Awards and Recognition

CrowdStrike's leadership position demonstrates the unmatched strength of our adversary-focused approach to identity security. “Platform approaches like CrowdStrike’s, which provide unified visibility across the identity stack, are essential for securing both human and non-human identities as organizations automate and scale.”¹

CrowdStrike Falcon® Shield delivers a transformative approach to SaaS security—going beyond traditional, standalone SaaS security posture management (SSPM) solutions with its unified human, NHI, and AI agent protection to stop SaaS breaches.

CrowdStrike was named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management.

CrowdStrike’s Next-Gen Identity Security delivers a layered defense that actively stops attacks rather than just managing permissions.

CrowdStrike is “an excellent candidate for organizations seeking to enhance their cloud security posture”

CrowdStrike was named a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Incident Response.

The report recognized CrowdStrike as the most complete Platform Play, with perfect scores across key criteria including Non-Human and Machine Identities Posture, Generative AI for Identity Insights, Automated Remediation, Scalability, and Security Ecosystem Integration.

CrowdStrike was named a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Exposure Management — recognized for AI-powered prioritization, breadth of visibility, and platform-native remediation.

The report recognized CrowdStrike as the most complete Platform Play, with perfect scores across key criteria including Non-Human and Machine Identities Posture, Generative AI for Identity Insights, Automated Remediation, Scalability, and Security Ecosystem Integration.

CrowdStrike was positioned highest in Growth and furthest to the right in Innovation.

CrowdStrike named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Unified Vulnerability Management Solutions, Q3 2025.

CrowdStrike named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the sixth consecutive time. Yet again, CrowdStrike is positioned furthest right for Completeness of Vision and highest for Ability to Execute.

CrowdStrike has been named a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), recognized for rapid AI innovation and strong execution.

CrowdStrike has achieved a 97% willingness to recommend by customers for CrowdStrike’s endpoint protection platform based on 601 overall responses as of January 2025.

CrowdStrike has been positioned as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP).

CrowdStrike is “a leading choice for organizations seeking real-time cloud threat management.”

CrowdStrike was awarded a perfect 5/5 in key categories such as Threat Detection, Cloud Security Integration, Unified Telemetry, and Scalability.

Falcon Shield exemplifies leadership with unparalleled SaaS Security, automated SaaS remediation, and unified identity protection.

According to Forrester, “CrowdStrike stands out in its ability to detect across endpoint, extended, and identity detection surfaces.”

CrowdStrike was named a Leader and Outperformer in the GigaOm Radar for Ransomware Prevention, scoring 5 out of 5 stars across 10 key categories.

CrowdStrike was awarded a perfect 5/5 score in key categories such as Integrated Threat Intelligence, Lifecycle Security Management, Registry Scanning, Flexibility, Manageability, Interoperability, and Scalability.

CrowdStrike is “excelling in both innovation and growth indices due to its unified cloud security platform, consistent performance, and tremendous growth over the past four years.”

This leadership underscores CrowdStrike's commitment to modernizing cloud security with a comprehensive, unified CNAPP that stops breaches across every facet of enterprise cloud risk, from infrastructure to applications, data, and AI models.

CrowdStrike is named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment less than a year after introducing CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM to the market.

According to Forrester, “CrowdStrike balances SecOps and proactive security through its leading platform.”

CrowdStrike named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the fifth consecutive time, positioned highest on Ability to Execute and furthest to the right on Completeness of Vision.

“CrowdStrike is rated as an innovation and growth leader in this Radar analysis for its unified cloud security platform, tremendous growth trajectory over the last 4 years, and its future growth vision.”

Forrester’s research assessed vendors on a weighted scale that ranks capabilities across multiple categories, with a score of “5.0” being the highest. CrowdStrike Falcon® received the highest score possible within the Current Offering category across seven criteria.

Falcon Cloud Security gives customers the most complete CNAPP for full visibility and protection to stop cloud breaches.

According to Forrester, “CrowdStrike’s retainer structure is complemented by customer-attested rapid response times and a thorough onboarding experience.”

CrowdStrike receives the highest position of all vendors in the Strategy category; receives the highest scores possible in the Vision and Innovation criteria.

CrowdStrike earned a Leader position in every category: Product, Innovation and Market, positioned furthest to the right and highest in Innovation among all vendors evaluated, achieving the overall highest position in the report. This report reinforces CrowdStrike’s global leadership in ITDR.

CrowdStrike received the highest scores in the Current Offering and Strategy categories while receiving the highest scores possible in 13 of the 22 sub-criteria. 

CrowdStrike’s placement as a Leader in managed detection and response, already achieved on a global level, is also recognized in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection And Response Services In Europe, Q4 2023.

CrowdStrike received the highest ranking of all vendors in the Current Offering category, with the highest score possible in 16 criteria, surpassing all other vendors evaluated in the report.

Following a year-long series of tests – Falcon has been named the Best macOS Security Product for Business for 2022.