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

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

Most cited source

google.com

28citations

From Gemini

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 81 , range 67–89 83% 54% First reading
2#2 overall SentinelOne US 79 , range 63–89 75% 58% First reading
3#3 overall Microsoft Defender US 78 , range 61–88 75% 54% First reading
4#4 overall Sophos GB 72 , range 48–83 58% 50% First reading
5#5 overall Bitdefender RO 48 , range 35–72 46% 25% First reading
6#6 overall ESET SK 44 , range 32–70 33% 29% First reading
7#7 overall Huntress US 43 , range 31–67 29% 29% First reading
8#8 overall Palo Alto Cortex US 32 , range 17–48 21% 13% First reading
9#9 overall Symantec US 30 , range 16–46 21% 8% First reading
= 10#10 overall Check Point IL 20 , range 10–40 13% 4% 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 google.com Vendor site 33.3% 1 of 4 28 Not read
2 gartner.com Industry authority 33.3% 1 of 4 2 20
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4 cynet.com Brand site 25.0% 1 of 4 3 16
5 huntress.com Brand site 25.0% 1 of 4 2 9
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
endpoint security software with the best support English CrowdStrike and ESET, tied
which endpoint security software do experts recommend English CrowdStrike, Huntress, Microsoft Defender, 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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