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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 198 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CrowdStrike Falcon Shield 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-shield/alternatives

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

- Wing Security: 32
- AppOmni: 26
- Nudge Security: 21
- SaaS Alerts: 11
- 8200.dev: 10
- Obsidian Security: 9

## SaaS security posture management

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Shield (CrowdStrike Falcon Shield is #16 of 16 at 0%).

- Wing Security: first choice in 19 of those 79
- Nudge Security: first choice in 15 of those 79
- 8200.dev: first choice in 10 of those 79
- SaaS Alerts: first choice in 8 of those 79
- SpinOne: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 3 of those 79
- BetterCloud: first choice in 2 of those 79
- DoControl: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Shield (CrowdStrike Falcon Shield is #6 of 11 at 7%).

- Wing Security: first choice in 13 of those 68
- AppOmni: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Nudge Security: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Adaptive Shield: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 4 of those 68
- BetterCloud: first choice in 3 of those 68
- SaaS Alerts: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Grip Security: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 51 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike Falcon Shield (CrowdStrike Falcon Shield is #2 of 16 at 17%).

- AppOmni: first choice in 19 of those 51
- Adaptive Shield: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Obsidian: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Obsidian Security: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Valence Security: first choice in 2 of those 51
- CloudEagle.ai: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Drata: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 51

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.