Endpoint protection · October 2026 Edition
Bitdefender GravityZone vs ESET PROTECT
Four of fourteen models named Bitdefender GravityZone first on the direct prompt; zero named ESET PROTECT. Bitdefender GravityZone was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ESET PROTECT by nine and Bitdefender GravityZone carries 34 labels and ESET PROTECT 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share17%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3416A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Bitdefender GravityZone reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sophos Intercept X was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Bitdefender GravityZone · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs ESET PROTECT · Bitdefender GravityZone vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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 endpoint protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Bitdefender GravityZoneFirst choices, of fourteen modelsESET PROTECT
Direct40
Paraphrase60
Comparative00
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative121 against Bitdefender GravityZone · 1 against ESET PROTECT
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, Bitdefender GravityZone and ESET PROTECT were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 105 answers naming Bitdefender GravityZone and the 83 naming ESET PROTECT. In those answers ESET PROTECT took the first choice zero times and Bitdefender GravityZone seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Bitdefender GravityZone and ESET PROTECT stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Bitdefender GravityZone ESET PROTECT first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bitdefender GravityZone on the left and ESET PROTECT on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Bitdefender GravityZone and ESET PROTECT stood in it.
Bitdefender GravityZone first, ESET PROTECT not the choice
4 of 14 modelsESET PROTECT was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarBitdefender GravityZone alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Mistral SmallBitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect
Llama 4 MaverickBitdefender GravityZone
MiniMax M2.5Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
DeepSeek V4 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Business / Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Gemini 3.5 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Business / Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X, Trend Vision One
GLM 4.7 FlashXCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
GPT-6 LunaCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Muse Glimmer 30BBitdefender GravityZone Business Security, Microsoft Defender for Business / Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
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
Bitdefender GravityZone leads by seven points.
Bitdefender GravityZone7%#3 of 12ESET PROTECT0%#8 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Bitdefender GravityZone leads by fifteen points.
Bitdefender GravityZone17%#2 of 11ESET PROTECT2%#8 of 11Enterprise
Bitdefender GravityZone leads by two points.
Bitdefender GravityZone2%#5 of 9ESET PROTECT0%#– of 9What the models said about Bitdefender GravityZone
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“may not be best for teams needing highly customized reports or fully managed security services” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“starting with a pilot of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ... or Bitdefender GravityZone (if you want simplicity and cost predictability)” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“such as ESET, Bitdefender, SentinelOne, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, which generally balance detection, low latency” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“the two most highly recommended solutions are Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Bitdefender GravityZone” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about ESET PROTECT
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“often praised, but the same source flags limited control over Linux endpoints as a drawback to validate” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Prioritize vendors that hold "Product of the Year" or "Certified EPR" status, such as ESET, Bitdefender, SentinelOne, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“or basic ESET PROTECT tiers. These options offer a good balance between cost and features” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Prioritize leaders from 2024 tests: ESET PROTECT” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
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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.