# Microsoft Defender for IoT alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 134 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Defender for IoT 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-iot/alternatives

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

- Claroty xDome: 19
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: 13
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: 10
- Dragos Platform: 6
- Armis Centrix: 5
- Asimily: 2

## OT and IoT security

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for IoT (Microsoft Defender for IoT is #1 of 11 at 49%).

- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 6 of those 38
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Armis Centrix for OT/IoT Security: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Asimily: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Azure Sphere: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Industrial Defender Phoenix: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for IoT (Microsoft Defender for IoT is #1 of 11 at 38%).

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Asimily: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Palo Alto Networks OT Security: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Snort: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Enterprise**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender for IoT (Microsoft Defender for IoT is #2 of 9 at 19%).

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 12 of those 50
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Cisco Cyber Vision: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Forescout Vistaro Platform: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Seceon's Open Threat Management (OTM) platform with aiSecOT360 and SeraAI: first choice in 1 of those 50

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