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Endpoint protection · October 2026 Edition
CrowdStrike Falcon vs SentinelOne Singularity
Five of fourteen models named CrowdStrike Falcon first on the direct prompt; one named SentinelOne Singularity. CrowdStrike Falcon was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SentinelOne Singularity by eleven and CrowdStrike Falcon carries 41 labels and SentinelOne Singularity 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twelve categories this edition.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
First-choice share12%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate22%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4125A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CrowdStrike Falcon 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 CrowdStrike Falcon · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne Singularity · Bitdefender GravityZone vs CrowdStrike Falcon
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.
CrowdStrike FalconFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSentinelOne Singularity
Direct512 against CrowdStrike Falcon
Paraphrase121 against CrowdStrike Falcon
Comparative92
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained10
Negative006 against CrowdStrike Falcon
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, CrowdStrike Falcon and SentinelOne Singularity were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 255 answers naming CrowdStrike Falcon and the 569 naming SentinelOne Singularity. In those answers SentinelOne Singularity took the first choice seven times and CrowdStrike Falcon twenty-nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CrowdStrike Falcon and SentinelOne Singularity 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 | | |
CrowdStrike Falcon SentinelOne Singularity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CrowdStrike Falcon on the left and SentinelOne Singularity on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CrowdStrike Falcon and SentinelOne Singularity stood in it.
CrowdStrike Falcon first, SentinelOne Singularity an alternative
5 of 14 modelsSentinelOne Singularity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Mistral SmallBitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect
GLM 4.7 FlashXCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
MiniMax M2.5Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
GPT-6 LunaCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
SentinelOne Singularity first, CrowdStrike Falcon an alternative
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Business / Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Business / Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Perplexity SonarBitdefender GravityZone alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X, Trend Vision One
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity
Muse Glimmer 30BBitdefender GravityZone Business Security, Microsoft Defender for Business / Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Llama 4 MaverickBitdefender GravityZone
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.
CrowdStrike Falcon0%#12 of 12SentinelOne Singularity0%#10 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
CrowdStrike Falcon leads by seven points.
CrowdStrike Falcon12%#4 of 11SentinelOne Singularity5%#6 of 11Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon leads by twenty-eight points.
CrowdStrike Falcon35%#2 of 9SentinelOne Singularity7%#3 of 9What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“CrowdStrike Falcon (with significant caveats) ... It's still a strong product, but the outage demonstrated that relying on any single endpoint platform carries systemic risk.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Why to be cautious: If you choose CrowdStrike, do not allow the vendor to automatically push kernel-level updates to your entire fleet instantly.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“with CrowdStrike positioned highest on both "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision" (for the fifth consecutive year)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose CrowdStrike if you have a complex enterprise fleet (including significant macOS and Linux deployments)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“CrowdStrike Falcon - Leader in enterprise endpoint security ... Best for threat hunting and telemetry depth” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
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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.