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

Where engines disagree most

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Brands

Rank Brand Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– TrendAI US Too few answers 4% 0% None First reading
– VIPRE US Too few answers 4% 0% None First reading
– VMware US Too few answers 4% 4% None First reading
– WatchGuard US Too few answers 4% 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 3
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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 8

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
endpoint security software with the best support English CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Sophos, tied
which endpoint security software do experts recommend English Bitdefender, CrowdStrike, ESET, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Cortex, SentinelOne and Sophos, 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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