Endpoint detection and response · October 2026 Edition
Sophos Intercept X vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Three of fourteen models named Sophos Intercept X first on the direct prompt; one named Bitdefender GravityZone EDR. Sophos Intercept X was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR by twelve and Sophos Intercept X carries 39 labels and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3926A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sophos Intercept X 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 Sophos Intercept X · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDR · CrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs Sophos Intercept X
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.
Sophos Intercept XFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBitdefender GravityZone EDR
Direct31
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained001 against Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Negative002 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sophos Intercept X 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 | | | |
Sophos Intercept X Bitdefender GravityZone EDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sophos Intercept X on the left and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sophos Intercept X and Bitdefender GravityZone EDR stood in it.
Sophos Intercept X 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.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
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR first, Sophos Intercept X not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSophos Intercept X 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
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
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
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Muse Glimmer 30BCrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity
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
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR leads by two points.
Bitdefender GravityZone EDR2%#6 of 9Sophos Intercept X0%#7 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Sophos Intercept X leads at mid-market.
Sophos Intercept X6%#6 of 9Bitdefender GravityZone EDR4%#7 of 9Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Sophos Intercept X0%#6 of 8Bitdefender GravityZone EDR0%#– of 8What 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
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 Sophos Intercept XMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRCrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs Sophos Intercept XCrowdStrike Falcon Insight vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRSentinelOne Singularity vs Sophos Intercept XSentinelOne Singularity vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Sophos Intercept XMicrosoft Defender for Cloud vs Bitdefender GravityZone EDRHuntress Managed EDR vs Sophos Intercept XHuntress Managed EDR 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.