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The most visible endpoint security tools in Netherlands, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Netherlands in Dutch and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Most cited source

pcmag.com

3citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Bitdefender

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Microsoft Defender US New entry 70 , range 35–80
70
  • : score 70 · #1
 44% 33% None First reading
2 AVG CZ New entry 64 , range 0–81
64
  • : score 64 · #2
 7% 2% First reading
3 Panda Security ES New entry 40 , range 0–79
40
  • : score 40 · #3
 3% 2% None First reading
4 Bitdefender RO New entry 33 , range 15–57
33
  • : score 33 · #4
 16% 12% First reading
5 Microsoft 365 Business Premium US New entry 28 , range 23–63
28
  • : score 28 · #5
 28% 12% None First reading
6 Sophos GB New entry 25 , range 4–52
25
  • : score 25 · #6
 10% 7% None First reading
7 F-Secure FI New entry 25 , range 0–77
25
  • : score 25 · #7
 2% 1% None First reading
8 SentinelOne US New entry 23 , range 6–53
23
  • : score 23 · #8
 12% 6% None First reading
9 CrowdStrike US New entry 22 , range 16–56
22
  • : score 22 · #9
 14% 11% None First reading
10 McAfee US New entry 21 , range 0–76
21
  • : score 21 · #10
 2% 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.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
Wat zijn de beste endpointbeveiligingsoplossingen voor kleine bedrijven? Dutch Bitdefender and Microsoft Defender, tied
Hoe kunnen middelgrote bedrijven de zakelijke laptops van hun IT-teams beveiligen? Dutch Microsoft Defender
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf de computers van medewerkers beschermen tegen virussen? Dutch Microsoft Defender
Hoe voorkom ik ransomware op zakelijke laptops? Dutch Microsoft Defender
Traditionele antivirussoftware versus gedragsdetectie voor kleine bedrijven Dutch Microsoft Defender
Beveiliging op locatie versus beheerde endpointbeveiliging voor kleine bedrijven Dutch No brand recommended
Alternatieven voor het installeren van antivirussoftware op elke computer binnen kleine bedrijven Dutch Microsoft Defender
Alternatieven voor het handmatig beoordelen van beveiligingsmeldingen door kleine IT-teams Dutch Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
Ik ben IT-beheerder bij een bedrijf met 20 medewerkers. Welke beveiliging moet ik voor onze laptops gebruiken? Dutch Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
Ik geef leiding aan een IT-team zonder beveiligingsmedewerkers. Hoe kan ik de computers van het bedrijf beveiligen? Dutch Microsoft Defender

Each engine's top three

Method

For the AI side, 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.

How the leaderboards are measured