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Identity threat detection and response · October 2026 Edition

Sophos ITDR vs Okta Identity Threat Protection

Two of fourteen models named Sophos ITDR first on the direct prompt; zero named Okta Identity Threat Protection. Sophos ITDR was named by ten of the fourteen models and Okta Identity Threat Protection by twelve and Sophos ITDR carries 14 labels and Okta Identity Threat Protection 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Sophos ITDR

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels1420A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sophos ITDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Huntress Managed ITDR was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Huntress Managed ITDR vs Sophos ITDR · Huntress Managed ITDR vs Okta Identity Threat Protection · Microsoft Defender for Identity vs Sophos ITDR

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the identity threat detection and response page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Sophos ITDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOkta Identity Threat Protection
Direct20
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Okta Identity Threat Protection
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Sophos ITDR and Okta Identity Threat Protection were named in the same answer seven times, of the 36 answers naming Sophos ITDR and the 48 naming Okta Identity Threat Protection. In those answers Okta Identity Threat Protection took the first choice zero times and Sophos ITDR one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sophos ITDR and Okta Identity Threat Protection stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Sophos ITDR Okta Identity Threat Protection first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sophos ITDR on the left and Okta Identity Threat Protection on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sophos ITDR and Okta Identity Threat Protection stood in it.

Sophos ITDR first, Okta Identity Threat Protection an alternative

2 of 14 modelsOkta Identity Threat Protection was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Llama 4 MaverickSophos ITDR alternatives: Delinea ITP, Netwrix's identity portfolio, Okta Identity Threat Protection, Vectra AI ITDR
Muse Glimmer 30BHuntress Managed ITDR, Sophos ITDR alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Identity, Netwrix ITDR

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.1 FastHuntress Managed ITDR alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Identity, Sophos ITDR
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Entra ID Protection alternatives: ClearVector, Sophos ITDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashHuntress Managed ITDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection, Silverfort ITDR, Sophos ITDR
Kimi K2Huntress Managed ITDR alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection, Okta Identity Threat Protection, SentinelOne Singularity Identity
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Defender's identity-security stack alternatives: Falcon Identity Protection, Okta Identity Threat Protection, Silverfort ITDR

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Huntress Managed ITDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Identity
GPT-5.4 miniHuntress Managed ITDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity
Gemini 3.5 FlashHuntress Managed ITDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identity, SentinelOne Singularity Identity, Silverfort ITDR
Perplexity SonarHuntress Managed ITDR alternatives: Delinea ITP, Microsoft Defender for Identity plus Entra ID Protection, Semperis Directory Services Protector, Vectra AI ITDR
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps alternatives: Cyb3r, Defender for Identity, Tenable One, Varonis, Wiz
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection, Huntress Managed ITDR, Vectra AI Platform
MiniMax M2.5Huntress Managed ITDR, Silverfort ITDR alternatives: Adlumin, Verosint

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Sophos ITDR0%#4 of 7
Okta Identity Threat Protection0%#– of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Sophos ITDR leads by two points.
Sophos ITDR4%#4 of 9
Okta Identity Threat Protection2%#5 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Sophos ITDR leads by two points.
Sophos ITDR2%#– of 9
Okta Identity Threat Protection0%#5 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Sophos ITDR

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Sophos ITDR: Offers a comprehensive ITDR solution with features such as threat detection, response, and protection.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Need managed detection/response without building a SOC → Sophos ITDR or Huntress Managed ITDR.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Sophos ITDR or Cynet: These vendors integrate ITDR capabilities directly into their broader security packages.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · alternative

What the models said about Okta Identity Threat Protection

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“exceptional for SaaS and cloud environments, but they do not natively monitor or protect on-prem legacy authentication protocols” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Okta Identity Threat Protection is the top recommendation due to its maturity, ease of use, and strong ecosystem” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Integrated Ecosystem Giants: Microsoft (Entra ID Protection + Defender), Okta (Identity Security Platform), Ping Identity.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
“Want SaaS-native identity threat detection and access risk visibility → Reco / Okta Identity Threat Protection” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.