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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 106 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Defender XDR 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-xdr/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 13
- Coro: 6
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 6
- Huntress Managed EDR: 6
- SentinelOne Singularity: 4
- Microsoft 365: 3

## Extended detection and response

**Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender XDR (Microsoft Defender XDR is #1 of 12 at 36%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 12 of those 42
- Coro: first choice in 5 of those 42
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 5 of those 42
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender XDR (Microsoft Defender XDR is #1 of 12 at 48%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 4 of those 35
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 3 of those 35
- ESET PROTECT: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Coro: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 35

**Enterprise**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender XDR (Microsoft Defender XDR is #1 of 10 at 58%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 2 of those 29
- Arctic Wolf: first choice in 1 of those 29
- ReliaQuest GreyMatter: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Securonix: first choice in 1 of those 29
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 1 of those 29

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.