The Top 9 Alternatives To CrowdStrike

ESET are market leaders in endpoint security and antivirus software, offering strong, yet lightweight solutions with the lowest false positive rates and hyperlocal, personalized support based in the US.

Strengths: ESET PROTECT provides powerful, multilayered protection that leverages ESET’s machine learning capabilities, human expertise, and their comprehensive global threat detection network. Key features include:

• Manage endpoints from a cloud-based or on-premises unified management console
• Comprehensive protection against ransomware
• Will detect hijacked or corrupted applications, protecting against fileless attacks
• Catalogs threat intelligence information from ESET’s global network to identify, prioritize, and block new threats
• Advanced Threat Defense offers cloud sandboxing to protect against zero-day threats and helps reveal the behavior of suspicious software

Supported OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, and Android devices

The bottom line: ESET PROTECT offers a leading endpoint solution with a lightweight agent and a scalable, flexible platform. The admin console We would recommend ESET Endpoint Security for organizations looking to support a global workforce, as well as those with a large number of BYOD devices.

• Contact ESET directly for a pricing quote.

Heimdal’s EDR solution enables businesses to block known endpoint threats from entering their environment, as well as detect and remediate sophisticated zero-day threats.

Strengths: Heimdal’s admin console is intuitive and easy-to-use. Heimdal also provides high quality technical support with the option to run the solution as a fully managed service. Key features include:

• Next-gen antivirus, privileged access management and application control, patch management, DNS filtering, and encryption modules
• Monitors environments for known and zero-day threats using machine learning-driven intelligence
• Crowdsources intelligence from across Heimdal’s entire solution portfolio, enabling more effective detection and remediation, without the need to integrate and manage other third-party tools
• Automates remediation workflows for certain threat types (e.g., patching third-party applications) to reduce strain on IT and security resource

Supported OS: Windows, Windows Server, Android, MacOS, and iOS.

The bottom line: Overall, we recommend Heimdal Endpoint Detection and Response for any organization looking for a holistic threat prevention, detection, and response platform.

• For pricing information, contact Heimdal directly.

Bitdefender’s business endpoint security solution, GravityZone, uses a unified management console to implement security services on physical endpoints, mobile devices, and virtual machines in public cloud and Exchange mail servers.

Strengths: Bitdefender unifies multiple endpoint security services in a single platform with an easy-to-manage admin console. Key features include:

• Anti-malware protection based on security content scanning and heuristic analysis
• Content Control enforces company policies for permitted traffic, web access, data protection, and applications control
• Device Control prevents leaks via external devices attached to endpoints
• Sandbox Analyzer performs automatic, in-depth analysis of suspicious files

Supported OS: Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.

The bottom line: Bitdefender GravityZone provides strong protection by layering multiple endpoint security services in a single platform. We would recommend this solution to organizations looking for flexible, easy-to-manage, and cost effective endpoint threat protection.

• Bitdefender pricing depends on number of users and length of subscription. A pricing calculator is available on their website.

Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Security Complete brings together cloud endpoint protection, AI-driven threat hunting, and policy controls to protect endpoint devices.

Strengths: Symantec Endpoint Security Complete delivers strong protection across all device types – from desktops to mobile devices. Key features include:

• Protection for all endpoints – laptops, desktops, tablets, mobile services, and servers
• Single agent attack surface reduction, attack and breach prevention, and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
• Unified admin console offering real-time threat visibility, monitoring, and reporting
• Adaptive protection, active directory security, and advanced application control

Supported OS: Windows, Mac, and Linux. Some Symantec Endpoint Security features are only available on a subset of device types.

The bottom line: Symantec Endpoint Security Complete delivers strong protection across all device types. We would recommend this solutions to organizations looking for a robust layered approach to security at the endpoint.

• Contact Symantec directly for a pricing quote.

Huntress Managed Security Platform is a comprehensive managed endpoint detection and response platform fully managed by a 24/7 human-led Security Operations Centre (SOC).

Strengths: Huntress provides comprehensive threat detection and analysis, alert triage, and actionable remediation strategies. We were also impressed by the comprehensive Security Awareness Training platform included. Key features include:

• A team of security experts monitor and triage threats 24/7
• Identified threats are remediated automatically with follow up recommendations
• Streamlined security admin console to provide visibility into active incidents, investigations, remediation, and reporting
• Comprehensive monitoring of policy change, login events, compromised accounts, suspicious behaviors, and mail-flows for M365
• Extensive Security Awareness Training, complimenting fully managed phishing simulations component

Supported OS: Windows, Windows Server, and MacOS.

The bottom line: The Huntress Managed Service Platform delivers robust and effective protection against a range of cyber threats, particularly ransomware attacks. We recommend Huntress for teams looking for powerful, managed endpoint protection.

• Contact Huntress directly for pricing information.

Microsoft’s enterprise endpoint security platform, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, is designed to help organizations efficiently prevent attacks, scale their security resources, and evolve their defenses across operating systems and network devices.

Strengths: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a complete endpoint security system which works to prevent malware, ransomware, and other advanced attacks. Key features include:

• AI Copilot can investigate and respond to incidents and prioritize alerts
• Threat vulnerability management to quickly discover, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities or misconfigurations
• Automatically investigate alerts and remediate complex threats
• Deep threat monitoring and analysis lets you detect and respond to advanced attacks

Supported OS: Windows, iOS, Linux, Android, and macOS. 

The bottom line: We recommend Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to organizations in the Microsoft 365 eco-system looking for an easy-to-manage and cost-effective endpoint security solution.

• There are two versions of Defender for Endpoint available: P1 (a standard endpoint protection service) & P2 (provides enhanced EDR capabilities)
• P1 is available with M365 E3 licenses. P2 is available with M365 E5 licenses

Sophos offers a highly rated and powerful endpoint protection, EDR and XDR platform that can hunt for (and secure against) ransomware, malware, and other endpoint threats. It proactively scans for malware and other exploits to eliminate threats from the network.

Strengths: Sophos offers a powerful platform that performs well in third-party endpoint protection assessments. The platform consolidates endpoint security, detection and response in one platform. Key features include:

• Robust protection against ransomware with advanced analysis of file content and a file roll-back feature
• Over 60 proprietary and pre-configured exploit mitigations used to protect against fileless attacks and zero-day exploits
• Automatically detects, investigates, and responds to suspicious behaviors and indicators of attacks
• Adaptive, automated defenses for individual devices and organization level threats, with a focus on minimizing attack surface

Supported OS: Windows, Windows Server, MacOS, and Linux.

The bottom line: Sophos deliver strong endpoint security management and ransomware protection. We would recommend Sophos Intercept X to organizations looking for effective detection and threat prevention via real-time threat intelligence, with complete web, device, and data control.

• Contact Sophos directly for a pricing quote.

SentinelOne, is a leading autonomous security solutions provider for endpoint, cloud, and identity environments. The SentinelOne Singularity Complete platform delivers enterprise-grade prevention, detection, response solution for endpoints, clouds, and identities.

Strengths: SentinelOne Singularity combines endpoint protection and EDR in one powerful agent with powerful anti-virus engines and behavioral detection. Key features include:

• Powerful static and behavioral AI engines to stop both known and unknown endpoint threats
• Storyline feature provides real-time context across all OS providing greater visibility
• One-click remediation for unauthorized endpoint changes with no scripting required
• Endpoint device control features including network control, USB service control, and Bluetooth control
• Integrates with Purple AI, an advanced AI security analyst that can help you to triage and respond faster to threats

Supported OS: Windows, macOS, Linux, and Kubernetes.

The bottom line: SentinelOne Singularity Complete is powerful platform designed to secure your network’s endpoints, clouds, and identities. We recommend it to enterprise organizations looking to implement a strong platform with complete visibility and threat hunting capabilities.

Trellix Endpoint Security is an integrated, centrally managed endpoint protection platform which delivers proactive threat intelligence and active attack defenses across every endpoint in your organization, with an integrated XDR platform.

Strengths: Trellix provides actionable threat intelligence, machine learning, and active threat defenses all managed via one single cloud admin console. Key features of the platform include:

• Machine learning behavior classification detects possible zero-day attacks in near real-time and provides actionable threat intelligence
• Behavior classification automatically identifies behaviors and can add rules to prevent future attacks
• Centralized management offers in-depth visibility and simplifies security operations
• Robust protection against ransomware, zero day, and emerging endpoint threats

Supported OS: Windows, Windows Server, MacOS, and Linux.

The bottom line: Trellix offers a powerful, trusted, and unified platform for endpoint protection and XDR. We recommend Trellix’s endpoint security to organizations looking for a flexible, unified solution that helps you to consolidate your data and threat defenses from device to cloud.