12 Crowdstrike Competitors and Alternatives [As of 2024]

July 27, 20249 min read

Founded in 2011, Crowdstrike has quickly risen to prominence in the cybersecurity industry. Today, it is known for its advanced endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and proactive threat-hunting capabilities. 

The company has been growing at an exceptional rate since its inception. In 2023, it generated $2.24 billion in revenue, up 54.4% from the previous year. The total number of subscription customers reached 23,019, reflecting a 41% year-over-year growth. For the twelve months ending in April 2024, its revenue surged to $3.28 billion, representing a 34.26% increase compared to the previous year. [1]

Despite CrowdStrike’s strong presence in the cybersecurity market, many clients have begun seeking alternatives, particularly after the significant incident in July 2024. A buggy update from CrowdStrike caused widespread disruptions, taking down 8.5 million Windows machines and impacting one in four Fortune 500 companies, which collectively incurred losses of $5.4 billion. [2][3]

There are numerous other cybersecurity companies that invest in cutting-edge technologies like machine learning and automation to tackle emerging threats. We have identified 12 best Crowdstrike competitors that provide comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, demonstrate innovative approaches, and maintain a strong presence in the market. 

Did you know? 

The global cybersecurity market size, valued at $193.7 billion in 2024, is projected to exceed $562.7 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 14.3%. Cloud application security is expected to grow at the fastest rate during the forecast period. [4]

12. Rapid7 Cybersecurity

Founded in 2000
Competitive Edge: AI engine is trained on 20+ years of proprietary Rapid7 data & insights

Rapid7 provides continuous visibility into asset risk and offers actionable insights for reducing exposure. It utilizes advanced analytics, machine learning, and behavioral analysis to detect anomalies and malicious activities. 

The company features a dynamic application security testing tool designed to identify vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs. Plus, it offers a range of professional services, including security assessments, compliance audits, and incident response planning.

Their security solutions are utilized by over 11,000 customers across various industries, including real estate, transportation, manufacturing, and utilities. Consistent year-over-year growth in sales has been a hallmark of the company; in 2023, Rapid7 reported revenue of $778 million, up from $685 million the previous year. [5]

11. Harmony Endpoint

Launched in 2021 as part of the Harmony product suite
Competitive Edge: Supports up to 400,000 endpoint clients

Harmony Endpoint integrates multiple layers of security to provide comprehensive protection against a wide range of threats, including ransomware, phishing, and zero-day attacks. It utilizes cutting-edge technologies like sandboxing, behavioral analysis, and threat emulation to identify and prevent advanced threats that conventional antivirus solutions may miss. 

Harmony Endpoint safeguards sensitive data with advanced Data Loss Prevention capabilities and unique full disk encryption, ensuring valuable information remains safe and compliant with regulations. All of these features can be monitored and controlled through a unified management console, providing a streamlined and efficient way to manage security.

Its parent company, Check Point, serves 100,000+ businesses globally, including small and medium-sized companies, enterprises, and government agencies. Check Point’s annual revenue is close to $2.4 billion, with a significant portion attributed to its comprehensive security solutions, including Harmony Endpoint. [6]

10. ThreatDown

ThreatDown vs. CrowdStrike

Launched in 2023 as a spin-off from Malwarebytes for Business
Competitive Edge: 24/7 Managed Detection and Response service 

ThreatDown offers advanced, real-time protection against evolving cyber threats. It leverages cutting-edge technology (like AI-based behavioral detection) and a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts to help companies safeguard their digital assets. 

It assists companies in prioritizing and applying security patches to address vulnerabilities promptly, reducing the risk of exploitation. It also offers comprehensive training programs to increase the cybersecurity awareness and skills of employees, promoting a culture of security within the company. 

ThreatDown serves a diverse customer base, including 15,000+ businesses, schools, and governments. Its solutions protect over 3 million endpoints and facilitate more than 9.2 million monthly remediations. [7]

9. Cynet XDR

Founded in 2015
Competitive Edge: 24/7 Managed Detection and Response service 

Cynet aims to simplify and automate cybersecurity for companies of all sizes. Its flagship product, Cynet 360, an XDR platform, integrates multiple security functionalities to provide comprehensive protection against a wide range of cyber threats. It leverages AI and ML to enhance its threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities. 

The XDR platform consolidates endpoint detection and response, network traffic analysis, user behavior analysis, and deception technologies. It can even deploy decoy assets (such as files, servers, and credentials) within the network to lure and identify attackers, providing early detection of malicious activities. 

To date, the company has raised a total of $78 million through four funding rounds. The latest round (Series C) was closed in March 2021, in which they raised $40 million from Greenfield Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and BlueRed Partners. [8]

8. RSA Security

Founded in 1982
Competitive Edge: A large community for security professionals and IT administrators 

RSA Security specializes in encryption and network security. As a creator of the RSA public-key cryptosystem, the company has a long history of innovation in encryption and cryptography. 

In 2020, Symphony Technology Group acquired RSA from Dell Technologies for $2 billion. Since then, RSA has been operating as an independent company and has become one of the world’s largest cybersecurity and risk management firms. [9]

It offers a wide range of integrated security products that address different aspects of cybersecurity, from identity management and threat detection to risk management. It protects organizations against online fraud and cybercrime with solutions like RSA Web Threat Detection and RSA Adaptive Authentication, which analyze user behavior to identify and prevent fraudulent activities. 

Its flagship product, SecurID, processes millions of authentication events every year, ensuring secure access for users across various industries. As of 2024, RSA provides trusted identity and access management to 9,000+ companies worldwide, managing 60 million enterprise identities and providing secure, confident access to millions of users. [10]

And unlike other cybersecurity platforms, RSA has a large community for knowledge sharing, support, and professional development. This vibrant community helps users enhance their understanding of RSA products, stay updated on the latest security trends, and connect with a network of peers and experts. 

7. Trend Micro

Founded in 1988
Competitive Edge: 450+ internal threat researchers and data scientists

Trend Micro provides advanced threat protection, detection, and response capabilities for endpoints, utilizing machine learning and behavior analysis to detect and block threats. Its XDR platform extends detection and response capabilities across email, endpoints, servers, cloud workloads, and networks, offering a unified view of threats and comprehensive incident response. 

This platform is used by over 500,000 businesses and 250 million individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. In 2023, Trend Micro generated $1.76 billion in revenue, with a gross profit of $1.31 billion.

In the same year, Trend Micro was ranked as the number one Cloud Workload Security vendor, more than doubling the market share of its closest competitor. [11]

According to ESG, businesses using Trend Micro’s platform achieved an average cost saving of $2.43 million from improved customer churn, a 65% reduction in dwell time, and an average cost saving of $1.3 million from reduced risk exposure. [12]

6. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Launched in 2016
Competitive Edge: Built-in, security-specific generative AI

This is a cloud-delivered endpoint security solution built to help companies detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. It leverages the power of Microsoft’s cloud and AI to provide robust protection against sophisticated cyberattacks. [13]

Previously known as Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is now a part of the broader Microsoft 365 Defender suite. This solution not only helps companies assess their security posture but also provides effective measures for improvements.

It can scale to manage over one million endpoints on a single tenant, with the option for customers to further partition their tenant into hundreds of sub-tenants. Plus, a threat analytics tool is available, making it easier for companies to understand new global threats, determine their impact, evaluate their exposure, and take necessary mitigation actions. [14]

5. Fortinet

Founded in 2000
Competitive Edge: Integrated portfolio of 50+ cybersecurity products

Fortinet aims to deliver the most innovative, highest-performing network security fabric to secure and simplify the IT infrastructure. Its security fabric architecture provides broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface. 

They use proven AI and ML tools to process and analyze more than 100 billion events daily, sending actionable real-time threat intelligence. FortiOS, Fortinet’s flagship operating system, has detected 15,000 exploit attempts and blocked 360,000 malware executions, demonstrating strong endpoint protection. 

Fortinet serves nearly 755,000 customers globally, including many of the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations. In 2023, the company generated $5.3 billion in revenue, up 20% from the previous year. The annual net income stood at $1.14 billion, up 33.8% from 2022. [15]

Fortinet has made strategic acquisitions to expand its capabilities and market reach. The most notable ones include Lacework (cloud security), Panopta (IT operations monitoring and management), and CyberSponse (a virtual appliance-based security orchestration and automation platform). [16]

4. VMware Carbon Black

Founded in 2002
Competitive Edge: Threat validation and monthly reports 

In 2019, VMware acquired Carbon Black for $2.1 billion, extending its offering with advanced threat detection and response. At the time of acquisition, Carbon Black generated $241 million in annual revenue from 5,339 clients. 

Carbon Black’s solutions are designed to protect endpoints, prevent breaches, and enhance overall security posture through proactive defense mechanisms. Its cloud-native platform combines next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response, and managed threat hunting. [17]

It can protect workloads running in virtualized environments and across hybrid clouds. It also has a Threat Analysis Unit, which offers insights into emerging threats and attack techniques.

Plus, its managed detection experts provide monthly reports, summarizing activities like common suspicious events and most targeted machines. These reports serve as a foundation for refining policies and help teams identify big-picture trends.

3. Palo Alto Networks


Founded in 2005
Competitive Edge: Processed more than 1 trillion cloud events

Founded by Nir Zuk, Palo Alto Networks has rapidly grown to become a major player in the cybersecurity industry. It integrates data from multiple sources to detect, investigate, and respond to threats across the enterprise. Its proprietary platform provides context-rich information on emerging threats for proactive defense measures. 

To date, the platform has processed over 1 trillion cloud events, detected 31,100+ exploit attempts, blocked 380,400+ malware executions, analyzed 1.41 billion new unique objects, identified 10.91 million new unique attack objects, and prevented 11.3 billion attacks. [18]

Palo Alto Networks has severed 70,000+ companies in 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100. In 2023, they generated $6.89 billion in revenue and $4.98 billion in gross profit, representing increases of 25.2% and 31.73% from 2022, respectively. [19]

2. Sophos

Sophos vs. Crowdstrike

Founded in 2013
Competitive Edge: a single integrated cloud-based management console

Sophos offers a wide portfolio of cybersecurity solutions that cover endpoint protection, network security, and cloud security. The Sophos Intercept X, for example, combines deep learning, anti-ransomware, and active adversary mitigation to provide advanced threat protection.

Sophos XG Firewall, a next-gen firewall, integrates advanced threat protection, VPN capabilities, and web filtering to secure network environments. Sophos Cloud Optix provides visibility into cloud infrastructure, helps enforce security best practices, and automates compliance reporting. 

Sophos Firewall is the most-reviewed and top-rated vendor in the ‘2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Network Firewalls’. It is also the only vendor named a Leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) in the G2 Winter 2024 reports. [20]

Sophos holds a strong position in the cybersecurity market, especially among small and medium-sized businesses. It is used by over 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide. In 2023, Sophos surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue. [21]

1. SentinelOne Singularity Platform

Founded in 2013
Competitive Edge: 100% detection of major attacks with an average MTTD of 3.3 minutes

SentinelOne’s Singularity platform uses AI and ML algorithms to identify and mitigate threats in real-time. This allows for detection of both known and unknown threats, including ransomware, malware, and zero-day exploits. 

The platform leverages behavioral AI to analyze the behavior of apps and processes on endpoints. This helps in detecting suspicious activities and anomalies that may indicate a cyber attack, even if the threat signature is not known. 

It has served more than 9,250 clients, including four of the Fortune 10, hundreds of the Global 2000, educational institutions, government agencies, and healthcare providers.

In 2023, SentinelOne generated $422 million in revenue, doubling its earnings from 2022. The annual gross profit reached $278 million, a 125.7% increase from the previous year. As of April 2024, their annual recurring revenue (ARR) rose by 35% to $762 million, with customers generating an ARR of over $100,000 growing by 30% to 1,193. [22]

To date, SentinelOne has acquired three companies: Scalyr for $155 million in 2021, Attivo Networks for $616.5 million in 2022, and PingSafe, a cloud security platform, in 2024. [23]

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  7. Homepage, Powerfully simple endpoint security, ThreatDown
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  12. XDR, Attackers have nowhere left to hide, TrendMicro
  13. Microsoft Security, Disrupt ransomware on any platform, Microsoft
  14. Microsoft Defender, Fetch alerts from MSSP customer tenant, Microsoft
  15. About Us, Fortify your networks with Fortinet, Fortinet
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  17. Security, Deliver comprehensive endpoint and network visibility, VMWare
  18. Homepage, You can defend at speed and scale, Palo Alto Networks
  19. Financial data, Quarterly results, Palo Alto Networks
  20. Why Sophos, It is the highest-rated and most-reviewed endpoint protection solution, Sophos
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  22. Press Release, SentinelOne announces first quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results, SentinelOne
  23. Company Highlights, SentinelOne’s funding and financials, Cruchbase
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Varun Kumar

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