Dataset size
The latest Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms run found 22 recommended brands and 25 cited sources in AI answers.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
22
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
25
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
56%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | 1 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR | 3 |
| SentinelOne | 4 |
| Cisco | 5 |
What AI tools say about Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Movement
What changed this week?
CrowdStrike held the top position, but the ranking below it moved sharply: CrowdStrike, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Cisco and Sophos and 2 other brands entered the top 10 this week, while Trend Micro Vision One dropped at least three positions.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Paloaltonetworks, Crowdstrike and Fortinet are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 56% of all citations.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT names CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Google AI Mode names CrowdStrike, Gemini names Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, and Perplexity names CrowdStrike Falcon XDR.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
CrowdStrike ranks #1 for Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
CrowdStrike, Microsoft, and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR lead Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Paloaltonetworks, Forrester, and Expertinsights are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
CrowdStrike#1
Microsoft#2
SentinelOne#4
Cisco#5
Sophos#6
- ANand 2 more
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Stellar Cyber Open XDR4 to #10
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Trend Micro Vision One3 to #9
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New | #1 | New | #1 | |
| #2 | New | #2 | New | #2 | |
| #3 | #3 | #3 | 0 | #3 | |
| #4 | New | #4 | New | #4 | |
| #5 | New | #5 | New | #5 | |
| #6 | New | #6 | New | #6 | |
| #7 | New | #7 | New | #7 | |
| #8 | New | #8 | New | #8 | |
| #9 | #6 | #9 | 3 | #6 | |
| #10 | #14 | #10 | 4 | #10 |
Current brand snapshot
22 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | #1 | #1 | #2 | #1 | | |
| 2 | New | - | #2 | #3 | #2 | | |
| 3 | 0 | #2 | - | #1 | #3 | | |
| 4 | New | #4 | #4 | #7 | #10 | | |
| 5 | New | #8 | #6 | #4 | - | | |
| 6 | New | #10 | #7 | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | #8 | - | #5 | | |
| 8 | New | - | #3 | #1 | #3 | | |
| 9 | -3 | #5 | #5 | #8 | #4 | | |
| 10 | +4 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 11 | New | #5 | #5 | #8 | #4 | | |
| 12 | New | #5 | #5 | #8 | #4 | | |
| 13 | New | #7 | - | #10 | - | | |
| 14 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 15 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 16 | New | - | #9 | #9 | - | | |
| 17 | New | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 18 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 19 | -7 | #5 | #5 | #8 | #4 | | |
| 20 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 21 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 22 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
25 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PaloaltonetworksOfficial | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 5 | | |
| 4 | CrowdstrikeOfficial | 3 | |
| 5 | FortinetOfficial | 2 | |
| 6 | MicrosoftOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | SophosOfficial | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | | |
| 9 | 2 | | |
| 10 | BitdefenderOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 | CheckpointOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | CiscoOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | | |
| 14 | CynetOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | ElasticOfficial | 1 | |
| 16 | 1 | | |
| 17 | 1 | | |
| 18 | FireeyeOfficial | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | | |
| 20 | IbmOfficial | 1 | |
| 21 | 1 | | |
| 22 | McafeeOfficial | 1 | |
| 23 | SentineloneOfficial | 1 | |
| 24 | TrendmicroOfficial | 1 | |
| 25 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR | 1 |
| Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR | 2 |
| Microsoft Defender XDR | 3 |
| SentinelOne Singularity XDR | 4 |
| Trend Micro Trend Vision One | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | -1 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | +3 | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | New | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | -2 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | -2 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
9 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | | |
| 2 | 5 | | |
| 3 | 2 | | |
| 4 | BitdefenderOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | CiscoOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | CrowdstrikeOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | ElasticOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | MicrosoftOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | SophosOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | 1 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 3 |
| SentinelOne | 4 |
| Trend Micro | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | New | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | New | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | New | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
10 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | |
| 2 | CrowdstrikeOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | CynetOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | FortinetOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 1 | | |
| 9 | SophosOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR | 1 |
| CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR | 2 |
| Microsoft Defender XDR | 3 |
| Cisco XDR | 4 |
| Stellar Cyber Open XDR | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | New | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | +3 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | +3 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | -3 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
2 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PaloaltonetworksOfficial | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| CrowdStrike Falcon XDR | 1 |
| Microsoft Defender XDR | 2 |
| Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR | 3 |
| Trend Micro Vision One | 4 |
| Fortinet FortiXDR | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | New | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | -1 | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #10 | |
Current source snapshot
10 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CheckpointOfficial | 1 | |
| 2 | CrowdstrikeOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | FireeyeOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | FortinetOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | IbmOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | McafeeOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | MicrosoftOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | PaloaltonetworksOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | SentineloneOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | TrendmicroOfficial | 1 | |
Common AI search questions about Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Q1
Who leads Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms in AI answers?
CrowdStrike is the most recommended extended detection and response (XDR) platforms brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT names CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, Google AI Mode names CrowdStrike, Gemini names Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, and Perplexity names CrowdStrike Falcon XDR.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms?
The most cited sources for extended detection and response (XDR) platforms recommendations are Paloaltonetworks, Forrester and Expertinsights, out of 25 tracked sources. Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Paloaltonetworks, Crowdstrike and Fortinet are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 56% of all citations. The main independent sources are Forrester, Expertinsights and Ciopages.
Q3
How fresh is this Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, CrowdStrike, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Cisco and Sophos and 2 other brands entered the top 10 and Stellar Cyber Open XDR and Trend Micro Vision One moved three or more positions in the extended detection and response (XDR) platforms index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/security-cloud-security-software-extended-detection-and-response-xdr-platforms
Report data
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AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms, including 22 recommended brands and 25 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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