CrowdStrike are a global leader in cloud cybersecurity. They offer an advanced, cloud-native endpoint protection platform to protect devices, cloud workloads, identity and data. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, CrowdStrike support more than 30,000 organizations globally, including some of the world’s biggest companies.
In the news: In July 2024, it was reported that a major global outage of key internet services was caused by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon software update. The outage had a major global impact, affecting healthcare institutions, banks, airlines and media companies. According to CEO George Kurtz, the outage was caused by a software bug in an update for CrowdStrike’s endpoint security product. A fix was quickly offered by the company.
It is critical that organizations implement an effective endpoint protection solution to protect mobile devices, desktops, servers, and laptops – against malicious activity and cyber-attacks. Endpoint protection solutions work by detecting malware and other malicious security events. Once detected, they can provide alerts, automate investigations, and carry out remediation procedures.
In this article, we’ll outline our top picks for alternatives to CrowdStrike for endpoint security. This list is based on our own technical evaluation of these endpoint security platforms, as well as pricing, features, market positioning and more.
The list will include a mix of endpoint security, managed detection and response (MDR) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions that can be used in place of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.