Top 10 Endpoint Security Software

Endpoint security management software secures laptops, desktops, servers, and mobile devices. Organizations use these tools to prevent malware infections, block unauthorized access, and protect sensitive data across their networks.

See 10 endpoint security platforms compared across the capabilities that separate them:

Endpoint security features

See the definitions for common and differentiating features.

Reviews & Ratings of top endpoint security software

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Analysis of vendors

1. NinjaOne

NinjaOne‘s primary differentiator is scope: it combines endpoint security with backup, patch management, and RMM (remote monitoring and management) in a single console, making it the closest thing in this list to a full IT operations platform rather than a pure security product. It targets MSPs managing multiple client environments and internal IT teams that want to consolidate tools.

In our RMM benchmark, we documented that NinjaOne enforces secure remote access with user consent, OTP-based background sessions, detailed session controls (like clipboard clearing and logging), and non-disruptive unattended access, directly strengthening endpoint security and auditability.

Key capabilities

• Device control and policy enforcement: Drive encryption status, password and device-approval policies, and antivirus-inventory checks that flag endpoints missing the standardized agent.
• Agent tamper protection: End users cannot remove the agent.
• Security integrations: Policy-driven integrations with CrowdStrike Falcon, Bitdefender GravityZone, and SentinelOne deploy the sensor to managed endpoints and surface detections in the NinjaOne console.

NinjaOne isn’t an antivirus or EDR vendor itself. Its endpoint security role is device control and orchestration: drive encryption status, password and device-approval policies, agent tamper protection so end users can’t remove it, and antivirus-inventory checks that flag machines missing whatever AV package a company has standardized on.¹

Actual threat detection and response comes through integration partners NinjaOne has policy-driven integrations with CrowdStrike Falcon, Bitdefender GravityZone, and SentinelOne that auto-deploy the sensor to managed endpoints and surface detected threats directly in the NinjaOne console, with one-click remediation in Bitdefender’s case.²

Choose NinjaOne for complete endpoint security that saves time and reduces complexity.

2. Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud combines EDR, XDR, anti-malware, patch management, backup, and disaster recovery in a single agent and console. The platform’s main differentiator is convergence: organizations manage data protection and endpoint security from one interface rather than coordinating between separate vendors.

Key capabilities

• Single agent: Backup, anti-malware, EDR, patch management, and vulnerability assessment run from one agent and one console.
• Backup-integrated rollback: When ransomware is detected mid-attack, affected files are restored from a clean recovery point.
• Multi-tenant console: One interface covers multiple client environments, which suits MSPs.
• XDR coverage: XDR extends across Microsoft 365 email, identity, and collaboration apps in the same console.³

Choose Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud for integrated endpoint security and backup in a single platform.

3. CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Falcon is the benchmark for cloud-native EDR. Its core advantage is behavioral detection: the platform identifies attacks based on what a process does rather than matching it against a known signature, enabling it to catch novel threats that signature-based tools miss. The agent runs entirely in the cloud, keeping the on-device footprint small.

Key capabilities

• Behavioral detection: A single cloud-native agent identifies attacks by process behavior rather than signature matching.
• Risk-based patching: Falcon for IT applies patching with Patch Safety Scores, while Falcon Exposure Management prioritizes the vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited, in one console and workflow.⁴
• Endpoint visibility: Falcon for IT reports application, configuration, performance, and cryptographic posture, including discovery of AI tools, agents, and models running on endpoints.⁵

Forrester TEI study found organizations replacing legacy endpoint security with CrowdStrike achieved a 273% ROI over three years, $5 million in total benefits, and a payback period under six months, with endpoint security management labor reduced by 95%.⁶

4. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Endpoint’s case rests almost entirely on ecosystem fit. For organizations already running Microsoft 365, it adds EDR capabilities without new agents, consoles, or licensing negotiations; everything flows through the same admin center that manages Intune, Entra, and Purview. Organizations outside the Microsoft ecosystem will find less to recommend.

Key capabilities

• No new infrastructure for Microsoft 365 tenants: Defender for Endpoint is managed from the same admin center as Intune, Entra, and Purview.
• Cross-product correlation: Email, identity, and endpoint signals are correlated in one console.
• Managed layer: The Defender Experts Suite adds 24/7 human-led detection and response with Security Copilot agents for incident triage and threat hunting.

Microsoft launched the Defender Experts Suite, adding a fully managed, AI-powered security operations layer on top of the standard Defender for Endpoint product. The suite combines 24/7 human-led detection and response with Security Copilot AI agents for incident triage and threat hunting, integrated across Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview. ⁷

5. SentinelOne Singularity

SentinelOne’s distinguishing capability is autonomous response: when the platform detects a threat, it can isolate the device, terminate malicious processes, and roll back file system changes to a pre-infection state without waiting for a human to approve each action. This makes it particularly relevant for organizations with small security teams that cannot sustain 24/7 manual response.

Key capabilities

• Autonomous response: On detection, the platform can isolate the device, terminate the malicious process, and roll back file system changes to the pre-infection state without waiting for analyst approval.
• AI data security: DSPM capabilities aim to keep sensitive data out of AI pipelines, addressing risks such as data memorization and pipeline poisoning before training begins.⁸
• AI agent protection: At RSAC 2026, SentinelOne added agent security with posture management for MCP servers and agentic workflows, plus AI red teaming for first-party AI applications.⁹

SentinelOne expanded the Singularity platform with new Data Security Posture Management capabilities, designed to prevent sensitive data from entering AI pipelines and address risks like data memorization and pipeline poisoning before model training begins.¹⁰

6. Trellix Endpoint Security

Trellix is best suited to organizations already running Trellix products for network or email security. Its endpoint agent integrates natively with the broader Trellix XDR platform. As a standalone endpoint product, it is less competitive compared with CrowdStrike or SentinelOne.

Key capabilities

• Rollback remediation: Automatic rollback remediation returns systems to a healthy state after unauthorized changes.
• Single agent, single console: The Trellix Agent covers EPP, EDR, device control, and forensics, and ePolicy Orchestrator also manages Windows Defender Antivirus, Defender Exploit Guard, and Windows Firewall policy.
• Threat intelligence: Trellix Insights prioritizes active campaigns by sector and geography and predicts which endpoints lack protection against them.
• Optional modules: Endpoint encryption, endpoint DLP, mobile security, and network sandboxing are sold as add-ons.

7. Sophos Intercept X

Sophos Intercept X combines deep learning-based malware detection with ransomware-specific protections, including behavioral monitoring for encryption activity and file rollback on detection. It occupies a middle ground: more capable than traditional antivirus, less complex than full enterprise EDR platforms like CrowdStrike or SentinelOne, which makes it a reasonable fit for mid-market organizations.

Key capabilities

• CryptoGuard: Detects malicious encryption by analyzing file contents, stops local and remote ransomware, and rolls encrypted files back to their unencrypted state regardless of file size or type.
• Exploit prevention: Roughly 60 preconfigured exploit mitigations run on top of built-in Windows protection.
• Adaptive Attack Protection: Heightened defenses switch on automatically when a hands-on-keyboard attack is detected, and Critical Attack Warning alerts every Sophos Central administrator when adversary activity spans multiple endpoints.
• Tiering: Web, peripheral, and application control plus DLP ship in all tiers. EDR and XDR come with Intercept X Advanced with XDR, and 24/7 threat hunting with the MDR tier.

8. Trend Micro Apex One

Trend Micro Apex One is one of the more complete endpoint platforms for vulnerability management: it combines EDR with built-in vulnerability scanning and patch management, giving security and IT teams visibility into unpatched exposure alongside active threats. Organizations that treat patching and threat detection as separate workflows will find the integration valuable.

Key capabilities

• Virtual patching: Vulnerability Protection applies virtual patches before a vendor patch is available or deployable, which shields endpoints during the test-and-validate window.
• Ransomware rollback: Runtime machine learning and expert rules block encryption processes, and rollback restores files encrypted before detection.
• Single agent, EPP plus EDR: One agent covers behavioral analysis, file and web reputation, application control, device control, and DLP, and feeds telemetry to Trend Vision One for XDR.
• Deployment options: Apex One runs as a service, on-premises, or hybrid.

9. Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Kaspersky’s detection accuracy is its most consistent strength across independent tests and user reviews. Application control, which defines which executables are permitted to run, is granular and well implemented.

US availability: The Commerce Department banned Kaspersky sales to US persons in June 2024, and signature and codebase updates stopped on September 29, 2024.¹¹ Buyers outside the US should check local restrictions.

10. Bitdefender GravityZone

Bitdefender GravityZone consistently posts low false positive rates in independent testing, which matters operationally fewer alerts that require analyst time to dismiss. It covers physical, virtual, and cloud endpoints from a single console and includes risk analytics that score endpoint exposure before a breach occurs.

Key capabilities

• Ransomware Mitigation: GravityZone detects abnormal encryption attempts, blocks the process, then recovers files from backup copies and restores them to their original location. Local monitoring covers attacks that start on the endpoint, and remote monitoring covers attacks that arrive through network shares.¹²
• Modular licensing: Patch management, full disk encryption, email security, and mobile security are add-ons rather than core modules.
• Attack surface reduction: PHASR tailors endpoint hardening to user behavior, alongside risk management scans for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

GravityZone introduced Breach Path a new feature that correlates endpoint findings with Cloud Security Posture Management signals to visualize potential attacker movement paths through an environment, helping teams proactively close exploitable vulnerability chains.¹³ The release also redesigned the Incident Graph with a unified Response Actions menu covering mitigation, containment, and hardening from a single view, and expanded the Integrations Hub with 25 new cards including Microsoft Intune, Jamf, VMware Workspace ONE, and IBM MaaS360.

Common features of endpoint security software

1. Antivirus & anti-malware: Detects and removes threats, including ransomware, Trojans, and worms.
2. Firewall protection: Monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic.
3. Endpoint detection & response (EDR): Records endpoint activity, detects suspicious behavior, and gives analysts the telemetry to investigate and respond.
4. Web filtering and protection: Blocks malicious websites and phishing attempts.
5. Email security: Scans emails for threats like malware and phishing.
6. Device control: Prevents unauthorized USBs and external devices from accessing the system.
7. Policy management: Defines security rules for endpoint usage.
8. Central management console: Provides an interface for IT administrators to monitor security across all devices.
9. Reporting and compliance: Pre-built and custom reports for security posture assessment, incident tracking, and regulatory compliance documentation.

Differentiating features of endpoint security software

Below are some additional features that selected endpoint security solutions offer or integrate with.

• Multi-platform OS support: All modern endpoint security solutions support Windows, macOS, and Linux. Comprehensive support extends to iOS and Android with feature parity across operating systems, though Windows typically receives the most complete feature set. Platforms such as NinjaOne focus exclusively on desktop and server operating systems.
• Integrated patch management: Some platforms incorporate patch management directly into their security console, allowing organizations to identify, prioritize, and deploy updates alongside threat monitoring, eliminating the need for a separate patching tool and closing the gap between vulnerability discovery and remediation.
• Network access control: Integration with network infrastructure allows platforms to automatically quarantine endpoints that fail security checks, isolating them from the network until remediation is complete.
• Enforced encryption: Certain solutions mandate encryption for specified file types or storage devices. The endpoint agent encrypts data before it leaves the device, protecting it if the storage medium is lost or stolen.
• AI-powered threat hunting: Some platforms use AI to proactively search historical endpoint data, going beyond automated real-time detection to identify threats that evaded initial alerts.
• Automated rollback: A small number of platforms, most notably SentinelOne, can reverse file system changes made by malware or ransomware without requiring backup restoration. The system automatically returns affected files to their pre-infection state.
• AI agent and agentic workload protection: As organizations deploy AI agents connected via protocols such as MCP, a new attack surface has emerged around prompt injection, supply-chain attacks on AI skills, and ungoverned agent-to-agent communication. Some platforms are beginning to address this as a distinct category of protection.

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Changelog

5 updates

2026

1. Jul 24

   Replaced Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud licensing cost figures with 2026 per-server and per-workstation pricing.

2. Apr 28

   Added Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud as the number two entry in the endpoint security vendor list.

3. Feb 16

   Added ROI data to CrowdStrike in the product list.

4. Jan 12

   Removed Endpoint Protector from the list of top endpoint security software.

5. Jan 9

   Added Integrated Patch Management to Differentiating features.

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