# Microsoft Entra ID Protection: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-entra-id-protection

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Identity threat detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 3 |
| [Multi-factor authentication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "you likely already have access to native ITDR" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ITDR)
- "Cloud/SaaS-First: Okta or Microsoft Entra ID Protection" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ITDR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Entra ID Protection, from 11 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- huntress.com: 7
- cynet.com: 5
- microsoft.com: 5 (its own site)
- netwrix.com: 5
- startwithidentity.com: 4
- breachsense.com: 3
- daylight.ai: 3
- guardz.com: 3
- peerspot.com: 3
- wiz.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://cynet.com/security-foundations/identity-security/itdr-vendors: 5
- https://huntress.com/itdr-guide/best-itdr-vendors: 5
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/solutions/identity-threat-detection-response: 5
- https://netwrix.com/en/resources/blog/itdr-tools: 5
- https://breachsense.com/blog/itdr-tools: 3
- https://daylight.ai/blog/best-itdr-tools: 3
- https://guardz.com/blog/itdr-tools-for-msp: 3
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id-protection: 3

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.