# Cisco XDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 238 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco XDR 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/cisco-xdr/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Defender XDR: 86
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 26
- Coro: 16
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 16
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: 12
- SentinelOne Singularity: 10

## Extended detection and response

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Cisco XDR.

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 26 of those 81
- Coro: first choice in 16 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 13 of those 81
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 3 of those 81
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Bitdefender GravityZone XDR: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Cisco XDR (Cisco XDR is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 28 of those 80
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 10 of those 80
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 5 of those 80
- ESET PROTECT: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Cisco XDR (Cisco XDR is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 32 of those 77
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 16 of those 77
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 9 of those 77
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Arctic Wolf: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Palo Alto: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Palo Alto Networks: first choice in 1 of those 77
- ReliaQuest GreyMatter: first choice in 1 of those 77

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