# Sophos Intercept X alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 555 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Sophos Intercept X 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/sophos-intercept-x/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 80
- Microsoft Defender XDR: 67
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: 63
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: 42
- Huntress Managed EDR: 31
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 25

## Endpoint protection

**Small business**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #2 of 13 at 11%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 18 of those 47
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 4 of those 47
- SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Bitdefender Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Bitdefender GravityZone SMB: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #4 of 12 at 12%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 48
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 5 of those 48
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Comodo Dragon Platform: first choice in 1 of those 48
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 48
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #7 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 21 of those 60
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 10 of those 60
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 2 of those 60
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 60

## Extended detection and response

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #5 of 12 at 2%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 14 of those 56
- Coro: first choice in 11 of those 56
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 56
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 6 of those 56
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium: first choice in 1 of those 56
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Sophos XDR with Sophos MDR: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #3 of 12 at 7%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 18 of those 61
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 10 of those 61
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 4 of those 61
- ESET PROTECT: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 61
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Coro: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 34 of those 80
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 15 of those 80
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 9 of those 80
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Arctic Wolf: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Palo Alto: first choice in 1 of those 80
- ReliaQuest GreyMatter: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Securonix: first choice in 1 of those 80

## Endpoint detection and response

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 35 of those 62
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 16 of those 62
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Atomicbit: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Warden: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 12 of those 65
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 10 of those 65
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 65
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 4 of those 65
- CrowdStrike Falcon with Falcon Complete MDR: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cynet: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Datto EDR: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Sophos Intercept X (Sophos Intercept X is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 32 of those 76
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 23 of those 76
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 76
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Microsoft 365 E5: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 1 of those 76

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