# CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 168 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection 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/crowdstrike-falcon-identity-protection/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed ITDR: 64
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: 17
- Microsoft Entra ID: 5
- Defender for Identity: 2
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 2
- BeyondTrust Platform: 1

## Identity threat detection and response

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection (CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection is #5 of 6 at 0%).

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 44 of those 71
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Entra ID P2: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Guardz ITDR: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection (CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection is #3 of 12 at 10%).

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 18 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 57
- CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Protection: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Microsoft Entra ID Protection: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Microsoft Sentinel: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection (CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection is #2 of 11 at 31%).

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 6 of those 40
- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 2 of those 40
- BeyondTrust Platform: first choice in 1 of those 40
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Exabeam: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 1 of those 40

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