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The most visible B2B endpoint security tools on ChatGPT, October 2026

October 2026 · 12 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT · 24 answers read

Most cited source

gartner.com

21citations

From ChatGPT

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Brands

Rank Brand Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11#11 overall Fortinet US 29 , range 6–44 21% 4% First reading
12#12 overall WithSecure FI 13 , range 3–39 17% 0% First reading
= 13#13 overall Check Point IL 8 , range 1–38 13% 0% First reading
= 13#13 overall Symantec US 8 , range 1–38 13% 0% First reading
– Arctic Wolf US Too few answers 0% 0% First reading
– Broadcom Carbon Black US Too few answers 4% 4% First reading
– Cisco Secure Endpoint US Too few answers 8% 4% First reading
– Cynet IL Too few answers 0% 0% First reading
– Emsisoft NZ Too few answers 0% 0% None First reading
– G DATA DE Too few answers 0% 0% 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. 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
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14 huntress.com Brand site 12.5% 1 of 4 3 0
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17 eset.com Brand site 4.2% 1 of 4 1 0
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20 isg-one.com Industry authority 4.2% 1 of 4 1 0

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best endpoint security software for a mid-market company English CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Cortex, SentinelOne and Sophos, tied
endpoint security software recommendations for a CISO English CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Cortex, SentinelOne and Sophos, tied
top endpoint security software English CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Cortex and SentinelOne, tied
how to choose endpoint security software English No brand recommended
what to look for in endpoint security software English No brand recommended
endpoint security software for a team of 20 to 200 English Bitdefender, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne and Sophos, tied
endpoint security software that integrates with Splunk English CrowdStrike and Microsoft Defender, tied
endpoint security software with GDPR-compliant hosting English Bitdefender, CrowdStrike, ESET, Fortinet, HarfangLab, Sophos and TEHTRIS, tied
endpoint security software for healthcare English CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne and Sophos, tied
most reliable endpoint security software English Bitdefender, CrowdStrike, ESET, Microsoft Defender and Palo Alto Cortex, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

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.

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