Small business=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
0%from 0% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 11 pointsRank 43 → 55 of 55
Palo Alto Networks · 8 categories · RankedPalo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
265Judge labels
3First choices
62Negative labels
14 / 14Models named it
8Categories
October 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table v2026-10.8, every buyer segment counted.
Best standing
4% in XDR for enterprise buyers
Rank 14 of 58 in the mid-market standingcriticized challenger
0 of 14 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 34% of its 35 labels there were negative.
What the models named instead of Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR →By buyer segmentRead the same way at every buyer size.
Small business62 of 62
0%27 labels
criticized challenger
Mid-market14 of 58
0%35 labels
criticized challenger
Enterprise4 of 58
4%54 labels
accepted challenger
In xdr · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading
Standing by category
Every category where a model named Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that category.
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant | Since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extended detection and response | Security operations | 0% | 14 of 58 | 34% | 35 | criticized challenger | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Endpoint detection and response | Security operations | 0% | 10 of 55 | 10% | 20 | accepted challenger | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Endpoint protection | IT operations and endpoint | 0% | 17 of 86 | 0% | 20 | accepted challenger | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| AI security platforms | Security operations | 0% | 124 of 233 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by SentinelOne Singularity at 11% | |
| Client-side protection | Security operations | 0% | 38 of 120 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by cside at 13% | |
| Network detection and response | Security operations | 0% | 38 of 102 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer at 21% | |
| AI SOC agents | Security operations | 0% | 73 of 104 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Dropzone AI at 24% | |
| Threat intelligence platforms | Security operations | 0% | 110 of 119 | 100% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by MISP at 12% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
Movement
Since September 2026, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR held within the floor in all seven categories: no change cleared 11 points.
Best category · XDR · by segment
Mid-market=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
0%from 0% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 11 pointsRank 12 → 16 of 53
Enterprise▼−11Since September 2026: 15% → 5%, −11 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
5%from 15% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 0 pointsRank 3 of 46, unchanged
All categories · Mid-market
| Category | September 2026 | Now | Change | Reading | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XDR | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 12 → 14 of 58 |
| EDR | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 11 → 10 of 55 |
| Endpoint protection | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 14 → 17 of 86 |
| AI security | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 124 of 233, unchanged |
| Client-side protection | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 38 of 120, unchanged |
| NDR | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 38 of 102, unchanged |
| Threat intel | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 110 of 119, unchanged |
Shares here are read over the models both editions asked, so they can differ by a point or two from the standing above, which counts every model in this edition.
The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured · The editions
By model
How each model treated Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
How each model treated Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.
ShowHide| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
By framing
Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.
FramingLabels by classFirst choices
Direct46 labels2
Paraphrase28 labels1
Comparative90 labels10not counted in share
Budget-constrained21 labelsNone
Scale-constrained30 labelsNone
Negative50 labels2not counted in share
First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative265 labels in all, every segment counted; 3 of the 15 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the framing.
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Best for: Enterprises that want a true native XDR with deep analytics across endpoints, networks, cloud, and identity.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · XDR · comparative prompt · first choice
“In 2026 evaluations Palo Alto Cortex XDR scores highest, with CrowdStrike close behind” Muse Glimmer 30B · XDR · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Palo Alto Networks if you have a strong network/firewall focus” Qwen 3.7 Flash · XDR · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best overall correlation & coverage | Palo Alto Cortex XDR” Kimi K2 · XDR · comparative prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“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 · XDR · direct prompt · soft negative
“Higher cost and more complex setup \u2013 often needs a professional services engagement.<br>\u2022 Might be overkill for a lean IT team.” MiniMax M2.5 · XDR · direct prompt · soft negative
“Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR allowed a security researcher to turn it into a malicious offensive tool” Claude Haiku 4.5 · EDR · negative prompt · soft negative
“Evaluate Palo Alto Cortex XDR or CrowdStrike Falcon, but they're typically less budget-friendly for small teams.” GPT-5.4 mini · XDR · budget prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, over the 265 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, over the 265 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR was named but was not.
ShowHideProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head
A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.
What carried it into the answer
The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, five of the fourteen in this edition, so these counts come from 241 of the 265 answers that named Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
paloaltonetworks.comYour site123
sentinelone.com100
expertinsights.com86
crowdstrike.com75
guideflow.com75
gartner.com68
g2.com65
microsoft.com62
huntress.com57
cybersecuritynews.com55
643 of the 766 domain citations in answers naming Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Search and answers
Where Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.ShowHide
Search and answers
Where Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.
ShowHideIn search
Google, US estimates- Searches for its name, Google
- 720 a month (“palo alto networks cortex xdr”)
- AI search demand for its name, est.
- 0 a month
- Its own site
- It sits on Palo Alto Networks's site (paloaltonetworks.com), so there are no site figures for it alone
In answers
This editionShare of first choices
0%
rank 14 of 58 in XDR
Segment leader
40%
Microsoft Defender XDR
- First choices
- 3 across its categories
- Named in
- 265 answers
- Its own site cited
- in 241 of the answers that named it
Search figures are US estimates from DataForSEO, read September 28, 2026; AI search demand is its modeled, directional estimate, not a count of queries to any assistant. The answers are this edition's. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
Names read as Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
What the judge wrote, as written, with how often. The vendor table decides that these count as Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR; a claim can dispute any of them.
Palo Alto Cortex XDR 29Palo Alto Networks 5Palo Alto 2Palo Alto Networks (Cortex XDR) 2Cortex XDR 1Cortex XDR (Palo Alto Networks) 1Cortex XDR (by Palo Alto Networks) 1Palo Alto Cortex 1Palo Alto Networks (Prisma Access) 1Palo Alto Networks Cortex (XDR & XSIAM) 1Palo Alto Networks Cortex AgentiX / Cortex XSIAM / Cortex XDR 1Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR / Cortex XSIAM 1
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- For
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