CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’ for Endpoint Protection Platforms Report

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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced it has been named the Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’ for Endpoint Protection Platforms report. 1 CrowdStrike received the most 5-star ratings of any Customers’ Choice vendor with a 97% Willingness to Recommend score, based on 800 overall responses as of November 2025. CrowdStrike is the only vendor named a Customers’ Choice in every iteration of the Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms report since its launch, earning this recognition six times.

“The strongest validation in cybersecurity comes from customers,” said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer at CrowdStrike. “To me, this recognition reflects what teams value most in endpoint security: simple deployment, low operational overhead, and protection they can rely on to stop breaches. That day-to-day experience is why organizations continue to trust CrowdStrike.”

What Customers Are Saying

Here is a sampling of our reviews:

• Best in Class Detection and Ease of Use: “The tool is the best on the market and does exactly what is expected… easy to deploy and maintain.” – System Security Manager, Services (non-Government) Industry
• CrowdStrike Offers Strong Threat Protection with Simple Deployment and Low CPU Usage: “I decided that we needed the best protection in the market and it made sense to select CrowdStrike. Very easy to deploy and also low CPU demand. High protection levels from new threats.” – Director, IT Security and Risk Management, Retail Industry
• Seamless Deployment and Strong Detection Capabilities Highlight CrowdStrike Experience: “My overall experience has been excellent. As a previous customer for several years, I have brought CrowdStrike into several organizations. The main need has been to detect novel malicious and anomalous endpoint behavior. After evaluating several vendors, CrowdStrike was the clear winner… As a CISO, I have peace of mind knowing I can verify its monitoring and blocking.” – CISO, IT Services Industry

Additional Resources

• To learn more about CrowdStrike’s recognition in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’ for Endpoint Protection Platforms report, visit our website and read our blog.
• To learn about CrowdStrike’s recognition as a Leader for the sixth consecutive time in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms, visit our website and read our blog.
• To learn more about CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Security, visit our website.

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About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.

Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.

Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value.

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