# Norton or McAfee SMB tiers: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/norton-or-mcafee-smb-tiers

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Endpoint protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/index.md) | 0% | 80 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "these are consumer-first brands; they lack the EDR capabilities needed for a mid-size B2B" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Endpoint protection)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Norton or McAfee SMB tiers, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- av-test.org: 1
- axis-intelligence.com: 1
- b2breviews.com: 1
- blog.eset.ie: 1
- c2xcel.com: 1
- citadelsecops.com: 1
- cloudskope.com: 1
- cybersecurityessential.com: 1
- cybervendorguide.com: 1
- eset.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://av-test.org/en/antivirus/business-windows-client/windows-10/august-2024: 1
- https://axis-intelligence.com/best-endpoint-security-solutions-2026: 1
- https://b2breviews.com/endpoint-protection-software: 1
- https://blog.eset.ie/2024/07/12/eset-recognised-as-a-customers-choice-for-midsize-enterprises: 1
- https://c2xcel.com/insights/crowdstrike-vs-sentinelone-vs-microsoft-defender: 1
- https://citadelsecops.com/reviews/best-business-antivirus-compared: 1
- https://cloudskope.com/insights/post/defender-crowdstrike-sentinelone-comparison-2026: 1
- https://cybersecurityessential.com/tools/edr-xdr/crowdstrike-sentinelone-defender-mid-market-edr: 1

## 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.