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“avoid CrowdStrike or Palo Alto Cortex XDR” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Be wary of Palo Alto Cortex XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne, or similar platforms if most of your telemetry comes from competing vendors.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“the July 2024 global outage ... highlighted risks of over-reliance on a single vendor ... can be complex/expensive; watch for recurrence of stability issues.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Superior lightweight agent design, massive threat graph dataset, and fast response times, though it commands a premium enterprise price point.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with a POC of Microsoft Defender XDR (if on M365) or CrowdStrike Falcon for most B2B mid-market scenarios” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Recognized as a leader by Forrester, CrowdStrike offers a native XDR solution with integrated SIEM capabilities” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Bitdefender GravityZone XDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best value overall: Bitdefender — competent managed XDR at pricing that mid-market organizations can approve” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“managed XDR services, such as Bitdefender, which offers competent managed XDR at a price that mid-market organizations can approve” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · alternative
“Best For – Organizations looking for a cost-effective, all-in-one solution that provides strong ransomware protection” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · alternative
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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.