The most visible business cybersecurity tools in Romania, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Romania in Romanian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Most cited source

pcmag.com

3citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

CrowdStrike

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Microsoft Defender US New entry 76 , range 65–84 76#1
76
  • : score 76 · #1
74% 56% None First reading
2 Bitdefender RO New entry 44 , range 36–57 44#2
44
  • : score 44 · #2
41% 22% First reading
3 Microsoft 365 Business Premium US New entry 44 , range 36–56 44#3
44
  • : score 44 · #3
40% 20% None First reading
4 ESET SK New entry 35 , range 24–45 35#4
35
  • : score 35 · #4
23% 16% First reading
5 Sophos GB New entry 32 , range 11–41 32#5
32
  • : score 32 · #5
19% 12% None First reading
6 CrowdStrike US New entry 32 , range 10–41 32#6
32
  • : score 32 · #6
17% 12% None First reading
7 Huntress US New entry 31 , range 9–40 31#7
31
  • : score 31 · #7
15% 13% None First reading
8 SentinelOne US New entry 30 , range 8–39 30#8
30
  • : score 30 · #8
17% 8% None First reading
9 Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus CZ New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#9
7
  • : score 7 · #9
11% 0% None First reading
10 Avast Essential Business Security CZ New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#10
7
  • : score 7 · #10
9% 2% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 pcmag.com Media 5.0% 2 of 4 2 5
2 techradar.com Media 5.0% 1 of 4 1 14
3 expresscomputer.in Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
4 hotnews.ro Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
5 libertatea.ro Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
6 securecoding.com Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 sigur-online.ro Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 spotmedia.ro Media 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
cele mai bune soluții de securitate pentru endpoint-uri pentru firme mici Romanian Bitdefender, ESET, Microsoft Defender and Sophos, tied
protejarea laptopurilor de serviciu pentru echipe it din companii mijlocii Romanian Microsoft Defender
cum poate o firmă mică să protejeze calculatoarele angajaților de viruși Romanian Microsoft Defender
cum să opresc ransomware-ul pe laptopurile de serviciu Romanian No brand recommended
antivirus tradițional versus detectarea comportamentului pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
protecție locală versus securitate endpoint gestionată pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
alternative la antivirusul instalat pe fiecare calculator pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
alternative la verificarea manuală a alertelor de securitate pentru echipe it mici Romanian Huntress and Microsoft Defender, tied
sunt administrator it la o firmă cu 20 de angajați, ce protecție folosesc pentru laptopuri Romanian Microsoft Defender
conduc o echipă it fără personal de securitate, cum protejez calculatoarele firmei Romanian Microsoft Defender

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured