# ESET PROTECT alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 225 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ESET PROTECT 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/eset-protect/alternatives/

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

- CrowdStrike Falcon: 49
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: 41
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 38
- Bitdefender GravityZone: 13
- Huntress Managed EDR: 12
- SentinelOne Singularity: 12

## Endpoint protection

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name ESET PROTECT (ESET PROTECT is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 29 of those 68
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 12 of those 68
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 2 of those 68
- SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name ESET PROTECT (ESET PROTECT is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 16 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 13 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 8 of those 75
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 75
- SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint: first choice in 5 of those 75
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name ESET PROTECT.

- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 33 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 26 of those 82
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 3 of those 82
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security: first choice in 1 of those 82
- SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 82

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