In Antivirus & Endpoint Protection

What are the best antivirus and endpoint protection solutions?

EditionNov 11, 2026Asked on 6 AI surfacesv5.0

AI Visibility Ranking

Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.

DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.

RankBrandNamed byScore
1Bitdefender Total Security5/672.3
2CrowdStrike Falcon5/659.4
3Bitdefender GravityZone6/653.4
4SentinelOne Singularity5/649.6
5Microsoft Defender for Endpoint5/646.0
6Sophos Intercept X3/628.7
7Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR3/628.5
8Windows Security (Microsoft Defender)3/628.2
9Microsoft Defender for Business2/625.2
10Bitdefender Antivirus1/621.5

Sources these answers cited

The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.

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gartner.comgartner.com3 surfaces
sentinelone.comsentinelone.com2 surfaces
shopping.google.comshoppingGravityZone Business Antivirus2 surfaces
techradar.commediaThe best internet security suites: ranked and rated by experts2 surfaces
acronis.comacronis.com1 surfaces
av-comparatives.orgMalware Protection Test September 2026: Full Report1 surfaces
av-test.orgThe best security solutions for Windows 111 surfaces
axis-intelligence.comBest Endpoint Security Solutions 2026: 14 Platforms Compared1 surfaces
bcainc.comBest Antivirus Endpoint Detection & Response Software 20221 surfaces
clearnetwork.comTop 5 Best EDR Products for Endpoint Protection in 20261 surfaces
connectwise.comconnectwise.com1 surfaces
cybersecuritynews.comTop 10 Best Business Antivirus & Endpoint Protection 20261 surfaces

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