Extended detection and response · October 2026 Edition
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR vs SentinelOne Singularity
One of fourteen models named CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR first on the direct prompt; one named SentinelOne Singularity. Both were named by all fourteen models and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR carries 62 labels and SentinelOne Singularity 51, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6251A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sophos Intercept X was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender XDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR · Microsoft Defender XDR vs SentinelOne Singularity · Sophos Intercept X vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
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 extended 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.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSentinelOne Singularity
Direct113 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Paraphrase534 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Comparative50
Budget-constrained003 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Scale-constrained00
Negative117 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR · 5 against SentinelOne Singularity
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, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and SentinelOne Singularity were named in the same answer 130 times, of the 178 answers naming CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and the 569 naming SentinelOne Singularity. In those answers SentinelOne Singularity took the first choice eight times and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR thirty.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and SentinelOne Singularity 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 | | | |
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR SentinelOne Singularity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR on the left and SentinelOne Singularity on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and SentinelOne Singularity stood in it.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR 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.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
SentinelOne Singularity first, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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: Microsoft Defender XDR, Rapid7 InsightIDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Gemini 3.5 FlashSophos Intercept X, Sophos MDR alternatives: Cynet 360 Auto XDR, Microsoft Defender for Business / Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Perplexity SonarSophos Intercept X alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
DeepSeek V4 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Qwen 3.7 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Sophos Intercept X
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallSophos Intercept X alternatives: Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Llama 4 MaverickSophos Intercept X, Stellar Cyber Open XDR alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR
Muse Glimmer 30BSophos Intercept X, Stellar Cyber Open XDR alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, Ontinue
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 four points.
SentinelOne Singularity7%#5 of 11CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR4%#8 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads at mid-market.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR12%#3 of 10SentinelOne Singularity8%#4 of 10Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads by thirty-four points.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR36%#2 of 8SentinelOne Singularity2%#5 of 8What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid / be cautious if you have low tolerance for kernel-level risk, need predictable per-endpoint pricing, or have a junior SOC that can’t absorb a steep UI.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Do not buy a "DIY" XDR platform (like raw CrowdStrike Falcon or Palo Alto Cortex XDR) unless you have at least 2–3 dedicated, certified security analysts” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“modular pricing accumulates quickly across the XDR surface and Falcon sensor deployment is required for full XDR data fidelity on endpoints.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“CrowdStrike Falcon: Best for SMBs and mid-market organizations that want strong prevention-first endpoint protection with low system impact” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“or CrowdStrike Falcon if you want best-in-class endpoint detection with flexibility. Both have strong B2B use cases” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Defender XDR for Microsoft-centric companies, otherwise CrowdStrike Falcon XDR.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“overly aggressive blocking of legitimate tools... agent duplication issues have been reported in the management console during large-scale deployments” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
Also compared
Microsoft Defender XDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDRMicrosoft Defender XDR vs SentinelOne SingularitySophos Intercept X vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDRSophos Intercept X vs SentinelOne SingularityCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR vs Stellar Cyber Open XDRSentinelOne Singularity vs Stellar Cyber Open XDRAll ten head-to-head pages and the full XDR 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.