Gap Analysis Tool
Defend mode: Select the CS modules already deployed, then toggle any MS modules the customer is considering. The analysis shows what they'd lose.
Microsoft Licensing
E3 base: MDE P1 only, no MDI, no Entra P2 — CS leads heavily
Customer OS Environment
MDE ships built-in on Windows — MS is most competitive here
CROWDSTRIKE vs MICROSOFT
Gap Analysis Tool
Build a real-time competitive analysis for any customer scenario — select modules, set the environment, get talking points.
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Set the Microsoft licensing tier
Use the Microsoft Licensing bar at the top. Choose E3, E3 + Add-ons, E5, E5 + Azure, or the new ★ E7 Frontier ($99/user, GA May 1 2026 — bundles Copilot, Agent 365, Entra Suite) — locked modules grey out automatically.
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Set the customer OS environment
Use the Customer OS Environment bar. Mixed or Mac/Linux shifts verdicts where Microsoft's coverage gaps widen — talking points update inline.
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Select the modules in play
Click cards in the CrowdStrike column (what CS has deployed or proposed) and the Microsoft column (what the customer owns). Select both sides for a head-to-head, or just one side to see coverage gaps.
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Read the gap analysis below
The panel at the bottom generates live — CS Wins, Competitive, Parity, and Gap Risk rows with license-tier and OS-specific talking points for each domain.
Quick Start
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Defend the EDR Install
CS Falcon Prevent + Insight vs MDE
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Identity Threat Battle
Falcon Identity vs MDI + Entra
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SIEM Displacement
Falcon NG-SIEM + Onum vs Sentinel
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Full E5 Showdown
Complete Falcon stack vs M365 E5
E7 Frontier Showdown
Full Falcon vs E7 + Agent 365 + Copilot
CrowdStrike Falcon
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Microsoft Security
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Gap Analysis
Select modules above to generate analysis

Select modules to generate analysis

Start by clicking modules on either side — or jump in with a common scenario below.

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Defend the EDR Install
CS Falcon Prevent + Insight vs MDE — endpoint head-to-head
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Identity Threat Battle
Falcon Identity vs MDI + Entra — ITDR comparison
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SIEM Displacement
Falcon NG-SIEM + Onum vs Microsoft Sentinel
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Full E5 Showdown
Complete Falcon stack vs full M365 E5 suite
E7 Frontier Showdown
Full Falcon vs M365 E7 + Agent 365 + Copilot
or select individual modules above
// COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF — Q2 2026

Next-Gen
SIEM Gap
Analysis

A comprehensive capability comparison positioning CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM against six primary SIEM competitors across 12 critical SOC dimensions. Includes Spring '26 platform releases (Agentic MDR, NG-SIEM for Microsoft Defender) and M365 E7 Frontier Suite tier modeling.

150x
Faster search vs. legacy SIEMs
80%
Cost savings over 3 years
95%
Fewer false positives
1min
Median time to contain (Agentic MDR)
70%
Faster incident response (Onum)
40+
Analyst hours saved weekly (Charlotte AI)
280+
Named adversaries tracked (2026 GTR)
100%
MITRE ATT&CK detection (2025)

Where CrowdStrike Leads by Miles

Three dimensions where the competitive gap is widest — and hardest for competitors to close in 2026.

Agentic AI + Agentic MDR

Charlotte AI's full agentic workforce — Detection Triage, Search Analysis, Correlation Rule Generation, Agentic Response, Data Onboarding — plus Agentic MDR (launched Mar 24, 2026 at RSA): 1-minute median time to contain, 5x faster investigations, 3x higher triage accuracy with NVIDIA Nemotron 3 reasoning. Autonomous action at machine speed — no competitor ships this today.

// CrowdStrike: 5/5  |  Nearest rival: 3/5  |  Delta: +2
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Native EDR + Identity + SIEM Convergence

CrowdStrike is the only vendor where the SIEM runs on the same platform as best-in-class EDR, ITDR, and Cloud Security. 2 trillion daily events flow natively into detections — no ETL, no data transfer cost, no latency. New Mar 22, 2026: NG-SIEM now ingests Microsoft Defender for Endpoint telemetry natively — the first third-party EDR integrated. MS-committed customers modernize the SOC without replacing endpoints.

// Falcon data in-platform — ~80% of SIEM data at zero ingest cost
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Total Cost of Ownership

Falcon data is already in the platform — customers don't pay to ingest it twice. Falcon Flex licensing provides maximum flexibility. 10GB/day free third-party ingest. Onum delivers 5x faster streaming, 50% lower storage cost, 70% faster IR, and 40% less ingest overhead. Norwegian bank case study: up to 80% annual savings vs. incumbent SIEM. Structural advantage no competitor can match.

// 80% savings validated  |  Falcon Flex + free Falcon data ingest

Radar & Scoring Matrix

Radar and matrix stay in sync — toggle modules or competitors and both update live.

CrowdStrike Platform Modules 56/56 modules
Modules feed telemetry and capabilities into NG-SIEM. Scores update live based on what's deployed.
Capability Dimension CrowdStrike
Falcon NG-SIEM
Microsoft
Sentinel
Splunk ES
(Cisco)
IBM
QRadar
Elastic
SIEM
Exabeam Securonix

Why CrowdStrike Wins Each Matchup

Click to expand each competitor's full competitive analysis and displacement story.

Score Definitions

5
Market-Leading
Best-in-class capability with clear, defensible differentiation. Sets the standard competitors chase.
4
Strong
Above-average capability with meaningful strengths. Competitive but not market-defining.
3
Adequate
Meets baseline requirements. Functional but lacks depth or differentiation against mature threats.
2
Weak
Meaningful gaps vs. modern SOC requirements. Often requires third-party augmentation to compensate.
1
Critical Gap
Significant deficiency. Leaves organizations exposed or forces costly workarounds and integrations.
Product data refreshed 2026-04-21 · Verify critical claims before customer use — vendors ship near-monthly