# Semperis Directory Services Protector alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 221 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Semperis Directory Services Protector 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/semperis-directory-services-protector/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed ITDR: 77
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: 35
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: 19
- Microsoft Entra ID: 4
- BeyondTrust Platform: 2
- Defender for Identity: 2

## Identity threat detection and response

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Semperis Directory Services Protector.

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 53 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Entra ID P2: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Guardz ITDR: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Semperis Directory Services Protector (Semperis Directory Services Protector is #5 of 12 at 0%).

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 20 of those 69
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 10 of those 69
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 69
- CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Protection: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Semperis Directory Services Protector (Semperis Directory Services Protector is #5 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 18 of those 70
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 16 of those 70
- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 4 of those 70
- BeyondTrust Platform: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 70
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 70

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