# Microsoft Defender for Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 770 of the 1,260 answers in the 5 categories where Microsoft Defender for Cloud 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/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: 100 - CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: 56 - CrowdStrike Falcon: 39 - SentinelOne Singularity: 37 - Wiz: 30 - Orca Security: 14 ## Endpoint protection **Small business**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 13 at 49%). - Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 5 of those 29 - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 3 of those 29 - Acronis EDR: first choice in 1 of those 29 - Avast Business: first choice in 1 of those 29 - Avira: first choice in 1 of those 29 - Bitdefender Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 29 - ESET PROTECT: first choice in 1 of those 29 - Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 1 of those 29 **Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 12 at 25%). - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 15 of those 68 - CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 10 of those 68 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 7 of those 68 - Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 5 of those 68 - Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 4 of those 68 - Comodo Dragon Platform: first choice in 1 of those 68 - CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 68 - CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 68 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud. - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 31 of those 83 - CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 24 of those 83 - CrowdStrike: first choice in 5 of those 83 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Microsoft Defender: first choice in 1 of those 83 ## Endpoint detection and response **Small business**: 26 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 8 at 56%). - Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 6 of those 26 - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 5 of those 26 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 26 - Atomicbit: first choice in 1 of those 26 **Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #2 of 10 at 18%). - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 23 of those 72 - CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 17 of those 72 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 11 of those 72 - Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Seceon aiXDR-PMax: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 72 - CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 72 - CrowdStrike Falcon with Falcon Complete MDR: first choice in 1 of those 72 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud. - CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 39 of those 84 - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 23 of those 84 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 6 of those 84 - CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Microsoft 365 E5: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Cloud-native application protection **Small business**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 14 at 30%). - Aikido Security: first choice in 7 of those 32 - Wiz: first choice in 3 of those 32 - Cyscale CNAPP: first choice in 1 of those 32 - Orca Security: first choice in 1 of those 32 - Prowler Open Source: first choice in 1 of those 32 - TigerGate: first choice in 1 of those 32 **Mid-market**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #3 of 12 at 17%). - Orca Security: first choice in 5 of those 39 - Wiz: first choice in 5 of those 39 - Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 39 - Check Point Halo Cloud Secure: first choice in 1 of those 39 **Enterprise**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #2 of 11 at 20%). - Wiz: first choice in 4 of those 36 - Orca Security: first choice in 1 of those 36 - Prisma Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 36 - Sysdig Secure: first choice in 1 of those 36 - Zscaler: first choice in 1 of those 36 ## Cloud security posture management **Small business**: 24 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 11 at 33%). - Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 2 of those 24 - Intruder: first choice in 2 of those 24 - Orca Security: first choice in 2 of those 24 - Prowler: first choice in 2 of those 24 - Wiz: first choice in 2 of those 24 - AWS Security Hub: first choice in 1 of those 24 - Cyscale: first choice in 1 of those 24 **Mid-market**: 30 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #3 of 13 at 15%). - Wiz: first choice in 4 of those 30 - Orca Security: first choice in 3 of those 30 - Prowler: first choice in 2 of those 30 - Prisma Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 30 - Scout Suite: first choice in 1 of those 30 **Enterprise**: 37 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #3 of 9 at 10%). - Wiz: first choice in 12 of those 37 - Prisma Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 37 - Orca Security: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Check Point CloudGuard: first choice in 1 of those 37 - CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 37 - SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security: first choice in 1 of those 37 ## AI security platforms **Small business**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 13 at 32%). - Microsoft 365: first choice in 5 of those 51 - Lakera Guard: first choice in 3 of those 51 - Microsoft Security: first choice in 2 of those 51 - Acronis AI Security Tools: first choice in 1 of those 51 - Acronis GenAI Protection: first choice in 1 of those 51 - Adaptive Security: first choice in 1 of those 51 - Arcjet: first choice in 1 of those 51 - Aurascape: first choice in 1 of those 51 **Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Defender for Cloud is #1 of 9 at 12%). - Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS: first choice in 4 of those 75 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 4 of those 75 - Microsoft Purview: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Check Point AI Security: first choice in 2 of those 75 - CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 2 of those 75 - CrowdStrike Falcon Go: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Garak: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Lakera Guard: first choice in 2 of those 75 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for Cloud. - Check Point AI Security: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Microsoft Purview: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Palo Alto Networks: first choice in 4 of those 84 - WitnessAI: first choice in 4 of those 84 - CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 3 of those 84 - SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 3 of those 84 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.