Endpoint detection and response · September 2026 Edition
Bitdefender GravityZone vs Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Four of twelve models named Bitdefender GravityZone first on the direct prompt; two named Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Bitdefender GravityZone was named by eleven of the twelve models and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by twelve and Bitdefender GravityZone carries 42 labels and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share20%20%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4238A 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.SentinelOne Singularity was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Bitdefender GravityZone vs Huntress Managed EDR · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Huntress Managed EDR
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 detection and response page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Bitdefender GravityZoneFirst choices, of twelve modelsMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint
Direct421 against Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Paraphrase63
Comparative01
Budget-constrained05
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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 Bitdefender GravityZone and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallBitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity
Bitdefender GravityZone first, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint an alternative
3 of 12 modelsMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastBitdefender GravityZone alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
DeepSeek V4 FlashBitdefender GravityZone, Huntress Managed EDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Kimi K2Bitdefender GravityZone alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Business / Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint first, Bitdefender GravityZone not the choice
1 of 12 modelsBitdefender GravityZone was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Huntress Managed EDR alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, ThreatDown EDR
Perplexity SonarCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Huntress Managed EDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X + Sophos MDR
Llama 4 MaverickCrowdStrike alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
GLM 4.7 FlashXCrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Cynet, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Neither was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos Intercept X
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
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 two points.
Bitdefender GravityZone4%#4 of 9Microsoft Defender for Endpoint2%#6 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Bitdefender GravityZone20%#1 of 13Microsoft Defender for Endpoint20%#2 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint39%#2 of 6Bitdefender GravityZone0%#– of 6What the models said about Bitdefender GravityZone
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“The Best All-Rounder: Bitdefender GravityZone ... frequently cited as the best value for mid-market companies.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Market leaders like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), SentinelOne, and Palo Alto Cortex XDR are highly capable, but they are also incredibly complex.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“It is a powerful tool, but it is notoriously "noisy." Out of the box, it generates a high volume of alerts that require manual tuning” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Cautions: Non-Windows agents less mature (macOS kernel issues), higher tuning needed for alert quality, slower MTTR in hybrid setups.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best EDR platform is usually either Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (Business / P2) – if you already have a Microsoft 365 subscription” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“is often the best value because you may already own it... this is the clear winner—enterprise-grade EDR at no incremental cost” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
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.