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Index › IT › Products › Microsoft Defender for Cloud › Alternatives · November 2026 Edition
Five categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, as AI models named them

In the November 2026 Edition, 770 of the 1,260 answers collected in the five categories where Microsoft Defender for Cloud holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint100
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight56
CrowdStrike Falcon39
SentinelOne Singularity37
Wiz30
Orca Security14
First choices in the 770 answers that did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Endpoint protection

IT operations and endpoint. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 13 here at 49% of first choices, 57 labels.

Twenty-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in thirty-seven. The first choices in those twenty-nine answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Sophos Intercept X5 of 29Head to head →
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint3 of 29Head to head →
Acronis EDR1 of 29
Avast Business1 of 29
Avira1 of 29
Bitdefender Business Security1 of 29
ESET PROTECT1 of 29Head to head →
Huntress Managed EDR1 of 29
1 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 12 here at 25% of first choices, 16 labels.

Sixty-eight of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in thirteen. The first choices in those sixty-eight answers, twelve products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint15 of 68Head to head →
CrowdStrike Falcon10 of 68Head to head →
SentinelOne Singularity7 of 68Head to head →
Sophos Intercept X5 of 68Head to head →
Bitdefender GravityZone4 of 68Head to head →
Comodo Dragon Platform1 of 68
CrowdStrike1 of 68
CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint1 of 68
4 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Defender for Cloud holds 1 label here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint31 of 83Head to head →
CrowdStrike Falcon24 of 83Head to head →
CrowdStrike5 of 83
SentinelOne Singularity4 of 83Head to head →
Bitdefender GravityZone1 of 83Head to head →
Huntress Managed EDR1 of 83
Microsoft1 of 83
Microsoft Defender1 of 83
2 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Endpoint detection and response

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 8 here at 56% of first choices, 60 labels.

Twenty-six of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in forty-four. The first choices in those twenty-six answers, four products in all:

Huntress Managed EDR6 of 26Head to head →
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint5 of 26Head to head →
SentinelOne Singularity2 of 26Head to head →
Atomicbit1 of 26
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #2 of 10 here at 18% of first choices, 12 labels.

Seventy-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in ten. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint23 of 72Head to head →
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight17 of 72Head to head →
SentinelOne Singularity11 of 72Head to head →
Huntress Managed EDR2 of 72Head to head →
Seceon aiXDR-PMax2 of 72
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR1 of 72Head to head →
CrowdStrike1 of 72
CrowdStrike Falcon with Falcon Complete MDR1 of 72
1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Defender for Cloud holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, eight products in all:

CrowdStrike Falcon Insight39 of 84Head to head →
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint23 of 84Head to head →
SentinelOne Singularity6 of 84Head to head →
CrowdStrike2 of 84
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR1 of 84Head to head →
Microsoft 365 E51 of 84
Microsoft Defender XDR1 of 84
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR1 of 84
The full enterprise standing →

Cloud-native application protection

Cloud and infrastructure. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 14 here at 30% of first choices, 64 labels.

Thirty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in seventeen. The first choices in those thirty-two answers, six products in all:

Aikido Security7 of 32Head to head →
Wiz3 of 32Head to head →
Cyscale CNAPP1 of 32
Orca Security1 of 32Head to head →
Prowler Open Source1 of 32
TigerGate1 of 32
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #3 of 12 here at 17% of first choices, 59 labels.

Thirty-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in nine. The first choices in those thirty-nine answers, four products in all:

Orca Security5 of 39Head to head →
Wiz5 of 39Head to head →
Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud2 of 39Head to head →
Check Point Halo Cloud Secure1 of 39
The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #2 of 11 here at 20% of first choices, 67 labels.

Thirty-six of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in ten. The first choices in those thirty-six answers, five products in all:

Wiz4 of 36Head to head →
Orca Security1 of 36Head to head →
Prisma Cloud1 of 36Head to head →
Sysdig Secure1 of 36
Zscaler1 of 36
The full enterprise standing →

Cloud security posture management

Cloud and infrastructure. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 11 here at 33% of first choices, 77 labels.

Twenty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in twenty-eight. The first choices in those twenty-four answers, seven products in all:

Check Point CloudGuard2 of 24
Intruder2 of 24
Orca Security2 of 24Head to head →
Prowler2 of 24Head to head →
Wiz2 of 24Head to head →
AWS Security Hub1 of 24Head to head →
Cyscale1 of 24
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #3 of 13 here at 15% of first choices, 67 labels.

Thirty of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in nine. The first choices in those thirty answers, five products in all:

Wiz4 of 30Head to head →
Orca Security3 of 30Head to head →
Prowler2 of 30Head to head →
Prisma Cloud1 of 30Head to head →
Scout Suite1 of 30
The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #3 of 9 here at 10% of first choices, 67 labels.

Thirty-seven of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in five. The first choices in those thirty-seven answers, six products in all:

Wiz12 of 37Head to head →
Prisma Cloud4 of 37Head to head →
Orca Security2 of 37Head to head →
Check Point CloudGuard1 of 37
CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security1 of 37
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security1 of 37
The full enterprise standing →

AI security platforms

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 13 here at 32% of first choices, 36 labels.

Fifty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in twenty-three. The first choices in those fifty-one answers, twenty-eight products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft 3655 of 51
Lakera Guard3 of 51Head to head →
Microsoft Security2 of 51
Acronis AI Security Tools1 of 51
Acronis GenAI Protection1 of 51
Adaptive Security1 of 51
Arcjet1 of 51
Aurascape1 of 51
20 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 9 here at 12% of first choices, 10 labels.

Seventy-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those seventy-five answers, thirty-four products in all, the eight most named:

Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS4 of 75
SentinelOne Singularity4 of 75Head to head →
Microsoft Purview3 of 75Head to head →
Check Point AI Security2 of 75Head to head →
CrowdStrike Falcon2 of 75Head to head →
CrowdStrike Falcon Go2 of 75
Garak2 of 75
Lakera Guard2 of 75Head to head →
26 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Defender for Cloud holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, thirty-seven products in all, the eight most named:

Check Point AI Security8 of 84Head to head →
Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS8 of 84
Microsoft Purview4 of 84Head to head →
Palo Alto Networks4 of 84
WitnessAI4 of 84
CrowdStrike Falcon3 of 84Head to head →
Microsoft Defender XDR3 of 84
SentinelOne Singularity3 of 84Head to head →
29 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Microsoft Defender for Cloud neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Microsoft Defender for Cloud only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Microsoft Defender for Cloud's side.

The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Microsoft Defender for Cloud was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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