# Palo Alto Networks alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 483 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Palo Alto Networks 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/palo-alto-networks/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: 47
- Claroty xDome: 43
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: 26
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 24
- Dragos Platform: 18
- SentinelOne Singularity: 13

## OT and IoT security

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks.

- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 28 of those 82
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Acreto: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Claroty xDome: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 3 of those 82
- MetaDefender OT Access: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks is #8 of 9 at 2%).

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 14 of those 76
- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Acreto: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Radiflow360: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Claroty xDome: first choice in 25 of those 80
- Nozomi Networks Guardian: first choice in 16 of those 80
- Dragos Platform: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Microsoft Defender for IoT: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Armis Centrix: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Fortinet OT Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Check Point Quantum IoT Protect: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Cisco Cyber Vision: first choice in 1 of those 80

## AI security platforms

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks.

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 18 of those 84
- Lakera Guard: first choice in 5 of those 84
- CrowdStrike Falcon Go: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Prompt Security: first choice in 4 of those 84
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 3 of those 84
- UnderDefense AI SOC: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Check Point AI Security: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cloudflare: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks is #5 of 6 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 82
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Check Point AI Security: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Cloudflare AI Gateway: first choice in 2 of those 82
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 2 of those 82
- CrowdStrike Falcon Go: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks is #4 of 8 at 2%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Check Point AI Security: first choice in 4 of those 79
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 4 of those 79
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 3 of those 79
- HiddenLayer: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Lakera Guard: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Lasso Security: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Netskope: first choice in 2 of those 79

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