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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 240 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sophos ITDR 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-itdr/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed ITDR: 70
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: 41
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: 28
- Microsoft Entra ID: 7
- Silverfort ITDR: 6
- BeyondTrust Platform: 2

## Identity threat detection and response

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Sophos ITDR.

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 48 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Entra ID P2: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Guardz ITDR: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Sophos ITDR (Sophos ITDR is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 18 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 13 of those 79
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 79
- CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Protection: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Sophos ITDR.

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 22 of those 84
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 3 of those 84
- BeyondTrust Platform: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 84

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