Endpoint detection and response · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Three of fourteen models named Microsoft Defender for Endpoint first on the direct prompt; one named Bitdefender GravityZone EDR. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR by twelve and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint carries 57 labels and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share30%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5726A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CrowdStrike Falcon Insight was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne Singularity · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 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 detection and response page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft Defender for EndpointFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBitdefender GravityZone EDR
Direct31
Paraphrase60
Comparative10
Budget-constrained51
Scale-constrained201 against Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Negative006 against Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 307 answers naming Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and the 60 naming Bitdefender GravityZone EDR. In those answers Bitdefender GravityZone EDR took the first choice zero times and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR 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 | | | | |
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Bitdefender GravityZone EDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on the left and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR stood in it.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint first, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR an alternative
3 of 14 modelsBitdefender GravityZone EDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Cynet, SentinelOne Singularity
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity
MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR first, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint not the choice
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickBitdefender GravityZone EDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 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 EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Perplexity SonarSophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos MDR
Grok 4.1 FastSophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Muse Glimmer 30BCrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-6 LunaSophos Endpoint with MDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender
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 Endpoint leads by two points.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint4%#4 of 9Bitdefender GravityZone EDR2%#6 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint leads by twenty-six points.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint30%#1 of 9Bitdefender GravityZone EDR4%#7 of 9Enterprise
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint leads by twenty-nine points.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint29%#2 of 8Bitdefender GravityZone EDR0%#– of 8What 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 six in this category shown.
“Commonly cited limitations are platform scope and detection depth... it may not perform as well in non-Windows environments.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“These enterprise-grade platforms are highly powerful, but they generate massive volumes of alerts and complex telemetry.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“in hybrid environments, integration conflicts with other security tools can sometimes cause hidden performance spikes” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“if you're already a Microsoft-centric organization on M365 E5, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is the smartest financial move.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best choice if you are already heavily invested in the Microsoft ecosystem (Office 365, Intune, Azure). High value, low friction.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Aggressive mid-market pricing | Less enterprise-grade depth” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“best standalone value with published pricing you can budget from” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Bitdefender - Best mid-market value” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Bitdefender GravityZone offers detection engines that consistently test at the top, with EDR capability at pricing mid-market organizations can approve” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs CrowdStrike Falcon InsightMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne SingularityMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs Microsoft Defender for CloudMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs Huntress Managed EDRMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs Sophos Intercept XCrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRSentinelOne Singularity vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRHuntress Managed EDR vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRSophos Intercept X vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full EDR standing
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.