8 categories · RankedMicrosoft Defender
Microsoft Defender is a security product from Microsoft that provides endpoint protection, with prevention, detection, investigation and response capabilities · microsoft.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is first at 49%.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is first at 25%.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is first at 53%.
Why models recommend it
“I recommend starting with either Microsoft Defender (if using Windows) or Bitdefender GravityZone for the best balance of protection and cost.”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Already licensed for Microsoft's security stack and have people to monitor it | Microsoft Defender / Entra identity protection”GPT-6 Luna · Direct question · alternative
“Integrated M365/E5 Stack. Deeply integrated with Defender XDR and Microsoft Graph API.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Using Avast Free, AVG, or built-in Windows Defender alone (without proper management) is cautioned against”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“XDR platforms from vendors such as Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike, these solutions still tend to be heavily EDR-focused”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“avoiding enterprise bloat from tools like IBM or Microsoft Defender for full enterprises”Grok 4.20 · Direct question · warning
“Don't rely solely on Microsoft Defender for all security needs”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft Defender, over the 57 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 7 | 5 | View → | |
| 6 | 5 | View → | |
| 6 | 2 | View → | |
| 6 | 1 | View → | |
| 6 | 1 | View → | |
| 6 | 1 | View → | |
| 6 | 0 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Microsoft Defender's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- отделни хора и семейства
- Price stated
- Microsoft 365 Personal 10.899 RSD godišnje; Microsoft 365 Family 13.499 RSD godišnje; Microsoft 365 Premium 24.999 RSD godišnje
- Starting price
- 10.899 RSD godišnje
- Hosting
- United States and US territories
- Also from Microsoft
- Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft 365 Administration, Microsoft 365 Backup, Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, Microsoft 365 Copilot and 165 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 52 of the 57 answers that named Microsoft Defender and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Eighty-six of the 112 domain citations in answers naming Microsoft Defender came from a third party's page. Twelve were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |