# Cisco XDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco XDR holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cisco-xdr/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Defender XDR: 68
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 38
- Coro: 19
- SentinelOne Singularity: 16
- Sophos Intercept X: 15
- Huntress Managed EDR: 9

## Extended detection and response

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Cisco XDR.

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 20 of those 82
- Coro: first choice in 19 of those 82
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 82
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Cynet 360 AutoXDR: first choice in 4 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Cisco XDR (Cisco XDR is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 23 of those 75
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 10 of those 75
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Cynet 360 AutoXDR: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Cisco XDR (Cisco XDR is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 25 of those 77
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 23 of those 77
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: first choice in 3 of those 77
- ESET XDR: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Ontinue: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Palo Alto Networks: first choice in 1 of those 77

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