Endpoint detection and response · October 2026 Edition
SentinelOne Singularity vs Sophos Intercept X
Four of fourteen models named SentinelOne Singularity first on the direct prompt; three named Sophos Intercept X. Both were named by all fourteen models and SentinelOne Singularity carries 56 labels and Sophos Intercept X 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
First-choice share15%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5639A 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.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne Singularity · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Sophos Intercept X · CrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs SentinelOne Singularity
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.
SentinelOne SingularityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSophos Intercept X
Direct43
Paraphrase40
Comparative20
Budget-constrained002 against SentinelOne Singularity
Scale-constrained00
Negative103 against SentinelOne Singularity · 2 against Sophos Intercept X
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 Sophos Intercept X were named in the same answer 177 times, of the 569 answers naming SentinelOne Singularity and the 275 naming Sophos Intercept X. In those answers Sophos Intercept X took the first choice sixteen times and SentinelOne Singularity thirty-five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SentinelOne Singularity and Sophos Intercept X 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 | | | |
SentinelOne Singularity Sophos Intercept X first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SentinelOne Singularity on the left and Sophos Intercept X on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SentinelOne Singularity and Sophos Intercept X stood in it.
SentinelOne Singularity first, Sophos Intercept X an alternative
4 of 14 modelsSophos Intercept X was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, 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
Sophos Intercept X first, SentinelOne Singularity an alternative
3 of 14 modelsSentinelOne Singularity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
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
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Cynet, SentinelOne Singularity
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon Insight alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
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
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 MaverickBitdefender GravityZone EDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight
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
SentinelOne Singularity leads by ten points.
SentinelOne Singularity10%#3 of 9Sophos Intercept X0%#7 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
SentinelOne Singularity leads by nine points.
SentinelOne Singularity15%#3 of 9Sophos Intercept X6%#6 of 9Enterprise
SentinelOne Singularity leads by eleven points.
SentinelOne Singularity11%#3 of 8Sophos Intercept X0%#6 of 8What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Two distinct classes of caution have been raised recently: a service provider vulnerability advisory and BYOEDR abuse research.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Have an in-house security team and want top autonomous response: SentinelOne Singularity Complete about $179.99 per endpoint per year or CrowdStrike Falcon Pro/Enterprise.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, SentinelOne Singularity offers the best balance of autonomous protection, reasonable pricing, and minimal management overhead.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sophos Intercept X
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“I would evaluate Carbon Black/Broadcom and Sophos carefully for fit rather than assuming they are best-in-class” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“My Pick for Most Mid-Market B2B: Sophos Intercept X edges out due to Gartner leadership, mid-market pricing, and simplicity with optional MDR.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne SingularityMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs Sophos Intercept XCrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs SentinelOne SingularityCrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs Sophos Intercept XSentinelOne Singularity vs Microsoft Defender for CloudSentinelOne Singularity vs Huntress Managed EDRSentinelOne Singularity vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Sophos Intercept XHuntress Managed EDR vs Sophos Intercept XSophos 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.