Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 GEO Ranking for Endpoint Detection and Response

“**CrowdStrike Falcon** **Key Strengths:** - Lightweight cloud-native agent with minimal performance impact - Exceptional threat intelligence from tracking nation-state actors - Industry-leading threat hunting capabilities - Fast deployment and scalability - Strong behavioral analytics and AI-driven detection - Excellent user interface and workflow **Key Weaknesses:** - Premium pricing can be pro”

“**Microsoft Defender for Endpoint** **Key Strengths:** - Deep integration with Windows ecosystem and Microsoft 365 - Excellent value for organizations already invested in Microsoft - Strong automated investigation and remediation (AIR) - Comprehensive coverage across endpoints, email, identity, and cloud - Continuous improvement and feature additions - Competitive pricing, especially bundled with”

“**SentinelOne Singularity** **Key Strengths:** - Powerful autonomous response capabilities - Excellent cross-platform support (Windows, Mac, Linux) - Strong rollback and remediation features - On-premises and cloud deployment options - Competitive performance with low resource consumption - Growing threat intelligence capabilities **Key Weaknesses:** - Smaller market presence than CrowdStrike or”

“**Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR** **Key Strengths:** - True XDR approach integrating endpoint, network, and cloud data - Excellent for organizations using Palo Alto firewalls - Strong analytics and root cause analysis - Behavioral threat protection across multiple vectors - Comprehensive incident visualization **Key Weaknesses:** - Complex deployment and configuration - Steeper learning curve - ”

“**Trend Micro Vision One (with Endpoint Security)** **Key Strengths:** - Strong in detecting fileless and memory-based attacks - Excellent integration across Trend Micro product suite - Good for hybrid cloud environments - Strong in email and web threat correlation - Competitive pricing **Key Weaknesses:** - Interface can feel dated compared to competitors - Performance impact can be higher than”

“**VMware Carbon Black (Cloud Endpoint Standard/Enterprise)** **Key Strengths:** - Excellent for virtualized environments - Strong behavioral analytics and threat hunting - Flexible deployment options - Good integration with VMware infrastructure - Detailed endpoint visibility **Key Weaknesses:** - Product line complexity (multiple overlapping products) - Uncertain roadmap following Broadcom acqu”

“**Cybereason Defense Platform** **Key Strengths:** - Excellent at detecting multi-stage attacks - Strong visualization of attack chains (Malop™ concept) - Good for threat hunting and investigation - Ransomware protection capabilities - Competitive pricing for mid-market **Key Weaknesses:** - Smaller ecosystem and market presence - Fewer integrations than market leaders - Reporting could be more ”

“**Sophos Intercept X with XDR** **Key Strengths:** - Excellent ransomware protection and rollback - Strong deep learning malware detection - Good value for small-to-mid market - Synchronized Security with Sophos firewalls - Managed Detection and Response (MDR) options **Key Weaknesses:** - Less sophisticated than enterprise-focused competitors - Threat intelligence less comprehensive - Limited s”