Teams look for CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives for three reasons: the per-device price climbs steeply from the entry bundle to the one that includes threat hunting, the managed service (Falcon Complete) is quoted rather than priced, and smaller organisations find a cloud-only platform more than they need. They move to a cheaper business suite, to the security already bundled with their Microsoft licence, or to a vendor whose managed detection and response is priced in the open.
Short answer: The closest replacements for CrowdStrike Falcon in our endpoint security ranking are SentinelOne Singularity, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Sophos Endpoint. Choose SentinelOne Singularity if you want a like-for-like cloud EDR platform and prefer MDR bundled into one of the published tiers. All 12 alternatives below are ranked products from Best Antivirus and Endpoint Security in 2026, and each says where it differs from CrowdStrike Falcon.
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Pricing: Per device per year, published for Go, Pro and Enterprise; Complete MDR quoted
Established in: United States
Built for: An organisation that needs the reference EDR and managed hunting
Not for: A buyer who needs the lowest price per device
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Why buyers look past CrowdStrike Falcon
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The price ladder is steep
CrowdStrike publishes three bundles: Falcon Go at $59.99 per device per year, Falcon Pro at $99.99 and Falcon Enterprise at $184.99 (all billed annually; monthly billing is $7.99, $14.99 and $19.99). Firewall management arrives with Pro, and the fuller EDR with threat hunting arrives with Enterprise. A buyer who starts on Go and then finds the missing feature sits two bundles up is looking at roughly three times the unit price.
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The cheap bundle is capped and the managed service is quoted
The Go bundle is limited to 100 devices per purchase, so a growing company outgrows the self-serve route. Falcon Complete, the fully managed 24/7 detection and response offer with a Breach Prevention Warranty, has no public price (contact sales). Organisations that want a managed service and a budget figure before the first call tend to compare vendors that print one.
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A platform where a suite would do
Falcon is sold as modules on one cloud platform, and the pricing page lists identity protection, IT hygiene, mobile protection and threat intelligence in the entry bundle. For a company with a few dozen laptops and no security staff, that breadth is capacity it may never switch on. Teams in that position often look at a suite with an on-premises console option, or at the endpoint protection already included in a Microsoft licence.
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What each one does differently
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SentinelOne Singularity
United States · Per endpoint per year, published for Complete and Commercial; Enterprise quoted
The closest like-for-like rival: SentinelOne publishes Singularity Complete at $179.99 per endpoint per year and Commercial at $229.99 for 5 to 100 workstations, with final pricing through partners. Managed detection and response is included in Commercial and optional on Complete. Enterprise is quoted, as Falcon Complete is.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you want a like-for-like cloud EDR platform and prefer MDR bundled into one of the published tiers.
United States · Per user per month, published; included in E5
Microsoft sells endpoint protection as part of licences rather than as a separate line. Its Defender Suite is listed at $12 per user per month billed annually and requires Microsoft 365 E3 (or Office 365 E3 with Enterprise Mobility + Security E3). Billing is per user, not per device, and the value depends on the rest of your Microsoft estate.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you already pay for Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 and want to consolidate security spend into it.
Sophos, headquartered in Oxford, UK and owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo, sells endpoint in Essentials, Advanced, EDR, XDR and MDR configurations from one cloud console. Its pages show no prices (contact sales or trial), so cost comparison with Falcon's published bundles needs a quote.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you want a prevention-first product with a managed service from a vendor headquartered in the UK.
Romania · Per endpoint per year, published for small business
Bitdefender, based in Bucharest, Romania, offers GravityZone with either a cloud console or an on-premises console delivered as a virtual appliance. It covers Windows, Linux and macOS endpoints and servers. Its product page shows no price, only a calculator and partner purchase, so Falcon's open list prices have no direct counterpart here.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you want the option of running the management console on your own infrastructure.
ESET (Bratislava, Slovakia) sells ESET PROTECT as two tiers, Core and Premium, manageable from the cloud or on premises. Premium adds 24/7 managed detection and response, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace email protection, patch management and multi-factor authentication. The two-tier structure is simpler than Falcon's four bundles.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you want one simple choice between protection and protection plus a managed service.
ThreatDown is the business line of Malwarebytes, with four bundles (Core, Advanced, Elite, Ultimate), ransomware rollback of up to seven days and support for ChromeOS, iOS and Android as well as the desktop systems. A 20 percent discount applies for a three-year term. Per-endpoint prices are not shown in the pricing table.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you run a mixed fleet including ChromeOS and want a laddered bundle structure with managed response at the top.
Japan · Quoted; credits allocated across modules and workload types
TrendAI Vision One is a wider platform than Falcon: endpoint, cloud, email, identity, network and security operations under one licence. Pricing is credit based (TrendAI Flex) and credits can be reallocated across more than 30 solutions. It offers sovereign and private cloud deployment, but no published endpoint price.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you want to buy security across many domains from one vendor with credits you can reallocate.
WithSecure, listed in our data as a Finnish vendor, sells Elements endpoint products on a quoted per-endpoint basis. We could not retrieve the vendor's product pages in this review, so we make no claim here about its tiers or managed services beyond the quoted pricing. Falcon's published bundles allow a price check that this vendor does not.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you want a European supplier of endpoint protection and are prepared to request a quote.
United States · Quoted per organisation; enterprise agreements
Symantec's enterprise security business is owned by Broadcom, and its endpoint product is sold under enterprise agreements with quoted pricing per our data. The vendor page we could read confirmed the name and owner only. It suits large estates already under a Broadcom agreement, less so a buyer wanting Falcon's self-serve bundles.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if your organisation already holds a Broadcom or Symantec enterprise agreement.
Avast Business is listed in our data as a Czech vendor selling per device per year with published prices. The vendor's product pages refused automated access during this review, so we cannot confirm current tiers or prices here. It sits at the small-business end, where Falcon Go is its nearest comparison.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you run a small office and need basic managed antivirus rather than EDR with threat hunting.
Kaspersky sells Kaspersky Next EDR Foundations and EDR Optimum, with encryption certified to FIPS 140-2 and three console options (MMC, web, cloud). Its site names AO Kaspersky Lab as the copyright holder, and our data lists it as Russian. Check sanctions and procurement rules in your jurisdiction before shortlisting; that is a legal question, not a technical one.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if your jurisdiction and customers permit Russian-owned security software and you want a console option on premises.
IObit Malware Fighter is a Windows-only consumer product that uses the Bitdefender engine. A free version exists, and Pro costs $19.95 per year for one device or $23.99 for three. It has no central console, EDR or managed service, so it is not a substitute for Falcon on a business fleet.
Switch from CrowdStrike Falcon if you are protecting a handful of personal Windows machines and no longer need a business platform.
Stay on Falcon if you need EDR with threat hunting and a fully managed 24/7 service from one vendor, and the budget covers the Enterprise bundle or a Falcon Complete quote. It also remains the straightforward choice when your devices are well under the 100-device cap on Falcon Go and you only need next-generation antivirus and EDR at $59.99 per device per year. The 15-day trial, which needs no credit card, lets you test detection before comparing quotes.
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What moving off CrowdStrike Falcon involves
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Run both agents in parallel for a trial period
Two endpoint agents on one machine can conflict. Use a pilot group of devices, check the new vendor's guidance on coexistence, and uninstall Falcon from pilot devices only after the replacement's prevention policies are set to match.
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Rebuild policies and watch the contract end date
Detection policies, exclusions and device control rules do not export between vendors, so plan the rebuild. Line the switch up with the end of your annual term, since Falcon's published prices are billed annually and monthly billing costs more per device.
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Questions about replacing CrowdStrike Falcon
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How much does CrowdStrike Falcon cost per device?
On the vendor's pricing page, Falcon Go is $59.99 per device per year, Falcon Pro $99.99 and Falcon Enterprise $184.99 on annual billing. Monthly billing is $7.99, $14.99 and $19.99 per device. Falcon Complete is quoted.
Is there a free version of CrowdStrike Falcon?
There is a 15-day trial with no credit card required, covering Falcon Prevent, Device Control and Express Support. There is no permanent free tier.
What is the device limit on the cheapest bundle?
Falcon Go is limited to a maximum of 100 devices per purchase, according to the pricing page.
Does CrowdStrike offer a managed service?
Yes. Falcon Complete is described as fully managed, with 24/7 managed detection and response and a Breach Prevention Warranty. Its price is not published.
Which alternatives publish their prices?
SentinelOne lists $179.99 and $229.99 per endpoint per year for Complete and Commercial, and Microsoft lists its Defender Suite at $12 per user per month. Several others, including Sophos and Bitdefender, direct buyers to a quote or partner.
Can I keep my data in Europe?
CrowdStrike is a United States company. Some alternatives are European, such as ESET (Slovakia), Bitdefender (Romania) and Sophos (UK), but hosting location depends on the console and plan, so confirm it with the vendor.
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Checked 8 October 2026
CrowdStrike Falcon pricing: Go, Pro and Enterprise prices, 100-device cap on Go, Falcon Complete quoted with warranty, 15-day trial.
SentinelOne pricing: Complete $179.99 and Commercial $229.99 per endpoint per year, 5 to 100 workstations, MDR in Commercial.
