Extended detection and response · October 2026 Edition
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR vs Stellar Cyber Open XDR
One of fourteen models named CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR first on the direct prompt; two named Stellar Cyber Open XDR. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Stellar Cyber Open XDR by eight and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR carries 62 labels and Stellar Cyber Open XDR 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share12%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6213A 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 Stellar Cyber Open XDR · 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 modelsStellar Cyber Open XDR
Direct123 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Paraphrase504 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Comparative50
Budget-constrained003 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
Scale-constrained00
Negative107 against CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR
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 Stellar Cyber Open XDR were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 178 answers naming CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and the 66 naming Stellar Cyber Open XDR. In those answers Stellar Cyber Open XDR took the first choice three times and CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and Stellar Cyber Open XDR 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 Stellar Cyber Open XDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR on the left and Stellar Cyber Open XDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR and Stellar Cyber Open XDR stood in it.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR first, Stellar Cyber Open XDR not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStellar Cyber Open XDR 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
Stellar Cyber Open XDR first, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR not the choice
2 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
Mistral SmallSophos Intercept X alternatives: Stellar Cyber Open XDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, Rapid7 InsightIDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Qwen 3.7 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne Singularity
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads by four points.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR4%#8 of 11Stellar Cyber Open XDR0%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads by eight points.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR12%#3 of 10Stellar Cyber Open XDR4%#5 of 10Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR leads by thirty points.
CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR36%#2 of 8Stellar Cyber Open XDR6%#3 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 Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Stellar Cyber Open XDR is repeatedly highlighted for mid-market teams needing enterprise capabilities without vendor lock-in” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“such as Sophos Intercept X or Stellar Cyber Open XDR. These platforms are designed for mid-market teams” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Microsoft Defender XDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDRMicrosoft Defender XDR vs Stellar Cyber Open XDRSophos Intercept X vs CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDRSophos Intercept X vs Stellar Cyber Open XDRCrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR vs SentinelOne SingularitySentinelOne 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.