# Extended detection and response: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "XDR platform" and as "extended detection and response solution", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/extended-detection-and-response

**Standing:** Microsoft Defender XDR leads with 48% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 56 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Defender XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-defender-xdr/index.md) | 48% | 11% | 61 |
| 2 | [CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-insight-xdr/index.md) | 12% | 18% | 60 |
| 3 | [Sophos Intercept X](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sophos-intercept-x/index.md) | 7% | 6% | 34 |
| 4 | [SentinelOne Singularity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sentinelone-singularity/index.md) | 5% | 15% | 53 |
| 5 | [ESET PROTECT](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/eset-protect/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 11 |
| 7 | [Stellar Cyber Open XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/stellar-cyber-open-xdr/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 12 |
| 8 | [Bitdefender GravityZone XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bitdefender-gravityzone-xdr/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 17 |
| 15 | [Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/palo-alto-networks-cortex-xdr/index.md) | 0% | 17% | 41 |
| 16 | [Trend Vision One](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/trend-vision-one/index.md) | 0% | 11% | 27 |
| 17 | [Cynet 360 AutoXDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cynet-360-autoxdr/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 19 | [Cisco XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-xdr/index.md) | 0% | 31% | 16 |
| 79 | [Trellix XDR](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/trellix-xdr/index.md) | 0% | 50% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 79 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Sophos Intercept X; alternatives Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
- GPT-5.4 mini: Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X, Sophos MDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, Trend Vision One
- Perplexity Sonar: Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
- Grok 4.20: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
- Mistral Small: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Sophos Intercept X; alternatives Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with E5 License, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Sophos Intercept X; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Cynet 360 AutoXDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
- Llama 4 Maverick: Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Sophos Intercept X, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Stellar Cyber Open XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
- Kimi K2: Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR; alternatives Bitdefender GravityZone XDR, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
- MiniMax M2.5: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives Bitdefender GravityZone XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
- GPT-6 Luna: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Bitdefender GravityZone XDR, Stellar Cyber Open XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Cynet 360 AutoXDR, ESET PROTECT, Microsoft Defender XDR

## Sources the answers cite

77 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- expertinsights.com: 36 answers, 39 citations
- aimultiple.com: 29 answers, 29 citations
- gbhackers.com: 24 answers, 29 citations
- paloaltonetworks.com: 23 answers, 26 citations
- microsoft.com: 19 answers, 42 citations
- cyberpress.org: 19 answers, 19 citations
- qksgroup.com: 18 answers, 19 citations
- stellarcyber.ai: 17 answers, 18 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://expertinsights.com/endpoint-security/the-top-xdr-solutions (35 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/xdr-solutions (29 answers)
- https://qksgroup.com/blogs/how-company-size-and-evolving-use-cases-are-reshaping-xdr-vendor-decisions-in-2026-1691 (18 answers)
- https://stellarcyber.ai/learn/xdr-solutions (17 answers)
- https://cyberpress.org/xdr-platforms-by-business-size (15 answers)
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/xdr-security-solutions (15 answers)
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-xdr-platforms (14 answers)
- https://gbhackers.com/best-managed-xdr-compared (14 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/xdr-platform (13 answers)
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/xdr-solutions (13 answers)

## Warned against

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 11 of 60 labels negative. "avoid CrowdStrike or Palo Alto Cortex XDR" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Defender XDR: 7 of 61 labels negative. "Leading enterprise vendors (e.g., Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR) offer powerful "Native XDR" solutions. However, they are designed to perform best when you use their proprietary firewalls" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- SentinelOne Singularity: 8 of 53 labels negative. "SentinelOne describes extending XDR by connecting additional data sources; verify that your key identity, cloud, email, and network tools actually send useful telemetry" (GPT-6 Luna, negative prompt)
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: 7 of 41 labels negative. "avoid CrowdStrike or Palo Alto Cortex XDR" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Defender XDR at 48%.

- Sophos Intercept X: 21% to 7%, −14. Cleared the floor by 3 points · rank 2 → 3 of 79.
- Microsoft Defender XDR: 40% to 48%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 of 79, unchanged.
- ESET PROTECT: 0% to 5%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 20 → 5 of 79.
- Cynet 360 AutoXDR: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 → 17 of 79.
- SentinelOne Singularity: 8% to 5%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 4 of 79, unchanged.
- Bitdefender GravityZone XDR: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 16 → 8 of 79.
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 11% to 12%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 3 → 2 of 79.
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 → 7 of 79.
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 14 → 15 of 79.
- Trend Vision One: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 15 → 16 of 79.
- Cisco XDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 19 of 79.
- Trellix XDR: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 52 → 79 of 79.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.