#1
Prevention and Protection
- More #1 placements than any other vendor, Jan 2021 – 2026
- AV-Comparatives Tests
87%
Of Threats blocked at Pre-execution vs. 36% average for other vendors
4.8/5
Customer Rating
- Customer’s Choice for EPP, one of 5 vendors worldwide
- Gartner Peer Insights 2026
A Visionary
In The 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection.
A Strong Performer
In The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection And Response Platforms, Q2 2024.
Fourth Time a Notable Vendor
In The Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response.
Best Breach Prevention, Lowest TCO
2025, AV-Comparatives Endpoint Prevention and Response Test.
Best at stopping threats before they start
AV-Comparatives Enterprise Advanced Threat Protection Test
Best Protection. Best Advanced Protection
Best Protection, AV-TEST, Award, 2025
"Bitdefender Is a Solid, Trustworthy Business Endpoint Protection Platform"
IT Manager, Transportation Industry
“Bitdefender PHASR Is a Great Tool We Have To Manage and Reduce Our Attack Surface”
Director, Cybersecurity Operation, Manufacturing
"Reliable Protection for Every Device Across Our Organization"
Information Security Analyst, Education
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FAQ
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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