# Sophos NDR: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sophos-ndr

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/index.md) | 2% | 17 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best overall for a tight budget: Sophos NDR" (GPT-5.4 mini, NDR)
- "adding their native NDR feature is often exponentially cheaper than buying a standalone third-party NDR" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NDR)
- "Best For: Ecosystem consolidation and budget-conscious B2B companies." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NDR)
- "Good option for SMBs with some existing security infrastructure" (MiniMax M2.5, NDR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Sophos NDR, from 40 of the 40 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 34
- cotocus.com: 18
- ciopages.com: 16
- peerspot.com: 13
- stellarcyber.ai: 13
- cybersecuritynews.com: 12
- gane.ai/index: 11
- rajeshkumar.xyz: 11
- capterra.com: 9
- comparitech.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/network-detection-and-response-ndr/small-business: 33
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/network-detection-response: 16
- https://cotocus.com/blog/top-10-network-detection-and-response-ndr-tools-in-2025-features-pros-cons-comparison: 16
- https://stellarcyber.ai/learn/top-ndr-solutions: 13
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/smb: 11
- https://rajeshkumar.xyz/blog/network-detection-and-response-ndr: 11
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-ndr-solutions: 10
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/network-detection-response-software: 9

## In its own words

What Sophos NDR's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Sophos NDR provides critical visibility into network activity that other products miss (https://www.sophos.com/en-us/digital/ndr-experts)
- For: security teams (https://www.sophos.com/en-us/marketplace/secureworks-ndr)

## 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.