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Endpoint protection · September 2026 Edition

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Bitdefender GravityZone

Zero of twelve models named Microsoft Defender for Cloud first on the direct prompt; five named Bitdefender GravityZone. Microsoft Defender for Cloud was named by ten of the twelve models and Bitdefender GravityZone by twelve and Microsoft Defender for Cloud carries 13 labels and Bitdefender GravityZone 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

Bitdefender GravityZone

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share22%20%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.

Labels1329A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Defender for Cloud reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint · Bitdefender GravityZone vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

Microsoft Defender for CloudFirst choices, of twelve modelsBitdefender GravityZone

Direct05

Paraphrase14

Comparative00

Budget-constrained101

Scale-constrained00

Negative00

Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Bitdefender GravityZone stood in it.

Bitdefender GravityZone first, Microsoft Defender for Cloud not the choice

5 of 12 modelsMicrosoft Defender for Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Perplexity SonarBitdefender GravityZone alternatives: Cynet, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint

Grok 4.1 FastBitdefender GravityZone alternatives: ESET PROTECT, Huntress, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X

Mistral SmallBitdefender GravityZone alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint

Llama 4 MaverickBitdefender GravityZone

MiniMax M2.5Bitdefender GravityZone, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

Claude Haiku 4.5Sophos Endpoint / Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Check Point Harmony Endpoint

GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint

DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X

Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Business / Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, SentinelOne Singularity

Neither was named

3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Huntress, Microsoft Defender for Business / Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X + Sophos MDR

Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X

GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cynet, SentinelOne, 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

Microsoft Defender for Cloud leads by forty-six points.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud#1 of 13

Bitdefender GravityZone#4 of 13

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

Microsoft Defender for Cloud leads by two points.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud#1 of 12

Bitdefender GravityZone#2 of 12

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is not named for this buyer.

Microsoft Defender for Cloudnot named

Bitdefender GravityZone#7 of 10

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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

“If you're already using Microsoft 365, Defender for Business often provides the best value since it may already be included in your subscription.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Bitdefender GravityZone

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

“Consistently ranked as a top choice for mid-market organizations due to its strong malware detection, low system impact, and ease of use.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

“If you're not on E5 → Bitdefender GravityZone or Sophos Endpoint are the most balanced choices for a mid-sized B2B company” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice

“Bitdefender GravityZone or SentinelOne offer the best balance of protection, manageability, and cost” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice

Also compared

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Bitdefender GravityZone vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint The full endpoint protection standing

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