# Source Defense alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 225 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Source Defense 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/source-defense/alternatives

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

- cside: 29
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 19
- Cloudflare Page Shield: 18
- Feroot Security: 16
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: 13
- Reflectiz: 11

## Client-side protection

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Source Defense (Source Defense is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 15 of those 77
- cside: first choice in 10 of those 77
- Cloudflare Page Shield: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Feroot Security: first choice in 6 of those 77
- c/side: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Monity: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Source Defense (Source Defense is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- cside: first choice in 10 of those 74
- Cloudflare Page Shield: first choice in 7 of those 74
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Feroot Security: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Monity: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Reflectiz: first choice in 4 of those 74
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Source Defense (Source Defense is #8 of 12 at 4%).

- cside: first choice in 9 of those 74
- Reflectiz: first choice in 7 of those 74
- Feroot Security: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Cloudflare Page Shield: first choice in 2 of those 74
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 74
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 2 of those 74

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