Sophos alternatives (2026)

These are the edr / xdr brands AI engines name when buyers ask. Ranked by how often ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot actually cite them over the last 90 days — not by reviews or paid placement. For reference, Sophos is named in 54.8% of the 31 answers we checked.

Named instead of Sophos

On the questions Sophos loses, these are the sites engines cite in its place.

  • gartner.com ×3
  • crowdstrike.com ×3
  • paloaltonetworks.com ×2
  • sentinelone.com ×2
  • edr-comparison.com ×1
  • vmware.com ×1

Top Sophos alternatives by AI citation share

  1. #1Cortex XDRCited in 64.5% of 31 answers
  2. #2SentinelOneCited in 61.3% of 31 answers

    Starting price: $69.99/user/year

    AI-driven endpoint protection · Real-time threat detection · 14 days of data retention · AI Security Assistant

  3. #3Trend MicroCited in 51.6% of 31 answers

    Starting price: AU$39.95

    Award-winning protection · 100% money-back guarantee · Trusted by millions · 35 years of innovation

  4. #4CrowdStrikeCited in 41.9% of 31 answers

    Starting price: $7.99/user/month

    Next-Gen Antivirus · Device Control · Mobile Device Protection · Firewall Management

  5. #5CynetCited in 16.1% of 31 answers
  6. #6Bitdefender GravityZoneCited in 9.7% of 31 answers
  7. #7HuntressCited in 9.7% of 31 answers

    Starting price: $8.99/month

    24/7 threat detection and response · Fast, active remediation · Custom incident reporting · Free managed Antivirus

  8. #8CybereasonCited in 6.5% of 31 answers
  9. #9TrellixCited in 6.5% of 31 answers
  10. #10ThreatDownCited in 3.2% of 31 answers

    Starting price: $345/year

    Incident Response · Next-gen AV · Device Control · Application Block

  11. #11ESET PROTECTCited in 0% of 31 answers
  12. #12Microsoft DefenderCited in 0% of 31 answers

How this list is built

We put the buyer questions people actually ask in edr / xdr to five AI engines on a recurring schedule and record which brands get named. The ranking above is the share of those answers naming each brand over the last 90 days. No paid placement, no review scores.

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