# Defender for Identity: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/defender-for-identity

## 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) | 2% | 9 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "you likely already have access to native ITDR" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ITDR)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Defender for Identity, from 6 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- huntress.com: 4
- microsoft.com: 4
- cyberpress.org: 3
- cynet.com: 3
- guardz.com: 3
- startwithidentity.com: 3
- breachsense.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- netwrix.com: 2
- acronis.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/solutions/identity-threat-detection-response: 4
- https://cyberpress.org/itdr-solutions-by-business-size: 3
- https://cynet.com/security-foundations/identity-security/itdr-vendors: 3
- https://guardz.com/blog/itdr-tools-for-msp: 3
- https://breachsense.com/blog/itdr-tools: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr/small-business: 2
- https://guardz.com/blog/best-itdr-tools-for-msps: 2
- https://huntress.com/itdr-guide/best-itdr-vendors: 2

## 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.