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AI security platforms · October 2026 Edition

SentinelOne Singularity vs CrowdStrike

Four of fourteen models named SentinelOne Singularity first on the direct prompt; one named CrowdStrike. SentinelOne Singularity was named by twelve of the fourteen models and CrowdStrike by eight and SentinelOne Singularity carries 25 labels and CrowdStrike 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

SentinelOne Singularity

accepted challenger

Named in fourteen categories this edition.

CrowdStrike

accepted challenger

Named in twenty-eight categories this edition.

First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 6; printed, not drawn.
Labels2516A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SentinelOne Singularity reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SentinelOne Singularity vs Wiz · Wiz vs CrowdStrike

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 AI security platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SentinelOne SingularityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCrowdStrike
Direct41
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained101 against SentinelOne Singularity
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against SentinelOne Singularity · 1 against CrowdStrike
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, SentinelOne Singularity and CrowdStrike were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 569 answers naming SentinelOne Singularity and the 382 naming CrowdStrike. In those answers CrowdStrike took the first choice two times and SentinelOne Singularity four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SentinelOne Singularity and CrowdStrike 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
SentinelOne Singularity CrowdStrike first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SentinelOne Singularity on the left and CrowdStrike on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SentinelOne Singularity and CrowdStrike stood in it.

SentinelOne Singularity first, CrowdStrike not the choice

4 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastCrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, Prisma Cloud, Wiz
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Sentinel, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Cyberhaven
Kimi K2Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Darktrace, Nightfall AI
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Vectra AI Platform

CrowdStrike first, SentinelOne Singularity not the choice

1 of 14 modelsSentinelOne Singularity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrike, Hidden Layer alternatives: Cyberint, Lakera Guard, OneTrust, Varonis, Wiz

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniProofpoint AI Security alternatives: HiddenLayer, Palo Alto Networks AI Security / AI Gateway
Gemini 3.5 FlashHarmonic Security, Radiant Security alternatives: Nudge Security, Prompt Security, Torq
Perplexity SonarSentinelOne Purple AI alternatives: Acronis GenAI Protection, Forcepoint Data Security Cloud, Wiz
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Purview, Security Copilot alternatives: 7AI, UnderDefense AI SOC, Wiz AI-SPM
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Check Point AI Agent Security, Defender for Cloud Apps, Noma, Wiz
Muse Glimmer 30BCrowdStrike Falcon Platform with Charlotte AI alternatives: Acronis GenAI Protection, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS, Radiant Security, Wiz

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
SentinelOne Singularity leads by two points.
SentinelOne Singularity2%#5 of 7
CrowdStrike0%#– of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
SentinelOne Singularity leads by nine points.
SentinelOne Singularity11%#1 of 6
CrowdStrike2%#3 of 6
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
SentinelOne Singularity leads by nine points.
SentinelOne Singularity9%#1 of 8
CrowdStrike0%#7 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity

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

“start with SentinelOne Singularity or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint—they offer the best balance of AI-native protection, manageability, and price.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you're early-stage and just need a solid answer — start with SentinelOne. It's the most accessible, most automated, and most forgiving for lean teams.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about CrowdStrike

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

“Most mid-market companies start by deploying Hidden Layer (for app sec) and CrowdStrike (for infrastructure).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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.