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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

Where engines disagree most

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Brands

Rank Brand Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1#1 overall CrowdStrike US 90 , range 78–96 88% 79% First reading
2#2 overall Microsoft Defender US 85 , range 72–93 79% 71% First reading
3#3 overall Sophos GB 83 , range 71–91 88% 58% First reading
4#4 overall SentinelOne US 82 , range 69–91 79% 63% First reading
5#5 overall Palo Alto Cortex US 70 , range 46–82 54% 50% First reading
6#6 overall Bitdefender RO 62 , range 42–78 50% 42% First reading
7#7 overall ESET SK 44 , range 32–69 38% 25% First reading
8#8 overall Trellix US 36 , range 26–50 42% 0% First reading
9#9 overall Trend Micro JP 32 , range 19–47 29% 4% First reading
10#10 overall Huntress US 30 , range 15–46 17% 13% 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
1 gartner.com Industry authority 33.3% 1 of 4 10 21
2 microsoft.com Brand site 50.0% 1 of 4 13 2
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6 av-comparatives.org Review site 16.7% 1 of 4 5 16
7 mitre.org Regulator 16.7% 1 of 4 6 1
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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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