# CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 42 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-identity-protection

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Identity threat detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/index.md) | 10% | 3 | 21% | 42 |

## What the models said for it

- "If your threat model prioritizes lateral movement & endpoint attacks: Consider CrowdStrike Falcon Identity or SentinelOne Singularity" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ITDR)
- "Best overall for most mid-market companies with an existing security team: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security" (GPT-5.4 mini, ITDR)
- "If you already use a major EDR platform (like CrowdStrike or Microsoft Defender XDR), test their identity module first." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ITDR)
- "CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection — Best platform-consolidated; strong if you already use Falcon for EDR" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ITDR)

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise-priced solutions like Silverfort, CrowdStrike Falcon Identity, and SentinelOne Singularity Identity" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ITDR)
- "have been criticized for being enterprise-heavy, with high per-identity costs ... These can be overkill for mid-market companies" (Mistral Small, ITDR)
- "Maximum value requires broader Falcon platform investment and premium pricing compared to standalone ITDR." (Muse Glimmer 30B, ITDR)
- "limitations emerge for organizations using diverse endpoint protection solutions" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ITDR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, from 121 of the 126 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- huntress.com: 53
- startwithidentity.com: 49
- cybersecuritynews.com: 42
- assets.beyondtrust.com: 40
- microsoft.com: 40
- g2.com: 39
- cynet.com: 36
- expertinsights.com: 34
- crowdstrike.com: 31 (its own site)
- guardz.com: 26

### Pages cited

- https://huntress.com/itdr-guide/best-itdr-vendors: 42
- https://assets.beyondtrust.com/assets/documents/KuppingerCole_LeadershipCompass_IdentityThreatDetectionandResponse.pdf: 40
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-identity-threat-detection-and-response-solutions: 36
- https://cynet.com/security-foundations/identity-security/itdr-vendors: 36
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/the-top-identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr-solutions: 33
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/solutions/identity-threat-detection-response: 30
- https://gbhackers.com/itdr-solutions-compared-features-pricing: 24
- https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/itdr: 24

## In its own words

What CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-driven identity protection (https://www.crowdstrike.com/platform/identity-protection)
- For: hybrid identities (https://www.crowdstrike.com/platform/identity-protection)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial (https://www.crowdstrike.com/platform/identity-protection)
- Customers named: Cushman & Wakefield

## What it publishes

Every page crowdstrike.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 14523 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3995 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 479 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- webinar or virtual event: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 103 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-07
- report or ebook: 750 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- comparison: 169 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-05
- glossary or explainer: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 231 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-24
- news or press: 713 pages, 28 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Crowdstrike named leader proactive security platforms https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/press-releases/crowdstrike-named-leader-proactive-security-platforms
- Recent: 2026-09-24 case study: Solarig https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/resources/customer-stories/solarig
- Recent: 2026-09-21 report or ebook: Forrester wave proactive security platforms q3 2026 https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/resources/reports/forrester-wave-proactive-security-platforms-q3-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-17 report or ebook: Forrester wave external threat intelligence q3 2026 https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/resources/reports/forrester-wave-external-threat-intelligence-q3-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-17 news or press: Crowdstrike named leader external threat intelligence https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/press-releases/crowdstrike-named-leader-external-threat-intelligence
- Recent: 2026-09-16 case study: Efg holding https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/resources/customer-stories/efg-holding

## 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.