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Recognition That Matters. Protection That Delivers.
Sophos is the only vendor named a “Customers’ Choice” across these five categories: Endpoint, XDR, MDR, Email, and Firewalls. This underscores the strength of:
Sophos Fusion, which protects more than 625,000 organizations worldwide.
Advanced endpoint protection built for the AI era, stopping sophisticated attacks before they spread.
Adaptive Attack Protection that hardens defenses during active attacks.
Rated a "Customers' Choice" for MDR, XDR, Endpoint, Email, and Firewall
A Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection for the 17th consecutive report
Won three awards at the SE Labs Awards 2026: Enterprise Endpoint (Windows), Small Business Endpoint (Windows), and Small Business Security Development
Advanced Endpoint Protection.
Built for the AI Era.
See how Sophos Endpoint and Bitdefender GravityZone compare across the capabilities that matter most for stopping sophisticated attacks.
| FEATURES | Sophos | Bitdefender |
|---|---|---|
| ECOSYSTEM |  XDR integrations included Vendor-agnostic architecture connects Sophos and third-party controls into a single security system, with 500+ integrations included at no additional cost. This delivers broader visibility and coordinated response across existing security investments. |  Telemetry relies on multiple add-ons Broader telemetry depends on multiple XDR Sensor licenses and the GravityZone Security Data Lake SIEM add-on. Even with XDR licensing, third-party integration coverage remains limited to less than 20 integrations. |
| CYBER DEFENSE SYSTEM | Sophos Fusion Sophos Fusion brings together native and third-party controls, agentic AI, and human experts as one cyber defense system, coordinating prevention, detection, and response at machine speed to defend against AI-era threats. | No equivalent cyber defense system Bitdefender offers an endpoint-centric platform but lacks a comparable cyber defense architecture that brings together native and third-party security controls, AI, a context lake, and human expertise in a unified system. |
| AI INNOVATION | Leading AI partnerships Participant in Anthropic's Project Glasswing and OpenAI's Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, helping shape how frontier AI is applied to cyber defense. | No disclosed frontier AI partnerships No involvement in either initiative, limiting visibility into the development of next-generation defensive AI. |
| AI-POWERED SOC | GenAI built into XDR and MDR Includes AI-powered search, investigations, command analysis, case summaries, and security assistance at no additional cost. | Limited GenAI capabilities Offers GravityZone AI Assistant for LLM-powered investigation Q&A, but does not document the same breadth of GenAI SOC capabilities included with Sophos XDR, such as AI Search, command analysis, and case summaries. |
| RANSOMWARE PROTECTION | Default-on CryptoGuard in Sophos Endpoint is enabled by default – all customers get full protection with nothing to configure. | Less protected by default Bitdefender’s ransomware protection is not enabled by default, limits file recovery to files under 15 MB when enabled, and lacks an equivalent to WipeGuard for MBR protection. |
| EXPLOIT PROTECTION | 60+ exploit mitigations Protects every running process by default, with no app-specific tuning, blocking exploit techniques including AI-generated zero-days. | Limited coverage Exploit protection is limited to selected applications, and Bitdefender’s official documentation lists only 20 application-specific anti-exploit techniques. |
| AI USAGE GOVERNANCE | GenAI usage controls Sophos Endpoint surfaces AI use and controls access to GenAI tools like Claude. Teams get the visibility and control they need to support AI adoption confidently, without slowing the business down. | No dedicated GenAI controls Bitdefender does not offer dedicated GenAI controls, requiring admins to trade off GenAI adoption against security oversight managed through custom URL rules. |
| MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE | More complete MDR Sophos MDR includes 500+ third-party integrations at no extra cost, broad hands-on-keyboard response, and Agentic SOC that resolves 52% of cases with AI at an average 89-second response time. MDR Plus adds critical incident management. | More limited MDR Bitdefender MDR is primarily built around native telemetry and pre-approved response actions. Broader telemetry and third-party response require separate XDR Sensor add-ons and Security Data Lake licensing, with no Agentic SOC or remote incident response. |
Everything about Sophos, from their admin tools to the user experience to the support and sales team, is top-notch.
Director, IT Security in the Media Industry, $50M-$250M
High Five: Sophos Named a 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers' Choice for Endpoint Protection Platforms | SOPHOS
Validated by the analysts, testing firms, and organizations that matter most.
Sophos earns top recognition from leading analyst firms, customer review platforms, and independent testing organizations.
A Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for 17 consecutive reports
A top performer in the MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations for Enterprise Products and Managed Services (MDR)
The only vendor named Gartner Customers’ Choice for Endpoint Security, XDR, MDR Services, Email, and Firewall
A leader in the IDC MarketSpace assessments – Worldwide MDR for Midmarket 2026, Worldwide XDR 2025, and Modern Endpoint Security for Small and Midsize Businesses 2024
The only vendor named a G2 Leader in EPP, EDR, XDR, MDR, and Firewall in the G2 Summer 2026 Reports
Won three awards at the SE Labs Awards 2026: Enterprise Endpoint (Windows), Small Business Endpoint (Windows), and Small Business Security Development
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