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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

One engine

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Brands

Rank Brand Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1#1 overall CrowdStrike US 89 , range 76–95 88% 79% None First reading
2#2 overall Microsoft Defender US 83 , range 70–92 79% 71% None First reading
3#3 overall Sophos GB 82 , range 68–90 88% 58% None First reading
4#4 overall SentinelOne US 80 , range 65–90 79% 63% None First reading
5#5 overall Palo Alto Cortex US 66 , range 46–80 54% 50% None First reading
6#6 overall Bitdefender RO 59 , range 42–76 50% 42% None First reading
7#7 overall ESET SK 44 , range 33–65 38% 25% None First reading
8#8 overall Trellix US 36 , range 28–49 42% 0% None First reading
9#9 overall Trend Micro JP 33 , range 11–47 29% 4% None First reading
10#10 overall Huntress US 31 , range 7–46 17% 13% 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

No answer cited a source of this type (Community).

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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