Microsoft Defender alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 21 endpoint protection edr are named by companies instead of Microsoft Defender: CrowdStrike Falcon by 1,026 companies, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by 509, SentinelOne by 388.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Microsoft Defender, companies in postings
- 1,329
- Most used alternative
- CrowdStrike Falcon · 1,026
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- CrowdStrike Falcon
- Alternatives ranked
- 21
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
endpoint protection edr companies choose instead of Microsoft Defender
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Microsoft Defender | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CrowdStrike FalconCrowdStrike | 1,026 | 77% | 2,608 | Microsoft Defender vs CrowdStrike Falcon → | |
| 2 | Microsoft Defender for EndpointMicrosoft | 509 | 38% | 1,215 | Microsoft Defender vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint → | |
| 3 | SentinelOneSentinelOne | 388 | 29% | 988 | Microsoft Defender vs SentinelOne → | |
| 4 | Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft | 251 | 19% | 619 | Microsoft Defender vs Microsoft Defender XDR → | |
| 5 | Microsoft Defender for IdentityMicrosoft | 156 | 12% | 395 | Microsoft Defender vs Microsoft Defender for Identity → | |
| 6 | SymantecBroadcom | 135 | 10% | 354 | soon | |
| 7 | 124 | 9% | 461 | soon | ||
| 8 | McAfeeMcAfee | 116 | 9% | 517 | soon | |
| 9 | TrellixTrellix | 107 | 8% | 587 | soon | |
| 10 | Carbon BlackBroadcom | 76 | 6% | 161 | soon | |
| 11 | Trend MicroTrend Micro | 76 | 6% | 169 | soon | |
| 12 | Trellix ePOTrellix | 65 | 5% | 242 | soon | |
| 13 | Cortex XDRPalo Alto Networks | 46 | 3% | 168 | soon | |
| 14 | Microsoft Defender AntivirusMicrosoft | 36 | 3% | 105 | soon | |
| 15 | FireEyeTrellix | 26 | 2% | 58 | soon | |
| 16 | HuntressHuntress | 26 | 2% | 78 | soon | |
| 17 | KasperskyKaspersky | 23 | 2% | 70 | soon | |
| 18 | ThreatLockerThreatLocker | 23 | 2% | 51 | soon | |
| 19 | Palo Alto Cortex XDRPalo Alto Networks | 17 | 1% | 40 | soon | |
| 20 | Trend Micro Vision OneTrend Micro | 17 | 1% | 86 | soon | |
| 21 | Jamf ProtectJamf | 13 | 1% | 22 | soon |
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21 endpoint protection edr are named by companies instead of Microsoft Defender: CrowdStrike Falcon by 1,026 companies, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by 509, SentinelOne by 388, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/microsoft-defender/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Microsoft Defender alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Microsoft Defender?
CrowdStrike Falcon: 1,026 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,329 for Microsoft Defender.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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