# AWS IoT Device Defender alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AWS IoT Device Defender holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-iot-device-defender/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: 53
- Claroty xDome: 47
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: 24
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: 14
- Dragos Platform: 13
- Armis Centrix: 12

## OT and IoT security

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name AWS IoT Device Defender (AWS IoT Device Defender is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 28 of those 76
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Cisco Cyber Vision: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Acreto: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name AWS IoT Device Defender (AWS IoT Device Defender is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 15 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 15 of those 77
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 8 of those 77
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Suricata: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Asimily: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name AWS IoT Device Defender.

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 30 of those 84
- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks OT Security: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Access Gate: first choice in 1 of those 84

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