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  • More #1 placements than any other vendor, Jan 2021 – 2026 
  • AV-Comparatives Tests

87%

4.8/5

  • Customer Rating
  • Customer’s Choice for EPP, one of 5 vendors worldwide 
  • Gartner Peer Insights 2026
Bitdefender Recognized by Industry Experts

Recognised by Leading Security Analysts

 

Recognized in 20+ leading analyst reports, Bitdefender is shaping the future of cybersecurity across prevention, protection, detection, and response. Analysts highlight our innovation, resilience, and vision, demonstrating how Bitdefender serves as a reliable, long-term partner for enterprises with the highest security standards.

The Only Visionary

In The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms.

Bitdefender the Only Visionary

A Strong Performer

In The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection And Response Platforms, Q2 2024.

Forrester Wave Strong Performer 2024

Fourth Time a Notable Vendor

In The Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response.

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Bitdefender Recognized by Industry Experts

Consistent Leader in Independent Security Evaluations

 

Powered by innovative technologies, Bitdefender consistently leads independent cybersecurity evaluations, year after year, across top independent testing organizations.

Best Breach Prevention, 
Lowest TCO

2025, AV-Comparatives Endpoint Prevention and Response Test.

Bitdefender Best Performance AV Test

High Threat Visibility, 
Minimal Noise

MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations, Enterprise, 2024

MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations, Enterprise, 2024

Best Protection. 
Best Advanced Protection

AV-TEST, Award, 2024, Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security.

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Powering Global Security

 

Bitdefender is powering global security ecosystems, with about one third of top security vendors licensing Bitdefender technologies. 
200+ prominent security and IT&C providers trust Bitdefender technologies and embed them in the products and services they deliver to protect their customers.

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Bitdefender Recognized by Industry Experts

Trusted by Business Customers

 

Driven by our commitment to customers, Bitdefender is one of just five vendors recognized worldwide, and among the highest-scoring vendors for support experience, with a 4.8 out of 5.0.

Gartner Peer Insights

"Bitdefender Is a Solid, Trustworthy Business Endpoint Protection Platform"

IT Manager, Transportation Industry

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“Bitdefender PHASR Is a Great Tool We Have To Manage and Reduce Our Attack Surface”

Director, Cybersecurity Operation, Manufacturing

Gartner Peer Insights

"Reliable Protection for Every Device Across Our Organization"

 

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What are the main types of independent evaluations used to assess business cybersecurity platforms?

Independent evaluations fall into three categories, each measuring something different. Technical tests run by organizations such as AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST, and MITRE Engenuity measure how a product detects, prevents, and responds to controlled attack scenarios under published methodology. Analyst evaluations such as the Gartner Magic Quadrant, Forrester Wave, and IDC MarketScape assess vendors against defined criteria covering product capabilities, strategy, and market execution.

Customer review programs such as Gartner Peer Insights capture verified feedback from organizations using the product. Bitdefender GravityZone participates in all three categories, giving buyers a fuller picture than any single source can provide.

Why does Bitdefender participate in so many independent evaluations?

Bitdefender submits GravityZone to a broad range of independent evaluations across endpoint protection, extended detection and response (XDR), managed detection and response (MDR), and cloud security. These include AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST, MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK, Gartner, Forrester, and IDC.

Participating in evaluations that vendors cannot pre-configure for, and publishing results transparently year after year, is itself a signal of confidence in the underlying technology. For buyers, consistent recognition across multiple independent sources is a more reliable indicator of real-world performance than a single high score in one test.

How should IT and security leaders use independent test results and analyst reports when evaluating a cybersecurity platform?

Independent evaluations are most useful when read alongside your own requirements rather than as a ranked shopping list. Identify the capabilities that matter most for your environment, such as endpoint detection and response (EDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), or managed detection and response (MDR), then review evaluations that specifically test those capabilities.

Check the date of each report, the methodology used, and whether vendors could pre-configure their products for the test. Read both analyst evaluations and verified customer reviews, since each reveals different aspects of a platform. Bitdefender GravityZone appears in more than 20 active analyst reports across endpoint protection, XDR, MDR, cloud security, threat intelligence, and exposure management.

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