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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 251 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Trellix 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/trellix-xdr/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Defender XDR: 74
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: 44
- Coro: 19
- SentinelOne Singularity: 16
- Sophos Intercept X: 16
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: 14

## Extended detection and response

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

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 20 of those 84
- Coro: first choice in 19 of those 84
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 6 of those 84
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Cynet 360 AutoXDR: first choice in 4 of those 84

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

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 25 of those 84
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 6 of those 84
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Cynet 360 AutoXDR: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Trellix XDR (Trellix XDR is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 29 of those 83
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR: first choice in 27 of those 83
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Stellar Cyber Open XDR: first choice in 3 of those 83
- ESET XDR: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Ontinue: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Palo Alto Networks: first choice in 1 of those 83

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