Endpoint security Category leader
CrowdStrike Falcon
Cloud endpoint protection with EDR and optional managed detection
Key features
- Behavioral threat detection
- Endpoint detection and response
- Managed threat monitoring
Our picks · 5 tools reviewed
Best Endpoint security software for 2026
Protects laptops, desktops and servers from malware, ransomware and attacks, usually with detection and response. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.
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| Pricing | $59.99/device/yr | $179.99/endpoint/yr | Contact sales | Contact sales | $8.99/endpoint/mo |
| Best for | Companies of 50 to 1,000 people that want a well-known EDR and can add managed monitoring through Falcon Complete. | Companies of 20 to 500 people that want autonomous EDR with rollback and can add managed detection later. | Companies of 25 to 1,000 people that want one vendor for endpoint protection and an optional managed MDR service. | MSPs serving small businesses that want endpoint, identity and email protection in one per-user bundle. | Small IT teams and MSPs protecting 50 or more endpoints without their own security analysts. |
| Team size | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 2–50 people | 2–500 people |
| Behavioral threat detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ransomware rollback | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Endpoint detection and response | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed threat monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Device isolation | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Cloud management console | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Category leaders
The best-known endpoint security tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.
Endpoint security Category leader
SentinelOne Singularity
AI-driven endpoint protection with one-click ransomware rollback
Key features
- Behavioral threat detection
- Ransomware rollback
- Endpoint detection and response
- Managed threat monitoring
- Device isolation
Endpoint security Category leader
Sophos Endpoint
Endpoint protection with CryptoGuard rollback, EDR and optional MDR
Key features
- Behavioral threat detection
- Ransomware rollback
- Endpoint detection and response
- Managed threat monitoring
Rising picks
Newer tools with real traction and a clear difference from the leaders.
Endpoint security Rising
Guardz
MSP security platform with endpoint, identity and email protection
Key features
- Behavioral threat detection
- Endpoint detection and response
- Managed threat monitoring
- Device isolation
Endpoint security Rising
Huntress
Managed EDR with a 24/7 SOC, priced per endpoint
Key features
- Behavioral threat detection
- Endpoint detection and response
- Managed threat monitoring